Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bopaya Bidanda, University of Pittsburgh; Gajanan Hegde

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

taught in engineering/business colleges today.We present a roadmap for teaching such a course. We also detail the certification process by SAVEInternational (formerly Society of American Value Engineers). A sample ABET based syllabus, along witha detailed class schedule is also be discussed. After completion of the course, students are eligible totake the Value Methodology Associate (VMA) exam to be certified as VMAs (Value MethodologyAssociates). This certification will be compared to a Lean/Six Sigma certification that is popular withstudents today.BACKGROUNDDesign and Analysis of process, products, and projects are core competencies of business analysts andengineers. In order to develop these competencies, most engineering curricula in