IME 4570 - Manufacturing for Sustainability
Catalog Description:
Examining how manufacturing enterprises can develop cost-effective strategies for products and processes that address current and future needs for sustainability. The course focuses on manufacturing processes, systems, and tool/machinery, including energy, materials, and supply chain and distribution factors as they impact manufacturing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: IME 2500, IME 3200 and IME 3520.
Credits: 2 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 0)
Course Objectives, Performance Criteria, and Outcomes:
Course Objectives |
ABET-TAC Outcomes2 |
Performance Criteria Measured1 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Investigate, understand, and critique new and ongoing developments in sustainable engineering practices. | i, j* | J3: Evaluates societal impact of proposed solutions. |
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| Identify analysis tools and concepts to apply to manufacturing processes / products in order to develop continuous improvement applications for sustainability | a, b, k | ||
| Analyze an existing manufacturing process in an industry setting, and design or develop changes that will result in sustainable improvements. | d, f | ||
| Be a member of a project team and apply appropriate skills and techniques to solve a real-world problem. | e, f | ||
| Effectively communicate project activities, analysis, and recommendations in professional written, oral, and graphical formats. | e, g, i |
Performance Criteria1: IME performance criteria may be found at http://www.wmich.edu/ime/performance-criteria.html
ABET-TAC Outcomes2: Outcomes may be found at http://www.abet.org/
*results tracked in ABET course notebooks
Textbook:
None. A thorough compilation of handouts and assignments is provided.
Course Coordinator:
Betsy Aller
Western Michigan University
F-227 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: 276-3354
Email: betsy.aller@wmich.edu
Revision Date: Summer 2011