1. Introduction to the course
a. Rules and evaluation
b. Review of concepts
c. General terms definitions (PLC, SCADA, RTU (remote terminal unit), DCS (distributed control system), ¿)
d. Industry 4.0
2. Flexible manufacturing systems and Lean manufacturing
a. History
b. Principles
c. Pros and cons
d. Examples of application
3. Information management
a. CIM architectures
b. CIMOSA (Computer Integrated Manufacturing Open System Architecture)
c. Communication protocols
d. Field buses
e. Industrial Ethernet
f. Cloud information management
4. Material management
a. Strategies for material management
b. Automated storage and retrieval systems
c. Automated guide vehicles
5. SCADA systems
a. Requirements and definition
b. Components and architectures
c. Human-machine interface
d. Security
6. Analysis and simulation tools
a. Goals
b. Methods
c. Tools
d. Examples
7. Quality management
a. What is quality management?
b. Quality planning
c. Quality control
d. Quality improvement
e. Quality assurance
f. Examples