IME 452 Industrial Engineering Design II

IME 545 Manufacturing Systems: Analysis, Design, Simulation

Instructors Names and Office Hours (or email for appointments):?

Amy Thompson
Mon/Wed Noon - 2:00pm, IME grad office
thompson_a2001@yahoo.com


Dr. Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi
Mon/Wed 2-4 pm, 103G Gilbreth
vms@egr.uri.edu

Class Time and Location: Mondays 6-8:45 pm, Gilbreth Hall Room 101 (3 credit hours)

Prerequisites: IME 451 (undergraduate), MTH 363 (graduate), or permission of instructor

Class Description: A team project approach to industrial engineering design including assembly lines, transfer lines, cellular manufacturing, flexible manufacturing facilities, operation and material flow design; facilities design and operation; production systems design.

Textbook: Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems, 1st Edition, Ronald G. Askin and Charles R. Standridge, 1993, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN #0-471-51418-7

Class website:http://www.egr.uri.edu/ime/courses/ime452.htm

Objectives: By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Design and analyze manufacturing systems
2. Quantitatively analyze specific types of manufacturing engineering problems such as line balancing, scheduling, and system reliability and productivity
3. Understand the complex issues involved with planning a manufacturing system and the diverse human perspectives that must be considered
4. Evaluate the performance of different manufacturing systems using computer applications such as modeling, simulation, spreadsheets, and optimization techniques
5. Demonstrate proficiency in manufacturing systems layout for different environments including flexible manufacturing systems
6. Work together in a team on a system design and analysis case from industry
7. Demonstrate written and oral communication skills in class exercises
8. Begin a career as an industrial or manufacturing engineer in industry

Assignments: Five homework assignments will consist of questions from the textbook and from other sources. Students will be required to submit article reviews on topics from monthly Industrial Engineer magazine published by IIE, and other sources distributed in class.? A group project with a local company will involve reading background materials, analysis of data, and team evaluations and reports. The two exams will have a combination of quantitative and qualitative questions on topics listed in the schedule.

Grading Scheme: 15% homework, 25% midterm exam, 25% final exam, 15% group project, 10% presentation, 10% quizzes and participation. Graduate students may enroll in an advanced version of this course through IME 545. Graduate students will have additional problems to complete on each assignment.

Policies: Students are expected to read all assignments prior to coming to class and participate fully in the class discussions and team group work related to the case studies. Homework must be submitted at the beginning of the class period in which it is due. Students are encouraged to study with classmates and discuss materials outside of class. Once concepts are discussed, however, students should work independently on homework problems, unless otherwise noted in assignments. To improve industrial communication skills, all reports and homework essay questions must be typed and will be evaluated, in part, on their use of good communication practices. Students are expected to submit only original materials and cite references that are paraphrased or quoted, such as the text, other books, journals, websites, etc. If you have any questions regarding what plagiarism is or what it means to write in your own words, please come and talk with me. Students who require accommodations for documented disabilities or other special circumstances should also contact me early in the semester to discuss, and visit the Disability Services for Students office at 330 Memorial Union 874-2098.

IME 451/545 Industrial Engineering Design I