DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (INEG) Eric M. Malstrom Degrees Conferred: M.S.I.E. (INEG) M.S.O.R. in Operations Research (ORES) M.S.E., Ph.D. in Engineering (ENGR)
Areas of Research Activity: A critical component of all graduate-level work is scholarly activity through the completion of substantive research. These activities take place through the completion of doctoral dissertations, master's theses, and master's research projects. The Department encourages the completion of master's theses, particularly for those students holding assistantship appointments. Research areas of concentration at both the master's and doctoral levels include the following: artificial intelligence/expert systems, computer assisted processes, computer integrated manufacturing, cost engineering, engineering administration, engineering economics, facilities analysis/design, human factors/ergonomics, manufacturing automation/robotics, material handling, operations research, productivity measurement/analysis, production control/materials management, and quality control/reliability. Prerequisites to the M.S.I.E. Degree Program: 1. There are no prerequisites for students with an undergraduate degree from an ABET-accredited industrial engineering program. 2. For students with an engineering degree other than industrial engineering or from a non-accredited engineering program, a number of prerequisite courses are required. These are presented in a departmental manual for graduate students which should be obtained by all students entering programs at the graduate level. Requirements for the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Degree: In addition to the requirements of the Graduate School, the following departmental requirements must be satisfied by candidates for the M.S.I.E. degree. 1. Candidates who present a thesis are required to complete a minimum of 24 graduate credit hours plus six hours of thesis. 2. Candidates who do not present a thesis (i.e., project report option) are required to complete a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours plus three hours of INEG 513V, Master's Research Project and Report. 3. Candidates must successfully complete a master's oral examination which is conducted by the candidate's committee. Courses Taken for Graduate Credit: A limited number of 4000-level courses may be taken for graduate credit as specified by the Department's Handbook for Advanced Degrees. Some of these 4000-level courses are required in the Department's undergraduate program.
COURSES INDSTRL ENGR (INEG) INEG4223 Occupational Safety and Health Standards (FA, SP, SU) Survey of existing and proposed standards by examining fundamental physical, economic, and legal bases. Performance vs. specific standards. Enforceability and data collection. National consensus and promulgation process. Includes a design project using the computer. (Same as OMGT 4223) Prerequisite: PHYS 2053 and CHEM 1123 and CHEM 1121L (or graduate standing). INEG4233 Energy Conservation (FA, SP, SU) Elements of heat gain and heat loss in structures. Analysis and identification of energy loads in structures; heating load, lighting load, hot water load, distribution and equipment load, and cooling load. Identification and analysis of energy conservation measures. Economic analysis, life-cycle costing, payback period. Case studies and real structure analysis. Prerequisite: INEG 3413 and PHYS 2073. INEG4243 Industrial Energy Management (FA, SP, SU) Analysis of energy use in the industrial environment. Characteristics, quality, quantity, and delivery systems of various industrial energy courses. Identification of major energy consuming items in industry. Energy conservation measures and economic analysis for industry. Prerequisite: INEG 3513 and INEG 3413. INEG4323 Quality Engineering and Management (FA, SP, SU) Provides the student with complete coverage of the functional area of "Quality Assurance" ranging from the need for such a function, how it works, techniques utilized, and managerial approaches for insuring its effectiveness. Prerequisite: senior standing. INEG4333 Industrial Statistics (FA, SP, SU) Application of statistical techniques to industrial problems; relationships between experimental measurements using regression and correlation theory and analysis of variance models; emphasis on inherent variability of production processes; control chart techniques and the use of exponential and Weibull models in reliability analysis; acceptance sampling procedures. Prerequisite: INEG 3313. INEG4423 Intermediate Engineering Economy (FA, SP, SU) Preparation of feasibility studies, including capital cost estimation manufacturing and operating cost estimation and preparation of pro forma statements. Effects of taxes, inflation and financing costs on cash flows. Financial statement analysis. Prerequisite: INEG 3413. INEG4433 Administrative Analysis (FA, SP, SU) Studies of cases in engineering administration emphasizing human relationships in a technical environment. Productivity/quality enhancement through an understanding of organizational design and behavior, motivation and reward systems, and participative management. Prerequisite: senior standing. INEG4443 Engineering Management (FA, SP, SU) Analysis of the strategic level of engineering management including environment, planning, organization, and staffing. Professional creativity, motivation, leadership, and ethics are explored. At the tactical level, project selection, control and systems management are analyzed. Organizational behavior and models related to scientific and professional employees are examined. Prerequisite: senior standing. INEG4453 Productivity Improvement (IR) Analysis of common productivity problems. Development of skills required to: diagnose problems; measure productivity; develop improvement strategies; and provide for the implementation and maintenance of productivity measurement and improvement systems. Prerequisite: senior standing. INEG4513 Electronics Manufacturing Processes (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to manufacturing processes and concurrent engineering in the electronics industry. Survey of electronics components and products and the processes of fabrication and assembly. Principles of design, productivity, quality, and economics. Emphasis on manufacturability. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. (Same as ELEG 4273) Corequisite: INEG 4510L. Prerequisite: ELEG 3903 (or ELEG 2103) and INEG 3313 (or STAT 3013). INEG4510L Electronics Manufacturing Processes Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: INEG 4513. INEG4523 Automated Production (FA, SP, SU) Industrial robots and robot programming, industrial logic control systems, programmable controllers for the control of work stations, and conveyor systems. On-line computer control and microprocessors. Group technology, flexible manufacturing systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. Laboratory required. Corequisite: INEG 4520L. Prerequisite: INEG 3513 or graduate standing. INEG4520L Automated Production Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: INEG 4523. INEG4533 Application of Machine Vision (FA, SP, SU) Automated machine vision applied to assembly and inspection tasks traditionally performed by human operators; development of application by acquiring image, processing image data, analyzing image and transmitting results; application analysis, selection and economics. Laboratory required. Corequisite: INEG 4530L. Prerequisite: senior standing. INEG4530L Application of Machine Vision Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: INEG 4533. INEG4553 Production Planning and Control (FA, SP, SU) Operational problems of production systems including a control of purchased materials inventory; scheduling a job shop, batch, and continuous production processes for single and multi-item product lines; planning of work force and inventory under seasonal and stochastic demand. INEG4563 Application of Robotics (FA, SP, SU) Industrial robotics, programming and applications; tooling and interfacing with peripheral equipment, sensor technology, machine vision; application analysis, selection, and justification; research, economics, human interface. Laboratory required. Corequisite: INEG 4560L. Prerequisite: senior standing. INEG4560L Application of Robotics Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: INEG 4563. INEG4623 Introduction to Simulation (FA, SP, SU) Elementary queuing models derivations and applications. Discrete simulation techniques. The SIMNET simulation language. Applications of simulation to the design of industrial and service installations. Simulation project. Prerequisite: INEG 3313. INEG4723 Ergonomics (FA, SP, SU) The capabilities and limitations of humans are addressed in the context of the person's interaction with machines and the environment. Topics of discussion include anthropometric considerations in equipment design, human sensory and physiological capabilities in the work environment, selection and training of workers, and the design of controls and displays. Corequisite: INEG 4720L. Prerequisite: INEG 3713 and INEG 3313. INEG4720L Ergonomics Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: INEG 4723. INEG4733 Industrial Ergonomics (FA, SP, SU) Gives background and experience in measurement and evaluation of human performance as it pertains to the working environment. The physical, physiological and psychological capabilities of the tasks they are to perform. Laboratory projects required. Prerequisite: INEG 4723 and INEG 4333. INEG5111 Industrial Engineering Graduate Seminar (FA, SP, SU) Papers presented by candidates for graduate degree in industrial engineering, graduate faculty, and guest lectures on design problems or new developments in the field of industrial engineering. INEG5123 Industrial Engineering in the Service Sector (FA, SP, SU) Review of the development of industrial engineering into the service sector, e.g., health care systems, banking, municipal services, utilities, and postal service. Emphasizes those principles and methodologies applicable to the solutions of problems within the service industries. (Same as OMGT 5133) Prerequisite: graduate standing. INEG513V Master's Research Project and Report (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Required course for students electing the report option. INEG514V Research and Special Topics (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Fundamental and applied research. Prerequisite: graduate standing. INEG5223 Safety and Health Standards Research (FA, SP, SU) For graduate students who seek Certified Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist status, or both. Includes review and development of computer databases for standards, interpretations, court decisions, and field memoranda. Test equipment and procedures for determining indoor industrial aid containment PEL concentrations and industrial environment noise levels are examined. (Same as OMGT 5223) Prerequisite: INEG 4223 or OMGT 4303. INEG5313 Engineering Applications of Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes (FA, SP, SU) Basic probability theory; random variables and stochastic processes; distribution of sums, products, and quotients of random variables, with application to engineering; normal and Poisson processes; engineering applications of Markov chains, ergodic theorem, and applications. Prerequisite: INEG 4333. INEG5323 Reliability (FA, SP, SU) Reliability and maintenance techniques including probability modeling, statistical analysis, testing and improvement. Emphasis on engineering applications and computer analysis methods. Prerequisite: INEG 3313 or equivalent. INEG5333 Design of Industrial Experiments (FA, SP, SU) Statistical analysis as applied to problems and experiments in engineering and industrial research; experiment design and analysis; probability; response surface analysis. Prerequisite: INEG 4333 or equivalent. INEG5343 Advanced Quality Control Methods (FA, SP, SU) Acceptance sampling by attributes; single, double, sequential, and multiple sampling plans, sampling plans, sampling plans of Department of Defense; acceptance sampling by variables; Bayesian acceptance sampling; (rectifying inspection for lot-by-lot sampling); control charts; special devices and procedures. Prerequisite: INEG 3313. INEG5353 Topical Readings in Quality Control (FA, SP, SU) Objectives of course: extend the student's quality background into some of the state-of-the-art process control techniques and related current and classical research topics in the area of quality control; vastly increase the student's knowledge of the industrial quality function; identify potential M.S., Ph.D, funded, and publishable research topics. Prerequisite: INEG 5343. INEG5423 Engineering in Global Competition (FA, SP, SU) Studies of principles and cases in engineering administration in global competition. Emphasis on high- technology manufacturing such as the electronics industry. Survey of markets, technologies, multinational corporations, cultures, and customs. Discussions of ethics, professionalism, difference valuing, human relations skills, and other topics relevant to global engineering practice. INEG5433 Cost Estimation Models (FA, SP, SU) An examination of the methodologies for estimating and forecasting manufacturing costs. Types of cost recovery systems, work progress functions, product improvement curves, determination of hourly rates, parametric estimating systems, and the development of software for computer-assisted estimating systems. (Same as OMGT 5433) Prerequisite: INEG 3513 and INEG 3833. INEG5443 Statistical Decision Theory (FA, SP, SU) Bayes strategies for industrial and management decisions; review of generating and characteristics functions; sums of random variables; sufficient and maximum likelihood estimators; Cramer-Rao inequality; Bayesian and fiducial methods; risk function; decision under certainty; mathematical model construction. Prerequisite: CSEG 1913 and INEG 3313. INEG5513 Advanced Materials Handling (FA, SP, SU) Computerized offline planning and on-line control of materials handling systems. Specific topics include programmable controls, graphic simulations, and information systems. Emphasis on projects. Prerequisite: INEG 4543 or graduate standing. INEG5523 Topics in Automated Systems (FA, SP, SU) Current developments in applications of automation to industrial processes. Robots, expert systems, artificial intelligence, natural language interfaces, computer interfaces, vision systems. Prerequisite: INEG 4523. INEG5613 Optimization Theory I (FA, SP, SU) Basic solutions and bases in linear equations, matrix version of simplex tableau, duality and primal dual relationships, complementary slackness, revised simplex, bounded variables, decomposition algorithm parametric linear programming, special linear program, generalized network models. Nonlinear programs solved by LP algorithm. Prerequisite: graduate standing. INEG5623 Analysis of Inventory Systems (FA, SP, SU) Elements of production and inventory control, economic lot size models, price breaks models using Lagrangian method, deterministic dynamic inventory model, probabilistic one-period and multi-period models, zero and positive lead time models, continuous review models. Prerequisite: INEG 5313. INEG5633 Integer Programming and Combinatorial Analysis (FA, SP, SU) Gomory's cutting plane algorithms for mixed and pure integer linear problems, Glover-Young primal-feasible algorithms, convergence proofs, branch and bound algorithms, Land-Doig algorithm, Dakin's algorithm, implicit enumeration, Balas zero-one algorithm, binary representation of integer problems, zero-one polynomial programming, the traveling salesman problem, quadratic assignment problem, applications of integer programming. Prerequisite: INEG 5613 and MATH 3404. INEG5643 Optimization Theory II (FA, SP, SU) Classical optimization theory, Lagrangian and Jacobian methods, Kuhn-Tucker theory and constraint qualification, duality in nonlinear problems; separable programming, quadratic programming, geometric programming, stochastic programming, steepest ascent method, convex combinations method, SUMT, Fibonacci search, golden section method. Prerequisite: INEG 5613. INEG5653 Dynamic Programming (FA, SP, SU) Theory of multistage decision processes based on Bellman's principle of optimality. Deterministic dynamic programming; network analysis, recursive equations, forward and backward computations. Large optimization problems involving inventory, resource allocation, and equipment replacement. Probabilistic dynamic programming; Markovian decision processes. Prerequisite: INEG 5613. INEG5663 Analysis of Queuing Systems (FA, SP, SU) Poisson axioms, pure birth and death model, queue disciplines (M/M/1) and (M/M/c) models, machine servicing model, Pollazek-Khintchine formula, priority queues, queues in series. Markovian analysis of (Gl/M/K) (M/G/1) models, bulk queues. Reneging, balking, and jockeying phenomena. Transient behavior. Prerequisite: INEG 3313. INEG5673 Graphs and Network Theory (FA, SP, SU) Directed, undirected and bipartite graphs; incidence matrices; shortest route problems; maximal flow and minimal cut theorems, planar graphs; and duality theorem. Applications of networks and graphs to transportation, transshipment, assignment, plant layout, routing, scheduling, and tree problems. Prerequisite: INEG 3613 or INEG 5613. INEG5713 Advanced Topics in Human Factors Engineering (FA, SP, SU) Advanced work in special research topics in man-machine systems. Prerequisite: INEG 4723. INEG5723 Advanced Man/Machine System Design (FA, SP, SU) Continuation of INEG 5713. Prerequisite: INEG 5713. INEG5823 Systems Simulation (FA, SP, SU) Monte Carlo technique, construction of digital simulation models, timekeeping in simulations, design of simulation experiment, statistical verification of results. Includes the use of SIMNET simulation language with introductions to other simulation languages. Prerequisite: CSEG 1913 and INEG 3313 (or equivalent). INEG5843 Scheduling and Sequencing (FA, SP, SU) An introduction to constructive algorithms and various operations research approaches for solving, sequencing, and scheduling problems in flow shops and job shops. The NP-completeness of most scheduling problems leads to a discussion of computational complexity, the use of heuristic solution methods, and the development of worst case bounds. Prerequisite: INEG 3613 and INEG 4623. INEG600V Master's Thesis (1-9) (FA, SP, SU) INEG6613 Operations Research Applications (FA, SP, SU) Investigation of literature case studies; use of mathematical models to solve practical problems; data collection and solution implementation. Students work in teams on actual problems observed in industry and government. Prerequisite: INEG 3613 or INEG 5613. INEG6823 Systems Simulation II (FA, SP, SU) Simulation of linear and nonlinear systems; systems with time varying coefficients; frequency analysis of closed loop control systems. SIMSCRIPT and CSMP simulation languages will be used. Prerequisite: INEG 5823. INEG700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP, SU) |