ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT OF CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

ISYE 520

Introduces engineers to applications of total quality concepts and tools to develop, implement, and maintain an effective quality assurance system in a manufacturing or service organization. Emphasis is on documentation development, team-based improvement strategies, and international quality standards.

ISYE 575

Introduction to statistically based quality improvement methods useful in industrial settings; observational methods and design of experiments; experimentation to discover influential factors and to analyze sources of variation; robust products.

ISYE 191

An introduction to industrial engineering subject matter areas, problem types, and design/analysis approaches, techniques, and methodologies. Special emphasis on formulation and design alternatives for problem solving.

ISYE 450

Team-based project experience to address a real-world design challenge posed by an external organization. Collaboration with the project client to design a new system or process, or redesign an existing one, by integrating and applying appropriate Industrial and Systems Engineering knowledge, methodologies and tools for problem definition and analysis; idea generation; solution development, evaluation and justification; and implementation planning and impact assessment.

ISYE 618

Strategic quality planning, change management, problem identification and solving, process improvement, and performance evaluation. Business and decision-making skills related to quality systems and process improvement.