MECHENG 352 : Manufacturing Systems
Engineering
2025 Semester Two (1255) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
- Facilities and layout planning: The student will be able to describe the types of facility layouts utilised in manufacturing and their particular uses/reason for adoption. The student will have knowledge of the requirement for systematic approaches to layout design and be aware of two alternative systematic techniques.
- Materials flow & materials handling: The student will be able to describe the equipment available to the manufacturing engineer for the safe and efficient movement and storage of raw materials and products.
- Types of models, simulation uses and procedures, probability, and queuing. Use of simulation software: The student will describe the basic methods for analysing the behavior of queues, arrival and service rates, and their distribution. The student will be able to explain the importance, use, and design of models and simulations in manufacturing systems and posses a basic working knowledge of a standard simulation software package.
- Industrial ergonomics and the work environment: The student will have a knowledge of the relevance of ergonomics in today's manufacturing industries and will develop the ability to identify and analyse situations where good ergonomic principles may be applied to improve work environments.
- Computer-aided process planning and manufacturing, computer numerical control: The student will describe the place of CAPP and CAM/CNC technologies in manufacturing systems and explain the basic procedure of producing CNC code from an analysis of component requirements and available machine tools and cutters.
- Production planning, scheduling and control: The student will name the issues involved in capacity planning, line balancing, inventory management, and aggregate planning. The student will have working knowledge on production planning and scheduling and an understanding of production control.
- Reliability and failure: The student will be able to estimate typical failure rates for manufactured products and ways in which reliability of products and manufacturing systems may be increased cost effectively.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and critically evaluate reliability and failure and compare various approaches to the maintenance schedule. (Capability 3.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.1)
- Analyse mechanical drawing using industry standard software, and generate working NC code for its manufacture. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 6.1)
- Formulate and explain a production plan and schedule bound by resource capacity to meet customer requirements utilizing industry standard finite resource scheduling tools. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.1)
- Identify and analyse situations where good ergonomic principles may be applied to improve work environments. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 6.1)
- Understand and apply manufacturing simulation technologies and queueing theory to a medium-sized manufacturing enterprise utilising Simio simulation software. (Capability 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 6.1)
- Create a feasible manufacturing system layout, utilising Muther's technique from a basic description of requirements and organise effectively with peers in critiquing their solution. (Capability 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 6.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| Final Exam | 50% | Individual Examination |
| 2 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
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Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 36 hours of lectures, 10 hours of tutorials/computer labs, 40 hours of reading and thinking about the content, and 64 hours of work on assignments and/or exam preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at scheduled activities including labs and tutorials to complete and receive credit for components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Health & Safety
Students must ensure they are familiar with their Health and Safety responsibilities, as described in the university's Health and Safety policy.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Based on the 2024 SET feedback, continued efforts will be made on linking theory to practical examples and streamlining the connections between content blocks.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.