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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-345 Operations Analysis and Management

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor E. J. A. Armarego

Prerequisite/s:

436-204 Engineering Economics and Statistical Analysis or equivalent

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of tutorial/practice classes

Objectives:

On completion students should:

  • understand the functional units in manufacturing firms, the design and characteristics of productive systems and the product life cycle, economic analysis of production and modern manufacturing strategies;

  • be able to analyse and design production and assembly flow lines for discrete part manufacture;

  • be able to apply network analysis to project management.

Content:

Functional units of manufacturing firms, classification and characteristics of productive systems, product life cycle. Economic analysis of production. Analyses of automated flow lines, assembly line balancing and design. Network analysis for project management.

Assessment:

A two-hour examination at the end of semester, a tutorial problem sheet, assignments of up to 15 pages each.
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