Course Director: Kurt Beiter For On-Campus students: Class meets @ 4:15, Thornton 102 on Mondays & Wednesdays Prospective SCPD Students Webinar: Better, Faster, Cheaper. How Stanford ME317 can help working engineers solve product development problems. Archived Webinar Video Original Description Presentation Slides Prospective Project Sponsors: 2010 Call for Projects Sample Project Report: 2004 Dynatherm Sample Project Description: Chassis Standardization, Manufacturing Line Optimization, Crimping Process Improvement, Cost/CO2 Reduction in the Heat Treatment Process Other ME317 Links DCVMS Certificate Program SCPD ME317A Lectures SCPD ME317B Lectures Link to Kos's Memorial Blog

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Course Overview: 2010 syllabus coming soon!
ME317 at Stanford addresses systematic methodologies to define, develop, and produce competitive products. The methods cover characterization of user values, design for manufacturability, and other life-cycle values such as reliability, serviceability, and environmental compatibility. ME317A addresses key issues of competitive product development. In the course project, student teams identify opportunities for improvement and apply structured methodologies to develop a comprehensive product definition. Following the product definition process covered in ME317A, ME317B focuses on quality implementation of the product definition. In the course project, groups of students apply structured methods to optimize the design of an improved product and plan for its manufacture, testing, and service.

See company partners selected for the 2009 ME317 Design for Manufacturability Projects We have four companies lined up to sponsor projects: Cisco, Ebara, Maquet and Nissan . Each is a world class organization interested in utilizing and extending Design For Manufacturability.