lmebgo@eds.ericsson.se (Bengt G{llmo, L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden) (02/21/90)
Course ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING - request for information
This request may concern education that is neither comp nor
sci - I do not know how the scope of these newsgroups is
defined - but since there is no newsgroup on engineering
education, I post it here in the hope that somebody on the
net has information of value to me, or can refer me to
someone who has.
I would like to know of the existence of courses similar to
the one described below. A particular problem is course
literature. I am especially interested in any reference
to literature that could be used in such a course.
I am involved, at the Royal Institute of Technology in
Stockholm, Sweden, in the development of a short course
(2 credit points) in the manufacturing of electronic
equipment. This refers to the manufacturing of computers,
peripheral equipment, home electronics and the like, not
primarily to the production of VLSI components. The course
will be part of a study program for Electrical Engineers
and is intended to prevent them from designing products that
are unneccessarily difficult, expensive or even impossible
to manufacture. The course is not intended to educate
electronics production specialists.
(Education of such specialists does not exist in Sweden; we have
only mechanical engineers, who do not understand electronics,
and electrical engineers, who think that if they only make a
good design at the prototype level, production will take care of
itself. But this is another story.)
The following is a preliminary outline of the course:
The role of production in the enterprise. Production of electro-
mechanical products, electronics, and semiconductors. Dimensioning
of production resources. Make or buy. Subcontractors.
Interfaces to production: manufacturing documents, engineering
changes, the order flow, invoicing. Production engineering. Product
management and administration. The role of CAD/CAM systems.
Organisation of production. Production planning. Production
control. Coexisting versions/generations of a product.
Material flow. Purchasing. Incoming inspection. Materials
handling. Manufacturing technology (assembly, soldering etc).
Tools. Testing. Delivery. Maintenance, repairs, replacement
units, spare parts.
Quality control.
Production economy.
Note. In the above, I have used "production" and "manufacturing"
more or less interchangeably; no subtle difference is implied.
Again, I am interested in information about
1 similar courses
2 possible course literature
3 persons who might have information about 1 or 2 (or might be
interested in an exchange of ideas)
Bengtmmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) (02/28/90)
A book you might want to look at is: Reliability Design Handbook It mostly discusses the design and manufacture of military and aerospace systems, but some methods used are applicable to civilian electronics as well. The focus is on reliability, but the discussion of methods for obtaining it, and meeting cost objectives, might be relevant to your work. It is available from: Reliability Analysis Center Rome Air Development Center Griffiss Air Force Base, NY 13441 Telephone: (315) 330-4151 I don't know what it costs these days, but I would guess it is about US$50.