Kursplan för studenter vår 2022

After a successful course, the student shall

- display knowledge of changeable, reconfigurable, and flexible manufacturing concepts
- display knowledge of co-development of products and production systems
- display knowledge of methods and tools to support design for changeability

- demonstrate the ability to conduct development for changeable production solutions

- demonstrate the ability to assess current state of implementation and readiness of changeable production systems
- demonstrate the ability to identify need for changeability and reconfigurability

The course covers development of changeable and reconfigurable manufacturing, in order to enable efficient production of high variety/customization of products, rapid introduction of new products, as well as variations in product volumes.

The course includes the following elements:

- Introduction to changeable, reconfigurable, and flexible manufacturing concepts
- Fundamentals of changeability and reconfigurability
- Product and production platforms and co-development
- Changeable production system design and development
- Economic evaluations of changeability concepts
- Virtual support for designing changeable and reconfigurable concepts
- Assessment of readiness and current level of implementation of changeability
- Joint configuration of products and production

Lectures, seminars, and exercises.

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

40 högskolepoäng inom huvudområdet Teknik samt minst 2 års yrkeserfarenhet inom relevant område i industrin (eller motsvarande kunskaper).

Kursen bedöms med betygen Underkänd eller Godkänd.

The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assessments.

Examinationsmoment	Omfattning	Betyg
Övningsuppgift	2,5 hp	U/G
Seminarium	2,5 hp	U/G

The literature list for the course will be provided 8 weeks before the course starts.

Scientific articles/extracts from books will be handed out during the course.