Digital Thread: Components

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Digital Thread: Components

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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 invo…

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  • Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
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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. User Ratings 4.5 stars Average User Rating 4.5See what learners said Coursework

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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 expand


  1. Video: Introduction to Digital Thread: Components
  2. Reading: Acknowledgements
  3. Video: The Vision of Digital Manufacturing and Design
  4. Reading: Resources: Staying Relevant; Being a Player in DMD
  5. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  6. Video: The Diffusion of Innovation
  7. Reading: Resources: Diffusion of Innovation
  8. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  9. Video: Motivating Factors
  10. Reading: Resources: Why Digital Thread?
  11. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  12. Video: Digital Thread
  13. Reading: Resources: Digital Thread Defined
  14. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  15. Video: Business Systems
  16. Reading: Resources: Business Systems and the Digital Thread
  17. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  18. 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 expand


  1. Video: Data Storage
  2. Reading: Resources: Data Storage
  3. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  4. Video: Data Singularity
  5. Reading: Resources: Data Singularity
  6. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  7. Video: Version Control
  8. Reading: Resources: Dealing with Constant Change
  9. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  10. Video: Data Security and Disaster Recovery
  11. Reading: Resources: Data Security and Disaster Recovery
  12. 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 expand


  1. Video: Data Sharing
  2. Reading: Resources: Data Sharing Strategies, Benefits, and Consequences
  3. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  4. Video: Interoperability
  5. Reading: Resources: Interoperability and Data Formats
  6. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  7. Video: Semantic Data
  8. Reading: Resources: Semantic Data
  9. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  10. Video: Technical Data Packages
  11. Reading: Resources: Technical Data Packages
  12. Practice Quiz: Self-check
  13. Video: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success
  14. Reading: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success-- Resources
  15. Reading: Your Roadmap Project: Step 2
  16. Discussion Prompt: Your 4.0 Roadmap to Success in Digital Manufacturing and Design Technology
  17. Reading: Digital Thread: Components -- Key Takeaways
  18. Reading: Digital Thread: Components -- Course References

Graded: Digital Thread: Components. Week 3 Quiz
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