CON3190 Production Planning

Advanced · 1 credit · TMT - Trades, Manufacturing and Transportation

Description: Students plan, individually or as team members, a production system and create the necessary work cells and floor plan to produce a given product in a safe and efficient manner.
Prerequisite: CON2200: Product Development
Parameters: Access to a building site and/or construction facility and to instruction from an individual with specialized training in production work.

Outcomes The student will:

1 identify the characteristics of an efficient production system
- 1.1 describe the factors that determine whether a product part or component will be built or purchased
- 1.2 describe the production methods that are used to separate, combine and form materials
- 1.3 describe common methods of material and product handling
- 1.4 identify the conditions that contribute to an efficient production system; e.g., use of flexible equipment, zero tolerance, multi-skilled workteams, authority delegated to the workers
- 1.5 identify methods to control:
  - 1.5.1 inventory
  - 1.5.2 production
  - 1.5.3 quality
- 1.6 list and describe typical safety regulations that govern:
  - 1.6.1 space between equipment
  - 1.6.2 type of floor surfaces
  - 1.6.3 amount of light
  - 1.6.4 air quality control
2 analyze a product to determine the necessary production processes and tools
- 2.1 break a given product down into its separate parts and identify how each part can be fabricated
3 create a production flow chart and/or facility layout
- 3.1 show a flow chart for the movement of materials and products
- 3.2 train personnel for specific tasks
- 3.3 design and build the necessary jigs, fixtures and templates for a given part and process
- 3.4 organize the required equipment to create a required work cell or shop layout
- 3.5 test and improve the production processes, if necessary
4 demonstrate basic competencies
- 4.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
  - 4.1.1 communicate
  - 4.1.2 manage information
  - 4.1.3 use numbers
  - 4.1.4 think and solve problems
- 4.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
  - 4.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
  - 4.2.2 be responsible
  - 4.2.3 be adaptable
  - 4.2.4 learn continuously
  - 4.2.5 work safely
- 4.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
  - 4.3.1 work with others
  - 4.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
5 create a transitional strategy to accommodate personal changes and build personal values
- 5.1 identify short-term and long-term goals
- 5.2 identify steps to achieve goals