Module Descriptors
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
MECH40660
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Muhammad Fahad
Email: muhammad.fahad@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 0
Independent Study Hours: 0
Total Learning Hours: 150
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence D, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 2
Sites
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Muhlemann, A. et al. Production and Operations Management. Pitman, (2009), ISBN 0-273 03235-6
Module Learning Strategies
The material will be introduced, mainly, by lectures over 20 hours.
The independent study time will be spent practising the techniques met in class and preparing for the assessment.
The independent study time will be spent practising the techniques met in class and preparing for the assessment.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A CLASS TEST length 2 HOURS covering all learning outcomes.
Module Indicative Content
Introduction to Manufacturing Systems.
Study of a range of philosophies/methodologies for modern manufacturing.
Basic planning and control methodologies and tools applicable to manufacturing organisations including, for example; demand management, master production scheduling, capacity planning, manufacturing resource planning, enterprise resource planning, shop floor control techniques and inventory management. Discussion of manufacturing within the wider supply chain.
Study of a range of philosophies/methodologies for modern manufacturing.
Basic planning and control methodologies and tools applicable to manufacturing organisations including, for example; demand management, master production scheduling, capacity planning, manufacturing resource planning, enterprise resource planning, shop floor control techniques and inventory management. Discussion of manufacturing within the wider supply chain.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Restricted to apprentice students from National des Arts et Metiers.
Module Resources
None