Manufacturing Systems
Module code: MEU34B06 · Semester: Semester 1
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How it's assessed
No end-of-semester exam. It's assessed through coursework and in-class tests.
How production systems are run and optimised for different product varieties and volumes, including plant layout strategies.
| Assessment | Weight |
|---|---|
| Two in-class tests (around weeks 6 and 12) | 100% |
Summarised from the TCD module descriptor, checked 2026-11-09. Details can change from year to year, so check this year's descriptor and Blackboard.
From students who've done it
Questions by Year
Topics
- Production planning and control: MRP, CRP, JIT LO1–2
- Plant layout strategies LO3
- Production costs LO4
- Automation and automated production systems LO5
- Quality metrics and standards LO6–8
- Digitalisation, life cycle analysis and sustainability standards LO9–12
- Agile project management LO13
Learning outcomes
- Understand manufacturing systems and production control: MRP, CRP, JIT
- Build an MRP from a bill of materials and master production schedule
- Understand plant layouts: fixed-position, product, process, cellular
- Analyse direct, indirect and overhead production costs
- Understand automation and automated production systems
- Define quality metrics for manufacturing
- Understand the role of standards in quality and manufacturing
- Define quality metrics for advanced manufacturing products
- Understand digitalisation in manufacturing
- Use life cycle analysis on a product
- Make a sustainability infographic
- Understand ISO standards on manufacturing sustainability
- Scope agile project management for new product introduction