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Sara Behdad

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University at Buffalo

The State University of New York

University at Buffalo

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Enterprises that seek to become proficient in advanced manufacturing must incorporate manufacturing management tools and integrate data throughout the supply chain to be successful. This course will make students aware of what a digitally connected enterprise is, as they learn about the operational complexity of enterprises, business process optimization and the concept of an integrated product-process-value chain. 
Students will become acquainted with the available tools, technologies and techniques for aggregation and integration of data throughout the manufacturing supply chain and entire product life-cycle. They will receive foundational knowledge to assist in efforts to facilitate design, planning, and production scheduling of goods and services by applying product life cycle data.  

Main concepts of this course will be delivered through lectures, readings, discussions and various videos. 

This is the sixth course in the Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology specialization that explores the many facets of manufacturing’s “Fourth Revolution,”  aka Industry 4.0, and features a culminating project involving creation of a roadmap to achieve a self-established DMD-related professional goal. To learn more about the Digital Manufacturing and Design Technology specialization, please watch the overview video by copying and pasting the following link into your web browser: https://youtu.be/wETK1O9c-CA

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Sara Behdad

Associate Professor

Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

The Concept of a Connected and Collaborative Enterprise

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 23 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes

5 videos

Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise2m

An Integrated Enterprise7m

The Transparency of Product Life Cycle Data6m

Advanced Manufacturing Defined2m

Advanced Manufacturing: Levels of Approach3m

5 readings

Resources: Definition of Resilient and Adaptable Enterprise45m

Acknowledgements10m

Resources: Understanding the Need for Change10m

Resources: Definition of Advanced Manufacturing45m

Resources: Four Levels of Approach45m

5 practice exercises

Self-check9m

Self-check6m

Self-check9m

Self-check30m

The Concept of a Connected and Collaborative Enterprise30m

Week

Week 2

4 hours to complete

How to Build a Digitally Connected Enterprise

The purpose of this module is to provide an overview of product lifecycle and describe the challenges and opportunities that organizations face in adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies. We will discuss the desire for collection of product lifecycle data as well as outline the required features for a highly connected enterprise. In addition, we will provide several examples of information-sharing infrastructures and will elaborate the concept of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. Finally, we will discuss several examples of effective data collection technologies.

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 25 min), 5 readings, 6 quizzes

5 videos

Product Life Cycle4m

Advanced Manufacturing Adoption3m

Information Sharing Infrastructures6m

Product Life Cycle Management (PLM)5m

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)4m

5 readings

Resources- Product Life Cycle10m

Resources: Challenges and Opportunities In Advanced Manufacturing Adoption45m

Resources: Examples of Information-Sharing Infrastructures40m

Resources: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) System15m

Resources: Examples of Emerging Data Collection Technologies15m

6 practice exercises

Self-check6m

Self-check30m

Self-check6m

How to Build a Digitally Connected Enterprise30m

Week

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Introduction to a Set of Supply Chain Management Tools & Integrated Capabilities

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 13 min), 4 readings, 5 quizzes

4 videos

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)3m

Manufacturing Process Management2m

Manufacturing Execution Systems3m

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)3m

4 readings

Resources: Material Requirement Planning20m

Resources: Manufacturing Process Management20m

Resources: Manufacturing Execution Systems1h

Resources: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)1h 30m

5 practice exercises

Self-check6m

Self-check12m

Introduction to a Set of Supply Chain Management Tools & Integrated Capabilities30m

Week

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Ensure a Robust Infrastructure

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 22 min), 8 readings, 4 quizzes

4 videos

Infrastructure Performance8m

New Manufacturing Paradigms5m

Data Security: Concerns and Solutions5m

Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success3m

8 readings

Resources: Performance of Value Chains15m

Resources: New Business Models Originated From Advanced Manufacturing30m

Resources: Overview of Data Security Concerns1h 25m

Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success -- Resources10m

Your Roadmap Project: Step 61h

Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success-- Resources10m

Your Roadmap Project: Step 710m

Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise- Key Takeaways10m

4 practice exercises

Self-check6m

Self-check18m

Ensure a Robust Infrastructure30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE

by SMApr 29, 2020

To much reading material but video explanation was not enough. Although it was a great course

by PGJul 9, 2018

Provides a great end-to-end presentation of the elements and utility of transitioning to the advanced manufacturing enterprise.

by ZAJul 8, 2020

It is great experience while doing this course. Learned bundle of things and my instructor SARA BEHDAD has explained very well. Thanks, but i really want a session from her.

by HPJun 6, 2020

I have learned many new things from this course which is very useful in my career.

Thanks Coursera

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