This course will focus on the understanding and application of manufacturing processes. Students will be challenged to discover and learn how typical piece parts and assemblies are manufactured. Topics include material properties and the following process families: casting, material removal, deformation, consolidation, powder metallurgy, and plastics fabrication.

This course introduces students to a wide range of manufacturing processes and their applications. Students complete projects analyzing the manufacturing attributes for both parts and assemblies while considering materials, cost, quality, and manufacturability.

This course will provide the student the principles and key skills of Lean Production and Global Supply Chain Operations being used by world class organizations today, and will focus on efficient production systems, waste elimination, value stream management, and effective supply chain practices. It collaboratively examines how these practices integrate to optimize the flow of products and services in a global economy.

This course presents the philosophy and tools that will enable participants to develop quality strategies and drive process improvements that are linked to and integrated with business plans. Continuous improvement principles are presented, within the six sigma format. The course will help prepare students for six sigma blackbelt certification. Students can receive credit for only one of the following: RMET-730, CQAS-701, or ISEE-682.