Overview

Indicative content includes:

Industry 4.0

• Understand the drivers and enablers of Industry 4.0.
• Understand the various stages of industrial revolutions.
• Understand what is meant by smart factories and how they compare to existing ones.
• Understand what is meant by Internet of Thing (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
• Understand the role and importance of Data Science leading to data-driven decisions and automation.
• Understand the role of Cyber Physical Systems and other major systems in Industry 4.0.
• Understand the use of collaborative robots in industrial contexts.
• Understand the challenges in cybersecurity in engineering and how to reduce them.
• Examples of smart automations, products and services.

• Understand how organisations and their workforce can better prepare for Industry 4.0 . Industrial Engineering

• Understand and be able to apply the traditional techniques of method study.

• Understand the factors that affect the ergonomic design of jobs, tools and equipment, and the workplace.
• Apply relevant work study and lean production techniques to the design of production systems.
• Understand the roles of time standards in manufacturing.
• Know the different ways in which time standards can be determined and the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
• Understand the basic principles behind learning and be able to manipulate a simple learning model to predict the effect of learning on the cycle time of repetitive work.
• Understand the basics of machine reliability and know how to calculate reliability of complex engineering systems.
• Know how to develop an optimal maintenance schedule for factory equipment.
• Understand the different types of process layout and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
• Appreciate the factors that affect the layout of a factory.
• Understand and be able to apply the techniques used in planning factory layouts.

Supply chain management

• Able to monitor and measure performance to continually improve efficiencies.
• Understand issues surrounding the development of the right supply chain strategy for the business/product groups and the implementation of lean supply chain management.
• Understand the importance of managing the information flows in a supply chain network, and the challenges of accurate demand and forecast planning.
• Demonstrate an appreciation for the complexities in managing and designing distribution centres so that they support the overall SC strategy and customer value proposition in the marketplace.
• Understand the role of supplier selection, procurement and supplier management.

Learning Outcomes

• Assess the importance of information flows within a company.

• Critique the main drivers and purpose behind industry 4.0.

• Develop an appreciation for the traditional methods of Industrial Engineering.