Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Selected Chapters from Design for Excellence (17.IMDRPI)

Native organizations units: Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Type of studies	Title
Doctoral Academic Studies	Industrial Engineering / Engineering Management (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Tehnološki menadžment Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
ECTS	10

The educational goal is for students of doctoral studies to be introduced into the selected field of design for excellence, to qualify for independent research work and to learn the general settings that apply in the selected subject area.

Ability to deal with scientific and research work in the field.

Basic concept and history of DFX, Predecessors of the design for excellence, Abilities for assembly and manufacture, Basic idea and necessity of applying DFX, Diverse DFX approaches, Basic principles for DFX, Organization and Management of DFX approach, Procedure for product development, Comparative or simultaneous engineering (SE), Teamwork and cooperation, Evaluation of proposed solutions for improvement, Dimensions of DFX, Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Quality (DFQ), Design for Cost Optimization (DFC), Design for reliability, Design for service and maintenance, Design for safety, Design for environment protection, Design for simple usage, Design for fast market introduction, Computer-aided DFX and the integration with CAD, IIS-DFX developed tools in CAD, Tendencies for future development of the DFX approach.

Lectures. (Mentor and students select one or more modules depending on the size of the module content.) Consultations. Lectures are organized in combined form. The presentation of the theoretical part is followed by the corresponding examples. In addition to lectures there are regular consultations. In study and research, students investigate through scientific journals and other literature independently to upgrade the lectures. In working with the teacher, student is becoming capable for individual writing of a scientific paper.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Andreasen, M., Kahler, S., Lund, T.	Design for Assembly	1999	JFS Public, UK	English
Duggan, K.J.	Design for Operational Excellence: A Breakthrough Strategy for Business Growth	2012	McGraw-Hill, New York	English
Bralla, J.G.	Design for eXcellence	1996	McGraw-Hill	English
Huang, G.	Design for "X" - Concurrent Engineering Imperatives	2000	Chapman & Hall	English