Devices like the portable radiation detector, which finds and identifies radioactive material using only two camcorder batteries as its power source, is an example of solid design and manufacturing technique. (Courtesy of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.)
Instructor(s)
David Dow
Prof. Emanuel Sachs
Prof. Jung-Hoon Chun
Patrick McAtamney
Prof. Sanjay Sarma
MIT Course Number
2.008
As Taught In
Spring 2003
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Integration of design, engineering, and management disciplines and practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on the physics and stochastic nature of manufacturing processes and systems, and their effects on quality, rate, cost, and flexibility. Topics include process physics and control, design for manufacturing, and manufacturing systems. Group project requires design and fabrication of parts using mass-production and assembly methods to produce a product in quantity.
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