Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Engineering
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Module Offerings
6102MSE-JAN-CTY
Aims
This module develops student’s ability to design and improve manufacturing systems to meet the demands of a range of stakeholders.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate data to plan and control manufacturing systems
2.
Model and appraise system behaviour to predict performance and make improvements
3.
Design systems to meet customer and stakeholder needs
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Demand forecasting. Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and operations planning. Bill of Materials (BOM) structure and design. Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, scheduling, and inventory control. Organisation and control of production processes. Quality management and control systems. Introduction to systems thinking. System conceptualisation and mapping. Simulation methods (Monte Carlo, System Dynamics, Discrete Event and Agent based). Model verification and validation. Decision making technologies.
Demand forecasting. Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and operations planning. Bill of Materials (BOM) structure and design. Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, scheduling, and inventory control. Organisation and control of production processes. Quality management and control systems. Introduction to systems thinking. System conceptualisation and mapping. Simulation methods (Monte Carlo, System Dynamics, Discrete Event and Agent based). Model verification and validation. Decision making technologies.
Module Overview:
This module enhances students' capacity to design and enhance manufacturing systems to meet diverse stakeholders' needs. It encourages students to employ a systems-based approach to create efficient systems that also fulfil sustainability and social criteria in our complex world. Topics covered include demand forecasting, production scheduling, material planning, inventory control, quality management, and systems thinking.
This module enhances students' capacity to design and enhance manufacturing systems to meet diverse stakeholders' needs. It encourages students to employ a systems-based approach to create efficient systems that also fulfil sustainability and social criteria in our complex world. Topics covered include demand forecasting, production scheduling, material planning, inventory control, quality management, and systems thinking.
Additional Information:
This module is designed to develop the skills needed to design and improve manufacturing systems in a complex world. The module uses a systems-based approach to design systems which are efficient but are also able to satisfy sustainability and social metrics.
This module is designed to develop the skills needed to design and improve manufacturing systems in a complex world. The module uses a systems-based approach to design systems which are efficient but are also able to satisfy sustainability and social metrics.