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Industrial Courses
IND 044 IND 083 IND 300 IND 303 IND 400 IND 402 IND 405 IND 406 IND 508 IND 600 IND 604 IND 605 IND 706 IND 708 IND 710 IND 712 IND 713
IND 808 IND 809 IND 810

IND 044 Industrial: Plant Layout/Work Study & Measurement Lect: 1 hr./Lab: 3 hrs.

This course covers plant layout and material handling fundamentals, types and selection of equipment, unloading dock determination, planning and allocating of space. The relationship of plant layout and material handling to automation, sales forecasting, manufacturing processing, work standards and company organization will be analyzed. Class problems include the quarter scale layout and specification of a manufacturing plant, including offices and employee facilities. A comprehensive study will be made of an integrated system or work measurement and work simplification techniques, including a system of predetermined time standards and stop watch time study. Skill practice in the various techniques is provided through appropriate laboratory work.

IND 083 Industrial: Industrial Engineering Design Project Lab: 3 hrs.

This capstone design project conducted in the graduating year, can be very wide ranging in its scope in the area of Industrial Engineering, and will include significant design content. Project topics are provided from which the students select a topic. The course stresses independent and/or group work skills and the synthesis of knowledge acquired from previous courses. the project is supervised by a faculty advisor who is responsible for advisement of engineering and design content. The student will submit a formal technical report and conduct an oral presentation both of which will be assessed for technical and design content, and for communication skills.
Prerequisite: Completion of first and second year and no more than two outstanding credits in third year technical courses.

IND 300 Industrial: Introduction to Management Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

This study of the theories and practices of Management begins with an understanding of the environment in which they operate. This includes the task of the worker, the typical industrial organization, the formation and operation of a Union. Case studies and in-plant assignments will be employed. The dominant North American Management theories and applications will be examined. The Japanese industrial organization and the new role of Management will be studied. The current American research of the emerging system will be examined.

IND 303 Industrial: Work Measurement, Analysis and Design Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

General IE functions are introduced. Operation process chart, flow process chart, flow diagram, worker and machine process chart, and gang process chart are considered as recording and analysis tools. Principles of motion economy and motion study are discussed for manual work design. Work measurement tools covered include predetermined time systems: MTM-1, MTM-2, MTM-3, Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (MOST) and introduction to computer-based MOST; time-study systems: fundamentals of continuous and snap-back techniques for stop-watch, datamyte and palm-pilots; and analytical systems: work sampling and standard data development. Student teams undertake an open-ended work-system design project that requires the integration and analysis of the topics covered.

IND 400 Industrial: Facilities Design Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

Principles and practices in layout and material handling for design of industrial and service facilities. Analytical treatment of facilities location, physical layout, material flow and handling. Integration of product, process and functional design of facilities. Fundamental concepts applied through a sequence of design projects.
Prerequisite: IND 303.

IND 402 Industrial: Industrial Budgeting & Financial Control Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

Preparation, evaluation and implementation of operating and capital budgets of industrial firms, and review of their performance. Capital budgeting and risk, measuring betas, capital structure and company cost of capital. Case studies on industrial budgeting practices. Emphasis is placed on management control through budgeting and financial processes.
Prerequisite: IND 302.

IND 405 Industrial: Algorithms and Web-based Systems Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

The first part of this course is concerned with the design and analysis of algorithms. Topics include algorithm analysis and design, data structures, basic algorithms for searching and sorting, recursion, list processing. Students will be expected to write programs in C. The second part of this course is an introduction to web programming. Topics include HTML fundamentals and CGI-PERL scripting. Assignments will involve programming online search routines and web-based industrial engineering applications.
Prerequisites: CPS 125, MTH 141.

IND 406 Industrial: Ergonomics and Safety Engineering Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

This course covers methods which equate human capabilities and limitations with functionality of displays, controls, hand tools, manual material handling systems, and the levels of environmental design factors such as illumination, sound and heat. Anthropometry is studied and applied in the workstation design. Elements of safety engineering such as exclusion and prevention design for reduction of human errors in the operation of machines, accident related behaviour models, analysis of data for reducing accidents and injuries, and occupational health and safety management aspects are introduced. Laboratory experiments and projects in ergonomics and safety engineering are performed.
Prerequisite: IND 303.

IND 508 Industrial: Operations Research I Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

Study of the basic principles of Operations Research with special emphasis on the paradigms associated with linear programming and queuing theory. These include generic modelling; mathematical modelling; the “max”, “min”, and “mixed case” simplex algorithms; sensitivity analysis; duality; “assignment”, “transportation” and “transhipment” models; and basic principles and models associated with queuing or “waiting-line” problems. These subjects will be studied from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
Prerequisites: MTH 141, MTH 410, IND 302, IND 301 or IND 303.

IND 600 Industrial: Systems Modelling and Simulation Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. (2 hr. lab alternate weeks).

Simulation models of systems in terms of procedural behaviours, both discrete and continuous, deterministic and stochastic, with an emphasis on stochastic, dynamic simulation models will be studied. These include formulating and implementing simulation models, verification and validation of models, analysis of input and output data, statistical techniques for comparing alternative systems. Computer simulation languages and simulators will be introduced.
Prerequisites: IND 508, MTH 410.

IND 604 Industrial: Operations Research II Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

Topics in Operations Research II will build upon the principles learned in IND 508 (Operations Research I) such as the further study of the principles and applications of sensitivity analysis, including parametric programming. Duality is studied in further depth including the use of the Dual Simplex Model. Non-linear optimality concepts will be introduced including model formulation and related solution algorithms. This will include the Dynamic Programming model as well as other non-linear solution modelling and methodology.
Prerequisite: IND 508.

IND 605 Industrial: Experimental Design and Quality Assurance Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the design of experiments as well as statistical quality control. Topics on experimental design include single-factor experiments, block designs, factorial designs, 2-factor experiments and Taguchi’s approach to parameter design. Topics on quality control include product flow chart, cause-effect diagram, Pareto Analysis, statistical process control, acceptance sampling and Taguchi’s approach to quality.
Prerequisites: MTH 240, MTH 410.

IND 706 Industrial: Decision Analysis Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

The purpose of this course is to present analytical approaches to decision making. Topics to be covered include decision structuring, influence diagrams, decision trees, subjective probability, utility theory, multiple objective decision making, and multiple participant decision making.
Prerequisites: MTH 410, IND 508.

IND 708 Industrial: Information Systems Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

First order logic, knowledge representation, structured analysis and design technique (SADT), database systems from a systems analyst perspective will give the students some foundations in design and analysis of information systems (IS). Manage-ment principles in the framework of data collection and implementation of IS will be discussed. Students should have used some spreadsheet software and at least have done some programming in C or Pascal.
Prerequisites: CPS 125, IND 405.

IND 710 Industrial: Production & Inventory Systems Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

The first part will deal with features of production/service systems, methods of modelling their operation and their control system. Topics include aggregate planning, forecasting techniques, work-force and operations scheduling and material requirement planning. The second part will cover the models and techniques for managing inventory systems. The deterministic and stochastic inventory models and lot sizing in continuous and periodic review systems will be included. Emphasis will be placed on the modelling aspect as well as the use of analytical approaches in the solution of system problems.
Prerequisites: IND 508, IND 604.

IND 712 Industrial: Industrial Ergonomics Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. (2 hr. lab alternate weeks).

The course deals with anatomical and physiological factors of the human operator for the design and use of machines, and work facilities. Work physiology and biomechanical aspects of industrial workload, shift work, fatigue, cumulative trauma are analyzed. Techniques for optimizing human/machine system availability, and organization of workstations are considered. The reduction of factors such as visual problems, noise, and heat and cold stress are studied for workplace environmental design. Postural analysis techniques are introduced for making ergonomic work designs. Projects in industrial ergonomics are carried out by students in groups.
Prerequisite: IND 406.

IND 713 Industrial: Project Management Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

The objective of this course is to examine the fundamentals of project management within a life-cycle approach, i.e., from idea generation to termination/close phase. It treats human, mathematical, engineering and managerial issues surrounding project management to equip students with tools to effectively manage engineering projects. This course will cover topics such as: project screening and selection, evaluation methods of projects, project structures, management and control, project scheduling, resource management, life-cycle costing, research and development projects, computer support for project management, and project termination.
Prerequisites: IND 302, MTH 410.

IND 808 Industrial: Industrial Systems Design Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs.

This course brings together the knowledge gained in many previous courses. The science of design and the impact of design on society and the environment are presented. Working in small teams, students will complete a series of projects in which they will be expected to integrate the knowledge and skills acquired on various aspects of industrial engineering.
Prerequisites: Completion of semesters 1 through 4; and no more than two outstanding technical credits from semesters 5,6, and 7.

IND 809 Industrial: Risk Assessment and Systems Reliability Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

The objective of this course is to introduce reliability engineering and risk assessment for engineering systems. Topics to be covered include reliability functions, reliability distributions, analysis of failure data, reliability of systems, probabilistic risk assessment, design for reliability, maintenance, reliability testing, and organizational aspects of engineering system safety.
Prerequisites: MTH 240, MTH 410.

IND 810 Industrial: Flexible Manufacturing Systems Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.

This course provides students with an overview of the planning, design, implementation, and control of flexible manufacturing systems. It discusses the concept of flexible manufacturing and types of manufacturing systems such as cellular manufacturing and the application of various artificial intelligence techniques to the design of cellular manufacturing systems. It also includes an overview of the basic components of flexible manufacturing systems: selection of automated material handling systems, part type selection and tool allocation models, workpieces and tools routing, capacity planning, and scheduling for flexible manufacturing systems.
Prerequisite: MEC 530.

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IND 044	Industrial: Plant Layout/Work Study & Measurement	Lect: 1 hr./Lab: 3 hrs.
This course covers plant layout and material handling fundamentals, types and selection of equipment, unloading dock determination, planning and allocating of space. The relationship of plant layout and material handling to automation, sales forecasting, manufacturing processing, work standards and company organization will be analyzed. Class problems include the quarter scale layout and specification of a manufacturing plant, including offices and employee facilities. A comprehensive study will be made of an integrated system or work measurement and work simplification techniques, including a system of predetermined time standards and stop watch time study. Skill practice in the various techniques is provided through appropriate laboratory work.

IND 083	Industrial: Industrial Engineering Design Project	Lab: 3 hrs.
This capstone design project conducted in the graduating year, can be very wide ranging in its scope in the area of Industrial Engineering, and will include significant design content. Project topics are provided from which the students select a topic. The course stresses independent and/or group work skills and the synthesis of knowledge acquired from previous courses. the project is supervised by a faculty advisor who is responsible for advisement of engineering and design content. The student will submit a formal technical report and conduct an oral presentation both of which will be assessed for technical and design content, and for communication skills.
Prerequisite: Completion of first and second year and no more than two outstanding credits in third year technical courses.

IND 300	Industrial: Introduction to Management	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
This study of the theories and practices of Management begins with an understanding of the environment in which they operate. This includes the task of the worker, the typical industrial organization, the formation and operation of a Union. Case studies and in-plant assignments will be employed. The dominant North American Management theories and applications will be examined. The Japanese industrial organization and the new role of Management will be studied. The current American research of the emerging system will be examined.

IND 303	Industrial: Work Measurement, Analysis and Design	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
General IE functions are introduced. Operation process chart, flow process chart, flow diagram, worker and machine process chart, and gang process chart are considered as recording and analysis tools. Principles of motion economy and motion study are discussed for manual work design. Work measurement tools covered include predetermined time systems: MTM-1, MTM-2, MTM-3, Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (MOST) and introduction to computer-based MOST; time-study systems: fundamentals of continuous and snap-back techniques for stop-watch, datamyte and palm-pilots; and analytical systems: work sampling and standard data development. Student teams undertake an open-ended work-system design project that requires the integration and analysis of the topics covered.

IND 400	Industrial: Facilities Design	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
Principles and practices in layout and material handling for design of industrial and service facilities. Analytical treatment of facilities location, physical layout, material flow and handling. Integration of product, process and functional design of facilities. Fundamental concepts applied through a sequence of design projects.
Prerequisite: IND 303.

IND 402	Industrial: Industrial Budgeting & Financial Control	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
Preparation, evaluation and implementation of operating and capital budgets of industrial firms, and review of their performance. Capital budgeting and risk, measuring betas, capital structure and company cost of capital. Case studies on industrial budgeting practices. Emphasis is placed on management control through budgeting and financial processes.
Prerequisite: IND 302.

IND 405	Industrial: Algorithms and Web-based Systems	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
The first part of this course is concerned with the design and analysis of algorithms. Topics include algorithm analysis and design, data structures, basic algorithms for searching and sorting, recursion, list processing. Students will be expected to write programs in C. The second part of this course is an introduction to web programming. Topics include HTML fundamentals and CGI-PERL scripting. Assignments will involve programming online search routines and web-based industrial engineering applications.
Prerequisites: CPS 125, MTH 141.

IND 406	Industrial: Ergonomics and Safety Engineering	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
This course covers methods which equate human capabilities and limitations with functionality of displays, controls, hand tools, manual material handling systems, and the levels of environmental design factors such as illumination, sound and heat. Anthropometry is studied and applied in the workstation design. Elements of safety engineering such as exclusion and prevention design for reduction of human errors in the operation of machines, accident related behaviour models, analysis of data for reducing accidents and injuries, and occupational health and safety management aspects are introduced. Laboratory experiments and projects in ergonomics and safety engineering are performed.
Prerequisite: IND 303.

IND 508	Industrial: Operations Research I	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
Study of the basic principles of Operations Research with special emphasis on the paradigms associated with linear programming and queuing theory. These include generic modelling; mathematical modelling; the “max”, “min”, and “mixed case” simplex algorithms; sensitivity analysis; duality; “assignment”, “transportation” and “transhipment” models; and basic principles and models associated with queuing or “waiting-line” problems. These subjects will be studied from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
Prerequisites: MTH 141, MTH 410, IND 302, IND 301 or IND 303.

IND 600	Industrial: Systems Modelling and Simulation	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. (2 hr. lab alternate weeks).
Simulation models of systems in terms of procedural behaviours, both discrete and continuous, deterministic and stochastic, with an emphasis on stochastic, dynamic simulation models will be studied. These include formulating and implementing simulation models, verification and validation of models, analysis of input and output data, statistical techniques for comparing alternative systems. Computer simulation languages and simulators will be introduced.
Prerequisites: IND 508, MTH 410.

IND 604	Industrial: Operations Research II	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
Topics in Operations Research II will build upon the principles learned in IND 508 (Operations Research I) such as the further study of the principles and applications of sensitivity analysis, including parametric programming. Duality is studied in further depth including the use of the Dual Simplex Model. Non-linear optimality concepts will be introduced including model formulation and related solution algorithms. This will include the Dynamic Programming model as well as other non-linear solution modelling and methodology.
Prerequisite: IND 508.

IND 605	Industrial: Experimental Design and Quality Assurance	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the design of experiments as well as statistical quality control. Topics on experimental design include single-factor experiments, block designs, factorial designs, 2-factor experiments and Taguchi’s approach to parameter design. Topics on quality control include product flow chart, cause-effect diagram, Pareto Analysis, statistical process control, acceptance sampling and Taguchi’s approach to quality.
Prerequisites: MTH 240, MTH 410.

IND 706	Industrial: Decision Analysis	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
The purpose of this course is to present analytical approaches to decision making. Topics to be covered include decision structuring, influence diagrams, decision trees, subjective probability, utility theory, multiple objective decision making, and multiple participant decision making.
Prerequisites: MTH 410, IND 508.

IND 708	Industrial: Information Systems	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
First order logic, knowledge representation, structured analysis and design technique (SADT), database systems from a systems analyst perspective will give the students some foundations in design and analysis of information systems (IS). Manage-ment principles in the framework of data collection and implementation of IS will be discussed. Students should have used some spreadsheet software and at least have done some programming in C or Pascal.
Prerequisites: CPS 125, IND 405.

IND 710	Industrial: Production & Inventory Systems	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
The first part will deal with features of production/service systems, methods of modelling their operation and their control system. Topics include aggregate planning, forecasting techniques, work-force and operations scheduling and material requirement planning. The second part will cover the models and techniques for managing inventory systems. The deterministic and stochastic inventory models and lot sizing in continuous and periodic review systems will be included. Emphasis will be placed on the modelling aspect as well as the use of analytical approaches in the solution of system problems.
Prerequisites: IND 508, IND 604.

IND 712	Industrial: Industrial Ergonomics	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. (2 hr. lab alternate weeks).
The course deals with anatomical and physiological factors of the human operator for the design and use of machines, and work facilities. Work physiology and biomechanical aspects of industrial workload, shift work, fatigue, cumulative trauma are analyzed. Techniques for optimizing human/machine system availability, and organization of workstations are considered. The reduction of factors such as visual problems, noise, and heat and cold stress are studied for workplace environmental design. Postural analysis techniques are introduced for making ergonomic work designs. Projects in industrial ergonomics are carried out by students in groups.
Prerequisite: IND 406.

IND 713	Industrial: Project Management	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
The objective of this course is to examine the fundamentals of project management within a life-cycle approach, i.e., from idea generation to termination/close phase. It treats human, mathematical, engineering and managerial issues surrounding project management to equip students with tools to effectively manage engineering projects. This course will cover topics such as: project screening and selection, evaluation methods of projects, project structures, management and control, project scheduling, resource management, life-cycle costing, research and development projects, computer support for project management, and project termination.
Prerequisites: IND 302, MTH 410.

IND 808	Industrial: Industrial Systems Design	Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs.
This course brings together the knowledge gained in many previous courses. The science of design and the impact of design on society and the environment are presented. Working in small teams, students will complete a series of projects in which they will be expected to integrate the knowledge and skills acquired on various aspects of industrial engineering.
Prerequisites: Completion of semesters 1 through 4; and no more than two outstanding technical credits from semesters 5,6, and 7.

IND 809	Industrial: Risk Assessment and Systems Reliability	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
The objective of this course is to introduce reliability engineering and risk assessment for engineering systems. Topics to be covered include reliability functions, reliability distributions, analysis of failure data, reliability of systems, probabilistic risk assessment, design for reliability, maintenance, reliability testing, and organizational aspects of engineering system safety.
Prerequisites: MTH 240, MTH 410.

IND 810	Industrial: Flexible Manufacturing Systems	Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
This course provides students with an overview of the planning, design, implementation, and control of flexible manufacturing systems. It discusses the concept of flexible manufacturing and types of manufacturing systems such as cellular manufacturing and the application of various artificial intelligence techniques to the design of cellular manufacturing systems. It also includes an overview of the basic components of flexible manufacturing systems: selection of automated material handling systems, part type selection and tool allocation models, workpieces and tools routing, capacity planning, and scheduling for flexible manufacturing systems.
Prerequisite: MEC 530.