T Jan. 19

Introduction

R Jan. 21

Materials, Heat Treatment, & Steel Making

T Jan. 26

Material Selection & Engineering Drawings

R Jan. 28

Turning & Milling

T Feb. 2

CNC Machining & G/M Code Programming

R Feb. 4

Plastics Processes

T Feb. 9

Fish Jar Exercise

R Feb. 11

Product Dissection (Bring screwdrivers)

T Feb. 16

Sheet Metal Processes

R Feb. 18

Non-Conventional Machining

T Feb. 23

Industry Speaker

R Feb. 25

Process Selection (Take-home Exam distribution)

T Mar. 2

Review

R Mar. 4

Presentation of Process Plans (Project #1 Report & Take-home Exam due)

T Mar. 9

Spring Break

R Mar. 11

Spring Break

T Mar. 16

Semiconductor Manufacturing & Circuit Board Assembly

R Mar. 18

Industry Speaker

T Mar. 23

History of American Manufacturing

R Mar. 25

Industry Trip - Research Products

T Mar. 30

Inventory Models/MRP

R Apr. 1

JIT & Pull Systems

T Apr. 6

FMS

R Apr. 8

Assembly Lines & Balancing

T Apr. 13

Dynamics of Manufacturing Systems

R Apr. 15

Industry Speaker

T Apr. 20

Problems with Traditional Accounting Systems/Activity Based Costing

R Apr. 22

Performance Evaluation & Justification of Manufacturing Systems

T Apr. 27

Analytical Tools for Modeling Systems

R Apr. 29

Recent Manufacturing Strategies

T May 4

Case Study Discussion (Project #2 due)

R May 6

QRM Project Presentations

F May 14

Take-home Exam due (5:05 p.m.)