New Product Development Training - Certificate Program

Cerritos College, a leader in automotive technology training, is offering training through the Cerritos College’s Economic Development office focusing on the $250-billion automotive aftermarket industry. Topics covered include diesel technology and model-based definition.

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Courses Offered for the Certificate of Achievement:

New Product Development 100
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

Course description: This course will introduce students to product development in a global economy. Students will learn about identifying customer needs, generating specifications, selecting concepts, selecting a fabrication or procurement process, generating a prototype, and testing the product. Emphasis will be placed on the lean product development system model and how to integrate suppliers, either local or global, into the product development process.

New Product Development 101
INNOVATION USING RAPID PROTOTYPING

Course description: This course will introduce students to the technology of rapid prototyping used in automotive aftermarket innovations. Additve and subtractive technologies will also be introduced. The focus of the class will be on performance, suspension, lighting, interior and exterior style products used in the automotive field. Students will also learn how to import and export models from and to rapid prototyping software packages. Digital point to point and laser triangulation scanning in 3D will also be introduced in this class.

New Product Development 102
QUALITY SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES ISO16949

Course description: This course is a survey of ISO16949, the quality standard used in automotive industries. Students will learn about the relationship of ISO16949 with other quality systems and the importance of registration. Emphasis will be placed on how to implement the standard and recognizing how auditors interpret the standard.

New Product Development 103
TOOLING AND MATERIALS FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Course description: This course will introduce students to the tooling and materials used in new product development. Students will learn about metallic and non-metallic materials used in the design of tooling. Emphasis will be placed on the lean development of tooling and how to integrate suppliers to reduce overall cost of product development.

New Product Development 104
PRODUCTIVITY IN AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURING

Course description: This course will introduce students to productivity issues in new product development for the automotive aftermarket. Students will learn about proper process selection used in the design of new products and tooling. Emphasis will be placed on the economic lean development of products and tooling in the automotive aftermarket.

New Product Development 105
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATION IN AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET

Course description: This course will introduce students to electronic systems and integration in automotive aftermarket products. Students will learn about the role of electronics in sound, light, instrumentation, wheels, security, exhaust, fuel and emission systems. Emphasis will be placed on understanding existing vehicle systems and how to integrate newly designed components.

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