LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2019. This paper describes a hands-on classroom activity to introduce students to engineering design and systems engineering concepts by simulating product design and manufacturing processes using LEGO bricks. Classroom simulations, especially those invo...
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| description | © American Society for Engineering Education, 2019. This paper describes a hands-on classroom activity to introduce students to engineering design and systems engineering concepts by simulating product design and manufacturing processes using LEGO bricks. Classroom simulations, especially those involving simple physical components, help to engage students and communicate abstract concepts. The proposed simulation platform requires modest one-time capital investment, supports real-time data collection, analysis, and visualization, and can be tailored to suit a variety of educational objectives and audiences ranging from pre-college to professional education. The activity models a three-tier vehicle manufacturing logistics system with suppliers, manufacturers, and customers. A simple software product lifecycle management system implemented using Google Forms and Google Sheets allows participants to record time-stamped events such as purchases or sales using phones, tablets, or laptops. Applications focus on specific topics such as product platforms, commonality, and design for manufacturing where participants experience tradeoffs between speed and quality, standardization and product variety, monotony and specialization, manufacturing learning curves, and how to identify and improve bottlenecks in production lines. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1372062021-11-04T03:21:03Z LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education Grogan, Paul de Weck, Olivier © American Society for Engineering Education, 2019. This paper describes a hands-on classroom activity to introduce students to engineering design and systems engineering concepts by simulating product design and manufacturing processes using LEGO bricks. Classroom simulations, especially those involving simple physical components, help to engage students and communicate abstract concepts. The proposed simulation platform requires modest one-time capital investment, supports real-time data collection, analysis, and visualization, and can be tailored to suit a variety of educational objectives and audiences ranging from pre-college to professional education. The activity models a three-tier vehicle manufacturing logistics system with suppliers, manufacturers, and customers. A simple software product lifecycle management system implemented using Google Forms and Google Sheets allows participants to record time-stamped events such as purchases or sales using phones, tablets, or laptops. Applications focus on specific topics such as product platforms, commonality, and design for manufacturing where participants experience tradeoffs between speed and quality, standardization and product variety, monotony and specialization, manufacturing learning curves, and how to identify and improve bottlenecks in production lines. 2021-11-03T14:45:42Z 2021-11-03T14:45:42Z 2019 2021-04-28T12:23:47Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/137206 Grogan, Paul and de Weck, Olivier. 2019. "LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education." ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. en 10.18260/1-2--33056 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf ASEE Conferences American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) |
| spellingShingle | Grogan, Paul de Weck, Olivier LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education |
| title | LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education |
| title_full | LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education |
| title_fullStr | LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education |
| title_short | LEGO Product Design and Manufacturing Simulations for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering Education |
| title_sort | lego product design and manufacturing simulations for engineering design and systems engineering education |
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