I&ME
Industrial & Management Engineering
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
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I&ME 101   INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

I&ME 142   INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

I&ME 264   INTRODUCTION TO MODELS AND COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

I&ME 271   MICROCOMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY

I&ME 280   SPECIAL TOPICS

I&ME 300   PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND RESPONSIBILITY

I&ME 313   WORK DESIGN & ANALYSIS

I&ME 325   ENGINEERING ECONOMY

I&ME 344   CONCURRENT ENGINEERING

I&ME 350   APPLIED ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS

I&ME 354   ENGINEERING AND PROBABILITY STATISTICS I

I&ME 355   ENGINEERING STATISTICS LAB

I&ME 364   PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH I

I&ME 373   PRODUCTION INVENTORY COST ANALYSIS

I&ME 413   ERGONOMICS & SAFETY I

I&ME 422   INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION

I&ME 425   ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY

I&ME 434   PROJECT AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

I&ME 442   FACILITY AND MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS DESIGN

I&ME 444R  SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT

I&ME 445R  INDEPENDENT I&ME SENIOR DESIGN

I&ME 454   ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II

I&ME 458   PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

I&ME 464   PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH II

I&ME 470   INDEPENDENT STUDY

I&ME 471   COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

I&ME 477   QUALITY ASSURANCE

I&ME 480   SPECIAL TOPICS

I&ME 489R  UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION

I&ME 490R  UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY

I&ME 501   ADVANCED DESIGN & CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

I&ME 509   SYSTEMS SIMULATION

I&ME 513   ERGONOMICS & SAFETY II

I&ME 525   ECONOMIC & MULTI-ATTRIBUTE ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

I&ME 534   DESIGN & DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

I&ME 540   LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

I&ME 548   PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

I&ME 554   APPLICATION & DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIMENTS

I&ME 558   MANAGERIAL FORECASTING & DECISION ANALYSIS

I&ME 567   OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES

I&ME 570   INDEPENDENT STUDY

I&ME 571   ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION

I&ME 574   MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING SYSTEMS

I&ME 575   RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT

I&ME 576   INTERNSHIP

I&ME 577   QUALITY ASSURANCE & VARIABILITY REDUCTION

I&ME 580   SPECIAL TOPICS

I&ME 589   GRADUATE CONSULTATION

I&ME 590   MASTER'S THESIS

I&ME 690   DOCTORAL THESIS

I&ME 101 INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
F 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: Must be taken the first year enrolled in IE program.
-- Overview of the industrial engineering profession. Lectures will concentrate on tools and methods of industrial engineering, and their application in manufacturing and service industries.

I&ME 142 INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
S 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREQUISITES: Must be taken the first year enrolled in IE program.
-- Introduction to system design and improvement methods. Lectures concentrate on data gathering; diagramming; facility layout with flow time and inventory relationships. Diagramming software used. Case studies and plant tours may be part of lab activities.

I&ME 264 INTRODUCTION TO MODELS AND COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CS 160, MATH 182.
-- Introduction to model formulation and numerical solution methods in industrial engineering. Emphasis on decisions, constraints, and objectives in problem solving. Introduction to relational database design and computer decision support.

I&ME 271 MICROCOMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CS 160 or equivalent.
-- Basic skills in the programming and application of fundamental automation technologies, including digital logic, programmable logic controllers, microprocessors, robotics and flexible manufacturing systems. Laboratories are "mini" design problems where theory is implemented via software and hardware control of industrial devices.

I&ME 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.

I&ME 300 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND RESPONSIBILITY
F 2 cr. SEM 2
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing in IE.
-- Transition to professional practice. Career planning, professional ethics, social responsibility, communications, job interviewing, and related professional topics.

I&ME 313 WORK DESIGN & ANALYSIS
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ENGL 121W; ME 115 or ME 117 or instructor approval; I&ME 142 for IE majors.
-- Design and analysis principles of occupational tasks with emphasis on work standards development, productivity improvement, and industrial safety. Principles covered include operations and methods analysis, time and motion study, work sampling, synthetic time standards, human factors, and ergonomics.

I&ME 325 ENGINEERING ECONOMY
F,S,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, MATH 181 or MATH 175, ENGL 121, COM 110 or CLS 101; or instructor approval.
-- Methods for comparing and evaluating capital investment alternatives. Concepts include the time value of money, rates of return, cash flows, incremental analysis, depreciation, influences of taxes, inflation and deflation, depreciation, replacement analysis. Emphasis is placed upon evaluating various engineering alternatives. Some open-ended design problems are included.

I&ME 344 CONCURRENT ENGINEERING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Engineering or Technology Junior or Senior standing.
-- The business environment, process management, design process, manufacturability, life cycle designs, quality, compressing the design-to-market cycle, process integration, coordination and communication, world class design, manufacturing, and marketing.

I&ME 350 APPLIED ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS
F,S,Su 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: MATH 176 or MATH 182.
-- An overview of data variability and applied statistical experimental design with analysis techniques for a broad range of engineering disciplines. Topics include essential probability distributions, experimental design strategies, hypothesis testing, and regression with applications to traditional engineering functions.

I&ME 354 ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MATH 182, junior standing, or instructor approval.
-- Understanding the statistical nature of engineering processes. Emphasis on proper data collection and classification, characteristics of variables and their distributions, joint probability distributions, and establishing hypotheses and statistical significance over engineering design specifications.

I&ME 355 ENGINEERING STATISTICS LAB
F 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MATH 182, junior standing, or instructor approval.
COREQUISITE: I&ME 354.
-- Laboratory experience emphasizing the design and analysis of engineering data. Includes Excel applications software.

I&ME 364 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH I
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MATH 221 or MATH 224, I&ME 264.
-- Formulation of models and optimization techniques to facilitate engineering management decisions. Resource allocation, transportation and multiple goals via networks, linear, and integer programming with primal-dual emphasis. Introduction to EOQ and probabilistic inventory models.

I&ME 373 PRODUCTION INVENTORY COST ANALYSIS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: One of the following: Math 170, MATH175, MATH 181.
-- Industrial cost systems, accounting processes, and cost estimation; cost analysis of manufacturing processes, economic decision making and uses of cost information in making product design and product line decisions.

I&ME 413 ERGONOMICS & SAFETY I
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, I&ME 313 for IE majors only.
-- Fundamentals of ergonomics and safety engineering. Topics include principles of anthropometry, biomechanics, work physiology, psychophysics, and engineered safety applied to common problems faced by engineers and industrial health professionals. Emphasis on design and analysis of occupational systems and consumer products which best "fit" job tasks or user requirements to human capabilities. Issues regarding regulatory environments (e.g.,OSHA) are also covered.

I&ME 422 INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CS 160 or equivalent, I&ME 354 or equivalent, I&ME 264 for IE majors..
-- Discrete simulation modeling methodology; random number generation, sampling, output analysis, validation, and verification; application to varied systems design and analysis problems. Cross-listed with CS 422.

I&ME 425 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 325 or consent of instructor.
-- In-depth analysis of managerial decision-making methods culminating in a comprehensive economic feasibility study. Emphasis on entrepreneurship, sensitivity analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, taxation, and computer application. Applications are demonstrated in a design project.

I&ME 434 PROJECT AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 325 or consent of instructor.
-- Fundamental principles of planning, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, implementing, evaluation, and controlling engineering and research projects. Common engineering management concerns such as labor scheduling, human resources management, and related governmental compliance also explored.

I&ME 442 FACILITY AND MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS DESIGN
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: I&ME seniors in their last full academic year, I&ME 313, ME 116, ME 255.
COREQUISITE: I&ME 300.
-- Senior capstone course. The first course in the senior capstone sequence. Principles and techniques for planning and designing production facilities and material handling systems. Product and process analysis, requirements, layout and support facilities. Computer-aided analysis and design.

I&ME 444R SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT
S 2 cr. LEC 1 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 442 and I&ME 434.
COREQUISITE: I&ME 458. Concurrent enrollment in I&ME 445R required.
-- Senior capstone course. Second course in senior capstone sequence. A comprehensive open-ended team design project emphasizing the use of computers to plan and evaluate facility designs, their location, and materials handling systems. Technical and economic feasibility studies. Oral and written communication emphasized.

I&ME 445R INDEPENDENT I&ME SENIOR DESIGN
S 1 cr. IND 1
COREQUISITE: Concurrent enrollment in I&ME 444R required.
--Senior capstone course. Independent study associated with I&ME 444R.

I&ME 454 ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 354 and I&ME 355
-- Identification, characterization, and analysis of variation in engineering data. Includes inferential statistics, goodness of fit, applications of non-parametric statistics, curve fitting, regression, and the design of engineering experiments. A team design project is required.

I&ME 458 PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 264.
-- Design and management of efficient production/delivery systems for goods and services, emphasizing quantitative analysis and systems approaches. Topics include forecasting, inventory management, production planning, scheduling, material planning, and lean manufacturing systems; plus introduction to organization and management theory.

I&ME 464 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH II
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 354 and I&ME 364
-- Advanced formulation of models, optimization techniques and application to engineering design and operations management decision making. Nonlinear and integer programming algorithms. Stochastic models including advanced queueing and general markov processes. Integration of models and relational databases for decision support.

I&ME 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 3 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of IE faculty and department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.

I&ME 471 COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 271 or ME 315, ME 255; or consent of instructor.
-- Computers and their applications to computer-integrated manufacturing systems. Fundamentals of manufacturing, automation, numerical control production systems, industrial robotics, material handling and storage, flexible manufacturing systems, CAD/CAM, and future automated factories. Laboratories include software design and implementation, as well as the application of "off the shelf" software emphasizing creativity in the control of industrial machines.

I&ME 477 QUALITY ASSURANCE
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 354 or I&ME 350 or consent of instructor.
-- Statistical and non-statistical aspects of quality assurance assessment. Includes classical SPC and process improvement via control charts. Also includes product and process design through planned experimentation and simple experimental designs (ANOVA). Limited use of case studies. A design project or course capstone paper demonstrating significant elements of the course is required.

I&ME 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.

I&ME 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: I&ME 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.

I&ME 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.

I&ME 501 ADVANCED DESIGN & CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 364, and I&ME 442 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.
-- Analysis and design of modern manufacturing systems; material control, scheduling, facilities location and layout, material handling, production control; models, algorithms, and computerized design and analysis software.

I&ME 509 SYSTEMS SIMULATION
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CS 160, I&ME 354, I&ME 422; or consent of instructor.
-- Systems exhibiting randomness are modeled and statistically analyzed using a state-of-the-art simulation language. Graphical model animation, and advanced output analysis are emphasized. Applications include improvement of existing and design of new production and service systems.

I&ME 513 ERGONOMICS & SAFETY II
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 413, and I&ME 454 or I&ME 554; or equivalent.
-- Advanced topics and methods in ergonomics and human factors engineering. Basic and applied research issues in ergonomics and safety are explored with emphasis on problem solving through designed experimentation with proper assessment methods and instrumentation technologies.

I&ME 525 ECONOMIC & MULTI-ATTRIBUTE ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 325.
-- Advanced economic analysis topics, including: examination of assumptions in standard engineering economy approaches, cost of capital determination, treatment of risk and uncertainty, sensitivity analysis, advanced modeling techniques, multi-attribute methods. Special emphasis is given to decision-making in modern manufacturing and service systems.

I&ME 534 DESIGN & DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 364 or equivalent, CS 160 or equivalent.
-- Web-based decision support system design for engineering and management. Computer aided design and decision making; decision support system hardware and software architectures; data management, models, search, and user interfaces.

I&ME 540 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CS 160 or equivalent, and I&ME 364; or consent of instructor.
-- Introduction to logistics and supply chain management problems, performance, measures, system design and operation methods; fleet management, vehicle routing, crew scheduling and related problems.

I&ME 548 PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CS 160 or equivalent, and MATH 221 or I&ME 364; or consent of instructor.
-- Introduction to planning and scheduling problems; formulation, objectives, and constraints; manual and computer scheduling methods; general purpose scheduling algorithms; industrial applications.

I&ME 554 APPLICATION & DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIMENTS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 354 or I&ME 454.
-- Statistical analysis for managerial decision-making as applied to engineering and industry. Hypotheses testing, multi-factor ANOVA, randomized complete block designs, full-blown and fractional factorial designs with blocking and confounding, random factors experiments, and introductions to nested and split-plot designs.

I&ME 558 MANAGERIAL FORECASTING & DECISION ANALYSIS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 354 or I&ME 454.
-- Time series analysis through classical approaches including regression, smoothing models, and advanced time series models. Technical applications emphasized in concepts, tools, and methods. Includes investigations into financial and dependent data. Approaches designed for managers to test real applications for making decisions.

I&ME 567 OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 364, CS 160 or equivalent.
-- Classical principles of differential calculus are applied in solving nonlinear optimization problems. Search strategies for identifying local and global optima are developed for presentation as algorithms. Motivates the use of more accurate nonlinear models for cost revenue, design, etc.

I&ME 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of department head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.

I&ME 571 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 471, or instructor approval.
-- Introduction to advanced manufacturing automation including numerical control machining, rapid prototyping, flow line analysis, group technology, process planning, flexible manufacturing systems, industrial robotics, inspection technologies, computer integrated manufacturing, and concurrent engineering.

I&ME 574 MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 458, or instructor approval.
-- Students will explore various facets of designing effective organizational and management systems. Topics will include: classical and open system organization theory, socio-technical systems theory, congruence, technology and innovation management, knowledge management, and continuous improvement in organizations. Students will complete an independent research project in addition to course readings and in-class discussion.

I&ME 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
F,S,Su 1- 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student, major advisor, and graduate committee.

I&ME 576 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 1-3 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor and approval of graduate program coordinator.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.

I&ME 577 QUALITY ASSURANCE & VARIABILITY REDUCTION
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 477, or instructor approval.
-- Theory, applications, and case studies in quality assurance and reliability. Topics include variability reduction, Total Quality Management. Quality function deployment; Shainan, Shewhart, and other techniques; sequential experimentation; other experimental designs are emphasized. A capstone course design project is required.

I&ME 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one- time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptabilty and demand before requesting a regular course number.

I&ME 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 1 - 3 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of their coursework (and thesis if on a thesis plan) but who need additional faculty or staff time or help.

I&ME 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.

I&ME 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.

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