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Industrial & Management
Engineering
Department of Mechanical & Industrial
Engineering
(406) 994-2203
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, M 172.
-- 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: WRIT 101W; 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,
M 171 or M 165, WRIT 101W,
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: M 166 or M 172.
-- 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: M 172, 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: M 172, 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: M 221 or M 273,
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:
M 161, M 165, M 171.
-- 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 M 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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