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![]() | 2012/3 |
![]() | Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
![]() | 5 |
![]() | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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Semester 1 at Bridgwater College Semester 1 at Chichester College Semester 1 at Swindon College |
![]() | CW 100% |
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Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
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![]() | Aims: The aims of this unit are to: * investigate lean manufacture; * investigate process improvement techniques; * use the techniques of value engineering. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students should be able to: * describe the principles of lean manufacturing; * describe and apply the principal process improvement techniques; * design products using value analysis engineering. Skills: During this unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual * gathering, processing and analysing technical information (A) * formulating outcomes (A) Professional * making written and verbal presentations (A) * using design techniques (F,A) Practical * developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A) * using value engineering techniques (F,A) Key * writing reports (A) Content: This unit concentrates on: * elimination of waste, total quality, just in time (JIT) manufacture; * sustainability, total productive maintenance (TPM), single minute exchange of dies (SMED), production cell arrangement (U shaped layout); * continuous improvement (Poke yoke, Kaizan, Schonberger's 17 points for world class manufacturing); * value engineering techniques, function value analysis and function cost analysis, design for manufacture; * design for manufacture and assembly. |
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LP20248 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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