About this course: This course will help you recognize how the "digital thread" is the backbone of the digital manufacturing and design (DM&D) transformation, turning manufacturing processes from paper-based to digital-based. You will have a working understanding of the digital thread – the stream that starts at product concept and continues to accumulate information and data throughout the product’s life cycle – and identify opportunities to leverage it. Gain an understanding of how "the right information, in the right place, at the right time" should flow. This is one of the keys to unlocking the potential of a digital design process. Acknowledging this will enable you to be more involved in a product’s development cycle, and to help a company become more flexible. Main concepts of this course will be delivered through lectures, readings, discussions and various videos. This is the second course in the Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology specialization that explores the many facets of manufacturing’s “Fourth Revolution,” and features a culminating project involving creation of a roadmap to achieve a self-established DMD-related professional goal. To learn more about the Digital Manufacturing and Design Technology specialization, please watch the overview video by copying and pasting the following link into your web browser: https://youtu.be/r-VHiwsg_t0
Who is this class for: This course is for anyone interested in how digital advances are changing the landscape and capabilities of manufacturing, from high school graduates exploring careers to operations managers and business owners hungry for an understanding of the newest manufacturing technologies.
Created by: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Taught by: Ken English, Deputy Director
Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies Community of Excellence
| Basic Info | Course 2 of 10 in the Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology Specialization |
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 3 ½ hours per week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Digital Thread Defined
The purpose of this module is to introduce learners to the context and definition of the digital thread. Details of individual lessons in this module are provided below.
6 videos, 6 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Video: Introduction to Digital Thread: Components
- Reading: Acknowledgements
- Video: The Vision of Digital Manufacturing and Design
- Reading: Resources: Staying Relevant; Being a Player in DMD
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: The Diffusion of Innovation
- Reading: Resources: Diffusion of Innovation
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Motivating Factors
- Reading: Resources: Why Digital Thread?
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Digital Thread
- Reading: Resources: Digital Thread Defined
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Business Systems
- Reading: Resources: Business Systems and the Digital Thread
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Discussion Prompt: Why Digital Thread?
Graded: Digital Thread: Components. Week 1 Quiz
WEEK 2
Data Storage in the Digital Thread
The purpose of this module is to explore the different strategies and components affecting data storage in the enterprise. Building on effective information technology practices, the module will develop learners' knowledge of well developed data storage strategies. Upon completion, students will be able to analyze an organization’s data storage strategy and make recommendations for improvement in performance and robustness. Details of individual lessons in this module are provided below.
4 videos, 4 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Video: Data Storage
- Reading: Resources: Data Storage
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Data Singularity
- Reading: Resources: Data Singularity
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Version Control
- Reading: Resources: Dealing with Constant Change
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Data Security and Disaster Recovery
- Reading: Resources: Data Security and Disaster Recovery
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
Graded: Digital Thread: Components. Week 2 Quiz
WEEK 3
Data Sharing and The Digital Thread
The purpose of this module is to explain factors impacting the ability of organizations to share data (internally and externally). Upon completion of the module, learners will be able to evaluate data sharing strategies and point out potential strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. Details of individual lessons in this module are provided below
5 videos, 8 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Video: Data Sharing
- Reading: Resources: Data Sharing Strategies, Benefits, and Consequences
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Interoperability
- Reading: Resources: Interoperability and Data Formats
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Semantic Data
- Reading: Resources: Semantic Data
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Technical Data Packages
- Reading: Resources: Technical Data Packages
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Video: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success
- Reading: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success-- Resources
- Reading: Your Roadmap Project: Step 2
- Discussion Prompt: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success in Digital Manufacturing and Design Technology
- Reading: Digital Thread: Components -- Key Takeaways
- Reading: Digital Thread: Components -- Course References
Graded: Digital Thread: Components. Week 3 Quiz
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excellent course and instructed very good !!
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Very Good course on Digital Thread, gained lot of knowledge in digital thread. Thanks to Ken.