ME 200 - Manufacturing Process and Materials II

Credit Hours: 2

This course covers advanced subjects in manufacturing. Topics include review of manufacturing processes such as glass, plastics, composites, ceramics, powder metallurgy, machining, and automation. Other optional topics such as cost analysis, QFD, forecasting, DFM, concurrent engineering, lean manufacturing, CIM, group technology, assembly line balancing, production yield, machine-labor coupling, job evaluation, material handling, storage, and warehousing will also be covered as project. This course may also review project management, critical path method, resource allocation, optimization and PLC programming as project.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

analyze utilization of manufacturing processes of materials such as glass, plastics, composites, ceramics, powder metallurgy, machining, and automation. Other optional subjects as project can be listed as:
- utilize cost analysis with fixed/variable production volumes;
- utilize basic CIM, DFM, CE, CAM, and lean manufacturing;
- utilize group technology;
- utilize job evaluation;
- utilize assembly line balancing;
- obtain production line yield and unit product cost;
- analyze material handling including AGV & robotics;
- analyze storage and warehousing;
- utilize project management, Critical Path Method, perform resource allocation, optimize time and expenses; and
- utilize programmable logic controllers (PLC’s).

Prerequisites: MT 121 or MT 125 or permission of the instructor.
Concurrent Registration: ME 201 or permission of the instructor.
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