IEEM 101
Industrial Engineering and Modern Logistics
Instructor:
Ajay Joneja, room: 5537, phone: 7119
Web-Page:
www-ieem/dfaculty/ajay  IELM 101
TA’s:
Mabel XU Jing, MA Hong
References:
Notes (on web-site)
Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engg,
by Turner, Mize, Case, Nazemetz
Grading:
HW (20), Exams (40 + 40)
Honesty Policy:
Copy HW  shared score
Cheating in exams  ‘F’
Definition of Industrial Engineering
… the design, improvement, and installation
of integrated systems
of people, material, information, equipment, and energy.
Uses
knowledge, skills in maths, physical, and social sciences
principles and methods of engineering analysis and design
To
specify, predict, and evaluate such integrated systems.
Definition paraphrased from www.iienet.org
Historical Landmarks
1730-1800’s: Industrial Revolution
organized factories
James Watt
The BBC animation of Watts’ single acting engine is here.
Historical Landmarks..
1776: Adam Smith
specialization of labour
- Advocated free trade
- ‘Fair’ prices set automatically
in markets under competition,
(the ‘Invisible hand’)
Historical Landmarks...
1832: Charles Babbage
division of labour
organization of work
Reconstruction of Babbage’s Difference Machine
(precursor of the modern computer)
Historical Landmarks….
1800s: Henry Maudslay
Interchangeability
- Interchangeable components for manufacture of rigging blocks
- Also introduced standard sized screws-nuts
Main requirement: Repeatable, Precision machining
Historical Landmarks…..
1900s: Frederick Taylor
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth
mass production
time and motion study
Taylor
Taylor’s principles of Scientific Management:
1. Divide each task into parts, develop the best way to do each part;
2. Select the best person to do the each part;
3. Train, teach and develop the worker;
4. Provide financial incentives to follow the methods;
5. Managers plan the activities, and workers execute the tasks.
Historical Landmarks……
1905-1920: Henry Ford
mass production
Ford Model T
Historical Landmarks…….
1900-1920: Andrei Markov
Agner Erlang
Basis for:
Markov
Markov chains
Queueing Theory
queues, inventory control,
stock prices, forecasting,…
[source: www.darbyhudson.com]
Historical Landmarks……..
~1950: George Dantzig
Applications
Simplex Method
to solve Linear programs
Production planning, Schedules, …
George Dantzig
Historical Landmarks………
1924: Dr. Walter A. Shewhart Statistical Quality Control
1950’s: Deming
Quality management
1950’s: Genichi Taguchi
Design of experiments
Applications: Controlling the quality of a process/product
Shewhart
Taguchi
Historical Landmarks……….
1945-1950:
Toys Hazards :
• Choking (marbles etc.)
• Injury from sharp edge
• Poisoning
Ergonomics
Keyboard designs
Historical Landmarks………..
1960’s: Ford motor company
Ford Mustang
(Mass customization)
Course Plan
Stage Topics
Methods
I
Facilities planning, Transportation and Discrete optimization
Logistics
techniques
II
Operations
planning
III
Inventories (and perhaps Queueing)
Stochastic, Probabilistic systems
IV
Quality control and management
Statistics
V
Product design, Ergonomics
Statistical methods, Algebra
planning,
and Graph
Production CPM/PERT, Linear programming
Next topic: facilities planning (graph techniques, minimum spanning trees)