| CODE | MFE5103 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Product Quality, Reliability and Safety Engineering | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit, the following topics will be covered: 1) Product Quality - Advanced Statistical Process Control. - Quality Function Deployment. - Quality tools for continuous improvement (engineering tools). - Six sigma. - Total Quality Management. - Integrated approaches to Quality, Environmental, and Safety Management Systems. 2) Reliability and Safety Engineering - Safety considerations in product development. The role and significance of safety engineering, definitions of safety, hazards and risk. - The Product Safety Life Cycle – phases of the safety life-cycle – the impact of safety in each life cycle phase, definitions and concepts of safety, safety management within the product life cycle. - Safety/ Reliability Analysis Tools – hazard analysis, fault tree analysis, failure mode and effect analysis, risk assessment. - The relation between safety and product reliability. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims at equipping learners with knowledge on three principle and related areas of engineering, namely Quality, Reliability and Safety Engineering. The study-unit provides an insight into the key areas of Quality Engineering Management, Product Development for Quality and Quality Control. Additionally, the unit will provide an insight into the management of product safety and reliability through the product development stages. The delivered content will provide an understanding of the role of the safety lifecycle, including considerations of preliminary safety analysis, right through the consideration of the manufacture, operation and use, maintenance and final product disposal Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop a comprehension of the philosophy behind continuous improvement and Total Quality Management. - Develop an understanding of the activities involved in the management of product quality and safety. - Apply tools knowledgeably and effectively in the development of products in terms of ensuring product quality and safety. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Use advanced SPC methods. - Carry out Advanced Quality Planning using QFDs and FMEAs. - Manage and carry out a Six Sigma project. - Use reliability design methods. - Conduct a risk-benefit analysis. - Set up a Product Safety Programme Plan. - Conduct a Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP). Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Creating Quality - Process Design for Results, William J. Kolarik, ISBN 0-07-116428-6. - Product Safety Engineering and Management, W. Hammer, American Society of Safety Engineers, ISBN 0939874903. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Project | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Emmanuel Francalanza (Co-ord.) Joseph Paul Zammit |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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