Industrial Engineering Foundations: Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Management

✍ Scribed by Farrokh Sassani

• Publisher: Mercury Learning & Information
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 281
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book covers the important elements of industrial engineering that all engineers need to know in order
to become effective in their day-to-day activities. It explores basic topics such as scheduling, quality control,
forecasting, and queueing theory. Other topics include paving a path to production control, engineering and
its management, and the operational aspects of manufacturing and service industries. The reader will learn to apply these principles and tools, not only to initiate improvements in their places of work, but also to pave
career path to management and positions with higher levels of responsibility and decision-making. This invaluable resource is a professional book for all engineers and an all-in-one refresher reference for industrial engineers.

Features:

-Emphasizes scheduling and sequencing of operations and quality control

-Includes cases from various engineering disciplines and tailored to the field, such as manufacturing plants and service industries

-Exposes the reader to the basic concepts of a range of topics in industrial engineering and demonstrates how and why the application of such concepts can be effective in improving efficiency and productivity in both start-up companies and large corporations

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Industrial Engineering
1.2 Duties of an Industrial Engineer
1.3 Subject Coverage
1.4 Suggestions for Reading the Book
1.5 How to Be a Manager
1.5.1 Guidelines to Follow
1.5.2 Working with People
1.5.3 Decision Making
Chapter 2 Organizational Structure
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Basic Principles of Organization
2.3 Forms of Organizational Structure
2.3.1 Line Organization
2.3.2 Line and Staff Organization
2.4 Organizational Design Strategies
2.5 Major Forms of Departmentation
2.5.1 Functional Departmentation
2.5.2 Product/Divisional Departmentation
2.5.3 Geographic Departmentation
2.5.4 Clientele Departmentation
2.5.5 Process Departmentation
2.5.6 Time Departmentation
2.5.7 Alphanumeric Departmentation
2.5.8 Autonomy Departmentation
2.6 Management Functions
2.6.1 Contemporary Operations Management
2.6.2 Span of Control
2.6.3 Complexities of Span of Control
2.6.4 Informal Organization
2.7 Organizational Activities of a Production Control System
2.8 Typical Production and Service Systems
Exercises
Chapter 3 Manufacturing Systems
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Conventional Manufacturing Systems
3.2.1 Job Shop Production
3.2.2 Batch Production
3.2.3 Mass Production
3.3 Physical Arrangement of Manufacturing Equipment
3.3.1 Fixed-Position Layout
3.3.2 Functional Layout
3.3.3 Group Technology Layout
3.3.4 Line Layout and Group Technology Flow Line
3.3.5 Comparison of Plant Layouts
3.3.6 Hybrid and Nested Manufacturing Systems
3.4 Modern Manufacturing Systems
3.5 Flexible Manufacturing Systems
3.5.1 Advantages of FMSs
3.5.2 Disadvantages of FMSs
3.6 Physical Configuration of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
3.6.1 Cell Layout
3.6.2 Linear Layout
3.6.3 Loop Layout
3.6.4 Carousel System
3.6.5 Other Layouts and Systems
3.7 General Comments
Exercises
Chapter 4 Classification and Coding
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Group Technology
4.2.1 Part Families
4.2.2 Part Classification and Coding
4.3 Classification and Coding Schemes
4.3.1 Monocodes
4.3.2 Polycodes
4.3.3 Hybrids
4.3.4 The Opitz Classification System
4.3.5 Commercially Developed Systems
4.3.6 Custom-Engineered Classification and Coding Systems
Exercises
Chapter 5 Sequencing and Scheduling of Operations
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Definition of Scheduling Terms
5.3 Scheduling Algorithms
5.3.1 Objectives in Scheduling Problems
5.3.2 Industrial Problems
5.3.3 The Practice
5.4 n-Job 1-Machine Problem
5.4.1 Classifi cation of Scheduling Problems
5.5 Johnson’s Algorithm
5.6 Johnson’s Extended Algorithm
5.7 Jackson’s Algorithm
5.8 Akers’ Algorithm
5.9 The Branch and Bound Method
5.9.1 Lower Bounds for Completion Time
5.9.2 Branch and Bound Algorithm
5.10 Mathematical Solutions
5.11 Closing Remarks
Exercises
Chapter 6 Forecasting
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Pre-Forecasting Analysis
6.1.2 Forecasting Horizon
6.2 Mathematical Forecasting Methods
6.2.1 Linear Regression
6.2.2 Simple Moving Average
6.2.3 Weighted Moving Average
6.2.4 Exponential Smoothing
6.3 Measure of Quality of Forecasts
6.3.1 Coefficient of Correlation
6.3.2 Analysis of Forecast Errors
6.4 Closing Remarks
Exercises
Chapter 7 Statistical Quality Control
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Determining Quality
7.2.1 Why is Quality Inconsistent?
7.3 Economics of Quality
7.4 The Role of Distributions
7.4.1 The Scatter of Data
7.4.2 Normal Distribution
7.5 Distribution of Sample Averages
7.6 Statistical Quality Control Methods
7.6.1 Quality Control for Variables: X, and R Charts
7.6.2 The Aimed-at-Values Method
7.6.3 The Estimated-Values Method
7.6.4 Evaluation of the Level of Control
7.6.5 Distinction between Defective and Reworkable Parts
7.6.6 Interpretation of Sample Behavior
7.6.7 Nature and Frequency of Sampling
7.6.8 Control Charts Limits
7.6.9 Areas of Application
7.7 Quality Control for Attributes
7.7.1 Quality Control for Defectives
7.7.2 Number of Defectives in a Sample
7.7.3 Mean and Dispersion
7.7.4 Quality Control for Defectives: p-Chart and np-Chart
7.7.5 Estimated-Values Method
7.7.6 Interpretation of Sample Behavior
7.7.7 Sample Size
7.8 Control Chart for Defects: c-Chart
7.8.1 Counting Defects
7.9 Revising the Control Limits
Exercises
Chapter 8 Facility Location
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Forms of Distance
8.3 Objective Function Formulation
8.4 Mini-Sum Problems
8.4.1 Squared Euclidean Distance
8.4.2 Euclidean Distance
8.4.3 Rectilinear Distance—Point Locations
8.4.4 Rectilinear Distance—Area Locations
8.5 Mini-Max Location Problems
Exercises
Chapter 9 System Reliability
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Definition of Reliability
9.3 Failure over the Operating Life
9.4 The Reliability Function
9.4.1 Failure Rate
9.5 Reliability of Multiunit Systems
9.5.1 Series Configuration
9.5.2 Parallel Confi guration
9.6 Combined Series-Parallel Confi gurations
9.6.1 System-Level Redundancy
9.6.2 Component-Level Redundancy
9.7 More Complex Confi gurations
9.8 The Method of Path Enumeration
9.8.1 Sensitivity Analysis
Exercises
Chapter 10 Queueing Theory
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Elements of Queueing Systems
10.2.1 Arrival Pattern
10.2.2 Queue Discipline
10.2.3 Service Arrangement
10.2.4 Service Duration
10.2.5 Performance Metrics
10.2.6 System Modifi cation
10.3 Queueing Models
10.3.1 Single-Channel Queues
10.3.2 Multiple-Channel Queues
Exercises
Chapter 11 Application of Principles
11.1 Introduction
11.2 5S Concept
11.2.1 Detailed Explanation of 5S Action Items
11.3 Supply-Chain Management
11.3.1 Principles of Supply-Chain Management
11.4 Six-Sigma Techniques
11.5 Lean Thinking
Exercises
Appendices
A Effective Meetings
B Effective Presentations
Bibliography
Index