Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (9210-01) - City & Guilds
Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (9210-01) - City & Guilds
Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (9210-01) - City & Guilds
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Unit 133 Analysis and design of manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
technology<br />
Assessment Criteria<br />
Outcome 1 Describe bus<strong>in</strong>ess strategy <strong>in</strong> the analysis and design of<br />
manufactur<strong>in</strong>g systems<br />
The learner can:<br />
1. Compare manufactur<strong>in</strong>g systems <strong>in</strong> a m<strong>in</strong>imum of three <strong>in</strong>dustrial sectors:<br />
a. economic characteristics<br />
b. value added activities<br />
c. productivity <strong>in</strong>dices<br />
d. <strong>in</strong>novation<br />
e. eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g for manufacture (EFM)<br />
f. manag<strong>in</strong>g the design process.<br />
2. Assess corporate, bus<strong>in</strong>ess unit and process strategies:<br />
a. speed of response<br />
b. product and process flexibility<br />
c. cost m<strong>in</strong>imisation<br />
d. capabilities and synergy<br />
• R and D<br />
• Design<br />
• Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• management and sales.<br />
3. Undertake an audit of manufactur<strong>in</strong>g activities and process capabilities for assess<strong>in</strong>g make-orbuy<br />
decisions.<br />
Outcome 2 Apply modell<strong>in</strong>g and representation to manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
systems<br />
The learner can:<br />
1. Identify systems and sub-systems.<br />
2. Expla<strong>in</strong> concepts of structured design methods:<br />
a. <strong>in</strong>put-output models<br />
b. flow diagrams<br />
c. material mapp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
d. <strong>in</strong>formation flows.<br />
3. Expla<strong>in</strong> soft system methodologies and their applications.<br />
4. Assess steady state and dynamic models:<br />
a. system delays<br />
b. queu<strong>in</strong>g and distribution<br />
c. cont<strong>in</strong>uous and discrete mathematical modell<strong>in</strong>g methods.<br />
5. Implement simulation, discrete event and Monte Carlo methods of modell<strong>in</strong>g /representation.<br />
6. Use empirical data.<br />
7. Test production schedules.<br />
8. Apply and appraise computer simulation and virtual reality modell<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
160 <strong>Level</strong> 6 <strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>Diploma</strong> <strong>in</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g (<strong>9210</strong>-<strong>01</strong>)
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