Course: Project Product Design and Industrialization credits: 10

Course code
WBVB23PPI
Name
Project Product Design and Industrialization
Study year
2026-2027
ECTS credits
10
Language
Dutch, with parts in English
Coordinator
I.V. Houwing
Modes of delivery
  • Education
Assessments
  • English - Assignment
  • Professional Identity - Assignment
  • Project - Assignment
  • Reporting - Assignment

Learning outcomes

The student: 

  • describes what the total product lifecycle for a given product looks like, from design, production plan, production organization, production and delivery; 
  • analyzes the influence of a product's design choices on manufacturing technology, cost price, production planning, lead time and factory design; 
  • draws up a work preparation in which production steps, times and costs are specified; 
  • describes the manufacturing process through systems and models 
  • determines the cost price of a product from material and production costs, calculates a simple hourly rate for people and machines as a basis for the cost price of a product (part); 
  • analysis and optimize existing production systems according to the request of the client

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Content

The module focuses on the integrated understanding, analysis, and optimization of industrial production processes within the context of Smart Industry. Attention is paid to the interrelationship between product design, production preparation, production organization, cost price determination, and process optimization.
The course addresses the core concepts and current developments in smart industry, such as the digitalization of production processes, automation, data‑driven decision-making, and the integration of humans, machines, and information. Students learn to comprehend the complexity of modern production systems and to place them within technological, organizational, and economic frameworks.

 

 

Included in programme(s)

School(s)

  • Engineering, Life Sciences & ICT
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