| Week |
Topic/Reading |
Homework Assignment |
Lab Assignment |
Comments |
| 1 |
Administrative Details and Course Introduction /Chapter 1
Introduction: Chapter 2 Production Operations & Strategies |
#1 Problem Set (5 points): 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 |
Intro to SIMUL8 assignment. Due week 3. |
Homework and Labs always due week after assigned, unless otherwise
stated. |
| 2 |
Chapter 2 Production Operations & Strategies |
#2 Problem Set (10 points): 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10a-c |
Intro to Robotics assignment. Due week 3. |
Must have formatted 3.5" High Density Diskette for lab. |
| 3 |
Chapter 3 Production Economics |
#3 Problem Set (10 points): 3.4, 3.6, 3.8-10, 3.13, 3.14, 3.16 |
Redesign of Clinic |
Quiz over Simul8 and Robotics introductions. |
| 4 |
Chapter 4 Detroit-type Automation Chapter 5 Analysis of Automated
Flow (5.1 - 5.2) |
#4 Problem Set (10 points): 4.3a-b, 5.2-5.7 |
Teach Pendant and Roboware |
None |
| 5 |
Chapter 5 Analysis of Automated Flow Lines (5.3 & 5.4 less 2
stage line) |
#5 Problem Set (10 points): 5.8, 5.9, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13 ( Will not be
covered on Exam#1. Due Week 7) |
TBA |
Quiz over Simul8 and Robotics weeks 3 and 4. |
| 6 |
Exam during scheduled lab time. review during lecture |
#5a Problem Set (10 points): 5.14, 5.15, 5.16 ( Will not be covered on
Exam#1. Due Week 7) |
TBA |
Exam #1 (100 Points) Over material covered in weeks 1-4 |
| 7 |
Chapter 6 Assembly Systems and Line Balancing |
#6 Problem Set (10 points): 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9 |
TBA |
Homework # 5 & 5a Due |
| 8 |
Chapter 7 Automated Assembly Systems |
#7 Problem Set (10 points): 7.1, 7.2, 7.4-6, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10 |
In Class Line Balancing Problem |
None |
| 9 |
Chapter 11 Robotics Technology Chapter 12 Robot Programming |
#8 Problem Set (10 points): 11.1-3, 11.7-9 |
TBA |
None |
| 10 |
Chapter 14 Automated Materials Handling |
#9 Problem Set (10 points): 14.1, 14.2, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7 |
TBA |
None |
| 11 |
Exam #2 (100 Points) |
None |
TBA |
Test over material covered in weeks 5-9 |
| 12 |
Chapter 13 Robotics Applications |
#10 Problem Set (10 points): 13.1-2, 13.5-6 |
TBA |
None |
| 13 |
#9 Problem Set (10 points): 15.1, 15.3, 15.5, 15.9, 15.10, 15.11 |
#11 Problem Set (10 points): 15.1, 15.3, 15.5, 15.9, 15.10, 15.11 |
TBA |
None |
| 14 |
Chapter 16 Group Technology |
#12 Problem Set (10 points): 16.2, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6 |
TBA |
None |
| 15 |
Chapter 17 Flexible Manufacturing Systems |
None |
TBA |
None |
| 16 |
Final Exam: (150 points) |
None |
None |
Test over material covered in weeks 10-15 plus selected topics from
earlier weeks |