Taibah University
College of Engineering
Industrial Engineering Department
IE 322 Engineering Management
Chapter-1-Introduction to Engineering Management
Introduction to Engineering Management
• What is engineering?
• What is management?
Introduction to Engineering Management
Engineering
Management
The profession in which a knowledge
A set of activities (including planning
of
and
the
mathematical
and
natural
decision
making,
organizing,
sciences gained by study, experience,
leading and control) directed at an
and practice is applied with judgement
organization's
to
financial, physical and informational)
develop
ways
to
utilize,
the
resources
aim
economically, the materials and forces
with
of nature for the benefit of mankind.
organizational goals in an efficient and
effective manner.
of
(human,
achieving
Introduction to Engineering Management
Management
McFarland’s four uses of the word management:
1. An organizational or administrative process “He practices good
management”;
2. A science, or discipline “He is a management student”;
3. The group of people running an organization “Management doesn’t really believe
in quality”; and
4. An occupational career “I want to get into management.”
Introduction to Engineering Management
Management
 Management is getting things through others, Management
needs:
• Objective
• Resources,
• Methods,
• Organization setting,
• People
Introduction to Engineering Management
Management Definitions
1. The work of creating and maintaining environments in which people
can accomplish goals efficiently and effectively.
2. The process of achieving desired results through efficient utilization of
human and material resources.
3. The process of reaching organizational goals by working with and
through people and other organizational resources.
4. The process of acquiring and combining human, financial,
informational, and physical resources to attain the organization’s
primary goal of producing a product or service desired by some
segment of society.
Introduction to Engineering Management
Management is all about
managing the organization
resources to meet its goals
efficiently
Take-Away
Managers are the people who
are responsible for
management/ supervision
Introduction to Engineering Management
Management Levels
White Collar
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Introduction to Engineering Management
Management Levels
First line Mangers
Middle Managers
Top Managers
• Foreman, supervisor, or
section chief
• Supervise nonmanagers
• Carry out the plans of
higher management.
• Make short-range
operating plans.
• Assign day-to-day tasks
and supervise the work
that is done and evaluate
the performance of the
workers.
 Plant manager, division
head, chief engineer,
or operations manager.
 Supervise first-line
managers
 Make plans of
intermediate range to
achieve the goals set by
top management
 Establish departmental
policies.
 Chairman of the board,
president, executive vice
president, or chief
executive officer (CEO).
 Responsible for defining the
vision, mission, and
objectives of the enterprise.
 They establish criteria for
and review long-range
plans.
 They evaluate the
performance of major
departments.
Introduction to Engineering Management
Levels of Management
Introduction to Engineering Management
Managerial skills
Focus by level
skills needed
Conceptual
Top management
Ability to solve long term
problems and view the total
organization as an interactive
system
Interpersonal
Middle management
Ability to work effectively
Technical
Supervisory management
Ability to use tools, apply
specialized knowledge and
manage process and
techniques
Robert Katz Three Managerial
Skills
Introduction to Engineering Management
Managerial Functions by Henry Fayol
• Planning
• Organizing
• Directing
• Controlling
Planning
Setting Goals
Controlling
Monitor,
Measure &
Correct
Organizing
Structure of
Roles
Leading
Coordination &
Motivation
Introduction to Engineering Management
 Planning involves selecting missions and objectives and the
actions to achieve them; it requires resources allocation and
decision making
 Organizing is that part of management that involves
establishing a structure of roles for people to fill in an
enterprise.
 Leading is influencing people to strive toward the achievement
of organization and group goals.
 Controlling is the measurement and correction of activities of
subordinates to ensure that events conform to plans.
Introduction to Engineering Management
What is Engineering Management?

Engineering Management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating
resources, and directing and controlling activities that have a technological
component.

Engineering Management is designing, operating, and continuously improving
purposeful systems of people, machines, money, time, information, and energy by
integrating engineering and management knowledge, techniques, and skills to
achieve desired goals in technological enterprise through concern for the
environment, quality, and ethics.
Introduction to Engineering Management
What is Engineering Management?

Engineering Management is the discipline addressed to making and
implementing decisions for strategic and operational leadership in current and
emerging technologies and their impacts on interrelated systems.
Introduction to Engineering Management
Engineering Management Domain
Introduction to Engineering Management
•
Example areas of engineering management area are:
 Product development
 Manufacturing
 Construction
 Design engineering
 Industrial engineering
Technology
Production
• Successful engineering managers typically require training and experience
in business and engineering to:
• Operating effectiveness
• Problem solving and operations improvement
Introduction to Engineering Management
Need for Engineers in Management

High technology enterprises make a business of doing things that
have never been done. Since success factors are often technical,
the engineer is the best capable of recognizing them.
 Engineering managers can best evaluate the capability of
technical personnel when they apply for positions and rate their
later performance.