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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

Figure 2. Sample Planning Map of the ModulesActivities and tools that may be utilized during the measure phase include: control charts,capability analysis, Pareto analysis, Affinity diagrams, check sheets and other data collectingmethods. A partial map of the Module© layout (shown in Figure 2) defines some of therequirements derived during the DMAIC measure phase for the ECU Six Sigma Green BeltCertification project.The Analyze PhaseIn the analyze phase of the DMAIC process, key variables having an impact on the output areidentified and the root causes for the loss in productivity and or quality are determined. In theanalyze phase, the activities and tools that are likely to be undertaken are: 5-why analysis, causeand effect analysis, Failure

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

evaluations. Thisfeedback indicated the program needed to provide the senior-level students with a more realisticindustry experience. Currently, the IE internship course, IE 471, and Industrial Systems Design(IE capstone course), IE 495, are in the IE program curriculum to introduce and provide thesenior engineering student an insight into the industrial world. These two courses wereevaluated according to the continuous improvement plan for the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) and changes were recommended.The IE 471 Internship is offered to give students an occupational experience in an industrialfacility. Students and faculty have experienced several disappointing obstacles in executing thisIE 471 internship course, including

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

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Industrial Engineering

expanded to include homework/lab activities that follow the in class activity.Additional learning modules using the Nintendo Wii are currently being developed. Theseinclude other human factors concepts such as attention, mental workload, and human computerinteraction. The learning modules are also being tested on non-human factors students to obtainfeedback from a diverse student population.A validation plan to assess the impact of the activities on student learning is being developed.The assessment would indicate, beyond student perceptions, whether the activities achieved anyvalue with respect to student learning outcomes and performance. Preliminary plans for thelearning validation include a pre- and post-activity content based test, as well as

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

.Pedagogical AspectsAll the courses will be in the form of class room teaching. There is a facility for students to takethe courses via the “EngiNet,” a distance education system at the school. EngiNet has alreadyproved to be a valuable system, enabling numerous students working on projects in distantlocations, and full time employees to register for the courses and earn credits. It is also envisagedto have experts come and teach relevant courses as adjunct professors. Appropriate case studieswill be introduced to provide real life experience. As the new program gains momentum, it isanticipated that the program would be able to place some of the students in financial companiesas interns.ProjectionsIt is planned to have the first incoming class in the

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

followingsale or delivery. It wasn’t until the early 1970s that quantitative methods were used in quality andwarranty planning, Thomas and Rao10. The literature has since developed considerably withnumerous articles that deal with warranty policies and marketing strategies, cost and economicmodels, and maintenance and replacement decisions. Manufacturers have been using relativemeasures of warranty claims and costs as indicators of relative quality for many years, thoughdata quality and availability have limited the capability of the analyses. With the modernperspective on quality and recognition and understanding of the importance of customers in thedesign and development of products, a product system view of manufacturing and producingproducts

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

Collection

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 freshmanengineering students who performed poorly on their first Calculus exam. The first step was forthese students to meet with a College of Engineering academic advisor and develop an ActionPlan. The Action Plan was a road map of what these students needed to do between the first andsecond meetings with the advisor that detailed how the identified and discussed reasons for poorperformance on the first Calculus exam would be addressed. The second step was for thesestudents to follow-up on the Action Plan. The third step was for these students to have theirsecond meeting with the academic advisor. The final step was to collect data after the secondCalculus exam and assess any actions required. This could involve the establishment of

Conference Session

Concluding Thoughts in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Industrial Engineering

almost completely to an on-lineformat, with each class requiring only a single on-campus face-to-face meeting.Converting Traditional Face-to-Face Classed to Web-Based On-Line ClassesThe first step in putting classes on-line was to decide which classes would be converted to on-line over the web. By the time our Manufacturing Engineering Technology students finish theirjunior year, they have had most of our hands-on engineering and laboratory-based courses. Wehad six traditional Industrial Engineering-based face-to-face classes in the senior year:Manufacturing Resource Planning and Control, Ergonomics and Work Measurement, IndustrialSafety, Project and Value Management, Logistics and Transportation, and Quality ManagementSystems. There was a total

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Page 14.470.4Course SelectionIn order for the curriculum to best suit the need of the healthcare industry and to equip studentswith the best applicable knowledge, an advisory board was formed to provide advice in thecurriculum development. The advisory board members came from various healthcare sectors,such as Mayo Clinic, United Health Services, Virtua Health, Greater New York HospitalAssociation, and Mount Sinai Hospital. To transform their knowledgeable experience andvaluable inputs into consensus and action plan for curriculum development, nominal grouptechnique was used to narrow down the courses that would benefit both the healthcare industryand the students. Among the many suggestions provided by the advisory board members, aunique

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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

haveexercises designed around individual concepts. “This instructional method, while somewhatattributable to the usual trend to compartmentalize course material into homogeneous blocks, ismore often due to an attempt to model traditional manufacturing organizations in which theproduct design function, manufacturing engineering, and production planning are separatecorporate entities”4.This paper reports on the use of simulation to enhance learning in a production systems course atWichita State University. Production systems have become more complex due to technology aswell as capital investment and the increase in the number and variety of products manufactured5.The factory is a complex system and most students have difficulty understanding

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Industrial Engineering

teachingfocus, three identify primarily with the BSIE, three primarily with the BSE, and 1 with both.However, these distinctions are stated too strongly and we all feel responsible for students inboth programs; the BSE and BSIE programs share most of the courses in the first two years andmany higher level courses as well.I will now explain each step in more depth.Obtain job descriptionsFirst, we asked the faculty to obtain job descriptions from company websites and from job searchwebsites. Each faculty member searched job web sites such as Monster.com andEngineeringjobs.com using specific key words; we used a faculty meeting to plan that search andsplit up the keywords among us. Faculty members also find jobs on the websites of specificcompanies that

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Industrial Engineering

Analysis Week CPM Lean Day Commit to a Specific Title 1 2R 1 Judgemental forecasting 2 3M 2 3 1 Lab planning based on forecasted trends 3 3 R 3 2 1 Inventory - tool crib implementation 4 4 M 1

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

education and careers in STEM fields. Theprogram provided a rich learning environment centered on problem-solving, understanding of theintegration and interrelatedness of STEM fields, and an understanding of fulfilling statecurriculum standards in mathematics and science through hands-on projects and investigations inSTEM topics.Affective Instructional EnvironmentsIn developing the curricular plan for the summer academy, the participating faculty stronglysupported an integrated curriculum conjoining the areas of mathematics, science, andtechnology.11 The traditional disjointedness of mathematics, science, and technology instructionechoes an unrealistic view of the world. Today, interdisciplinary understanding is needed tosolve technical problems