IE450 Course Web Page

Instructor: Dr. Richard A. Wysk

Office: 222 Leonhard Building

Phone: 814-863-1001

The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of modern manufacturing systems and the associated problems in the planning, design, analysis and implementation of such systems. The central theme of the course will be on Lean Manufacturing, which encompasses most of the components of modern manufacturing systems including: waste reduction, numerical control, robotics and material handling will be covered to provide a basic understanding of the associated technology. We will then study how this equipment can be integrated into a flexible manufacturing system. The design, control and communication aspects of these systems will be explored. We will study current manufacturing/production systems and their organization. The use of Lean Manufacturing as a means of improving productivity, cell formation, set-up reduction, design, planning and control of cellular manufacturing within the context of JIT manufacturing will be discussed.

IE305 or IE328 are specified as a prerequisite for the course. All students taking the class should have completed or be in a course in manufacturing processes, where the fundamentals of process engineering are discussed.