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Manufacturing Eng & Management - MANFA13710
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Plan Outline
Plan Structure

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: ENG - Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
 
 
Contact: http://www.mech.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Program: 3710 - Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Engineering (Major)
 
 

Plan Outline

The Manufacturing Engineering and Management plan is designed for students with engineering ability whose interests lie in the planning, development and control of manufacturing or service operations.
In the Manufacturing Engineering and Management courses the problems associated with the practical economics of manufacturing operations are stressed. The aim is to provide students with the education necessary to carry out an industrial job and to examine it critically in the light of economic efficiency.
Traditional engineering programs do not embrace the problems which are characteristic of Manufacturing Engineering and Management. These problems include the analysis of a product to ensure satisfactory functioning with regard to methods and sequence of manufacturing operations; the disposition of buildings and of equipment within them to permit efficient handling of materials; the avoidance of bottlenecks; the related problems of quality and cost control, testing and inspection; labour and personnel relations; and, finally, the problem of distribution and sales.
The financial and economic aspects are studied as the problem in manufacturing has not been solved until the final translation of the product into money has been accomplished successfully. While it is not intended to develop an expert in accounting practice or ergonomics, it is intended to produce an engineer with an appreciation of the problems of cost and one who can apply considerations of ultimate economy to all industrial problems. The techniques of operations research may be applied here, where mathematical models of real-life situations are constructed and manipulated to yield optional solutions as guides to management.

An engineer trained in Manufacturing Engineering and Management may initially be employed in any one of the following major areas of industrial activity; industrial economic analysis; planning and control of production; product and process design; methods engineering; operations research.

Note:
  • The first program structures listed (Years 1 - 4) are under the new flexible structure for students who commenced in 2006 and onwards.
  • The program structure for students who enrolled prior to 2006 (Year 4) is listed after the flexible structure.

Plan Structure

Year 1 (Flexible)
Choose ONE of:
And ONE of:
And ONE of:
Plus these following 3 courses:
Plus choose 2 electives from the Year 1 Elective List
http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/elective.htm


Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:
  1. ENGG1811 is recommended for this MANF Plan but COMP1911 is an acceptable alternative.
  2. MINE1300 and CVEN1300 are acceptable alternatives for MMAN1300
  3. Not all courses are offered in both sessions but students should complete 24 UOC in each session.

Year 2
  • General Education (6 UOC)

Year 3
  • General Education (6UOC)

Year 4 (Commencing in 2009)

PROGRAM STRUCTURE FOR STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED PRIOR TO 2006 IS AS FOLLOWS:

Year 4

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