Industrial engineering foundations : bridging the gap between engineering and management / Farrokh Sassani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sassani, Farrokh, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Industrial engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dulles, Virginia ; Boston, Massachusetts ; New Delhi, [India] : Mercury Learning & Information, 2017.

Summary:

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appendices

A Effective Meetings

B Effective Presentations

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781944534523

1944534520