SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering

Department of Aviation and Technology

 

Tech 147: Green Manufacturing Analysis and Management

 

Instructor:              Dr. Samuel C. Obi

Semester:              Fall, 2009

Class Rooms:        IS 119, 120, 121 & 122

Class Time:            T: 12:00-2:45 pm; R: 12:00-1:45 pm

Office:                   IS 105   

Office Hours:         R 12:00 – 5:00 pm.

Office Phone:        (408) 924-3218

Office FAX:          (408) 924-3198

Email:                    sobi@email.sjsu.edu

Web address:        www.engr.sjsu.edu/sobi/

 

I      Course Description
Design, operation, and control of ‘green’ production systems using techniques to promote sustainability and minimize environmental impact. Emphasis on the physical design of high performance manufacturing including production flow, scheduling, work flow, layout of manufacturing plants, and material handling.  Prerequisites:  Tech 46.  Pre/Co requisite:  Tech 140.  Lecture 2 hours, Lab 3 hours.  3 units.

 

 II   Purpose of the Course
The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding and skills in the design and implementation of efficient planning and control mechanisms in green production environments. Therefore, class activities will involve design and analysis of green and efficient manufacturing system models, including production flow, scheduling, work flow, material handling, and layout of green manufacturing plants. Tech 147 is divided into five (5) instructional units. Each unit has associated objectives and assigned readings related to those objectives. There are also three (3) projects and several lab activities designed to augment those assignments and objectives.

 

III  General Course Goals and Objectives

In this course, the student will:

  1. Develop general understanding of the definitions and terminologies employed in planning, designing, controlling and improving green production systems
  2. Design and analyze different production systems
  3. Employ appropriate management tools to plan and control green and efficient production systems
  4. Integrate modern manufacturing techniques in controlling green production systems

5.   Develop a solid foundation in the tools and techniques for the Greening of modern manufacturing, including waste control, environmental impact issues, and green production lines.

6.   Develop an understanding of classical and state-of-the-art product development, production systems, control systems, management technology, cost systems, and evaluation techniques.

7.   Learn and explore techniques for controlling environmental impact through control of waste stream, materials and process control, and product design.

8.   Develop an understanding of current design, prototyping, and manufacturing technologies and techniques including CAD, CAM, and CIM, and the impact these new technologies have on productivity, product cost, quality, and environmental impact of products and manufacturing processes.

9.   Obtain an overview of computer technologies including computers, data collection, networks, machine control, etcetera, as they apply to product design & development, production planning & management, and factory floor operations.

10.   Acquire sensitivity to human-factors related issues as they affect decision making and worker conditions in the factory environment.

 

IV   Textbook/ Lab Materials
1) Vollmann, Thomas E., Berry, William Lee, Whybark, David C., & Jacobs, F. Robert (2005) Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management (5th. Ed). McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; ISBN: 0072299908

2) Student version of any generic manufacturing planning and control simulation software will be helpful but not required (eg: Simprocess, ProModel, MAST, SimKit, QNAP2 etc.)
3) One flash drive or appropriate storage device
4) Scientific hand calculator with trig and square root functions

5) Safety Glasses

6) Other lab materials for assigned projects will be provided at no cost. Final projects may require a payment for material or the student may bring in material.

 

References

1) Bedworth, David D. & Bailey, James E. (1987) Integrated Production Control Systems: Management, Analysis, Design. (2nd. Ed) John Wiley & Sons.

 

V     Outline of Course Content and Unit Objective

 

Unit 1:   The Nature and Role of Production Planning, Design and Control in Green Manufacturing Systems

 

Objectives:

a) Describe the importance of production planning, design and control in manufacturing industry

b) Explore the applications of production planning, design and control in manufacturing industry

c) Define technical vocabulary employed in green production planning, design and control

d) Investigate system analysis aspect of production planning, design and control in manufacturing industry

 

Reading List for Unit 1:

1) Vollmann et al Chapters 1 & 11

2) Related Materials and Handouts

 

Unit 2: Production Control Information Flow and Planning Tools

 

Objectives:

a) Explore the sources and destinations of critical information channels in manufacturing organizations

b) Determine various shop floor tools for information processing (such as Simprocess, ProModel, MAST, SimKit, QNAP2, etc.)

c) Describe various tools employed in production planning, design and control in manufacturing industry(including ProModel, MAST, SimKit, QNAP2, etc.)

d) Investigate analysis techniques employed in production control information flow and planning

e) Integrate production control information systems

f) Use root cause analysis and fishbone charts to analyze manufacturing systems

 

Reading List for Unit 2:

1) Vollmann et al Chapters 7 & 9

2) Related Handouts

 

Unit 3:   Planning Modern Manufacturing Systems: Forecasting

 

Objectives:

a. Define the various forecasting techniques employed in production control information flow and planning

b. Compare forecasting techniques employed in production planning

c. Describe how materials requirements are determined in production environments

d. Explore inventory models employed in production environments

e. Apply green design and manufacturing principles in production forecasting

 

Reading List for Unit 3:

1) Vollmann et al Chapters 2 & 3

2) Related Handouts

 

Unit 4:   Planning Modern Manufacturing Systems: Scheduling

 

Objectives:

a. Define various planning and scheduling terms employed in production environments

b. Determine different scheduling techniques in production planning and control

c. Describe the importance of sequencing and scheduling in production planning and control

d. Explore the job shop scheduling process

e. Apply green design and manufacturing principles in production scheduling

 

Reading List for Unit 4:

1) Vollmann et al Chapters 6 & 10

2) Related Handouts

3) Video (Layout Improvements for JIT XS2762)

 

Unit 5: Manufacturing Project Planning and Control

 

Objectives:

a. Investigate network planning techniques

b. Participate in a group project planning and control

c. Develop, evaluate and review green manufacturing systems

d. Describe different personnel scheduling techniques

e. Play vital role in a group project planning and control

 

Reading List for Unit 5:

1) Vollmann et al Chapters 4, 5 & 17

2) Related Handouts

 

VI   Attendance
In order to benefit from the lectures and activities and to complete assignments on time, students are encouraged to attend every class meeting.

 

VII  Written Assignments
All assignments are due as scheduled and must be typewritten or they will not be accepted. NO PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE UNLESS WRITTEN PERMISSION HAS BEEN OBTAINED. Assignments are due at the BEGINNING of the class period on the designated due date.

 

VIII  Examinations/Quizzes

No make-up exams/quizzes will be given unless prior written permission was obtained from the instructor. No exams will be rescheduled due to student perceived overloads (e.g. two mid-terms, finals, back-to-back) except for verifiable emergency situation, and only when the instructor can help out. A 50-point mid-term and one 100-point comprehensive final exam will be given in the semester. There will also be three 10-point quizzes designed from materials discussed in the text and class. No make-up quizzes and exams will be given. So be prepared to take all of them, to avoid losing any points.

Refer to the SJSU General Catalog, Undergraduate Studies, for policies on absences, incompletes, withdrawals, and plagiarism.

 

IX   Required Projects/Assignments

Projects
There will be three required projects in this course, which will provide each student with the opportunity to demonstrate his/her knowledge and understanding of the production planning, design and control in manufacturing environments. The first project will emphasize the student’s ability to use analysis and system tools to analyze production systems. The second one will emphasize forecasting, layout, scheduling and simulation techniques. The third project will be a group assignment designed to include project management content. The actual assignments for the projects will be handed out in the form of assignment sheets.

Outside Readings
There will be three (3) out-of-class reading assignments. The readings are to be from a magazine or professional journal no more than three years old. The subjects to be read and reported on must be concerned with (and in the following order) one of the following three aspects of green design and manufacturing: (1) Definitions of Green Design and Sustainability in Manufacturing, (2) Principles of Gr
een Design and Sustainability in
Manufacturing, and (3) Applications of Green Design and Sustainability in Manufacturing. Be prepared to discuss your paper in class on the day it is due. The assignments must be prepared with a word processor in the “Outside Reading Assignment” format which will be provided.

 

Term Paper

This assignment requires the student to undertake an in-depth study of an area of Green Production Systems: design, operation, control of production systems, production flow, scheduling, work flow, layout of manufacturing plants, lean manufacturing, and material handling. The paper must emphasize lean design and manufacturing.

 

The paper should be from 3 to 5 pages in length citing 5 or more references. The paper must be typewritten, double-spaced, and free of errors.  Drawings or photocopies of drawings/pictures (not part of the 3-5 pages) may be included to show a unique feature of a process.  Be sure to cite your references in a reference list on the last page of the paper, using APA format. A format for grading this paper will be provided. There will be an oral presentation of this paper at the end of the semester.

 

X  Grading
YOU, THE STUDENT, will have the major role in determining the final grade you receive for this course. To be taken into consideration will be objective and subjective evaluations. Objective evaluations will include quizzes, and mid-term and final exams. Subjective evaluations will include outside reading assignments, individual exercises, projects which must be completed in the laboratory, and team projects.

An approximate numerical breakdown for grading is as follows and is subject to change:
  
Criteria                                                                                 Possible

Quiz #1                                                                                  10
Quiz #2                                                                                  10
Quiz #3                                                                                  10
Outside Reading #1                                                                15
Outside Reading #2                                                                15
Outside Reading #3                                                                15     

Term Paper                                                                            30

Term Paper presentation                                                         10
Project #1 – Individual                                                           50            

Project #2 – Individual                                                           50
Project #3 - Small Team                                                         60
Mid-Term Exam                                                                     50
Final Exam – Comprehensive                                                  100
TOTAL                                                                                 425

Total/425 = % for final grade

93% - 100% = A         77% - 79% = C+
90% - 92%   = A-        73% - 76% = C
87% - 89%   = B+       70% - 72% = C-
83% - 86%   = B          67% - 69% = D+
80% - 82%   = B-        63% - 66% = D

60%-62% = D-

Below 60% = F

XI   Lab Usage and Housecleaning

Since the bulk of the course will be undertaken using class and lab computers and other equipment, it is imperative that all students use those equipment and class rooms in a safe manner as outlined. Specifically the following rules must be followed:

a)      No drinking, eating or smoking around any computing equipment

b)      No horse play or disorderly conduct in the classroom or lab environment

c)      All computer usage during class time must be related to the course (Tech 147) project at hand

d)      All workstations and surrounding must be cleaned by the students who made use of them at the end of class and lab sessions

e)      All computers and peripherals should be used in a responsible manner. Students may be charged for damages to any equipment resulting from their fault

f)        If any equipment is found to be in repair, report it to the instructor immediately.  Do not attempt to use the equipment or repair it.

 

Note on Academic Dishonesty

      Any assignment that violates the academic integrity policies of the university (see below) will receive zero credit and result in a report to the University. You will not be allowed to make-up any assignments that violate the academic integrity policy.

 

Academic integrity statement (from Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development):

Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University’s Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.

 

Plagiarism: At SJSU plagiarism is the act of representing the work of another as one's own (without giving appropriate credit) regardless of how that work was obtained, and submitting it to fulfill academic requirements. Plagiarism at SJSU includes but is not limited to:

1.2.1 The act of incorporating the ideas, words, sentences, paragraphs, or parts of, and/or the specific substance of another's work, without giving appropriate credit, and representing the product as one's own work; 1.2.2 Representing another's artistic/scholarly works such as musical compositions, computer programs, photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures or similar works as one's own.

 

Self-Plagiarism or ‘Recycling’ is also not allowed. This is the practice of using a specific paper, with or without slight modifications, in more than one class.

 

Campus policy in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act:

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities requesting accommodations must register with DRC to establish a record of their disability.

 

 

TECH 147                 SCHEDULE OF COURSE SEMESTER ACTIVITIES          DR. SAMUEL C. OBI

 

WEEK OF:

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

ASSIGNMENTS

LAB DUTIES

DUE

 

Aug. 25

Orientation

Buy Materials

Basic Systems Analysis

 

 

Sep. 1

Unit 1: The Nature And Role Of Production Planning…

Vollmann Et Al. Chapters 1 & 11

Basic Systems Analysis

 

 

Sep. 8

Unit 1: The Nature And Role Of Production Planning…

Project 1

Project 1

Quiz I

 

Sep. 15

Unit 2: Production Control Information Flow And…

Vollmann Et Al. Chapters 7 & 9

Project 1

1st. O.R.

 

Sep. 22; Sep 24

Unit 2: Production Control Information Flow And…

Lab 1 Work

Project 1

 

 

Sep. 29

Unit 3: Planning Modern Manufacturing Systems: Forecasting

Vollmann Et Al. Chapters 2 & 3/ Presentations

Lab Management

Project 1

 

Oct. 6

Unit 4: Planning Modern Manufacturing Systems: Scheduling

Project 2

Project 2

 

 

Oct. 13

Unit 4: Planning Modern Manufacturing Systems: Scheduling

Vollmann Et Al.Chapters 6 & 10

Project 2

Quiz 2

 

Oct. 20

Unit 4: Planning Modern Manufacturing Systems: Scheduling

Lab 2 Work

Project 2

2nd. O.R.

 

Oct. 27

Presentations

Presentations

Lab Management

Project 2

 

Nov. 3

Unit 5: Manufacturing Project Planning And Control

Vollmann Et Al. Chapters 4, 5 & 17/ Project 3

Project 3

 

 

Nov. 10

Unit 5: Manufacturing Project Planning And Control

Lab 3 Work

Project 3

 

 

Nov. 17

Lab 3 Work

Lab 3 Work

Project 3

Quiz 3

 

Nov. 24

Lab 3 Work

Lab 3 Work

Project 3

3rd. O.R.

 

Dec. 1

Review/ Presentations

Presentations

Project 3

Term Paper

 

Dec. 8

Last Day/ Presentations

Presentations

Lab Management

Project 3

 

Dec. 16

Final Examination

9:45 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBJECT TO CHANGES DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE COURSE OF THE SEMESTER

 

SEPTEMBER 7 IS LABOR DAY; NOVEMBER 11 IS VETERAN”S DAY. CAMPUS WILL BE CLOSED.

NOVEMBER 26-27 WILL BE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY: CAMPUS WILL BE CLOSED.