Kursplan för studenter höst 2023

After a successful course, the student shall:

- display knowledge of ways of work, methods, tools used during development of products to analyze and improve a product's manufacturability
- display knowledge of cost management techniques used during development of new products
- display knowledge of factors that affect integration between product development and production in relation to development of new products

- demonstrate the ability to apply methods and tools to strengthen the integration among different organisational functions such as product development and production
- demonstrate the ability to analyze and improve new products from a manufacturing and assembly point of view

- demonstrate the ability to relate a company's practical work to theories of integration between product development and production.

The course contains a holistic perspective on a product development with a special focus on the integration between product and production. The course considers methods and tools to support work at the interface between product and production development. The course contains methods to support creativity in product and production development, as well as takes into account analysis and improvement of a product from a cost, quality, manufacturability, assembly and sustainability point of view.


The course includes the following elements:
- Methods and approaches for design for manufacturing and assembly
- Design for cost
- Product architecture impact on production
- Methods and tools to support integration between product development and production during development of new products
- Factors that affect integration between product development and production during development of new products

Lectures, seminars and project work.

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

Passed courses 180 credits in first cycle, at least 90 credits within the major subject Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Computer Engineering or Civil Engineering, and 15 credits in Mathematics, and completed course Integrated Product Realization 7,5 credits or equivalent. Proof of English proficiency is required.

Kursen bedöms med betygen 5, 4, 3 eller Underkänd.

Examinationsmoment	Omfattning	Betyg
Tentamen1	3 hp	5/4/3/U
Inlämningsuppgift	2,5 hp	U/G
Seminarier	2 hp	U/G

¹ Bestämmer kursens slutbetyg vilket utfärdas först när samtliga moment godkänts.

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

Title: Product Design and Development, Seventh Edition
Authors: Karl T. Ulrich. Steven D. Eppinger. Maria C. Yang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781260566437