INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (IME)
415-3 DETERMINISTIC MODELS. (Same as OR 440) Linear programming, problem formulation, simplex algorithm, transportation and network problems, duality theory, sensitivity theory. Prerequisites: knowledge of computer programming; MATH 249 or 250, or consent of instructor.
427-3 KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS. (Same as CE, ECE, and ME 427) Engineering-oriented perspective on artificial intelligence (AI) technology. General AI concepts and specifically knowledge-based (expert) systems applied to engineering problem solving. Prerequisite: knowledge of one of the familiar computer programming languages (BASIC, C, FORTRAN or Pascal) or consent of instructor.
430-3 MANAGING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. Management functions of planning, organizing, motivating and controlling, and analysis of application of these functions in engineering research, design, production, technical marketing, and project management. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
451-3 METHODS DESIGN AND WORK MEASUREMENTS. Design of work systems. Methods and techniques employed in measuring work. Current philosophy underlying improvement in work methods and procedures used to measure work perform. (2 hours lecture; 2 hours laboratory.) Prerequisite: IME 365 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
458-3 HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING. Analysis of the limitations of humans in man-machine systems to increase productivity and meet physiological needs of system participants. Principles are applied through design problems. Prerequisite: IME 451 or consent of instructor.
461-3 STOCHASTIC MODELS. (Same as OR 441) Probabilistic models, elementary queuing theory with single or multiple servers, Markov processes and models, decision theory. Prerequisite: STAT 380 or 480a.
463-3 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING. (Same as STAT 484) Probabilistic models for the reliability of coherent systems. Statistical models for lifetimes of components and repairable systems. Reliability estimation and prediction. MIL standards. Prerequisite: IME 365 or STAT 480a, b.
466-3 ENGINEERING METROLOGY. Exposes the student to the principals associated with dimensional measurement, inspection, measurement systems analysis, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. Prerequisite: IME 370 or graduate standing.
465-3 DESIGN AND CONTROL OF QUALITY SYSTEMS. (Same as STAT 488). Quality design by experimental design, determination of process capability, quality control using statistical control charts, acceptance sampling. Prerequisite: IME 365 or STAT 380 or consent of instructor.
467-3 TOTAL QUALITY AND TAGUCHI METHODS. Apply concepts and methods of quality improvement including total quality, quality function deployment, design of experiments, quality loss function, etc. Case studies and software tools. Prerequisites: STAT 380; IME 365, or consent of instructor.
468-3 SIMULATION. (Same as OR 442) Design of simulation models using a high-level simulation programming language. Applications in production, inventory, queuing, other models. Prerequisites: computer programming skills; IME 365.
470-3 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. Design and analysis of manufacturing systems including automated flow lines, assembly systems, material handling systems. Group technology, fundamentals of CAD/CAM/CAPP, numerical control, steady state optimal control. Prerequisites: IME 365, 370, 375, and upper-division standing in industrial or manufacturing engineering or consent of instructor.
475-3 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING. Associative and Parametric Modeling for computer-aided product design process in Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing environments, Assembly Modeling, Sketching, Design for Manufacture and Assembly. Prerequisite: IME 375 or consent of instructor.
476-3PLANTWIDE PROCESS CONTROL. A treatment of techniques in automated control. Digital, analog, open and closed loop control are discussed. Students gain experience with PC data acquisition and control. Prerequisites: CS 145 with C or better; ECE 210 with C or better.
477-3 COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory) Application of robot theory integrated with automated manufacturing systems. Emphasis on design laboratory exercises. Prerequisites: IME 470, IME 476, CS 144 or equivalent, senior standing in industrial and manufacturing engineering or consent of instructor.
480-3 TOOL ENGINEERING. Covers topics including locating/orientation principles, clamping, positioning, and concepts required to design and fabricate tooling for machining, joining, and bulk deformation processes. Prerequisites: IME 370; IME 345.
482-3 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING DESIGN. Topics include tolerancing, material selection, cost estimation, process planning, product fabrication, and activities required to bring product from conceptual design through manufacture. Prerequisites: IME 345 or concurrent, 370, or consent of instructor.
483-3 PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL. Development and applications of models and techniques for designing integrated production systems to manage material, service, and information flows in response to flutuating market demands. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory) Prerequisite: senior standing in industrial or manufacturing engineering, or consent of instructor.
484-3 FACILITIES PLANNING. Theory and methods of facilities layout and planning emphasizing activity relationships, space requirements, materials handling and storage, plant layout, and facility location problems. Prerequisite: IME 415, 451, and upper-division standing in industrial or manufacturing engineering or consent of instructor.
490-3 INTEGRATED ENGINEERING DESIGN. Individual/group laboratory or industrial projects of a research, design, or development nature which may apply to engineering systems. Prerequisite: senior standing in industrial or manufacturing engineering or consent of instructor.
492-1 to 6 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING. Selected topics of current interest in industrial or manufacturing engineering and related fields. May include individual research projects for students with honors standing. Prerequisite: senior standing in industrial or manufacturing engineering or consent of instructor.