Engineering management
Not offered in 1997
6 points * 13 lecture hours, 26 seminar/tutorial/laboratory hours * First or second semester * Caulfield
Objectives To acquaint engineers who have been exposed to limited management training or whose training is out of date with up-to-date issues facing Australian engineers at a senior level.
Synopsis Macroeconomics, environmental change, government policy and their effects on engineers. Management of change such as activity of teams, leadership, motivation and negotiation. Technical approaches to quality including concepts such as six sigma, SPC, Taguchi, Poke Yoke etc. Quality systems and accreditation will be discussed. Performance and productivity measures, including bench marking and world best practice. Economic and risk techniques for project evaluation, including cost estimation and evaluations techniques. Production planning methods such as JIT, MRPII, simulation and methods of facilities planning. An alternative series of activities on project management may be available. Law in relation to engineering in particular product liability, intellectual property and contracts.
Assessment Two group reports: 50% * Essays: 10% * Examinations: 40%
Recommended texts
DeGarmo E P, Sullivan W G and Bontadelli J A Engineering economy 8th edn, Macmillan, 1990
Fogarty D, Hoffman T and Stonebraker P W Production and operations management South Western, 1989
Juran J M and Gryng F M Quality planning and analysis McGraw-Hill, 1993
Kinsky R Engineering management Nelson, 1994
Mitra A The fundamentals of quality control and improvement Macmillan, 1993
Samson D (ed.) Management for engineers Longman Cheshire, 1995
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