Foundation Skills in integrated product Development detailed syllabus for Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the IEM students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Industrial Engineering & Management 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit IEM 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to IEM Open Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of foundation skills in integrated product development is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
BASICS OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Global Trends Analysis and Product decision – Social Trends – Technical Trends- Economical Trends – Environmental Trends – Political/Policy Trends – Introduction to Product Development Methodologies and Management – Overview of Products and Services – Types of Product Development – Overview of Product Development methodologies – Product Life Cycle – Product Development Planning and Management.
Unit II
REQUIREMENTS AND SYSTEM DESIGN Requirement Engineering – Types of Requirements – Requirement Engineering – traceability Matrix and Analysis – Requirement Management – System Design & Modeling – Introduction to System Modeling – System Optimization – System Specification – Sub-System Design – Interface Design.
Unit III
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Unit IV
SUSTENANCE ENGINEERING AND END-OF-LIFE (EOL) SUPPORT Introduction to Product verification processes and stages – Introduction to Product Validation processes and stages – Product Testing Standards and Certification – Product Documentation – Sustenance -Maintenance and Repair – Enhancements – Product EoL – Obsolescence Management – Configuration Management – EoL Disposal
Unit V
BUSINESS DYNAMICS – ENGINEERING SERVICES INDUSTRY The Industry – Engineering Services Industry – Product Development in Industry versus Academia -The IPD Essentials – Introduction to Vertical Specific Product Development processes -Manufacturing/Purchase and Assembly of Systems – Integration of Mechanical, Embedded and Software Systems – Product Development Trade-offs – Intellectual Property Rights and Confidentiality – Security and Configuration Management.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- Define, formulate, and analyze a problem
- Solve specific problems independently or as part of a team
- Gain knowledge of the Innovation & Product Development process in the Business Context
- Work independently as well as in teams
- Manage a project from start to finish
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Hiriyappa B, “Corporate Strategy – Managing the Business”, Author House, 2013.
- Peter F Drucker, “People and Performance”, Butterworth – Heinemann [Elsevier], Oxford, 2004.
- Vinod Kumar Garg and Venkita Krishnan N K, “Enterprise Resource Planning – Concepts”, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.
- Mark S Sanders and Ernest J McCormick, “Human Factors in Engineering and Design”, McGraw Hill Education, Seventh Edition, 2013
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Industrial Engineering & Management 7th Sem, visit IEM 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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