[Electronic Part Obsolescence Management Course] |
[Electronic Products and Systems Cost Analysis Course] | [ESCML Graduate Student Opportunities]
[CALCE
Professional Development] | [EPS Graduate Program]
Electronic Part Obsolescence Forecasting, Mitigation and Management
This course is offered as:
1 day industry short course
The rapid growth of the electronics industry has spurred dramatic
changes in the electronic parts that comprise the products and systems that the
public buys. Increases in speed,
reductions in feature size and supply voltage, and changes in interconnection
and packaging technologies are becoming events that occur nearly monthly.
Consequently, many of the electronic parts that compose a product have a
life cycle that is significantly shorter than the life cycle of the product they
go into. A part becomes obsolete
when it is no longer manufactured, either because demand has dropped to low
enough levels that it is not practical for manufacturers to continue to make it,
or because the materials or technologies necessary to produce it are no longer
available.
If a
product requires a long application life, then a parts obsolescence management
strategy may be required. Many
obsolescence mitigation approaches have been proposed and are being used.
These approaches include: lifetime or last time buys, part substitution,
and redesign. Several other
mitigation approaches are also practical in some situations: aftermarket
sources, emulation, reclaim, and uprating.
This course reviews the various mitigation approaches, and available methods
of forecasting the obsolescence of parts. In addition, pro-active methods
for managing obsolescence are discussed, including design refresh planning
and the use of ASICs.
The course includes a review of commercial databases and associated decision support tool offerings. A detailed outline of the course and list of previous course offerings is available here. Contact Peter Sandborn at CALCE for more information.
Electronic Product and System Cost Analysis Course
This course is offered as:
ENME 770/ENRE 648B at the University of Maryland (Fall of odd years)
Web-based semester graduate course
2 or 3 day industry short course
The objective of this course is
to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the process of predicting
the cost of systems. Elements of traditional engineering economics are melded
with manufacturing process modeling, life cycle cost management concepts, and
selected concepts from environmental life cycle cost assessment to form a
practical foundation for predicting the real cost of electronic products.
Various manufacturing cost
analysis methods are included in the course: process-flow, parametric,
cost-of-ownership, and activity based costing. The effects of learning curves,
data uncertainty, test and rework processes, and defects are considered in
conjunction with these methodologies. In addition to manufacturing processes,
the product life cycle costs associated with design, procurement, manufacturing
waste, sustainment, and end-of-life are also addressed.
This course uses real life design scenarios from integrated circuit
fabrication, electronic systems assembly, substrate fabrication, and testing at
various levels.
The course follows the book:
P. Sandborn, Electronic Systems Cost Modeling, World Scientific, Singapore, 2012.
The outline of the course is:
Introduction
Manufacturing Cost Analysis
Variability and
Uncertainty
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Contact Peter Sandborn at CALCE for more information.
Graduate Student Opportunities
The ESCML is always looking for high quality GRAs to work in the areas of:
Technology Obsolescence Forecasting
Prognostic Health Management Decision Support
The work involves Java programming, data mining, statistical analysis, and optimization.
Both MS and Ph.D. track students will be considered (BS/MS students are welcome). Programming experience is a plus.
Interested individuals should contact Peter Sandborn at (301)
405-3167, sandborn@calce.umd.edu.
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