Production Plant Design (ME478) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Production Plant Design ME478 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Bilgin KAFTAOĞLU
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Basic terminology in product design and CAD
  • Basic concepts in manufacturing systems
  • Fundamentals of market survey and plant location
  • Understanding of machine and labor selection
  • Concepts of material handling integrated with production plant layout
Course Content Introduction, fundamantals of design and CAD, manufacturing systems (CAD/CAM, FMS, CIM), market survey and plant location, plant layout, process analysis, quantity and quality planning and controlling for production, process and machine selection, materials handling, storage types, safety regulations, maintenance, environmental factors and R&D.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
2 Fundamentals of design and CAD Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
3 Manufacturing systems (CAD/CAM, FMS and CIM) Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
4 Market survey and plant location Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
5 Plant Layout Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
6 Process Analysis Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
7 Quantity and quality planning and controlling for production Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
8 Process and machine selection Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
9 Materials handling Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
10 Storage types Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
11 Maintenance Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
12 Maintenance Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
13 Environmental factors, Research and Development Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
14 Environmental factors, Research and Development Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
15 Final exam period Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities
16 Final exam period Course Book: D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities

Sources

Course Book 1. D. R. Sule, Manufacturing Facilities - Location, Planning, and Design, 2nd edition, PWS Publishing Company - International Thomson Publishing, 1994.
Other Sources 2. Ders Notları ve yansılar / Lecture notes and slides
3. Ray Wild, Production and Operations Management - Principles and Techniques, Holt, Rinehart and Winston Ltd., 1979 (On Reserve at METU Library with Call No. HD31 W668 1979).
4. Harold T. Amrine, John A. Ritchey, Colin L. Moodie, Manufacturing Organization and Management, 5th edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1987 (On Reserve at METU Library with Call No. HD31 A54 1987).
5. Tompkins, White, Bozer, Frazelle, Tanchoco, Trevino, Facilities Planning, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.
6. Richard L. Francis, Leon F. McGinnis, Jr., John A. White, Facility Layout and Location: An Analytical Approach, 2nd edition, W. J. Fabrycky and J. H. Mize (eds.), Prentice-Hall Inc., 1992.
7. Ray Wild, The Techniques of Production Management, Holt, Rinehart and Winston Ltd., 1978.
8. D. Radford, D. B. Richardson, The Management of Production, 3rd edition, Barnes & Noble Books, 1972.
9. James M. Moore, Plant Layout and Design, The Macmillan Company, 1962.
10. G. Dieter, Engineering Design.
11. Sagligi ve Is Güvenligi Tüzügü, Basbakanlik Basimevi.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 5
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 1 25
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to expand and get in-depth information with scientific researches in the field of mechanical engineering, evaluate information, review and implement.
2 Have comprehensive knowledge about current techniques and methods and their limitations in Mechanical engineering.
3 To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines.
4 Being aware of the new and developing practices of Mechanical Engineering and being able to examine and learn when needed.
5 Ability to define and formulate problems related to Mechanical Engineering and develop methods for solving and apply innovative methods in solutions.
6 Ability to develop new and/or original ideas and methods; design complex systems or processes and develop innovative/alternative solutions in the designs.
7 Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process.
8 Work effectively in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams, lead leadership in such teams and develop solution approaches in complex situations; work independently and take responsibility.
9 To establish oral and written communication by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level.
10 Ability to convey the process and results of their studies systematically and clearly in written and oral form in national and international environments.
11 To know the social, environmental, health, security, law dimensions, project management and business life applications of engineering applications and to be aware of the constraints of their engineering applications.
12 Ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement and in all professional activities.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 20 20
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 8 16
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 126