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IMSE: Engineering Productivity
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
   

IMSE course map to productivity topics

 
 

Types of productivity improvement

 

Improving productivity is the goal of every IMSE. This table maps our courses to productivity issues.

 

Course

Individual Productivity

Process Productivity

Systemwide Productivity

IMSE 242 - Int. To Mfg. Engg.

 

Understand basic manufacturing processes.

Provide experience with production planning and supervision.

IMSE 501, 605 - Industrial Management

How to motivate and manage people.

 

How to effectively manage people in an organization.

IMSE 530 - Ind. Project Evaluation

Determine the economic impact of a project on productivity.

Determine the economic impact of a project on productivity.

Determine the economic impact of a project on productivity.

IMSE 541, 641 - Statistical Control

 

Reduce scrap, Improve process consistency and performance.

 

IMSE 555 - Facility Layout

 

Layout a process to enhance its productivity.

Layout a facility to enhance system productivity.

IMSE 560, 660 - Intro. To OR

Improves our student's analytical background and ability - helps to improve their decision making skills.

 

Model systems and provide analytical methods to help make good decisions about improving productivity.

IMSE 563 - Mfg. Processes Engg.

 

Measure, analyze, and improve manufacturing processes

Select manufacturing processes based on productivity and performance.

IMSE 564 - Product & Process Engg.

 

Develop efficient processes and product designs which are easy to manufacture.

Increase System productivity by the redesign of the product or the process.

IMSE 580 - Mfg. Sys. Des. Anal.

 

 

Develop an efficient manufacturing system to mass produce a product.

IMSE 610 - Occupational Safety Engg.
IMSE 625 - Work Environments.

Develop safe work environments.

Develop safe work environments.

Develop safe work environments.

IMSE 623 - Ind. Ergonomics

Measure, analyze, and improve individual productivity.

 

 

IMSE 633 - Prod. Planning & Ctrl.

 

Provide the right amount of resources at the right time to maximize product productivity.

Allocate & Acquire resources to effectively manage system for maximum productivity.

IMSE 643 - Ind. Simulation

Provide individual a better tool for analyzing performance.

Improve process productivity via visualization and answering the what-if question.

Model a system on the computer in order to understand how it works and improve system performance.

IMSE 662 - Computer Aided Mfg.

 

Understand computer controlled manufacturing processes.

Understand computer controlled manufacturing systems.

IMSE 671 - Topics in Aut. Fact. Conc.

 

Topics related to the management & control of automated factories.

Topics related to the management & control of automated factories.

IMSE 672 - Robotic Applications

 

Use of robots to improve the productivity of processes.

 

IMSE 685 - Princ. Of Mfg. Info. Systems

 

 

Development of Info. Systems to provide necessary data and information to aid in making timely decisions about manufacturing systems.

 

   

To improve productivity, IEs must have fundamental knowledge of

Math

Statistics

Physical Science

Business processes

   

In addition, IEs must be proficient in the application and use of the following tools

Modeling

Decision Making & Problem Solving

Experimental Design/Analysis

Process Improvement Methods

Process Characterization

Project Evaluation Methods

Management skills

Communication skills

Facility/Process Layout

   

Specific knowledge in the following areas enhance the ability of the graduate to function effectively

Knowledge of Production processes

Knowledge of Production systems