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Applying What We Teach to IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University; Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

(ECU)developed a modular Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) course to deliver the Six Sigma body ofknowledge to customers. Since the Six Sigma process is also used in the development of finalproducts in manufacturing, it is anticipated that other researchers and academicians will benefitfrom the lessons learned in creating this training product.OverviewOnce the need for the modular Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) course was determined, the DMAICprocess most often used for Six Sigma projects was deployed. Tollgates to move from one phase ofthe process to another were utilized in managing the project. This process helped ensure that aneed to backtrack did not occur. The body of this paper describes each phase of the DMAICprocess along with an overview of

Conference Session

Applying What We Teach to IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Janet Twomey, Wichita State University; Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University; Veronica Hinkle, Wichita State University

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Industrial Engineering

factory can impactthe environment. Understanding these cause-and-effect relationships is key to evaluating anddesigning a production system. This paper presents a short overview of a simulation-basedproject useful for Production Systems/Operations Management courses. The simulation isflexible to cover basic course content as well as recent industry trends involving sustainabilityissues and the lean enterprise. It proves challenging for instructors to present these topics in aconvincing manner to students, because many of these concepts, such as one-piece flow andreusable containers, are counterintuitive to traditional manufacturing logic. This paper presentsthe project itself, describes the application of modern production systems and the

Conference Session

Applying What We Teach to IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Ben Cranor, Texas A&M University, Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2009-169: THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANEXPANDED CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE BY REPLACING ANINTERNSHIP COURSEE. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce E.DELBERT HORTON, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering. Dr. Horton teaches a variety of engineering courses, including: Industrial Operations Research courses, Industrial Capstone System Design, and a Project Management course. He has over 38 years experience in academia and in product development and manufacturing, and intelligence systems development and integration for U.S. Government agencies. His experience includes various engineering development and management, and consulting roles at

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University

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Industrial Engineering

technicalprograms. Intern, co-op and capstone experiences and preparation for professional certificationare popular benchmarks for relevance in these programs.2, 3 At Kettering University, all studentsparticipate in a mandatory co-op program from their first year, alternating every quarter betweenacademic terms and co-op work at an industrial or research-oriented sponsor. These culminate ina sponsor-driven thesis project, required for graduation.This fully co-operative model of education demands connection to practical applications inacademic courses. Students expect course topics explicitly tied to industrial needs orprofessional skills. Additionally, students bring a rich variety of experiences from their workterms, and will readily share what they’ve

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alister McLeod, Purdue University; April Savoy, Purdue University

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Industrial Engineering

Presentation demonstrates the different delivery styles used in the course topresent information pertaining to lean manufacturing principles. In IT 214, a variety of deliverystyles are used such as lecture, lab, plant tours, and case studies. The variety helps to keep theinteraction between the instructor and learners interesting. Problem Solving explains how thelearners engage the phase of learning that requires an application of the skills learned. In thisphase, teamwork is used to solve lab-based problems, which usually involve software forproblem resolution. In addition, students partake in independent study, which provides studentsthe experience of role assignment and research. Lastly, the Evaluation component containsexams and a final project

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natarajan Gautam, Texas A&M University

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Industrial Engineering

chalk-and-talk type of class by carefully usingtechnology in strategic places and avoiding technology in certain other places. We quantitativelyevaluate the effectiveness of our strategies and provide insights. Next, a good portion of thispaper is devoted to one specific use of technology which is in laboratory-like exercises. Theseexercises were developed to teach more difficult concepts such as Central Limit Theorem andshow how it applies to project evaluation and review technique (PERT). As a result, not only didthe student understanding of complex material improve, but also the material was covered in amuch shorter time. Finally the paper concludes with a qualitative discussion of issues where it isunclear whether technology boosts or

Conference Session

Concluding Thoughts in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Industrial Engineering

discretion. Thus, web-based, on-line college classes offer theopportunity to teach classes to a much wider audience of students with schedule flexibility. Butnothing is perfect.The Minnesota State University, Mankato‟s Manufacturing Engineering Technology programculminates with our students completing a two-semester Senior Design Project, often at out-of-town manufacturing facilities. These students must travel between the sponsoring company andour campus almost daily in order to do their design project while also taking face-to-face classeshere. In addition, we are working with remote community college partners to developarticulation agreements to allow students to take the first two years at a local community college

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shengyong Wang, State University of New York, Binghamton; Mohammad Khasawneh, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Industrial Engineering

Systems Engineering principles to a variety of domains, with a focus on health systems. He has been working with United Health Services and Virtua Health on numerous applied research projects and operational improvement initiatives. His research work on healthcare delivery systems is internationally recognized through his journal and conference publications.Mohammad Khasawneh, State University of New York, Binghamton Dr. Mohammad T. Khasawneh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University, South Carolina, in August 2003, and his B.S. and M.S

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nagen Nagarur, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton; Sarah Lam, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Industrial Engineering

operationsresearch, decision making, advanced topics in simulation, statistical modeling, operationsmanagement, economics, finance, capital markets, risk management, database management, anddata mining. These courses would be drawn from departments across campus. Students couldobtain their Masters Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering via a thesis route or a projectoriented route. Those who use the project option for their completion requirement would need totake two more electives resulting in a total of 33 semester hours when compared to those whochoose the thesis option which requires a total of 30 semester hours.CurriculumThe proposed curriculum for the graduate program in ISE with a specialization in financialsystems is given in the Table 4

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Sukwon Kim, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Bob Wilkins, Texas A&M University, Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

of one journal. He is a member of the ASEE and is an American Society for Quality Certified Quality Engineer.E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce E.DELBERT HORTON, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering. Dr. Horton teaches a variety of engineering courses, including: Industrial Operations Research courses, Industrial Capstone System Design, and a Project Management course. He has over 38 years experience in academia and in product development and manufacturing, and intelligence systems development and integration for U.S. Government agencies. His experience includes various engineering development and management, and consulting roles at Electrospace

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Cathy Hall, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University; David Batts, East Carolina University; Laurie Moses, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

Safety and EdD in Educational Leadership from East Carolina University.Michael Bosse, East Carolina University Michael J. Bossé is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education at East Carolina University. Having earned his PhD at the University of Connecticut, he continues to research and publish in various areas of mathematics education including: learning and cognition, pedagogy, technology, distance education, integration and curriculum.Laurie Moses, East Carolina University Laurie A. Moses is serving as project coordinator for an NSF grant, and she is also a graduate student at East Carolina University. She received her BA in

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Industrial Engineering

to be split into twohardware/software worlds, (NI world and Matlab world) and concluded that a strength of ourprogram is that we teach them about both worlds. We concluded that we had lots of agreement inour disagreement and our program is “right on the money” in helping our students to be preparedto get the jobs we identified as good ones.Several years ago our Advisory Boards strongly recommended that we add Project Managementto both programs and we did so; review of the jobs helped us understand how good thatrecommendation and decision were.Some jobs had good technical content, but were at the technician level; we are not designing ourprogram for our graduates to take such jobs. Some jobs had specific industry niches and wedecided not to

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marlin Thomas, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Industrial Engineering

courses and they can be derived through multiple routes incurricula. There are varying opinions among engineering educators on the methods foraccomplishing the three elements of learning in the above definition. Issues range from theamount of repetition of topics through course overlaps, review of materials from course tocourse, inclusion of projects, and case studies. The objective is to establish an efficient andeffective routing for students to accomplish and build on the elements of learning throughconcept integration. Course prerequisites are very important in establishing the routes. 4.1. Example of a Learning PlatformThe Poisson process is an example of a learning platform for industrial engineering. It is thefundamental stochastic