Industrial Engineering module (GA31010)
SCQF Level 9 module providing a firm grounding in Lean Six Sigma, quality management tools, and manufacturing cell design for Engineering Design and Manufacture Graduate Apprentices
Industrial Engineering provides a thorough grounding in quality management and Lean Six Sigma within the modern manufacturing enterprise at SCQF Level 9.
The module covers the evolution of quality management, statistical analysis tools, Root Cause Analysis techniques.
You will also study the Lean Six Sigma framework, focusing on the 8 wastes, A3 thinking, PDCA, and DMAIC cycles.
The second part of the module focuses on manufacturing cell layouts, work and method study, time standards, and ergonomics and design of the workplace.
What you will learn
In this module, you will:
- Study different quality management frameworks (Deming, Juran, Crosby)
- Study Statistical Process Control, Process Capability Analysis and Pareto Charts and how they are used to analyse manufacturing process data.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis using 5 Why's, Ishikawa diagrams and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Apply Lean Six Sigma tools , focusing on the ”8 wastes”, A3 thinking, PDCA, and DMAIC cycles
- Understand manufacturing cell layouts and differentiate between types of manufacturing cell
- Apply work and method study, time standards, and ergonomic principles to the design of jobs and workplaces
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Understand different quality frameworks used in modern manufacturing and the drivers of manufacturing quality
- Apply statistical tools and perform Root Cause Analysis techniques to manufacturing problems, and differentiate between types of manufacturing cell
- Apply Lean Six Sigma tools to a manufacturing organisation and apply ergonomic principles to the design of jobs and the workplace
Assignments / assessments
Lean Six Sigma Case Study (60%)
- A 5,000-word case study conducted within the student's own employer, assessing and critiquing the quality management processes and procedures currently in place. You will carry this case study out as part of a team.
- Handed out on Week 1, is due on Week 8
- You will be expected to devote 3 hours per week to this assignment.
Manufacturing Cell Design (40%)
- A group design project applying existing CAD knowledge from earlier modules (GA22007) to design a prototype manufacturing cell with Lean Six Sigma principles in mind.
- You will also carry out a theoretical time and motion study and apply ergonomic data to your proposed design.
- Handed out on Week 8; is due by Week 1 of the following semester in early January.
This module does not have a final exam
Teaching methods / timetable
- Weekly meetings of the class are of 3 hours duration and each week will consist of a lecture plus a workshop exercise.
- There will be one industrial visit to a local employer in the Dundee area who practices much of the content of the module, where you will be undertaking some workshop activities.
| Week | Topic | Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality Introduction – What is Quality? | Video and discussion exercise |
| 2 | Quality Frameworks; Deming, Juran, Crosby | Video and discussion exercise |
| 3 | Statistical Methods; Pareto Charts, SPC and PCA | Group Exercise in constructing a Pareto Chart and SPC |
| 4 | Root Cause Analysis – Fault Trees, 5-Whys and Ishikawa | Group Exercise |
| 5 | Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) | Group Exercise |
| 6 | Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) | Video and discussion exercise |
| 7 | Lean Six Sigma Summary | Reading time for coursework |
| 8 | Manufacturing Cell Layouts | Industrial Visit to local employer |
| 9 | Work and Method Study/Time Standards in Manufacturing | Video and discussion exercise |
| 10 | Line Balancing/Theory of Constraints | Group Exercise |
| 11 | Ergonomics and Design of the Workplace | Videos and discussion exercise |
| 12 | Reading week – Project time for coursework | None |