At the end of the course, the students will be able to
- describe how science works.
- identify the differences between science and engineering practices.
- discuss how industrial engineering emerged.
- understand ethical issues involved and ethical conduct requirements.
- identify the differences between craft, mass, and flexible production.
- make an analysis of a given system using the system concepts.
- identify the linear, integer and nonlinear programming models.
- understand the main elements of waiting line analysis.
- compute several performance measures of a system using simulation.
- make sense of the time value of money and its importance in evaluating alternatives.
- understand the key concepts in work systems analysis and design.
- make sense of inventory management and production planning.
- describe the importance of quality and the main quality management approaches.