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| Location: | Portsmouth / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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The essence of industrial wealth generation is the profitable manufacture and marketing of products and processes. The manufacturing environment has to continuously adapt to the ever more discerning expectations of customers and to meet increasing competition. There is a need to exploit developing technologies, advanced manufacturing processes and computer based techniques with efficient operation and effective management. Manufacturers must meet, by intent, the quality of product and service together with the ready and prompt availability expected by the customer at a price that can be afforded.
Modern manufacturing systems must integrate a wide range of methods, technologies, equipment and people in a flexible manner to accommodate the rates of change to be anticipated. Any such system is concerned with the basic specification, associated design and development and subsequent operation and maintenance of manufacturing and production systems. The processes, machines, people, information flows, controls and organisation structures have to be combined to form a coherent whole with common aims.
The design, operation and management of manufacturing within a total quality system requires engineers with multi-disciplinary skills and the ability to integrate design and manufacture with market need for profit.
The Department of Mechanical and Design Engineering has a long and distinguished history of running both undergraduate and postgraduate engineering courses. In the recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the department was awarded a grade 4.
Apart from its responsibility to its students, the department also has a positive role to play in advancing local industry and houses the Regional Centre for the Manufacturing Industry (RCMI), which contains cutting edge equipment used both for teaching and introducing local companies to new, innovative technologies.
Our enthusiastic team of lecturers have a wide range of industrial and research experience. Lectures and tutorials are complemented with a range of activities using our state-of-the art computer facilities and engineering laboratories. We have a wide range of rapid prototyping equipment and laser scanning measuring equipment. We also have modern equipment used for research and development, including nano technology, used for composite material manufacture and testing.
This course has a record of almost 100% of students gaining employment in relevant areas. Typical careers followed include:
* Manufacturing management (production management, quality management)
* Logistics management
* Systems engineering (operations, design and maintenance)
* Production engineering (developing processes etc)
* Design engineering
* Project management
Contents
This course aims to provide you with the inter-disciplinary knowledge, attributes and skills necessary to apply the principles of advanced manufacturing systems within the manufacturing industry.
You will gain a broad appreciation of materials, processes and techniques, together with the methods used for their evaluation in advanced manufacture, as well as build up an overview of developments in information technology and the ways that software can be applied within manufacturing systems.
The course also explores the full range of benefits that may be achieved through advanced manufacturing technology and the need to match manufacturing techniques with the product, company and the market. It will engender your understanding of the management role in the investigation, implementation and operation of manufacturing systems for efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality of product. It will also encourage you to develop a flexible systems approach to originating, adapting and developing processes and systems to meet changing technological, management, economic and social criteria.
You will study:
* Integrated Manufacturing Systems: systems concepts and techniques are developed in logistics and manufacturing areas with a strong emphasis on simulation techniques and practical case study analysis.
* Operations and Quality Management: a strategic approach is used with modern inventory and supply chain management and logistics tools and techniques. Management strategies are developed for quality, including quality systems and quality control.
* Manufacturing Processes and Materials: modern processes and techniques are evaluated, including rapid prototyping/manufacture. Material selection is incorporated with particular emphasis on modern composite materials including eco-friendly options using natural fibres.
* Supply Chain Management: supply chain management involves the coordination of production, inventory, location and transportation, among participants in a supply chain. This unit considers the principles and tools of supply chain management, with an emphasis on lean six sigma methods.
* Research Methods: research tools and methodologies are introduced and skills are developed in the critical analysis of research reports and data. A significant literature search and review is accomplished on an individual research topic.
* Project Management: project management techniques are reviewed and a major case study analysed. Practical experience of organising responsibilities and working in project teams is a strong feature of this unit.
* Virtual Prototyping for Production: a systematic approach is developed for the planning and specification of automated systems with consideration of virtual prototyping tools and techniques. Human factor requirements are critically analysed from ergonomic principles applied to workplace design.
* Individual Project: a strong feature that comprises a third of the course. You will be encouraged to undertake projects where possible in industrial companies. However, we also use our extensive resources and staff skills to undertake them within the University.
Optional units include:
* Industrial Control Systems: mathematical representation of control system models is developed principally using Laplace transforms. System behaviour and simulation are analysed with practical case studies, leading to control system specifications.
* Principles of Operational Research: this incorporates the seven stage framework for formulating operational research models. Linear and dynamic programming principles and techniques are applied to logistic optimisation problems.
* CAD/CAM Systems: an integrated approach is used towards CAD and CAM. Significant practical `hands on´ experience is given with commercial-level software. Emphasis is placed on case study analysis and system selection and evaluation.
Teaching and Assessment
You will be taught through a mixture of lectures, tutorials (personal and academic), laboratory, computer and project based work.
Assessment is geared towards the subject matter in a way that encourages a deeper understanding and allows you to develop your skills. It takes many forms and includes examinations, dissertations, assessed coursework and laboratory work.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A second-class honours degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum entry requirements but have extensive relative work experience may also be considered for a place on the course.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 or equivalent.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Accreditation
Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
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