AU3035 Automotive Product Life Cycle Management Syllabus:
AU3035 Automotive Product Life Cycle Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this course is to make the students to become familiar with the new product design and development with lifecycle management to industry needs.
UNIT I MOTIVATION AND INTRODUCTION
E-commerce, B to B, B to C forms of business, extended enterprise, concepts in PDM – product life cycle, business objects, work flows, versions, views, product structure, change processes, work list, information flow model in product development, engineering bill of materials and manufacturing bill of materials.
UNIT II COMPONENTS OF PLM SOLUTIONS
Object oriented approach in product development solutions, phase gate process in product design – disparate databases and connectivity, use of EAI technology (middleware) – cases for preparation of combined BOM and other reports. Component supplier management and sourcing.
UNIT III PRODUCT VISUALISATION
CAD neutral environment and visualization of products, standard software, use of visualization in several stages of lifecycle, reviews, mark-up – case studies.
UNIT IV ROLE OF PLM IN INDUSTRIES
Automotive sectors, ten step approach to PLM- Status Review, Data Gathering, Executive Education and Awareness ; Best Practice Positioning ; PLM Concept Generation and Analysis ; PLM Roadmap and Plan Generation Business Benefits and Business Case Development ; ROI Calculation ; Management Report Preparation ; Executive Presentation ; 1. Executive Decision Support- benefits of PLM.
UNIT V DETAILS OF MODULE
Details of modules in a PDM/PLM software, basics on customization and implementation of automotive PDM/PLM software.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to
1. Understand the product lifecycle management in an automotive industry
2. Classify the suitable PLM components for OEMS’s and Tier-I industry.
3. Visualize new product design and styling
4. Identify several stages of lifecycle
5. Appreciate the application E commerce
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Stark John, “Product Lifecycle Management (Volume 1)”, Springer International Publishing, 2015.
2. Stark John, “Product Lifecycle Management (Volume 2)”, Springer International Publishing, 2016.
REFERENCES:
1. Wang Lihui and Andrew YCN, “Collaborative Design and Planning for Digital Manufacturing”, Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2009.
2. Stark John, “Global Product: Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management and the Billion Customer Question”, Springer Publisher, 2007.
3. GrievesMichael, “Product Life Cycle Management”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2006.