ME50374: Automotive propulsion system business processes
[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]
![]() | 2020/1 |
![]() | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
![]() | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
![]() | 120 |
![]() | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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![]() | OR 100% |
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Description: | Aims: To give an overview of the business processes and context of the current automotive industry and how these are implemented in practice. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to: * explain the commercial landscape and trends of the automotive industry * summarize the way a propulsion system is designed, developed, manufactured, and used * explain the implications of responsible research and innovation in an automotive context * summarize the regulatory framework that governs the automotive propulsion industry * explain the theory and application of business processes in automotive propulsion industry. Skills: * Independent study * Oral communication * Critical thinking * Ability to construct an argument * Data and information analysis of complex systems. Content: The course will provde a series of lectures and guest lectures covering the following topics, including their practical implementation: * introduction to the V-process of systems engineering and its practical implementations * legislation and regulation framework of the automotive propulsion industry * business practices (6 sigma, Just-in-time, DFMEA, project management) * strategic planning of running an automotive company - programme planning group person * design and development of sustainable propulsion systems (triple bottom line). |
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ME50374 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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