Catalog Description
Integration of all aspects of a manufacturing
enterprise using computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) technologies. Design,
development and implementation of manufacturing systems using project
management techniques and team work. Prerequisites: Tech 146, Tech 147, ME 106. (2 hrs
lecture, 3 hrs lab. units.)
Course Description
This course emphasizes the
integration of manufacturing enterprise using computer-integrated manufacturing
(CIM) technologies. It employs CAD/CAM interface and other CIM sub-systems,
database management, facility layout, product documentation, process planning,
production planning and control, Group technology, teamwork, and manufacturing
operations and management to bring about a students-designed CIM-oriented
enterprise. Tech 149 is divided into five instructional units each with its
associated objectives. Each unit has associated laboratory activities designed
to augment those objectives.