Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack P. Eng...., Grand Valley State University; Val Hawks, Brigham Young University

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-3744: AN EDUCATORS VIEW OF TRENDS IN MANUFACTUR-ING EDUCATION: LEARNING FROM THE PAST TO PLAN FOR THEFUTUREDr. Hugh Jack P. Eng...., Grand Valley State University Dr. Hugh Jack is a Professor of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan. His specialties include automation, design projects, and internet application development.Dr. Val Hawks, Brigham Young University Val Hawks is the Director of the School of Technology at Brigham Young University and faculty mem- ber in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at BYU. He has a B.S. degree from Brigham Young University, a M.S. from Lehigh University, and a Ph.D. from Gonzaga University. He

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

entitled Curricula 2015: A Four Year Strategic Plan for ManufacturingEducation. A principle component of the study is the organization and visual representation ofthe key topics for manufacturing education into a graphical form designated the Four Pillars ofManufacturing EngineeringTo assist in program and curriculum improvement of our manufacturing technology major, asurvey has been conducted of alumni, employers, advisory board members and other associatesof our program. The topics identified in the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering werespecified along with others, and respondents were asked to indicate (in their opinion) howimportant each topic was for our graduates. This paper summarizes and analyzes the results ofthis and some

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Manufacturing

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Curricula 2015; An update for 2012AbstractBetween 2008 and 2011 the Curricula 2015 (C2015) initiative was undertaken by hundreds ofprofessionals from industry, academia, and service groups. The goal was to examine the state ofmanufacturing education and develop a plan for revising manufacturing education. Thepreliminary content was well received and multiple groups are currently working on variousrecommendations and action items. This paper describes the progress of the work.IntroductionThe developments in the economy, globalization, and technology made the last decade difficultfor manufacturers. Many companies were caught trying to make rapid changes to

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett Ph.D., Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University; Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; V. Raju, VIT University; Winston F. Erevelles, St.Mary's University; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University

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Manufacturing

competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy, and control  Manufacturing competitiveness: understanding the analysis, synthesis, and control of manufacturing operations using statistical and calculus based methods, simulation and information technology Additional detail used to define the programmatic content of such programs is provided bythe Body of Knowledge developed with industry by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers forits certification programs for manufacturing engineers and technologists.2 Graphic Representation of Four Pillars Concept To help communicate the Four Pillarsconcept and the attendant details to a wide range of people and organizations, a graphicrepresentation was developed

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin L. Devine, Illinois State University; Corinne Zimmerman, Illinois State University

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Manufacturing

completed a briefjournaling activity that asked them to describe what they learned about robots. Page 25.61.2Description of outreach activityThe outreach activity was designed to introduce the elementary school students to industrialrobotics and various topics related to programming industrial robots. As part of the outreachactivity, the research team visited the elementary school on two occasions spaced one weekapart. Before the students were told about the planned visit of the research team, they wereasked to complete their first DART assessment.The initial visit was broken into three 40 minute sessions. During the first session, two classes

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Eric Owens

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Manufacturing

Energy, BiomedicalSystems, Digital Design and Modeling, Electronics, Mechanical Design & Fabrication,and Quality, Two new specializations are expected to be added in 2012. Of the 10Florida colleges that offer the Engineering Technology degree, six support multiplespecialization tracts.The Florida Technical Education PlanThe A.S. Engineering Technology degree is part of a much larger statewide unifiedcurriculum project, the Florida Plan, which embraces high school technology programs,career academies, worker training programs, apprenticeships and bachelor degreeprograms. A model example of the Florida Plan is built around the CPT certification. Byembedding the MSSC Skill standards into the ET degree, FLATE has constructed anindustry-relevant

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

satisfying customers’ needs for value purchasing.Manufacturing Engineering is a bottom-up discipline, based upon a strong foundation of scienceand mathematics. The linchpin is comprehensive understanding of the science of the interactionsbetween tool and workpiece. The production system of the factory is built on this foundation,with all design and operating decisions emanating from fundamental principles of the physicsand chemistry (and more recently, the biology) of materials processing. ManufacturingEngineering is also a design profession, where practitioners are required to make decisions tocreate processing plans and production systems based on both fundamental analysis and the

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian W. Anthony, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David E. Hardt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

contribution with a project thesis,which is submitted to the MIT thesis advisor for approval. Most projects involve a stipend paidto the student by the company.Recent projects include:  Implementation of RFID for Parts Tracking in a Equipment Manufacturing Factory  Robust Product – Process Design for a Diagnostic Microfluidic Device  Process Improvement in a High Volume Packaging Material Manufacturing Plant  Process Improvement for Manufacturing of High Lift Oil Well Pumps  Process Improvement for Manufacture of Deep Well Instrumentation Systems  Development of a Logistics Resource Allocation System  Supply Chain Planning of Global Electronics Manufacturer for Short Life Cycle Products  Analysis, Scheduling and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Firasath Ahmed Syed, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Manufacturing

dimensional objects quickly and in an intuitive manner. Varioustechnologies are currently available to deliver prototypes quickly1. The mainstream of RPtechnologies uses an additive manufacturing process that accumulates layers of material to forma three-dimensional prototype. This additive process “grows” a prototype directly from bottomup, instead of cutting one out of a solid block of material. As a result, RP does not requirecomplicated process planning or tool selection. Thus it is an excellent tool for students with littlemanufacturing experience to fabricate their designs. Another significant feature of RP, enabledby the layer-adding process, is the capability to perform freeform fabrication. RP is capable ofbuilding almost any geometric

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yalcin M. Ertekin, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

the same!• Overall I thought this was a very good course. The instructor was engaged and interested. The final project was a huge learning experience and was an exceptional replacement for a final. This was real world experience that can't be learned from a book.Given these results and in response to students’ feedback, this course will further enhance onlinelaboratory learning through a detailed plan. Table 1. Overview of ET615-Rapid Prototyping and Product Design Week Topic 1 Development of a Successful Product, Cost, Quality and Time to Market 2 Product Development, Product Prototyping 3 Prototype Planning and Management, Product and Prototype Cost Estimation 4 Prototype Design Methods, Prototype Design Tools 5

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devi K. Kalla, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State College of Denver

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Manufacturing

manufacturing courses from different universities in engineering technologyfield as future work. Moreover, the importance of embedding the concepts of sustainabilityprinciples in all relevant courses will also be highlighted in future. To put this idea into practice,more detailed mapping is required and an insertion plan for each course has to be drawn further. Page 25.776.6 Page 25.776.7Figure 3. Course flow for BSMET degree at Metropolitan State College of Denver.5. The plan for insertionMany opportunities currently exist to infuse mechanical/manufacturing engineering

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ed Lugo; David Gonzales, El Camino College; Buford F. Pringle, Butler Community College; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

Page 25.140.3defined laboratory project kit complete with several developed laboratory exercises. Thefollowing sections will provide some detail on the existing and planned digital content, as well asbackground on the new laboratory kit initiative.Digital contentThe project’s strategy for technical content development was to develop modules that could beeasily used in existing courses as opposed to developing a completely new course. This approachwas taken partly based on team member’s experiences with adding new courses to curriculumand partly based on the fact that there are large number of manufacturing programs that are notcompletely aerospace-centric, but may wish to include aerospace examples.The digital content available is developed to

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex C. Kanu, Ball State University; Pamela Elizabeth Betz, Ball State University; Samuel Cotton, Ball State University

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Manufacturing

assessstudents’ awareness of sustainability beyond materials covered in class. In other words, thesurvey sort to assess how learning about sustainability was going on beyond materials covered inclass. To put the survey in context, the authors will like to inform the readers that thisMidwestern University prides itself for being the owner of the largest geothermal project in theUS. Thus, it was anticipated that students should be aware of the subject beyond materialscovered in class. The results of the survey suggests that more work is required to increasestudents awareness about sustainability above the current 64% level to at least 80%.In subsequent years, the authors plan to use the survey differently. That is, they plan toadminister the survey in the

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

learning experience is taking place,including the past offering when 100% of the students received at least B- (80%) letter grade.Course evaluations also indicated ratings mainly in the range of 4 - 5 in 5 scale.In summary, students gain 15 weeks of hands-on practical experience on industrial grade robots.They learn about trajectory planning, program planning and logic with flow-charts and state-flowdiagrams. The students also study the wiring process of inputs and outputs to the robotcontroller. But, most importantly they get exposed to scenarios replicating real-life cases such ashand-exchange and setting of a TOOLFRAME, palletizing and depalletizing, and mostimportantly wiring and programming of an actual work-cell, possibly twice – one with an

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Diane Dostie, Central Maine Community College; Lisa C. Hix, Keene State College; David J. Tuttle, Platt Technical High School

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Manufacturing

reactionto the lingering economic downturn. A most ironic and costly notion is that the current economicdownturn can be solved through a coherent innovation policy leading to a robust manufacturingsector, which on the face of it, is correct1. Regardless, there is an underlying assumption thatthere is a robust manufacturing education base ready and capable of undertaking the dauntingtask of supporting economic recovery. Despite many excellent manufacturing programs, theability to meet this growing demand is dubious at best, given the lack of a strategic planning anda general movement and emphasis away from manufacturing at all educational levels.Although the public is favorably disposed toward manufacturing and understand its importanceto the overall

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam

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Manufacturing

goal of the leadershipcurriculum is to see that undergraduate receive an education that enables them to develop,practice, and exhibit leadership and innovation skills. The five learning outcomes are defined as“Graduates will have:  had experiences that promote a high level of professionalism and integrity, responsible decision making, confidence in approaching opportunities, and pride in their activities.  had experiences that promote the understanding of themselves and others, sensitivity to other cultures in the context of globalization, and interpersonal skills.  had experiences that promote the ability to analyze unfamiliar situations, assess risk, and formulate plans of action.  been made aware of the

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard A. Gilbert, University of South Florida; Danielly Orozco, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE); Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Peggie Weeks, Lamoka Educational Consulting

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Manufacturing

faculty and students in similarprograms and simplify the tasks involved in this demonstration effort. In this case, the projecttasks at hand involved a new experience for both A.S. degree program faculty and students in astudy abroad program that provides no previous history as a guide. Thus, FLATE and RCNGMconceived a 3 phase plan for their individual demonstration projects with the first 2 phasesaligned with 2 trips to the corresponding European partner countries.The first trip is an exploratory sortie for faculty of involved community colleges. CommunityCollege technical faculty members have no experience with or even knowledge of the structureof the technical education system(s) in Europe. This minimal knowledge base may include thefacts that

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

manufacturing of biomedical devices and systems course and alsoincluded within the scope of the rapid prototyping and reverse engineering course.Biomedical Development with Rapid Prototyping and Reverse EngineeringThe efforts started with employment of rapid prototyping systems in biomodeling work forrealization of 3D physical models of human anatomy based on medical imaging data. Biomodelscan be employed in pre-surgical planning, educational and training purposes as well as prosthesisand implant design. Some of the students who helped developing the methodology and materialswere supported by the US Department of Labor PREP program. A total of five students wereinvolved in the original efforts, two of which were manufacturing engineering majors.The

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

engineering solutions in aglobal societal context(10): a knowledge of contemporary issues(11): an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practiceManufacturing Engineering track-specific ABET outcome applicable for this course is suggestedto be:(M3): graduates appreciate the necessity for manufacturing competitiveness and understand howto create competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy and controlThe outcomes may be assessed via homework assignments, term project and exams. It isexpected that the applicable outcomes list would be revised based on the outcomes assessment.5. Course Assessment5.1 Student PerformanceThe student performances in the courses with traditional

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

plan for a project and then execute that plan on time and on budget. This is difficult to teach and most often learned through experience. Most students can manage their projects, course work, and classes with little to no formal planning system or time investment. Environments should be created in the class room where they fail or feel pressured highly if they are not able to scope/plan/do in an effective and timely manner.• Major emphasis should be on "GREEN." Youth are very interested in improving the world. We use "Green" as an synonym for improving the environment reducing energy, or carbon and Page 25.1276.15

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Paras Mandal, University of Texas, El Paso; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Juan Venegas

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Manufacturing

through using(1) the Tutor System and (2) the RP Simulator. Particularly, we are interested in exploring if anon-traditional instruction approach through the Tutor System and the RP Simulator cancompete with and/or substitute to the traditional method (i.e., a face-to-face class). There are twomajor activities in our data collection plan. First, for effectiveness of the use of the tutor system,the instructor used Adobe Captivate® 5 to develop and demonstrate the use of the medicalmodeling software called Mimics® then saved it as a Captivate file (i.e. .wsf). Then, it wasuploaded in the tutor system to allow students to download it. Basically, there are two groupsunder this activity – Control Group/Group A (i.e., using face-to-face instruction

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Branislav Rosul, College of DuPage

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Manufacturing

seamlesstransition among partnering institutions in their respective degree programs. The major focus ofthe project are in two areas: 1) augment and enhance existing courses in modular forms atvarious tiers and disciplines, with majority of the material being already available from existingcourses, and 2) develop and implement a continuous improvement plan based on assessment andevaluation of learning outcomes for each module. Expected deliverables from the project are: Thirty-two, 2- or 4-week modules that carrycrossover concepts among electrical, mechanical, and computer topics. The modules are to beprogressive in level of difficulty and transferable from one discipline to another. At least fiftypercent of these modules are to have experiential

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Punit Deotale, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

automobilemanufacturing environment [11], electronic/circuit card design, assembly, fabrication, anddistribution [12-14], and generic manufacturing planning and quality management activities[15,16]. One interesting example is the Virtual Disk Drive Design Studio [17]. In this game,students build on three different learning styles: (1) literature search and abstract theory, (2)consultations from experts and (3) design studio. Students are asked to launch their new diskdrives in a certain time frame, simulating the idea of time-to-market. Theoretcial work about linebalancing program has been developed since 1980; however, over the years, as manufacturingtechnology advances, the complexity of the problem increases as well. Mazziotti, Armstrong,and Powell [18

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University

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Manufacturing

the Japanese parts were virtually identical withdimensions at their nominal, target or basic sizes.The two lessons that were learned from this experience were that the target dimension variationplays a key role in determining the quality of parts, and variation in manufacturing componentshas an inverse correlation to reliability in the field.In another well-documented case study between Ford and Mazda [iii], Ford contracted Mazda tomake front-wheel-drive automatic transmissions. The parts were made by Ford at its Bataviaplant in Ohio. Ford issued the exact same blueprints to Mazda, who planned to build thetransmissions in Japan. When the transmissions were built into cars and had a considerable runon the roads, it was found that the

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Bret Alan Davis

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Manufacturing

,” January 2009, www.weforum.org/pdf/climate/Green.pdf. Page 25.1136.114. Beyond Fossil Fuels: How wind, solar and hydrogen will help us end our oil addiction, Sierra, July/August 2002.5. Renewable Energy: Its physics, engineering, environmental impacts, economic & planning, by Bent Sorenson, 2nd Edition, 2000, Academic Press.6. Faruk Yildiz and Keith Coogler, “Development of a Renewable Energy course for a Technology Program,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 20-23 in Louisville, Kentucky, 2010.7. Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems II Course, EML 4930/5930, Spring 2006

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Peter Vogt, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah

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Manufacturing

. Chen, P.-c. Lin, and S.-S. Chang, “Integrating library instruction into a problem-based learning curriculum,” Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 517 – 532, 2011. Design/methodology/approach;External environments;Information literacy;Information seeking;Instructional materials;Learning organizations;Library instruc- tion;Library user education;Library users;Medical curriculum;Medical libraries;Medical schools;Medical students;Non-traditional;Plan libraries;Problem based learning;Research limitations;Small groups;.[41] R. Belu and A. Belu, “Development of a web-based learning and instruction support system for renewable energy sources/hybrid power systems courses,” (Chicago, IL

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alister McLeod, Indiana State Uniersity; Jim Smallwood, Indiana State University

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Manufacturing

product volume? a. Has there been any new equipment purchase to support any of these goals? b. Have these new equipment purchases reduced the amount of machinery necessary to make that product? 3. Has your company in recent time made any new equipment purchases? a. Has the acquisition of new machinery affected the need for more skilled workers? 4. Is a future goal of your company to obtain more highly skilled workers that can run new robotic machinery? 5. Are you using planning models to help you schedule production operations

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William R. Peterson, WRP Associates

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Manufacturing

reasoning including skillssuch as classification, sequencing, planning, and comparison. Creative thinking involves creatingand generating something new or original. It also involves the skills of brainstorming,modification, attribute listing, and originality. The purpose of DFA creative thinking is tostimulate curiosity among students and promote product structure simplification. Bloom'sTaxonomy provides a useful structure in which to categorize DFA learning objects whenassessing student learning outcomes. Asking students to think at higher levels is an excellent wayto stimulate student's thought processes. In DFA learning process, the purpose of writing