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Undergraduate Course: Manufacturing Information Systems (MIS) 3 (MAEE09004)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course introduces the principles of a 'Product Lifecycle' and assesses the implications of advanced enterprise-wide information systems for the organisation of product development and beyond. By drawing on original case study materials, video resources, and industrial guest speakers, the course explores the philosophies of Product Lifecycle Management and Product Data Management and examines the interactions between information technologies, organisation and product data.
Course description LECTURE LIST
Lecture 1: Introduction and course outline
Lecture 2: Product Lifecycle and organisational structure
Lecture 3: Product Lifecycle Management philosophy, components and justification
Lecture 4: Enterprise Information Systems for Design and Manufacturing
Lecture 5: Workflow Management
Lecture 6: The role of quality management systems in PLM
Lecture 7: PLM and Knowledge Managment
Lecture 8: PLM, Product/Process Standardisation and Data Classification
Lecture 9: PLM and Product, Process and Organisational Integration

This course covers the following IMechE Learning Outcomes (AHEP 3rd EDITION): D1,G1.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module, students should be able to:

1. Understand/implement computer models of common engineering information types.

2. Understand the importance and be able to critcally discuss the role of management information systems for design, engineering and manufacturing.

3. Discuss and evaluate engineering data management issues across the extended enterprise.

4. Demonstrate an appreciation of the complex relationship between information systems and organisation.
Reading List
TEXTBOOK
Stark J, Product Lifecycle Management: 21st Century Paradigm for Product Realisation (Springer)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills During the course the students will learn how to create a relational database.
KeywordsProduct Lifecycle Management,Enterprise Information Systems,Virtual Technologies,Organisational K
Contacts
Course organiserMr Andrew Sherlock
Tel: (0131 6)50 5673
Email: A.Sherlock@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jennifer Yuille
Tel: (0131 6)51 7073
Email: Jennifer.Yuille@ed.ac.uk
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