Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College; J. Ronald Martin, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

with the last sample. The finalconcentration of alcohol in the fermenting solution was measured with an ethanol sensormanufactured by Pasco Scientific. The sensor was calibrated so the students measured theconcentration in g alcohol/liter.Results from the experimentTypical experimental results are shown in Table 1. The cell concentrations were calculated fromthe turbidity using the following previously developed equation: g cells/liter = 0.0204*NTU -0.035 A plot of ln(cell concentration) vs. time is shown in Figure 1 along with the results of a linear Page 15.580.3regression.Table 1. Student results.Time

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Michael G. Helander, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

and providing students with remote access to software and hardware resources. Thepaper outlines a comprehensive architecture of the eDesign portal that integrates the traditionalcourseware technology with remotely-accessible hardware-in-the-loop simulation,eCollaboration, and virtual classroom and learning community. The required hardware andsoftware for implementing the eDesign architecture are detailed, and a preliminary assessment ofusing the eDesign portal for a second-year design course is discussed.1. IntroductionThe industry has shown clear interest in harmonizing technological expertise amongst varioussocieties, which further facilitates outsourcing resources. In the current engineering world,design of complex systems involves

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Okhtay Azarmanesh, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

using theirtheoretical knowledge of communication in those problems. In addition, hands-on experience isalways one of the best methods to learn what is learned theoretically.Student Experiences and Observations of the ChallengeIn the three years of participating in the Challenge, the Penn State students involved feel thatthey have gained significantly from their participation. Working on several different problemshas provided them solid grounding in concepts that were pure theory to them before.To give an example, the Penn State students designed a tree structure for a modulation-classification (MC) process (Figure 1) for part of their solution to the 2008 Challenge.2 Thestudents had elected to work on problem to “develop a smart radio terminal

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

that astudent has achieved specific course objectives and college wide general education goals andcompetences at a level considered appropriate for the course and subject matter” 4. Ourengineering technology department faculty communicated earlier with Professor P.F.Cunningham, Assessment Director at Rivier College, and are currently developing whatProfessor Cunningham defines as “Course-Embedded Assessment”5.In course-embedded assessment,(1) You identify a primary course objective that you can logically link to an institutional goalstated in your mission or general education program,(2) Select one or more course-embedded assignment or classroom test which would provideevidence about the learning outcome,(3) design a rubric to assist in

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

of actions. Together these factors indicated thedominant characteristics of the tooling industry along with the leading factors currently used toincrease their competitive position.Demographics of Tool Shop RespondentsThe demographics of the responding tool shops indicate that they were truly small businesseswith almost 75% employing less than 60 workers. For almost two-thirds of the tool shops theirannual sales were in the 1 to 10 million-dollar vicinity. Sales trends over the past three yearshave decreased for over 35% of the tool shops, remained the same for over 21%, while 43% havenoticed some increase. Nearly a third of the respondents reported no international sales whileover a half were in the 1% to 20% bracket and over one-tenth were

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

and Environmental Engineering curriculum. Page 15.448.3 One common topic of conversation among Department faculty is how well the currentcurriculum prepares students for exam success. Currently students are offered quite a bit offlexibility in course selection, so that they may pursue both breadth and depth within the sub-discipline of Civil Engineering of their choosing. At present students may choose in their juniorand senior years four electives within the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department andthree additional technical electives in Science, Math, Engineering, or Business (Table 1). Whilea review of other Civil

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, construction, testing, and evaluation.” Simply, engineering design isthe use of theoretical knowledge to bring useful systems to reality.The structure of senior design experience varies from one university to another. Someuniversities offer this course as a one semester course and others offer it as a year-long course. Page 15.155.2ONU requires students to take a year-long (three quarters) senior design sequence. The sequenceconsists of three courses; senior design seminar (2-credit hours), senior design (3-credit hours),and engineering technical communication (1-credit hour). The list of senior design projects isgiven to students in the last week of

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

difficult by not disclosing their real needsand wants and the perception of value can vary greatly from one customer to another.An organization’s greatest strength might well be its ability to rapidly transform new ideas,technologies, and processes into improved or totally new products. Time compression has threecritical aspects: “(1) shortened product life cycles; (2) shortened development times; and (3) …decreasing payback periods” (Narayanan21, 2001, p. 48). The product must also be designed tomeet or exceed the customers’ expectations in terms of application, performance, features, cost,safety, and dependability (Chang5, 2005). These characteristics reflect a dilemma betweenreducing cycle time for the organization and improving the product for

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Terrence Davidovits, A123 Systems; Eric Schacht, The Ohio State Univeristy; Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

will need to solve if they chose to work in the automotive industry. In thecompetition’s early years, most of the engineering was performed by mechanical engineeringstudents. Students modified engines to run on various alternative fuels such as propane,methanol, and ethanol. As technology evolved, so did the competitions as hybrid powertrainarchitectures entered the field. This expanded the required engineering skill sets to includeelectrical and electro-mechanical engineering experience to the program. In 2004, Challenge Xbegan which expanded the competition series time frame from 1 year to 3. Argonne, the US Page 15.783.2DOE, and General

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

15.896.3During the classes preceding the travel, students studied reading material and the course met foran hour and a half every other week for lectures followed by in-class discussions. During the 7meetings the following topics were covered: Week 1 – Syllabus, course goals, establish teams, assign literature reviews, logistics and immunizations, personal travel after the course, and planning for fundraising. Week 3 – Lecture on history of Guatemala – plantations and land tenure, civil war. Week 5 – Lecture on people, language and culture. Week 7 – Lecture on geology, climate, fuel sources, and deforestation. Week 9 – Lecture on public health related to housing conditions. Week 11 – Lecture on construction

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

singlecourse or spread between many courses will be discussed as a methodology into how oneprogram is looking at meeting ABET accreditation requirements for students seeking anaccredited degree at the masters degree level without an accredited degree at thebachelors degree level. Page 15.1067.21.0 IntroductionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has recognized the lack of certainknowledge and skills among recent graduates, while at the same time engineeringprograms are facing pressure to decrease credit hour requirements in undergraduatecurriculums. ASCE formed a committee to study and develop a Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge (BOK)1 to document

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

throughout a civil engineering curriculum. Course assessment, studentfeedback, and how just in time learning links to student learning styles will be presented.1.0 IntroductionWhat is just in time learning? As defined by Word Spy: “The acquisition of knowledge orskills as they are needed.”1 This definition sums up how many of the students currently inschool appear to learn. In fact, first the use of laptop computers and now the use of Appson phones are pushing this process to be the norm. When the author teaches a freshmanIntroduction to Engineering course, numerous students search their phones or laptops andprovide insightful information to the conversation. Of course, the freshman engineeringcourse is only an introduction and spends a lot of time

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

responses exceeded the 91 required to achieve aconfidence level of 90%.Demographics of Tool Shop RespondentsAlmost 75% of the 94 responding tool shops employed less than 60 workers while 16%employed 101 or more workers. Their annual sales were in the 1 to 10 million-dollar range foralmost two-thirds of the tool shops. Sales trends over the past three years were mixed with over35% of the tool shops decreasing, over 21% remaining roughly the same, and 43% with someincrease. No international sales were reported by 33% of the respondents. Another 55% reportedless than one-fifth of their sales were from international sources while none had over 60% fromnondomestic customers. The impact on business from global competition has been negative foralmost 94

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Bertha, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

is a parable but an early version of a case study? A case study is an example—drawn fromhistory or from someone’s imagination—that is used to illustrate a particular point or concept. Inengineering ethics, for example, the DC-10 case is commonly used to make the case for thepositive moral worth of whistle-blowing. Case studies can vary in complexity, from short and tothe point (like the Monty Python clip) all the way up to the elaborate historical cases such as theFord Pinto case, the BART case and the Challenger disaster case. There are also fictional casestudy videos, such as the recently-released Henry’s Daughters and Ethicana, specifically tailoredfor engineering ethics classes, that merit special attention.1 It makes sense to use case

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

used approach is toutilize a first year course, either within the department or at the college level. 1-5 Depending onthe resources available on campus, departments may choose to “outsource” this material byhaving students taking a technical writing, public speaking class, and/or engineering ethics classthrough the English or Communications Departments. Some departments choose to integratethis material within existing courses, such as senior design or labs, as evidenced by “writingacross the curriculum” efforts. 6 Finally, a few departments have a dedicated course later in thecurriculum, but this is not as common due to the demands of the curriculum. 7 (Add otherliterature from Dave’s folder)In this paper we describe a one unit junior/senior

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Jablonowski, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

= an b (1)yn = cost or duration metric of well n, n = order of well in drilling sequence, and a, b = parameters tobe estimated. The parameters a and b can be estimated using non-linear regression. In someapplications, this simple form of learning may be adequate.Brett and Millheim Model. Brett and Millheim propose an alternate learning curve specificationin their influential paper on the subject.3 Their model is attractive because of its simplicity, andfor the intuitive interpretation of the parameters. The Brett and Millheim specification is asfollows:y n = C 1 e (1 − n ) C 2 + C 3 (2)yn = cost or duration metric of well n, n = order of well in drilling sequence, and C’s

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

traditionallecture content as well as a capstone project. Academic content typically includesflowsheet synthesis and development, process simulation, process economics, andequipment design/heuristics. Depending on the background of the instructor and whetherthe course is one or two semesters, a laundry list of additional topics might includesustainability and “green design” concepts,1 process safety, 2 Good ManufacturingPractice, Six Sigma,3 optimization,4 selecting materials of construction, reading P&ID’s,heat exchanger network or reactor network synthesis, environmental regulations,engineering ethics, batch scheduling, and product design.5 Senior design is also the lastopportunity to reinforce “soft skills” such as teamwork6,7 and communication.8

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Education in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lau, Universidad del Turabo; Sastry Kuruganty, Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the differential equations that describe thebehavior of synchronous machines.Transient stability is very rich in technical and mathematical content. As such it is a challengingtopic for students to grasp and for instructors to present. This paper uses spreadsheets toimplement the step-by-step procedure that is typical in a transient stability study. Unlikecommercially available power system software, spreadsheets expose the solution steps withclarity without obscuring the inner workings of the numerical methods employed.1. IntroductionStability is a major concern in the planning and operation of power systems. Networkdisturbances such as a short circuit in a transmission line, sudden loss of generation, or the lossof a large load may cause

Conference Session

Technical Papers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bernier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Library 2.0?A Library 2.0 service has been defined by Michael Casey and Laura Savastinuk as “any service,physical or virtual, that successfully reaches users, is evaluated frequently, and makes use ofcustomer input.”1 Casey has been credited with coining the phrase “Library 2.0” when helaunched his blog LibraryCrunch in September of 20052 and since then the concept has gained agreat deal of attention. Central to this concept is the integration of Web 2.0 services intotraditional library websites to harvest the collective intelligence of everyone who uses a product.Thus, the flow of information is two-way, allowing end-users to contribute to the knowledgebase for other users to access. Library 2.0 switches from relying on the stagnant Web 1.0 to

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

environmental processes involve particle transport,deposition and removal. In the last decade, significant research progress in the areas ofnano- and micro-particle transport, deposition and removal has been made. A series ofcourses was developed to make these class of new important research findings availableto seniors and graduate students in engineering through developing and offering ofspecialized curricula. This project involved integration of numerical simulations andexperiments in the developed courses. The course materials were mostly made availableon the web and some courses were taught at University 1 and University 2 campusessimultaneously. Based on the course materials, a series of short courses was also offeredat several countries. The

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

development project are the application of HMIterminal for the elevator control and accurate position control of a carriage using a stepper motor.The Ultraware class provides an opportunity for students to program and run the digital acbrushless servo system, which is widely used in industry6, 7, and 8.The PLC lab at Penn State Berks is equipped with six SLC500 PLC training stations, each with a10-slot modular chassis from Rockwell Automation. The details of the modules installed will beexplained in the ICT section.The topics of the class and lab for the advanced PLC course are listed in Table 1. Table 1. Proposed topics for the advanced PLC class and lab Topics Week

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

notincluded in a standard ethics course. Specifically, the paper focuses on definitions, types, a casestudy of the 1915 Eastland disaster, contemporary examples, and classroom suggestions.Introduction“Technology,” notes Steven VanderLeest “is not neutral. It has an intrinsic bias that is built intoit from the original inception of a particular problem, throughout the entire design process, all theway to the implementation, use, and disposal of a product.” That bias, he further explains,determines the primary use of the device, although the user certainly can employ the product in“ways the designer did not intend.”1 Because human practitioners do not always followpredetermined usage, unforeseen results emerge.Unintended consequences are inevitable

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, lectures have the least amount of impact. One can say that, in thetwenty first century, problem-based learning is extremely useful and productive, but it should beimplemented in the appropriate manner to maximize the yield. More research is needed toexamine in detail the benefits students receive. Page 15.216.6[Copyright for VARK version is held by Neil D. Fleming, Christchurch, New Zealand and Charles C. Bonwell,Green Mountain, Colorado, USA].APPENDIX B: Author’s approach. Continuous 1 Quality Define Problem- Improvement

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

while strengthening the engineering and communication skill sets of theundergraduates. This outreach project provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate studentsto demonstrate their grasp of the subject matter while inspiring children to have a renewedinterest in math, science and technology and the goal of becoming an engineer.Motivation for K-12 outreachOutreach to the K-12 sector is essential for the technological advancement of our society and fordiversity enhancement in engineering. Many children are naturally interested in engineeringtechnology but they may not have the mentorship, educational opportunities, or role modelsneeded to pursue this field of study.1 Further, most technologically rich courses, both at K-12 andundergraduate

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

identified these skills as criteria 3d and3g. Particularly in multidisciplinary fields, engineers have different motivations, technicalbackgrounds, and ways of learning. In the undergraduate classroom, students can develop skillsto communicate with their multidisciplinary team members and other audiences by taking intoaccount the variety of learning styles and backgrounds. Felder et. al.1 developed a classificationof learning styles in which individuals’ natural tendencies fall on a continuum in four categories:visual-verbal, sensing-intuitive, global-sequential, and active-reflective. We used this learningstyle classification as a framework to incorporate teamwork and professional development into amultidisciplinary course.Structural Aspects of

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

students with an evengender split. The course emphasized outreach, communication, and interpersonal skills with agroup project supported throughout the semester by a required skills lab. The project included anoutreach teaching activity for 5th grade students at a local children’s science museum, a writtenreport, and an oral presentation. The supporting skills lab taught technical writing and editing,oral presentation skills, and interpersonal skills linked to Felder’s learning styles.1 Student teamswere assigned so that all majors, learning styles, and genders were represented in each team. Theactivities were assessed using four surveys throughout the semester.Women undergraduates in the course ranked learning styles, teamwork, writing and

Conference Session

Robotics in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

accomplish a given task.The controller for these courses was typically the Basic Stamp or Handy Board controller.Furthermore, some of the authors even surmised that robot design can be used to satisfy ABETcore outcomes a – k as well29 - 31. Table 1 presents a summary of related courses that hadcomponents similar to the mission of the IMR course. It should be noted that many of thesecourses were discipline-specific and may have used the robot to motivate another topic as well. Table 1: Summary of Related Courses School Content Summary HardwareBrown University Embodied Gaming Roomba42Drexel University CS, AI, engineering problems

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Korman, California Polytechnic State University; Lonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

ofpriority after the HVAC dry system. The gravity drain lines typically slope 1/8 inch for every foot.This requirement forces the drain lines to compete with the large HVAC dry ducts at the higherelevations because they must start as high as possible to maintain the grade without falling belowthe ceiling tiles. Engineers route HVAC dry ducts at higher elevations because of their largevolume.The HVAC process piping is next, which includes heating and cooling water lines. These pipinglines feed directly into the HVAC sheet metal to heat and cool air at various interface points. TheHVAC sheet metal and HVAC process piping systems work together and must be tightlycoordinated. Routing of the HVAC wet system is based on the HVAC dry system routing

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamed Farahani Manesh, Eastern Mediterranean University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

structural reasons. The VR-HMS allows trainees to self-experience onthese systems without the need to work in actual industry.IntroductionA side-effect of continuing globalization is that manufacturing is more and more becoming acommodity. In addition, the manufacturing industry has to respond to rapidly changing marketsmore often and much faster than ever before. The ability to respond to change, predicted orunpredicted, is referred to as agility and the associated industrial paradigm called agilemanufacturing. A key goal is to make the manufacturing equipment, associated informationsystems and control architecture of an agile manufacturing enterprise as responsive to thephysical and logical disturbances as possible [1].Several technologies have

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Fadi Deek, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

trend include cheaper labor, the need for specialized skills and expertise, andcorporate mergers. For example, the outsourcing of various functions or activities of the softwarebusiness has become increasingly prevalent leading to “capability sourcing”1 particularly whencompanies’ expertise falls short in some technical areas. In addition, some companies alreadyhave offices that span the world creating a globally distributed technical asset, although they maystill outsource software development for strategic reasons.Globalization can, however, bring on big challenges. It is well known, for instance, that effectivecommunication plays a key role in the performance of product development teams 2,3,4,5.Researchers have shown that well-coordinated