WORLD CLASS COMPETITION IS NOW FORCING DESIGNERS IN INDUSTRY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATORS TO RECONSIDER MANUFACTURABILITY AS AN IMPORTANT DESIGN PARAMETER. ONE OF THE KEY INGREDIENTS FOR A DESIGNER TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER MANUFACTURABILITY EARLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS IS FOR THE DESIGNER TO HAVE FAMILIARITY WITH MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTRODUCTORY MANUFACTURING PROCESSES COURSE AS PART OF A NEW MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY.
