Introduction to APS1601
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Industry Partners:
The industry partners include major aerospace companies within Canada. These organizations are leaders in aircraft manufacturing, maintenance, and advanced technology development.
Students collaborate on real-world projects focused on areas like production process optimization, supply chain management, lean manufacturing, and technology innovation. Projects range from shop floor improvements, pre-flight operations, and agile product development to digital transformation and enterprise-wide safety systems, providing hands-on experience in solving complex challenges within the aerospace sector.
- Bombardier Aerospace
- deHavilland Aircraft
- Lockheed Martin
- Pratt & Whitney
- Safran
Past Student Projects:
2024
Fall 2024 – 100% INCLASS (Full Semester)
- Bombardier – INNOVATIVE PROSPECTS IN AIRCRAFT FIXED-EMPENNAGE MATERIAL SELECTION
- Bombardier – Moving Empennage – Lighter, Stronger, Smarter
- Bombardier – Optimizing the Production Process in 3D Printing of Aircraft Parts
- Bombardier – Mergers and Acquisitions in the Aerospace Industry – Should Bombardier Re-Acquire Its Former Belfast Operations?
2023
Fall 2023 – 100% INCLASS (Full Semester)
2022
Fall 2022 – 100% Online (Full Semester)
- deHavilland – Implementing a manufacturing operating system for the new DHC-515 Water Bomber
- Pratt & Whitney – Technology Maturation Process Improvement
- Safran – Assessing the disconnect between the innovation funnel and innovation implementation strategy
- Bombardier – Developing Operations Monitoring System to Improve Visibility and Pre-flight Operations Planning
2021
Fall 2021 – 100% Online (Full Semester)
- Bombardier Aerospace London, UK – Expanding hanger operations and planning a facilities move
- Bombardier Aerospace London, UK– Optimizing Operation in Maintenance Stores – How to Improve Flow
- deHavilland Aircraft – Developing a Parallel Superstation Assembly
- Bombardier Toronto – Developing a Pre-Flight Status Tracking System
- Bombardier Toronto – Developing a Pre-flight Crew Handover system
- Safran – Developing a Digitization strategy for an aerospace enterprise
2020
Fall 2020 – 100% Online
- Bombardier –Tooling-Management Systems
- Bombardier Aerospace–Evolution – from rise to fall to?
- deHavilland – Rethinking the Aircraft Production Process
- Lockheed Martin Case Study – Critical Success factors LM Skunk Works and Kelly Johnson
- Safran – Agile Product Development for Landing Gear Development
2019
Fall 2019 – Inclass Semester
- Bombardier Bay 2–Optimization Aerostructures line Global 5000/5500 & 6000/65
- Bombardier Work Center Optimization Bay 4 – Final Assembly Li
- deHavilland – Work Centre 710 Operations Optimization
- deHavilland – Assembly Line Work Center 610 Final Project Report
- Safran- Enterprise Wide Relational Database Governance model
- Safran– Factory of the Future project – technology management and change
2018
No Class
2017
Fall 2017 – Bombardier Aerospace Projects
Team 1-Work and Material Planning and Shop Floor Control
- MPS/MRP
- Inventory Accuracy
- Issuance of Material to the Line
Team 2 -Fabrication Shop Operations Improvement
- Workflow efficiencies, Plant Layout (NOT IN SCOPE), Plan and Unplanned Work, Vendor Part Management
- Capacity planning and Shop Loading, Bottleneck reduction, Order Release, Labour Staffing
- Priority Planning, AGO, Spares, Unplanned work
Team 3 –Labour Tracking and Learning Curves
- Visibility and Usefulness
- How are decisions made?
- Gaps and Inefficences
Team 4 – Methods Engineering Operational Improvement
- How do we manage critical parts using the critical path method? Is it efficient rand effective?
- What are the predecessors and Successors – how is this defined and used? Is it accurate? How do we improve it?
- Line Balancing to Remove workstations (new assembly methods sequencing)
Course Objectives
Upon course completion, the participants will be able to:
- Understand aerospace enterprise management principles and applications.
- Develop analytical skills to address scaling and advancement challenges in aerospace companies.
- Learn tools and methods like lean design, integrated product development, concurrent engineering, and ERP for aerospace environments.
- Design a Lean Aerospace Enterprise Management System from order receipt to delivery.
- Apply lean engineering and manufacturing systems in aerospace operations.
- Expand knowledge of the aerospace industry and career paths within it.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply management tools in aerospace enterprises.
- Analyze and address issues to enhance market competitiveness.
- Design and implement lean systems for aerospace operations.
- Broaden their understanding of the aerospace sector and potential career paths.
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