Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas

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Industrial Engineering

, Human Factors, Ergonomics and Safety. Category 10 has the most relevanceto an ergonomics course, although as discussed earlier, some IE programs may combine topicsfrom Categories 10 and 11 in one course. There are 8-12 exam questions drawn from Category10 (7-11% of the FE Exam). The relationship between this list of topics and IE curricular contentwill be further discussed in the next section of this paper. 1. Mathematics: 6–9 questions 2. Engineering Sciences: 5–8 questions 3. Ethics and Professional Practice: 5–8 questions 4. Engineering Economics: 10–15 questions 5. Probability and Statistics: 10–15 questions 6. Modeling and Computations: 8–12 questions 7. Industrial Management: 8–12 questions

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University - Erie

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Industrial Engineering

. Government.AbstractThe research objective of this paper is to evaluate predictors of success for a quality controlcourse for undergraduate engineering majors at East Carolina University. The 37 predictorsincluded demographic data (e.g., age, gender, race, academic major), records of success (e.g.,incoming GPA, performance in prerequisite courses, time between prerequisite courses and thequality control course), and additional course indicators (e.g., class time of day, studentattendance, performance on Test 1 versus overall). This quality control course is evaluated overa three year period with five offerings (sections) by the same instructor for 127 students. Theresults indicate that the time between the prerequisite course and the quality control course is

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Shuchisnigdha Deb, Mississippi State University

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Industrial Engineering

. The company has a vast operation which includes planting,harvesting, storing, sorting, packaging and shipping sweet potatoes. Student teams wereassigned a specific operation with the packaging facility. Each student team had to develop atleast one operations recommendation and one ergonomics recommendation based on theirobservations and collected data.Figure 1 shows examples of student work from this first semester, and Figure 2 shows a studentteam presenting their work at our end-of-semester project showcase. Working with communitypartner #1 had a lot of benefits: multiple operations, industrial setting, and a highly cooperativeworkforce. Some of the disadvantages included distance to reach the facility (approximately 60miles), limited data

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Karl D. Majeske, Oakland University

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Industrial Engineering

experiment also allowed students to relate the results of the experiment to the designproblem. The results of the research show that walking adversely affects productivity yetcomparing seated and standing postures yields mixed results. For more simple tasks, the idealposture is sitting while for more complex tasks the worker should be standing for improvedproductivity. The ergonomics class was enhanced by the discussions about the tradeoffs ofvarious factors in workplace designs that are relevant in the application of this topic to real-worldexperiences.1. BackgroundFaculty members teach the importance of contemporary topics for undergraduate engineeringstudents by sharing research in various ways. Active participation as a research assistant with

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton

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Industrial Engineering

exams had 40 questions, comprised of about 28 multiple choice, 7 true or false,and 5 fill in the blanks questions. The study guide for both exams only talked about the topicsfrom which the exams were prepared, and both exams covered different topics with no overlaps.The exams were also conducted for the same students in one semester. Both exams were scoredout of 40 points, with an average of 35 and 32 points respectively for Exam 1 and Exam 2.The cheat-sheets were collected after both exams to ensure that the page limit was not abused,and also for this analysis. The instructor, acting as an expert system, studied the cheat-sheets todetermine if the information provided by the students on the sheets could be used to correctlyanswer 50% of the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Curry, Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Weihang Zhu, Lamar University

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Industrial Engineering

drop outof engineering programs for work or family reasons after completing sophomore courses also hasinterest in this program. In addition to presenting the program design and operation, this paperdiscusses the potential market for the program nationwide, preliminary student performance, andthe results of a faculty survey about online courses.1. Program Overview Beginning in the fall 2014, the Industrial Engineering (IE) department at LamarUniversity (LU) began offering a BSIE degree in a 2+2 online format. The goal of the 2+2 onlineoption is to reach capable students who are unable to complete a traditional engineering programdue to location and time of day restrictions. The 2+2 format has students take the first two yearusing

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Brian W. Henderson, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas

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Industrial Engineering

and marketability, but the truequestion that they are wanting to answer is will I be able to find a job upon graduation.According to the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook,industrial engineering will grow 5% from 2012 to 2022, which will produce anemployment change of around 10,000 jobs, but will this growth be able to provideenough opportunities for current and future industrial engineering students? Also, what isthe perception of industrial engineering job opportunities by incoming engineeringstudents? This paper analyzes and compares the results from 3 surveys administered bythe University of Arkansas. It will 1) explore survey results for students interested inindustrial engineering to help gain insight on

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi

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Industrial Engineering

continuous improvement process. Once the proposed curriculum isimplemented, it is continuously reviewed as student learning is assessed. This paper is based onprevious work started at the Universidad Icesi School of Engineering [1] and presents anadaptation of the proposed methodology for the IE undergraduate program. The adaptationpresents the grouping of steps according to the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) cycle and theinclusion of ABET accreditation considerations for program assessment purposes.MethodologyThe IE Department led a systematic review of the IE undergraduate program curriculumfollowing the process established for all undergraduate engineering programs in the engineeringschool; this process is described below in Figure 1. Each of the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina R. Scherrer, Kennesaw State University; Michael Maloni, Kennesaw State University; Elizabeth M. Boyd, Kennesaw State University; Stacy M. Campbell, Kennesaw State University

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Industrial Engineering

suggest a need to market to IE students differently?Data is collected from more than 1,500 undergraduate industrial engineering and businessstudents throughout the state of Georgia. Analysis is presented for various demographics,including gender, age, and ethnicity.IntroductionLogistics is an important and growing field. In 2014, total US logistics costs were $1.45trillion, which represents 8.3% of GDP [1]. However, there is a need for more college studentsto choose careers in this field. Traditionally fed from business and industrial engineeringprograms, logistics faces a current shortage of students entering the field. The Georgia Centerof Innovation for Logistics reports that there was a gap of more than 270,000 logistics relatedjob openings

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University - Erie; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

classroom to quantify the effect against predicted values of student motivation andsatisfaction. Recommendations on how these factors can be easily implemented into industrialengineering classrooms will allow improvements in many classrooms outside of thePennsylvania State University.Student Learning StylesIn engineering classrooms, instructors often teach in a manner that is not aligned with thedominant learning styles of the student population.1 Students should be challenged to thinkoutside of their normal learning styles in order to best retain and use information in the futurecareers. Due to the disconnect of student learning styles and instructor teaching styles, studentsmay become disinterested in the classroom and lack motivation to continue

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ebisa Wollega, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Vitor Ambrosio Winckler, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Industrial Engineering

rating of user 𝑥 on topic 𝑠 and 𝑟𝑦,𝑠 is the rating of user 𝑦 on topic 𝑠, 𝑠𝑥,𝑦indicates the items that users 𝑥 and 𝑦 co-experienced. Then rating is computed by a weightedaverage of the nearest neighbors using the following formula7,8: ∑𝑦∈𝑆𝑥𝑦 (𝑟𝑦,𝑠 −𝑟̅𝑥 )𝑠𝑖𝑚(𝑥,𝑦)𝑟𝑥,𝑠 = 𝑟̅𝑥 + ∑𝑦∈𝑆𝑥𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑚(𝑥,𝑦) ,where, 𝑟̅𝑥 is the average rating of user 𝑥. Two assumptions were used in the algorithm: (1) theprofessor was interested in relating the frequency of the topics on the websites to the OPCcourse, and (2) the frequency of the topics on the websites reflected the technological andstakeholders’ need changes and the professor agreed with the existence of the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Chronopoulou, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Douglas M. King, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ehsan Salimi, University of Southern California

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identified teamwork as one of themost valued and necessary skills for college graduates, as the majority of engineering employerswant engineering educators to focus on developing students’ teaming and collaboration skills [7].Despite the clear emphasis on teamwork in engineering and the increasing use of student teamprojects, our understanding of how to support engineering students to develop these skills islimited [1]. Some engineering education researchers consider how to teach teaming skills inengineering courses [9], but some others question if teamwork can be taught [17]. Moreover, fewstudies have linked student collaborative learning or teaming skills to specific instructionalstrategies.Case-based instruction asks students to analyze realistic

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Yeonsu Ryu

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Industrial Engineering

issued 14 Grand Challenges encompassing the broadrange of human concern including sustainability, health, vulnerability, and the joy of living.6 To impact these Grand Challenges, the NAE has identified a need to change theeducational process for the engineers that will tackle these challenges and have challengedinstitutions of higher education to meet these goals. As of March 2015, the NAE havesigned 122 engineering schools to a pledge to educate a total of 20,000 Grand ChallengeEngineers over the next decade. According to their press release, “The Grand Challengeengineers will be trained through special programs at each institution that integrate fiveeducational elements: (1) a hands-on research or design project connected to the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University; Y. Jane Liu, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L. Hutchins

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Industrial Engineering

assess predictorrelationships for student success.The Shewhart Cycle, developed by WalterShewhart at Bell Laboratories during the 1930s,provides the basis for a statistical quality controlapproach to administering the higher educationsystem. The objective is to ensure that studentsare able to, with minimal disruption, migrate Figure 1: CCTA Systems Viewbetween TTU and community colleges. For the bi-directional Student Transition Paths shown in Figure 1, agreements must eliminate academicprogram discontinuities by including well-defined community college course outcomes andrelated performance criteria that ensure academic success for transfer students. Similarly, toreflect a global higher education optimization strategy, TTU-COE

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University

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Industrial Engineering

prioritizing regionaleconomic development activities. University engagement enables the region to leverageanalytical capability and provides Deming’s Constancy of Purpose to regional economicdevelopment.I. Regional ProfileThe Upper Cumberland is at the intersection ofthe Central Basin, the Eastern Highland Rim andthe Cumberland Plateau. As shown in Figure 1,the Upper Cumberland is centrally located thebetween metropolitan areas of Nashville,Knoxville, and Chattanooga. Interstate 40, one ofthe nation’s most highly traveled arteries,provides regional access to the national interstatesystem. Figure 1: Upper Cumberland RegionEconomic needs in the Upper Cumberland include developing infrastructure in remote

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E Moody, Mercer University; Joan Burtner, Mercer University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

student projects can result in a number of benefits forthe healthcare institutions, students, and faculty members. One of the primary gains forinstitutions is the ability to draw on the skills and knowledge of faculty and students in IndustrialEngineering and Industrial Management to solve real problems. The solutions provided byMercer students have included process maps, time studies, 5S studies, inventory managementsystems, simulations, survey analyses, standardized process recommendations, training plans,staffing and resource allocation plans, and conceptual design of human-machine interfaces. Apartial list of projects and their deliverables can be found in Table 1. Many of these deliverablesalso serve as evidence of continuous process