About this course: Enterprises that seek to become proficient in advanced manufacturing must incorporate manufacturing management tools and integrate data throughout the supply chain to be successful. This course will make students aware of what a digitally connected enterprise is, as they learn about the operational complexity of enterprises, business process optimization and the concept of an integrated product-process-value chain. Students will become acquainted with the available tools, technologies and techniques for aggregation and integration of data throughout the manufacturing supply chain and entire product life-cycle. They will receive foundational knowledge to assist in efforts to facilitate design, planning, and production scheduling of goods and services by applying product life cycle data. Main concepts of this course will be delivered through lectures, readings, discussions and various videos. This is the sixth course in the Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology specialization that explores the many facets of manufacturing’s “Fourth Revolution,” and features a culminating project involving creation of a roadmap to achieve a self-established DMD-related professional goal. To learn more about the Digital Manufacturing and Design Technology specialization, please watch the overview video by copying and pasting the following link into your web browser: https://youtu.be/r-VHiwsg_t0
Who is this class for: This course is for anyone interested in how digital advances are changing the landscape and capabilities of manufacturing, from high school graduates exploring careers to operations managers and business owners hungry for an understanding of the newest manufacturing technologies.
Created by: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Taught by: Sara Behdad, Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering
| Basic Info | Course 6 of 10 in the Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology Specialization |
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 3 ½ hours per week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
The Concept of a Connected and Collaborative Enterprise
The purpose of this module is to educate students on why a holistic approach is necessary for analyzing the impact of advanced manufacturing on the
success of an enterprise.
5 videos, 4 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Video: Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise
- Video: An Integrated Enterprise
- Reading: Resources: Definition of Resilient and Adaptable Enterprise
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: The Transparency of Product Life Cycle Data
- Reading: Resources: Understanding the Need for Change
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Advanced Manufacturing Defined
- Reading: Resources: Definition of Advanced Manufacturing
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Advanced Manufacturing: Levels of Approach
- Reading: Resources: Four Levels of Approach
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
Graded: The Concept of a Connected and Collaborative Enterprise
WEEK 2
How to Build a Digitally Connected Enterprise
The purpose of this module is to provide an overview of product lifecycle and describe the challenges and opportunities that organizations face in adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies. We will discuss the desire for collection of product lifecycle data as well as outline the required features for a highly connected enterprise. In addition, we will provide several examples of information-sharing infrastructures and will elaborate the concept of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. Finally, we will discuss several examples of effective data collection technologies.
5 videos, 5 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Video: Product Life Cycle
- Reading: Resources- Product Life Cycle
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Advanced Manufacturing Adoption
- Reading: Resources: Challenges and Opportunities In Advanced Manufacturing Adoption
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Information Sharing Infrastructures
- Reading: Resources: Examples of Information-Sharing Infrastructures
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Product Life Cycle Management (PLM)
- Reading: Resources: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) System
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)
- Reading: Resources: Examples of Emerging Data Collection Technologies
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Discussion Prompt: Adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies
Graded: How to Build a Digitally Connected Enterprise
WEEK 3
Introduction to a Set of Supply Chain Management Tools & Integrated Capabilities
In this module, we will introduce the current enterprise management tools (such as ERP, MRP, and MES) that are often employed to integrate capabilities of various entities through the supply chain. We will provide a broad overview of these tools, and will review the capabilities of each of them.
4 videos, 4 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Video: Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Reading: Resources: Material Requirement Planning
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Manufacturing Process Management
- Reading: Resources: Manufacturing Process Management
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Reading: Resources: Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Reading: Resources: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
Graded: Introduction to a Set of Supply Chain Management Tools & Integrated Capabilities
WEEK 4
Ensure a Robust Infrastructure
In this module, we discuss the importance of measuring the performance of supply chains. We will also discuss decision analysis methods and techniques that facilitate decision making through the entire product lifecycle.
4 videos, 6 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Video: Infrastructure Performance
- Reading: Resources: Performance of Value Chains
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: New Manufacturing Paradigms
- Reading: Resources: New Business Models Originated From Advanced Manufacturing
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Data Security: Concerns and Solutions
- Reading: Resources: Overview of Data Security Concerns
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success
- Reading: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success -- Resources
- Reading: Your Roadmap Project: Step 6
- Discussion Prompt: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success in Digital Manufacturing and Design Technology
- Reading: Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise- Key Takeaways
Graded: Ensure a Robust Infrastructure
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Good introduction to advanced manufacturing enterprise
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