Sustainability in Product Development 6 Credits

Course Contents

The course is divided in three parts:

In the introduction part the students focus on a known product and gain knowledge by modelling it in a CAD-system. In parallel the students learn how to manage product assemblies, how to distribute work, and how to understand the rationale behind the product.

In the second part the focus in on the quality of the product development process. The students learn about tools to ensure that the resulting products meets the specifications (from customer, laws, etc.).

In part three the focus is on ensuring sustainability in the product development process.

The course includes the following elements:
- Managing product assemblies
- Work distribution in product development
- Reversed engineering, in the meaning analyzing already existing products
- Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis for design (DFMEA)
- Simplified Life Cycle Analysis
- Product Data Management (PDM) / Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- Requirements management
- Standards, Machinery Directive and CE marking
- Materials, Energy, and Toxicity (MET)- matrix
- The Eco strategy Wheel
- Sustainability policies

Prerequisites

General entry requirements and completed courses Introduction to Product Realisation, 9 credits, Computer Aided Design, 6 credits and Manufacturing, 9 credits

Level of Education: Undergraduate
Course code/Ladok code: THPK17
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering Last modified 2016-11-11 07:22:43