Transcript New B.Sc. Wood Products Program at Stellenbosch and

New B.Sc. Wood Products Program
at Stellenbosch
and Research Capabilities
Wood Science Review
November 2000
Xavier Deglise, Professor,
School of Wood Science and Timber Engineering (ENSTIB)
Prof Robert Kennedy, Dean Emeritus
Faculty of Forestry,
University of British Columbia
Mr John Mortimer
Executive Director
South African Lumber Millers Association
Panel’s Recommendations
 International trend  value-adding to primary
product
 Stellenbosch graduates qualified:
• Basic Wood Science
• Business Skills
• Engineering Skills
• Production + Management in broadest sense
 New Dept. of Wood Products
(cont. )
Recommendations (cont.)
• B.Sc. Wood Products
• Models: Rosenheim, UBC, Nancy, Vaxjo,
Dresden, Canterbury

M.Sc. ……….

Ph.D. ……..
• M. For. In Wood Products
(cont. )
Proposed Programme structure
Wood Products Department:
High School Leavers
Lectures
+
Practical
Work
B.Sc. Wood
Products
M.Sc., Ph.D.
in Wood Science
& Wood Products
Tertiary Education,
including Port Elizabeth Technikon
4
years
B.Com B.Ed B.Sc B.Arch B.Eng B.Tech
Interdisciplinary
M.For
Wood Products
Co-op benefits for industry:

Company becomes partner in development of
skilled work force for industry

Up-to-date knowledge wood processing

Evaluation for future employment

Money saving ideas from students
Typical tasks for students during co-ops:

Time & motion studies
 Assistance in re-engineering production processes
 Collection of production data
 Hands-on work in production line
 Yield calculations
 Preparation of schedule spreadsheets
 Reports: inventory, stock, buying, shipping
 Tracking sources of losses
 Quality control
 Product testing
 Small research project
Academic courses include:
(Stellenbosch Program)
• Business Management
• Engineering Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer-Aided Engineering
• Industrial Ergonomics
• Computer Literacy
• Industrial Management
• Decision Theory
• Maintenance Technology
• Electrotechnics
• Physics
• Engineering Drawing
• Quality assurance
• Engineering Economy
• Statistics
• Engineering Management
• Wood Products
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH
Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES
FOREST SCIENCE
Wood Products
Wood Processing 112 (8)
Wood Anatomy & Identification 144 (16)
Wood Chemistry & Preservation 214 (16)
Mechanics of Wood Products 224 (16)
Applied Mech. of Materials 244 (16)
Machine Components 254 (16)
Wood Physics & Drying 264 (16)
Wood Products Manufacturing 314 (16)
Wood Adhesives & Coatings 324 (16)
Principles of Cutting & Tooling 344 (16)
Furniture Design & Const. I 354 (16)
Furniture Design & Const. II 444 (16)
Composite Products 454 (16)
Wood Finishing 464 (16)
WOOD SCIENCE
Management
Business Management 152 (6)
Industrial Management 314 (13)
Decision Theory 314 (13)
Eng. Economics 344 (13)
Industrial Management 344 (13)
Decision Theory 344 (13)
Eng. Management 414 (13)
Industrial Management 414 (13)
Quality Assurance 434 (13)
Quality Assurance 464 (13)
Natural Sciences
Computer Literacy 172 (5)
Chemistry 114 (16)
Physics (Eng.) 154 (16)
Chemistry 154 (16)
Admission Requirements for 4y B.Sc. Wood Products:
 50% average in final school exams
 Maths HG C
 Physical Science HG D or SG C
AGROFORESTRY
Engineering
Engineering Maths 115 (16)
Electrotechnics 114 (16)
Engineering Maths. 145 (16)
Engineering Drawing 124 (16)
Engineering Maths. 214 (16)
Computer-aided Eng. 142 (8)
Industrial Ergonomics 242 (8)
Statistics for Scientists 314 (13)
Environmental Eng. 414 (13)
Maintenance Technology 412 (7)
Industrial Ergonomics 414 (13)
Co-op’s
Co-op 141
Co-op 211
Co-op 241
Co-op 311
Co-op 341
Co-op 411
For any further information please contact us at: Dept. of Wood Science,
Stellenbosch University, Tel.: (021) 808-3290; Fax.: (021) 808-3603; e-mail: [email protected]
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B.Sc. Wood Products
Eng ine e ring
2 6 ,5 9 %
M a na g e me nt
2 3 ,0 3 %
N a t . S c i.
9 ,9 3 %
W o o d P ro d uc t s
4 0 ,4 5 %
Keywords from Modules:
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Entrepreneurship
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CAD/CAM
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Systems approach to problem solving
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Linear programming
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Decision theory
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Circuit theory + Electromagnetism
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Works Drawings
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Accounting, balance sheet, cash flow
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Project management
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Supply chain management
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Pollution control
Keywords (cont.):
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OHSA
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Operations Management
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Facilities Design + Layout
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Communication, Management of People, Labour Relations
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Maintenance Strategies + Management
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Quality Assurance + Management
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CNC + CMM machines
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ISO 9000 + 14 000
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Time + Motion Studies
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Operations Management, Tactical Production Planning, Scheduling
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Production Planning + Control
Research Capabilities
Wood Science Domain
Practical Manifestation
Wood Quality
Raw Materials; Dried Timber
Wood/Water Relationship + Therm. Prop.
Wood Drying
Wood Degradation
Preser.; Surface Coatings; Perform. testing
Wood Chem. and Chem. Anal. of Wood
Mod. wood; Preser.; Gluing of wood
Mechanical Properties
Strength Testing wood + wood prod.
Wood Physics (Sorption, electrical prop.)
Moisture Content Meas.; Wood Drying
Anatomy + Physical properties
Evaluation of raw materials
Wood Extractives (Wood Chemistry)
Condens. of volatiles (charcoal; drying)
Composite Products
Waste wood + Fibre utilisation
Drying Principles + Techniques
Kiln Design, eval., control, schedule dev.
Mechanical Conversion
Sawmilling: design, equipment
Wood Finishing
Furniture
Furniture Design + Construction
Furniture