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Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Dept.
UTA The University of Texas at Arlington College
of Engineering
Web http//ie.uta.edi email info_at_uta.edu Phone
817-272-3092
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Questions for the Audience

• What is Industrial Engineering?
• What do Industrial Engineers do?
• Why study Industrial Engineering at UTA?

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Industrial Engineering Definition

• Industrial Engineers analyze and design complex
  systems of people, processes, and technology to
  accomplish organizational goals.

People
Accomplish Organizational Goals
Processes
Technology
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IE Definition continued...

• IEs engineer the extended enterprise from
  product design thru product manufacture, use, and
  disposal/recycling.

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What do IEs do?
IEs figure out how to do things better
Save Money
Save Time
Improve Working Conditions
Improve Productivity

Improve Quality
Improve Customer Satisfaction

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What do IEs do? Some Examples...
Manufacturing Banking Airlines/railroads/transport
ation Healthcare Distribution/Logistics
IEs?????
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Manufacturing
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Manufacturing
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Manufacturing

• Typical questions IEs can answer
• How many parts can be made in this factory? How
  many do we need? Can we redesign the part? What
  processes to use?
• How many people are needed? What skills?
• How many machines? Where to put the machines?
• How to design the human-machine interface?
• How to get raw materials to the factory?
• Planes? Trains? Trucks? Ships? How many?
• How to get completed parts to customers?
• How many factories are needed worldwide? Where?
• How to provide a smooth flow of materials
• throughout the entire extended enterprise?

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Manufacturing
IEs figure out how to do things better.
Save Money
Save Time
Improve Working Conditions
Improve Productivity

Improve Quality
Improve Customer Satisfaction

IE Toolkit
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Banking
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Banking
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Banking

• Typical questions IEs can answer
• How to engineer the info/business processes to
  improve overall customer service?
• How many banks, ATMs, etc. are needed?
• How many bank tellers are needed?
• Drive-thru vs. Walkup? Facilities layout?
• Where to locate these facilities to maximize
  utilization by customers?
• How often to restock the ATMs?

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Banking
IEs figure out how to do things better.
Save Money
Save Time
Improve Working Conditions
Improve Productivity

Improve Quality
Improve Customer Satisfaction

IE Toolkit
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Airport /Transportation Design
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Airport /Transportation Design
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Airport/Transportation Design

• Typical questions IEs can answer
• How many gates are needed at a given airport?
• Which flights will use which gate?
• How to get checked baggage
• to connecting flights?
• How many ticket agents are needed?
• When (day/time/etc.)?
• How to design the customs area?
• What to do if flights are delayed?
• How much to charge for a ticket?

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Airport/Transportation Design
IEs figure out how to do things better.
Save Money
Save Time
Improve Working Conditions
Improve Productivity

Improve Quality
Improve Customer Satisfaction

IE Toolkit
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Healthcare
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Healthcare
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Healthcare

• Typical questions IEs can answer
• How many doctors/nurses/staff and equipment are
  needed to best provide proper patient care?
• How to design processes to deliver patient care?
• How many and how to engineer the use of
• operating rooms?
• emergency room area?
• patient rooms?
• waiting rooms?
• How to schedule the people/rooms/equipment?
• What and how many supplies are needed?
• How to dispose of hazardous waste?

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Healthcare
IEs figure out how to do things better.
Save Money
Save Time
Improve Working Conditions
Improve Productivity

Improve Quality
Improve Customer Satisfaction

IE Toolkit
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Distribution Logistics
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Distribution Logistics
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Distribution Logistics

• Typical questions IEs can answer
• How many distribution centers (DCs) are needed
  to provide a smooth flow of materials throughout
  the extended enterprise (from raw material thru
  recycling/disposal of finished products)
  worldwide?
• Where in the world to locate the DCs? How to
  design DCs?
• How many which parts can be handled in each DC?
  
• How many people machines are needed?
• Forklifts?
• Conveyors?
• AS/RS?
• How to get raw materials to/from the DC?
• Planes? Trains? Trucks? Ships? How many of each?

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Distribution Logistics
IEs figure out how to do things better.
Save Money
Save Time
Improve Working Conditions
Improve Productivity

Improve Quality
Improve Customer Satisfaction

IE Toolkit
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Where do IEs work?

• Anywhere in the world needing analysis and design
  of complex systems

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Where do IEs work? Continued...

• Large Corporations
• Coca Cola
• UPS, FedEx
• Disney
• Frito-Lay
• Levi Strauss
• Nike
• Nokia
• Intel
• Microsoft
• Motorola
• Ralston Purina
• Texas Instruments
• Lockheed Martin
• American Airlines(AMR)
• Baylor Medical
• . . .

• Consulting Companies
• Arthur D. Little
• Arthur Andersen
• Sabre Group
• Lots of small outfits
• . . .
• Small Companies
• manufacturing, service, retail, etc . . .
• US Government
• The possibilities are virtually unlimited!

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Why study IE at UTA?

• UTA is located in Arlington, Texas - the heart of
  the DFW Metroplex - projections for growth in
  1998 include the creation of some 70,000 new jobs
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• Many opportunities to work in local industry.
• UTA is over 100-years old, a comprehensive
  research, teaching and public service
  institution.
• UTA is the second largest component of the world
  renowned University of Texas System and the sixth
  largest university in Texas.
• UTA offers 55 baccalaureate, 60 masters and 19
  doctoral degrees to its more than 20,000 students
  who hail from 88 nations.

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Why study IE at UTA? Continued...

• Industrial Engineering at UTA is a well-rounded,
  established, and rigorous curriculum.
• Faculty has close interaction with students and
  enjoy a broad base of industrial experience for
  use in classroom and research activities.

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Why study IE at UTA? Continued...

• Active student organizations (IIE, Alpha Pi Mu,
  etc.)
• Plant tours
• Study sessions
• Industry speakers
• Job interview skill building
• Resume preparation help
• Lifetime networking capability

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Why study IE at UTA? Continued...

• Faculty enthusiastically in the classroom
• Co-op, internship, research assistant
  opportunities in industry and at ARRI (Earn
  while in school)
• Low student/faculty ratio

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UTA IE Faculty
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Degrees in IE at UTA

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
• Master of Science
• MSIE, with specialty areas
• General IE
• Human Factors
• Operations Research and Systems Analysis
• Quality Engineering and Applied Statistics
• Manufacturing Systems
• Logistics
• MSMOT (Management of Technology) offered as a
  joint program with UTA College of Business
• Doctor of Philosophy - coursework, independent
  study, and a dissertation

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Preparation for B.S. degree in IE

• Students can prepare early in high school by
  taking advanced sciences and mathematics.
• On average, It takes four years to earn a
  bachelors degree in IE.
• Typically, the first two years are spent studying
  basic sciences (mathematics, physics, and
  chemistry), introductory engineering, the
  humanities, social sciences, and English.
• In the last two years, most courses will
  concentrate on industrial engineering.
• For more, see http//ais.uta.edu/admiss/catalog/ie
  .shtml

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IE Courses for the B.S. degree in IE

• Probability Statistics
• Operations Research
• Engineering Decision Making
• Producibility Reliability
• Production Inventory Control
• Human Factors Work Design
• Manufacturing System/Plant Layout Design
• Project Management
• Quality Control
• Simulation
• Enterprise Engineering

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Ideal IE incoming freshman

• Honors Math Science
• Good in English Literature
• Class officer / leader in academic club(s)
• Actively involved in school community
• Well rounded with ability to work and play well
  with others - IE is the people oriented
  engineering

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Opportunities for IEs

• Industrial Engineering is a profession that
  offers you great variety and tremendous earning
  power.
• Famous IEs include
• Frank Lillian Gilbreath (Cheaper By The Dozen)
• Ray Kroc (founder of McDonalds)
• Lee Iacocca (Chrysler)
• Ron Allen (Delta Airlines)
• Tom Landry (Dallas Cowboys)

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Opportunities for IEs continued...

• The typical beginning salary for the UTA BSIE
  graduate with co-op/intern experience is
  gt40,000.
• The UTA BSIE students have historically enjoyed
  100 employment following graduation.
• Companies want more UTA IE graduates!!!
• More IE jobs than people to fill them!!!
• With such important skills in their toolkit, UTA
  IEs can command top salaries opportunities.
• UTA has successful IE graduates in companies and
  universities worldwide.

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IE Profession Highlights

• Work with people - to do things better, faster,
  safer
• Help companies save money and stay competitive
• Choose from many diverse and exciting businesses
• Work with all levels of organizations
• Earn an excellent salary
• Reap personal and professional satisfaction
• year after year

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Industrial Engineering is FUN!
Achieve Organizational Goals
People
Processes
Technology
Technology
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Summary

• IEs figure out how to do things better!
• IEs design the extended enterprise worldwide!
• For more info, please come visit us on campus
  817-272-3092 or at our website http//ie.uta.edu
• Questions??? Feedback???
• Thanks for your time!