IEEM 101 Industrial Engineering and Modern Logistics

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IEEM 101 Industrial Engineering and Modern
Logistics
Instructor Ajay Joneja, room 5537, phone
7119 Web-Page www-ieem/dfaculty/ajay ? IELM
101 TAs Mabel XU Jing, MA Hong References N
otes (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
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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
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Historical Landmarks
1730-1800s Industrial Revolution
organized factories
James Watt
The BBC animation of Watts single acting engine
is here.
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Historical Landmarks..
1776 Adam Smith specialization of labour
- Advocated free trade - Fair prices set
automatically in markets under competition,
(the Invisible hand)
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Historical Landmarks...
1832 Charles Babbage division of
labour organization of work
Reconstruction of Babbages Difference
Machine (precursor of the modern computer)
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Historical Landmarks.
1800s Henry Maudslay Interchangeability
- Interchangeable components for manufacture of
rigging blocks
- Also introduced standard sized screws-nuts
Main requirement Repeatable, Precision machining
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Historical Landmarks..
1900s Frederick Taylor mass production
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth time and motion study

• Taylors principles of Scientific Management
• Divide each task into parts, develop the best
  way to do each part
• Select the best person to do the each part
• Train, teach and develop the worker
• Provide financial incentives to follow the
  methods
• Managers plan the activities, and workers
  execute the tasks.

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Historical Landmarks
1905-1920 Henry Ford mass production
Ford Model T
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Historical Landmarks.
1900-1920 Andrei Markov Markov chains
Agner Erlang Queueing Theory Basis
for queues, inventory control, stock
prices, forecasting,
Markov
source www.darbyhudson.com
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Historical Landmarks..
1950 George Dantzig Simplex Method to solve
Linear programs Applications Production
planning, Schedules,
George Dantzig
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Historical Landmarks
1924 Dr. Walter A. Shewhart Statistical Quality
Control 1950s Deming Quality
management 1950s Genichi Taguchi Design of
experiments
Applications Controlling the quality of a
process/product
Taguchi
Shewhart
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Historical Landmarks.
1945-1950 Ergonomics
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Historical Landmarks..
1960s Ford motor company Ford
Mustang (Mass customization)
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Course Plan
Next topic facilities planning (graph
techniques, minimum spanning trees)