Textiles & Paper
School of Materials
University of Manchester

Title of Course Unit - Production Engineering

Mode of teaching - Lectures

Course Length - 12 x 2 hour lectures

Credit Rating - 10

Course Co-ordinator - J M Bailey

Staff involved in Course Unit - J M Bailey

Location & Availability of Course Staff

J M Bailey – SS/A35b/2 – By arrangement.

Degrees of which this Course Unit is a Component Part

BSc(Hons) in Management and Marketing of Textiles

BSc(Hons) in Textile Design and Design Management

Level - 3

Pre-requisite Course Units - Economics of Textile Production

Course Units to which this Unit is a Pre-requisite - None

Criteria for Satisfactory Completion of Course Unit

Examination mark of 40% for a pass.

Mode of Teaching - Lectures (plus tutorials where applicable)

Student Feedback on Course Unit

By means of questionnaire circulated towards the end of the lecture course.

Mechanisms for Feedback on Student Progress - None

Mode of Assessment - Assessment is by means of examination.

Course Aims

The aims of the course are:

  • to prepare the students for the workplace, whether it be factory, office kitchen or studio;
  • to introduce a range of management techniques;
  • to demonstrate the range of options in a small number of control techniques;
  • to demonstrate how the value of techniques may be measured.

Course Content - Major Topics

  • Production management techniques including work study, motivation and incentive payment schemes, materials management and quality assurance in production.

Teaching Philosophy

The course consists of a blend of theoretical and applied material which is used to provide students with an overall view of a range of management techniques used in production management in a manufacturing situation. In addition, the material is designed to allow consideration of a small range of the techniques in more detail, allowing the student to use and appreciate those techniques and examine their strengths and weaknesses.

Course Objectives

Students completing this course should be able:

to understand the methods and operation of work study and work measurement;

to understand the uses, values and the limitations of work study;

to understand the linkage between motivation and incentive payment systems;

to understand the range of responsibilities involved in production management;

to understand the purchasing and materials management functions, and the variety of options available;

to understand quality management and the variety of methods available.

Reference Texts

1.     Work Study - Currie R M - Pitman

  1. Production & Operations Management - Muhlemann/Oakland/Lockyer - Pitman (6th Ed. 1992/3)
  2. Production Management - Lockyer K

Books Recommended for Purchase

Course Guide available

Lecture Topics (incl. special refs.)

1. Production Management

  • Introduction to the course and outline of content. Production management, the function and the personnel; the responsibilities involved in the function; the scope and the areas of control, the limits and the major problem areas.

References

  • Lockyer - Chap.1

2. Management Techniques and Work Study

  • An introduction to the range of management techniques; explanation of areas of use. Introduction to work study; the development of the techniques; definitions and objectives; the place of method study and work measurement; examination of method study in operation.

References

  • Lockyer - Chap.15
  • Currie - Chap.6/7

3. Work Study in Operation

  • Work measurement; objectives of work measurement, the advantages and pitfalls involved in its use; methodology of work measurement, studies, activity sampling, rating, allowances etc.; work study as a basis for payment systems.
  • Activity Sampling Handout

References

  • Currie - Chap.8-11 & 22
  • Muhlemann/Oakland/Lockyer - Chap 18
  • Time Study Manual - Enrick N L - Textile Book Publishers
  • Industrial Engineering Manual - Enrick N L - Textile Book Publishers - Chap.2 to 8

4. Payment Systems

  • Payment systems aims and objectives; implementation and continuation objectives; direct incentive schemes and their requirements; individual and group incentive schemes; types and advantages of incentive payment schemes, linear and non-linear; non-financial schemes; use of different types of incentive schemes in industry.

References

  • Lockyer - Chap.31
  • Currie - Chap.14 & 19
  • Job Evaluation: A Practical Guide for Managers - BIM Management Publishers
  • The Case for Profit Sharing - Weitzman
  • Guide to Incentive Payment Schemes - Income Data Services
  • Will Profit Sharing Work? - Estrin & Wadhwani
  • Operations Management in Practice - Ed. Lewis C D - Pub.Philip Allan - Chap.8

5. Materials

  • Materials management and control; the range of the area; purchasing, position and activities of the function; materials forecasting; quality considerations; materials handling; inventory control, activities and storage aspects; computerised systems in industry. Production Inventory control.

References

  • Lockyer - Chap.18 Chap.28/9
  • Operations Management in Practice -Ed. Lewis C D- Pub.Philip Allan - Chap.16 & 18
  • Management Control Manual for the Textile Industry - Enrick N L - Chap. 9

6. Quality Circles

References

  • Quality Circles - Mohr
  • Quality Circles : Practical Experiences - MEP
  • The Development of Quality Circle Programmes - Dale/Lees
  • A Study of Quality Circle Failures - Dale/Hayward
  • Lockyer - Chap.6

7. Reliability

Reliability of machinery, reliability of plant in terms of layout, planning for reliability, quantitative reliability.

Evaluation of capacity and resource management.

 

8. Critical Path Analysis & PERT

Representing activities in networks, use of CPA in analysis of networks, PERT, resource allocation and management.

 

 

 

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