Schedule of Classes

Survey of industrial and manufacturing engineering. Introduction to IME and MFE techniques and tools. Not open to students with credit in any 200-level or above IME, IME, or MFE course.

Computer aided drafting, theory of orthographic projection, sections, auxiliaries, and basic dimensioning.

Use of various modern computing technologies, including numerical analysis software and Internet-based applications. Coding of numerical algorithms as applied to engineering functions.

Full-time cooperative education assignment for manufacturing engineering and industrial engineering students who alternate periods of full-time school with periods of full-time academic or career-related work in industry. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

Analysis of economic aspects of engineering decisions. Effect of interest and other cost factors on evaluation of engineering alternatives. Roles of mathematical models and other techniques in economical design and test of products. Introduction to value engineering.

Engineering data collection and analysis; discrete and continuous probability models; confidence intervals; tests of hypotheses; regression analysis; essentials of statistically designed experiments; engineering application of statistical methods. Extensive use of statistical computer software.

Extension of IME 311: Probability models, multi-variable analysis, step-wise design of statistical experiments, multiple regression, response surface analysis, distribution of random vectors, function of random variable sample statistics. Required semester project. Extensive use of statistical computer software.

Philosophy and techniques of operations research. Emphasis on elementary model building and concepts of optimization, structure of problem solving; linear programming, transportation and assignment algorithms; game theory; network analysis, branch and bound theory; dynamic programming; decision theory involving one stage problems.

Materials science in engineering. Structure of perfect solids: metals, plastics, composites, and ceramics. Structure of imperfect solids: phase equilibria; diffusion, mechanical properties, and plastic deformation; strengthening mechanisms; relation between mechanical properties and microstructural control; organic polymers; electrical conduction in materials; semi-conductors; magnetic materials.

Laboratory practices and experience for basic materials science investigations. Mechanical testing, metallographic examination and thermal treatment of metals, non-destructive and destructive testing of non-metallic materials.

A laboratory-intensive introduction to manufacturing machinery and processes, tooling, and safety. Product specification interpretation and associated planning for tooling and methods. Material removal; forming operations; casting and molding of metals and plastics; joining techniques.

Procedures and rationale for planning, designing, and implementing computer simulation experiments and expert systems used to analyze human-machine systems in engineering, business, and social sciences.

Logistics terms and definitions; logistics demand forecast; transportation decision models; supply chain concepts, analyzing, designing, and implementing logistics systems.

Principles of IME applied to design of an organization's physical facilities and operating systems. Analysis and measurement of human work applied to work system design. Laboratory and interdisciplinary community projects.

Principles of solid modeling and 3D drafting. Solids, surfaces, wire frames, pictorial representation, advance dimensioning, tolerancing, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, drafting for production, techniques of rapid prototyping.

Projects may be of an experimental, analytical, or creative nature. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.

Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Schedule of Classes. Course may be repeated under different topics for maximum of six hours credit.

Analysis of factors affecting product quality during manufacturing; process control charts; process capability studies; error of measurement; sampling plans; motivation programs; quality audit; organization. Cross listed with IME 522.

Properties and selection of materials for engineering applications. Mechanical and thermal treatment of materials. Destructive and non-destructive testing. Corrosion control and prevention. Wear and fracture of engineering materials. Design and testing for fracture resistance. Emphasis on case studies and applications.

Principles, techniques, limitations, and applications of metal cutting and forming processes. Phenomena of tool life, tool wear, surface integrity, resultant properties, and tolerances of these operations. Traditional forging, rolling, drawing, and extrusion processes; processing limits and resultant effects on material and component properties. Non-traditional methods and processing economics.

Physical organization of work places and departments to optimize objectives such as material movement, safety, and worker satisfaction. Review of IME methods for work place design and productivity measurement and economic decision making. Computer solutions for layout problems and mathematical models for location problems. Cross listed with IME 566.

Analysis of Service-Production-Inventory systems using common planning and scheduling techniques. Mathematical models for project planning, aggregate planning, master scheduling and inventory analysis. Interface with quality control and computer systems. Cross listed as IME 583.

Functional anatomy and physiology of muscle and skeletal systems and their relationship to work design. Work physiology, kinesiology, and anthropometry in relation to their application in work-place design and hand-tool design. Utilization of physical work capacity and job demands for job design, personnel assignment, and assessment of work-rest scheduling. Cross listed as IME 585.

Logistics terms and definitions; logistics as a design process; supply chain concepts, analyzing, designing and implementing logistics systems.

Application of engineering principles to solve a real-world problem. Student works as member of a team assigned to a problem in a manufacturing, processing, service, or governmental organization. Requires a professional written and oral report. Cross-listed with IMT 498

Economic aspects of engineering decisions including techniques of obtaining cost data, cost allocation and product costing, break-even analysis, financial analysis, and investment market.

Concepts in probability and statistics from practical and theoretical angles. Definition of probability, random variable, distribution, important discrete and continuous distributions, sampling distribution of X-bar, Central Limit Theorem, t, chi-squared and F distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and analysis of variance.

Mathematical model building and use of deterministic and non-deterministic tools in problem solving. Problem solving structure, linear programming, transportation and assignment algorithms, game theory, networks, branch and bound algorithms, dynamic programming, deterministic and stochastic inventory models, markov chains, queueing theory and simulation.

Analysis of factors affecting product quality during manufacturing; process control charts; process capability studies; error of measurement; sampling plans; motivation programs; quality audit; organization. A research paper required. Cross listed with IME 422

Physical organization of work places and departments to optimize objectives such as material movement, safety, and worker satisfaction. Review of IE methods of work place design and productivity measurement and economic decision making. Computer solutions for layout problems and mathematical models for location problems. A research project is required. Cross listed with IME 466.

Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Schedule of Classes. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 hrs. Combined credit for IE 590 and IME 570 may not exceed six hours.

Analysis of Service-Production-Inventory systems using common planning and scheduling techniques. Mathematical models for project planning, aggregate planning, master scheduling and inventory analysis. Interface with quality control and computer systems. A research paper is required. Cross listed as IME 483.

Functional anatomy and physiology of muscle and skeletal systems and their relationship to work design. Work physiology, kinesiology, and anthropometry in relation to their application in work-place design and hand-tool design. Utilization of physical work capacity and job demands for job design, personnel assignment, and assessment of work-rest scheduling. Research projects required. Cross listed as IME 485.

Logistics terms and definitions; logistics as a design process; supply chain concepts, analyzing, designing and implementing logistics and supply chain systems. A research paper is required. Cross listed as IME 486.

Research project or professional problem to be selected by student and advisor. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 hours credit. Beyond initial enrollment the student must register for 0 hours.