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Title of Course Unit – New Product Development (Production Project)
Unit Code
– Mats 20450
Mode of Teaching - Student led project
Course Length
10 sessions of 2 hours in semester 1
10 sessions of 2 hours in
semester 2.
Credit Rating - 20
Course Co-ordinator - J M Bailey
Staff involved in Course Unit - J M Bailey
Location of Staff Involved – SS/A35b/2
Degrees of which this Course Unit is a Component Part
BSc(Hons) Management and Marketing of Textiles
BSc(Hons) Textile Science & Technology
BSc(Hons) Textile Technology & Management
BSc(Hons) Clothing Technology & Fashion Management
Level
- 2
Pre-requisite
Course Units - None.
Course Units to which this Unit is a Pre-requisite – Production Management
Criteria for Satisfactory Completion of Course Unit
Expected Deliverables are -
- Company Details including individual job
specifications.
- Production Plan
- Set of Minutes of group meetings
- Group Report
- Product
- Presentation
- Individual Peer Assessments
Student Feedback on Course Unit - Continuous feedback during sessions plus standard
questionnaire
Mechanisms for Feedback on Student Progress - Constant
feedback (verbal) by means of tutor guidance and peer review.
Course Aims
The aims of the courses include:
development of group working skills and other interpersonal skills;
development of a holistic approach to product development;
development of an appreciation of the interaction of subject areas.
Method of Achievement of Aims
Use of a student-centred approach, which enables and
motivates the individual to work in small groups to use the knowledge obtained
in the course, in a scenario which is an attempt of a creation of a normal
workplace.
Mode of Assessment
Satisfactory performance in
group report and presentation.
Report and product is assessed by staff and individual work is assessed by
peers. Presentation assessed by staff and panel of peers.
Schedule of Assessment - Deadline for submission of Product & Group Report - 14th March 2008
Assessment Criteria - (see below)
Late Submission of Assessment Work
Groups who are late in submitting reports, production plans
and job specifications will lose marks at the standard school rate.
Failure to submit assessment sheets is seen as a failing of both
the individual and the group and as such will be reflected in the marks
awarded. Individuals who fail to submit peer assessment sheets will deprive themselves
of 25%, of the group overall mark. Failure to submit by any of the group will
affect the marks of other group members, but to a much lesser extent. It is the responsibility of the group to
ensure that all members fulfil their responsibilities.
Course
Objectives
These are
varied and include:
...to
increase the individual and group level of knowledge and experience of actual
processing methods and their effects on subsequent processes;
...to
provide experience on the effects of different processes on the final
properties and quality of the product;
...to
provide experience of the problems encountered by a team working on a
multi-disciplinary project;
...to
provide experience on the assessment of costs of production of a new product;
...to
provide experience on the development of a marketing plan for a new product;
...to
improve transferable skills i.e. team working, leadership, project
presentation, negotiation, etc.
Mode
of Teaching
Student-centred learning, guided by tutorial/seminar
sessions offering immediate and direct access to tutor.
Lectures are included in areas where problems are identified. In addition a
variety of resources are available within the laboratory complex.
Teaching
Philosophy
The
student-centred approach in this project is designed to build both knowledge
and experience in product development, and also to develop personal confidence.
The group approach is useful for developing personal skills under deadlines and
within strict limits.
Course
Content - Major Topics - (See below)
General
References - None
Books
Recommended for Purchase - None
Documentation
supplied to groups – various (as required)
Management & Marketing of Textiles
Textile Processing Project
September 2007
The textile processing project is designed to encourage
consideration of the problems encountered by supervisory management in the
production of new and innovative products
The project
has five aims:
...to increase
the individual and group level of knowledge and experience of actual processing
methods and their effects on subsequent processes;
...to give
an impression of the effects of different processes on the final properties and
quality of the product;
...to give
an impression of the problems encountered by a team working on a
multi-disciplinary project;
...to
provide experience on the assessment of costs of production of a new product;
...to
provide experience on the development of a marketing plan for a new product;
...to
improve transferable skills i.e. team working, leadership, project
presentation, negotiation, etc.
The project
will be carried out by groups of approximately SEVEN persons. Each group will
create their own specification for the project and their product, and all
members of the group will be expected to keep their own records of the stages
of the project.
Assessment
will be by means of :-
a) a project report by the group
b) a group seminar
c) personal performance throughout the project and at the
seminar
d) peer group assessment
e) achievement of group's own objectives within the group's
schedule.
Each group
will be responsible for forming a production company under the umbrella of the
holding company, UM TEXTILES GROUP (UMTG). The corporate board which will be
assessing each group's performance has appointed Mr. J. M. Bailey to oversee
the companies' operations. Mr. Bailey will be responsible for all communication
from and to the holding company during the project.
Each company
must manufacture a NEW and innovative textile product, representative of a
range of products to be manufactured by the company. In some areas of the
laboratories the group members should expect to run the machines themselves,
whilst in others, due to health and safety restrictions, the machines will be
operated for them. In either case the group will be expected to decide on the
relevant machine settings etc. and to oversee the product. The group will need
to investigate the laboratories and negotiate with the technicians to ensure
that their product can be manufactured and to timetable their activities in
cooperation with the staff of the relevant labs, and in conjunction with other
calls on the facilities.
Dependent on
the product choice, groups will be supplied with either fibre or yarn. In
certain cases groups may organize alternative suppliers but only by agreement
with Mr. Bailey. In these cases the groups must create a similar sample from
available resources as a guide to the costing procedure.
All samples
should be tested at each stage of production using a range of relevant testing
procedures to determine the impact of the process on the sample. Tests should
include tensile strength, tear strength, crease resistance, drape, thickness,
weight/unit area, etc. and an analysis of test results will be expected to form
part of the report. Where groups have been allocated yarn rather than fibre,
etc. a small comparative sample must be manufactured and tested by the group.
Each group must finish fabric in a manner appropriate to the product's end use,
and produce a completed sample which will be used in the assessment process.
The group
will decide on a range of roles to be allocated to group members. Each member
of the group will be expected to submit a short job description highlighting
their proposed roles within the company and detailing their responsibilities to
the project.
The group is
also expected to submit a preliminary product description, details of materials
they will need to requisition, plus a draft of the project timetable. It is the
responsibility of the group to maintain the project timetable and update the
project plan throughout the life of the project. Penalties will be incurred by
groups failing to keep to the schedule.
The group
will be expected to meet regularly and all meetings are to be fully minuted. The departmental meeting rooms may be available,
and may be booked via Mr. Bailey for Board meetings.
Every two
weeks a different member of the group will be expected to submit a short memo
detailing the company's recent progress along with the minutes of any meetings
held since the last submission.
Groups may,
where possible, arrange for one or more representatives of the group to visit a
company producing a similar type of product to that being manufactured by the
group.
The use of a
market survey to assess the probable market is a necessary part of the project.
The design of the survey questionnaire will be included in the group
assessment.
The project
report should contain:
...a product
specification;
...a market
analysis including a survey questionnaire and overall results;
...a list
of all processes employed specifying all machine settings used and the
rationale behind the choices;
...details
of all problems encountered;
...all test
results and their implications;
…plus a full
product costing
This costing
should be based on production on site for all processes rather than based on
alternative suppliers. The report should not be a long description of the
activities involved, but should explain the reasoning, planning, problems
encountered and the solutions to these.
The seminar
given by the group should summarize the report, and bring out the major issues,
not simply describe the processes.
The product
sample must be available for demonstration at the seminar. Product samples will
be retained by the department.
Assessment
Part of the
final mark will be made up of the individual group members' assessment of the
performance of all other group members. Each student will be given a specific
number of marks to allocate amongst his/her peers (dependent on the number of
group members).
The 80 marks
towards the sessional mark will be allocated by a
complex computer program. The effective results may be assumed to
approximate to the following:-
Group
Mark.
...General
performance/product (choice & quality) - 25%
...Group
seminar/presentation - 30%
...Group
report - 45%
Individual
mark
... (incl Peer group marking.) This is
used to check and justify individual marks and can affect the individual's mark
by up to 60%
Failure to
perform in any area will affect the marks awarded BOTH for individuals and for
the other group members.
Examples of
the roles that will have to be performed by members of the group rare Managing
Director, Company Secretary, Finance Manager, Production Director, Spinning
Manager, Weaving or Knitting Manager, Wet processing Manager, Making up
Manager, Quality Control Manager, Marketing Manager, etc. This list is not comprehensive, these and any additional roles will have to
be assumed by the group members dependent on the product selected. Assumption
of a role does not mean that particular group member should perform all
activities associated with the role but rather should oversee the group members
whilst the group is involved in that activity.
During week
thirteen of the project, the group should reallocate roles. Previous holders of
a post may be considered for each role.
In previous
years, successful products have fallen into the following categories:-
...Sportswear
& Swimwear
...Household
Furnishings
...Casual
clothing
...Industrial
aids
...Fashion
garments
...Accessories
etc.
Originality
in product choice will be rewarded.
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Project Timetable
This is a rough timetable designed to guide you in your
project plan definition.
(All
submissions, memos etc. must be delivered to Mr. J.M. Bailey at Head Office,
(Room SS/A35b/2). or through the departmental post.
Week
1.
Consider products and potential ......Assign roles and responsibilities
......Decide on product
Week
3.
Submit Product description, ......Job specifications,
......Materials requisition
Week
4.
Submit Production Plan ......Start product manufacturing
Week
6.
Group member 1 submits group progress memo
Week
8.
Group member 2 submits group progress memo
Week
10.
Group member 3 submits group progress memo
Week
12.
Group member 4 submits group progress memo
Week
13.
Reallocate roles ......Submit changes to Head office
Week
14.
Group member 5 submits group progress memo
Week
16.
Group member 6 submits group progress memo
Week
18.
Group member 7 submits group progress memo
End of Term
2 (Easter) Group report together
with the product sample for assessment must be submitted to Textiles Reception
(SS/C58) by 4.00pm on the 14th March
Term 3
(After Easter) Group seminars
& Presentations, Completion of Peer Assessment Sheets***
REMEMBER -- Completion of the Peer Group Assessment sheet is
mandatory for everyone. Failure to complete a sheet will REDUCE the marks
awarded BOTH for the individual concerned and for the other group members.
*** A copy of the
Peer Assessment Sheet is available - Click Here!
*** Advice is also available - Click Here!
*** Advice on Group Report Structure - Click Here!
*** Answers to FAQs – Click Here
*** Notes on Questionnaire Design – Click Here
