Course description
Course No.
0530401W
Teacher
XUE Jianbin
Course Name
Course hours
College
CMEE
Dept.
053
English
Computer Integrated and Flexible Manufacturing
Chinese
计算机集成与柔性制造
Total
Theory
Experiment Self-study
48
36
Practice
Course design
12
1. Yes
2. No√
Course description：Describe the nature, academic status, and aims of the course (theory, ability and
technique)
1. Course nature and academic status
Computer Integrated and Flexible Manufacturing (CIM/FMS) is a selective course for the final year
students. The CIM/FMS is too broad for a single course, but it is necessary to integrate the product
design techniques and manufacturing fundamentals and principles. This course introduces all the major
elements in an enterprise: product design, shop floor technology, and manufacturing production and
operational control systems, and their integration using information technology.
CIM/FMS can be considered as the final goal of the manufacturing enterprise academically. So the
importance of this course is obvious. All the knowledge learned from previous courses can find its
usage in the implementation of CIM/FMS.
2. Course aims (theory, ability and technique)
This course aims to teach the students the philosophy of CIM, the general knowledge about the major
elements in a manufacturing enterprise, and the integration of these elements. The course also aims to
cultivate the students the basic ability on CAD, CAE, CAPP, and CAM for product design, the
principle techniques on enterprise resources planning, shop floor control, FMS, manufacturing
execution systems, and the extend knowledge about quality control, product life cycle management,
and some new development in this area.
Requirements for courses; ability and knowledge in advance
The students who select this course should have some basic knowledge about CAD, CAPP, CAM, and
manufacturing technology. Some prerequisite courses are listed as follows:
Computer aided design,
Computer numerical control,
Machine design
Product design
Computer aided process planning
Manufacturing technology
Course structure explanation:
Make clear the necessary parts, optional parts, distribution of hours. Courses with experiments or
practice are expected to explain hours needed, content, scheme and functions.
Lecture 1 Computer aided design (2h)
Lecture 2 Computer aided engineering (2h)
Lecture 3 Computer aided process planning (2h)
Lecture 4 Computer aided Manufacturing (2h)
Lecture 5 CNC programming (2h)
Lecture 6 Integration of CAD/CAPP/CAM/CNC (2h)
Mini-project : Product design and manufacturing (4h)
Lecture 7 Production planning (2h)
Lecture 8 Master production schedule (2h)
Lecture 9 Material requirements planning (2h)
Lecture 10 Capacity requirements planning (2h)
Lecture 11 Manufacturing resource planning (MRP-II) (2h)
Lecture 12 Inventory control (2h)
Mini-project : Production and manufacturing planning (4h)
Lecture 13 Just in time manufacturing (2h)
Lecture 14 Lean manufacturing (2h)
Lecture 15 Quality control (2h)
Lecture 16 Robotics and AGV (2h)
Lecture 17 Flexible manufacturing systems (2h)
Lecture 18 Computer integrated manufacturing (2h)
Mini-project : Advanced manufacturing systems (4h)
Teaching methods (Lectures, practice, etc)
The main contents of this course are delivered with lectures. After several weeks, a mini-project is
assigned to a group students as homework to finish after classes. The mini-project report is required
to write to show the understanding about the contents of the course.
Forms of examination and requirements
Structure of the final grade(including presence, class performance, ), focus of exam, forms of
exam(test, interview, final report, etc)
Final examination is open-book or close book style, depending on the students. (70%)
Class attendance, class performance, and the quality of the mini-project report. (30%)
Textbook
References
Name
Publisher
Author
Year
Price
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Prentice Hall
James
A.Regh
2002
28
RMB
Name
Publisher
Author
Year
Price
CAD/CAM/CNC Integration
Xun, Xu
Website
Course
members
WU Xing, LENG Sheng,
College of Mechanical and Electronical Engineering (CMEE)
College