Core Areas

Core areas provide the foundation for a competent Built Environment professional. These are linked to professional and technical skills that form part of the curricula expected by relevant professional bodies...

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Specialised Areas

Specialised areas examine underlying concepts for built environment professionals within unique contexts

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Future Skills Areas

Future skills related areas stretch the minds of our learners so that they can shape the future through being exposed to cutting edge exemplars...

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Product Development in Off-Site Construction

Category: Future Skills Module: Offsite Construction

This learning package will be dealing with the design of manufacturing (DFM) and design for assembly. Design for manufacture (DFM) represents a new awareness of the importance of design as the first manufacturing step. It recognises that a company cannot meet quality and cost objectives with isolated design and manufacturing engineering operations. To be competitive in today’s marketplace requires a single engineering effort from concept to production. The essence of the DFM approach is therefore the integration of product design and process planning. Topics covered in this learning package include the design for manufacture process, and product design principles for efficient manufacture.

Learning Material
- Document 1: Introduction to Product Development in Off-Site Construction Submitted: Mon, 25 Jul 2011
  
  A 17 page word document introducing Product Development in Off-Site Construction.
- Presentation 1: Product Development in Off-Site Construction Submitted: Mon, 25 Jul 2011
  
  A series of 15 PowerPoint slides that introduces the design of manufacturing and design assembly.
Evidence Based Case Study
- Case Study: Product DesignSubmitted: Mon, 25 Jul 2011
  
  A 1 page word document outlining a work-based case study exercise for you to work through.
Self Assessment and Solutions
- Self Assessment Test QUESTIONS: Design For ManufacturingSubmitted: Tue, 26 Jul 2011
  
  4 questions for you to answer testing your knowledge in Design for Manufacturing.
- Self Assessment Test ANSWERS: Design for ManufacturingSubmitted: Tue, 26 Jul 2011
  
  Answers to the questions set in Self Assessment Test: Design for Manufacturing.
External Resource
- Further Reading: Product Development in Off-Site Construction Submitted: Mon, 25 Jul 2011
  
  Sources of information and a list of websites for additional help.

Core Areas

Specialised Areas

Future Skills Areas

Product Development in Off-Site Construction

Learning Material

Document 1: Introduction to Product Development in Off-Site Construction Submitted: Mon, 25 Jul 2011

Presentation 1: Product Development in Off-Site Construction Submitted: Mon, 25 Jul 2011

Evidence Based Case Study

Case Study: Product DesignSubmitted: Mon, 25 Jul 2011

Self Assessment and Solutions

Self Assessment Test QUESTIONS: Design For ManufacturingSubmitted: Tue, 26 Jul 2011

Self Assessment Test ANSWERS: Design for ManufacturingSubmitted: Tue, 26 Jul 2011

External Resource

Further Reading: Product Development in Off-Site Construction Submitted: Mon, 25 Jul 2011