Course Title:Manufacturing Systems WVEIS Code 2442

Manufacturing Systems

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Course Description:This course will introduce students to the basic elements of the manufacturing industry. Students will explore a variety of materials and processing techniques common to manufacturing, and apply this knowledge to the development and operation of a student manufacturing enterprise.

Level of Competence:

1 – No mastery

2 – Limited mastery; constant supervision needed

3 – Average or good mastery; some supervision needed

4 – Almost complete mastery; little supervision needed

5 – Complete mastery; no supervision needed

Content Standards and Objectives

Level of Competence

Date

Comments

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Background
Define manufacturing technology, listing the
inputs, processes, outputs and feedback and
give examples of each.
Describe the stages of manufacturing, from
securing raw materials to distributing the
finished product.
Identify and describe important inventions and developments in manufacturing technology.
Communication Applications
Use a variety of techniques to access
information and use it to solve design
problems in manufacturing.
Write a technical report explaining a specific
manufacturing process, which reflects
appropriate technical style, and use word
processing software to generate the technical
report.
Prepare and deliver a 3-5 minute speech on
a given topic in manufacturing.
Apply vocabulary and reading
comprehension skills used in manufacturing
occupations.
Create a design portfolio to use the
remainder of the semester to document your
design work.
Content Standards and Objectives / Level of Competence / Date / Comments
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Mathematical Applications
Perform mathematical computations as they
relate to manufacturing activities (calculating
break even points, board feet, bills of
materials, etc.).
Interpret various charts, graphs and drawings
used to display numerical data.
Management
Develop a management team to run a
simulated company, using it to improve
quality, productivity, and economic
competitiveness in manufacturing.
Research and Development
Practice a variety of ways to generate ideas
to solve problems.
Conduct a market survey to determine the
potential sales of a product you have
designed.
Design and construct a working model of a
potential product.
Use testing strategies to evaluate the model,
and analyze the information gained through
testing to evaluate the success of the
product.
Finances and Accounting
Estimate fixed and variable manufacturing
costs.
Prepare a master budget and maintain a
general ledger.
Safety
Explain and demonstrate general safety rules
and the proper use of tools, machines, and
equipment in the manufacturing laboratory.
Describe safety measures and industrial laws
and regulations used by manufacturing
industries to protect workers on the job.
Industrial Relations
Describe the three (3) major types of
industrial relations (employee, labor, public)
and list several functions of each.
Resources
Identify common materials (metallic, ceramic,
natural and synthetic polymers) and describe
their characteristic properties.
Identify various types of tools and equipment
and the methods used to safely control them.
Form and/or separate standard stock into
one piece products or components of
multiple piece products.
Content Standard and Objectives / Level of Competence / Date / Comments
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Combine components into subassemblies
and final products.
Producing Products
Describe the five major activities that occur in
the manufacturing area (planning, control,
plant engineering, quality control, and
material processing).
Describe the similarities and differences of
custom, intermittent, and continuous flow
techniques.
Develop an operation flow chart.
Develop a flow process chart (operations,
delays, etc.) for a product.
Construct jigs/fixtures required for a
manufacturing run.
Apply intermittent (job lot) production
techniques to prepare standard stock for a
continuous flow production, using appropriate
jigs and fixtures.
Apply continuous flow production techniques
to produce a finished product using
appropriate jigs and fixtures.
Compare and contrast the prevention (SPC) and the detection (inspection) system of quality control.
Impacts
Discuss several social changes brought about by technological developments in the manufacturing industry.
Explain how our economy is affected by
developments in manufacturing systems and
give examples.
Describe positive and negative implications
that various manufacturing technologies have
had on the environment.
Discuss a variety of future developments in manufacturing and their possible effects on society, the economy and the environment.