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Advanced Manufacturing Process Analysis

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University at Buffalo

Advanced Manufacturing Process Analysis

85 ratings

Course 4 of 9 in the Specialization Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology

Variability is a fact of life in manufacturing environments, impacting product quality and yield. Through this course, students will learn why performing advanced analysis of manufacturing processes is integral for diagnosing and correcting operational flaws in order to improve yields and reduce costs. Gain insights into the best ways to collect, prepare and analyze data, as well as computational platforms that can be leveraged to collect and process data over sustained periods of time. Become better prepared to participate as a member of an advanced analysis team and share valuable inputs on effective implementation. Main concepts of this course will be delivered through lectures, readings, discussions and various videos. This is the fourth course in the Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology specialization that explores the many facets of manufacturing’s “Fourth Revolution,” aka Industry 4.0, and features a culminating project involving creation of a roadmap to achieve a self-established DMD-related professional goal. To learn more about the Digital Manufacturing and Design Technology specialization, please watch the overview video by copying and pasting the following link into your web browser: https://youtu.be/wETK1O9c-CA

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Data Analysis: Computational Techniques and Platforms

The purpose of this module is to introduce various techniques used in advanced analysis, like Determination of Significant Variables/Factors, Data Visualization, and Anomaly Detection. Also, this module will introduce various computational platforms (HPC, Cloud computing techniques) that exist for carrying out advanced analysis.

Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success3:06

Meet the Instructors

Rahul Rai
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Welcome to the 4.0 Roadmap touchpoint for the DMD specialization.

Nearly one third of your roadmap project is now complete.

Your tasks included selecting, entitling your project, finalizing the template for

your project charter, updating your charter with the objectives, and

compiling a list of sources to help you find a mentor or a team of mentors.

If you haven't completed these steps, please refer to

the lessons in previous courses and complete those steps before moving on.

Next, you will complete and document a self assessment.

Self-assessments, also known as self-evaluations,

are exercises that may influence how you execute tasks and projects.

They provide insight into your strengths and weaknesses.

Once recognized, you may choose to implement a strategy

to transform weaker qualities into stronger ones.

Self-assessments can also help you identify gaps that,

unless closed, may hinder your ability to perform a particular task.

Self assessments may be conducted a number of ways.

However, in this lesson we suggest you use a common tool referred to as SWOT.

SWOT is the acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

A SWOT analysis often looks like this.

Where the strengths and weaknesses blocks include internal factors.

Those are unique to you.

And the blocks of opportunities and threats include external factors such as

a job posting, a new software release, regulations and procedures.

Once conducted, a SWOT analysis will begin to reveal

What positive attributes you may want to leverage.

It will also begin to reveal weaknesses you may wish to tackle or

threats you may need to overcome.

The output of a SWOT analysis is a list of action items

to focus on as you transition from a current to a future state.

When completed,

the analysis provides personalized steps to achieve something you want.

Your assignment is to conduct a SWOT self assessment and

reflect on the results as they relate to your project objectives.

By the time you enroll in the next course, update your project charter with one to

three action items for you to complete Within an established time period,

but leverages your strengths to obtain a prospective opportunity.

Additionally, list at least one action item to mitigate or reduce the risk

of a threat adversely impacting you as a result of one or more of your weaknesses.

Please refer to the resource section to help you get started.

Also, use the discussion forum to share your ideas.

Have fun and I'll see you in the next course of the DMD Specialization.

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