Chapter 1 Engineering and Management

Advanced Organizer
Managing Engineering and Technology
Management Functions Planning Managing Technology Research Design Production Personal Technology Time Management Ethics Career

Decision Making
Organizing Leading Controlling

Quality Marketing
Project Management

Chapter Outline
Origins of Engineering Engineering as a Profession Roles of Engineers Management Levels and Skills Roles and Functions of Managers Engineering Management

Learning Objectives
Describe the origins of engineering practice Identify the functions of management

Define Engineering Management

Explain the need for engineers in

management

Origin of Engineering
Engineer& Ingenious stem from Latin word ingenium
Talent, natural capacity Clever invention

Definition of Profession
a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive preparation, including instruction in skills and methods as well as in the scientific, historical or scholarly principles underlying such skills and methods, maintaining by force of organization or concerted opinion high standards of achievement and conduct and committing its members to continued study and to a kind of work which has for its prime purpose the rendering of a public service.
--Websters 3rd International Dictionary

Definition of Engineering Profession

the art of directing the great sources of power in nature, for the use and convenience of man.
--The first issue (1866) of the English journal Engineering

the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.
--Engineers' Council for Professional Development

What Engineers Do?

Engineers apply the theories and principles of science and mathematics to the economical solution of practical technical problems. Engineers design machinery, products, systems, and processes for efficient and economical performance.
--U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Types of Engineers
Civil Engineers Agricultural Engineers Mechanical Engineers Electrical Engineers Industrial Engineers Chemical Engineers Aerospace Engineers Computer Engineers Software Engineers Biomedical Engineers

Engineers of Future
Teamwork Flexibility Interpersonal skills

Engineering Employment
Total (U.S.) Civil Mechanical Industrial Electrical Electronics Aerospace Computer Environmental Chemical 2006 1,500,000 256,000 227,000 201,000 153,000 138,000 90,000 79,000 54,000 30,000 2002 2000 1,478,000 1,572,000 228,000 211,000 215,000 259,000 194,000 210,000 292,000 450,000 78,000 74,000 47,000 33,000 80,000

67,000

Engineering Employment
Health & Safety Materials 2006 25,000 22,000 2002 24,000 24,000 2000

Petroleum Nuclear Biomedical Marine / Naval arch. Mining and geological Agricultural All others

17,000 15,000 14,000 9,200 7,100 3,100 170,000

14,000 16,000 7,600 4,900 5,200 2,900 243,000

Engineering Jobs
Manufacturing Industries (~37%)
Product Research, Design Production, Quality Plant, General

Service Industries (~28%)

Marketing, Purchasing, Recruiting Logistics

Government (~12%)

Management
Manage: to handle
Management: the process for managing, training, or directing

Management Levels
First-line managers
Foreman, supervisor, section chief

Middle managers
Plant manger, division head, chief engineer, operations manager

Top managers
Chair of board, president, executive vice president, CEO, CFO

Managerial Skills
Technical skills Interpersonal skills Conceptual skills
First-line
Technical Skills Interpersonal Skills Conceptual Skills

Middle

Top

Managerial Roles
Interpersonal
Figurehead, leader, liaison

Informational
Monitor, disseminator, spokesperson

Decisional
Entrepreneurial, Disturbance handler, Resource allocator, Negotiator

Functions of Managers
Planning Organizing Staffing Leading Controlling

Engineering Management: A Synthesis

Engineering Management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities which have a technological component. -ASEM Engineering management is a field that bridges the gap between engineering and management. Engineering management involves the overall management of organizations with an orientation to manufacturing, construction, engineering, technology or production. -- Wikipedia

Ordinary Managers vs. Engineering Managers

The engineering manager is distinguished from other managers because he/she possesses both an ability to apply engineering principles and a skill in organizing and directing people and projects. He/she is uniquely qualified for two types of jobs: the management of technical functions (such as design or production) in almost any enterprise, or the management of broader functions (such as marketing or top management) in a hightechnology enterprise.

Engineering Managers Nature of the Work

Plan, coordinate, and direct research, design, and production activities. Supervise engineers, scientists, and technicians, along with support personnel. Apply knowledge of administrative procedures, Use communication skills extensively.
--Bureau of Labor Statistics

Need for Engineering Managers

High-tech nature of business Extensive planning Uncertainties in products and processes Recruitment and evaluation of technical personnel Leadership and motivation of technical personnel

Management and Engineering Career

Engineering and sciences managers held about 228,000 jobs in 2006. Manufacturing industries employed 38% of engineering and sciences managers. Another 31% worked in services industries. Other large employers include Federal, State, and local government agencies. Employment of engineering and sciences managers is expected to grow 8 percent over the 2006-16 decade, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
--Bureau of Labor Statistics

Engineering Management Curriculum

EM Core: Project Mgmt TQM Info. Sys. Adv. Eng. Eco. Enterprise Eng. Logistics

Business Core: Accounting Finance Marketing Org. Behavior Operations Mgmt

Eng Electives:

Advanced Organizer
Managing Engineering and Technology
Management Functions Planning Managing Technology Research Design Production Personal Technology Time Management Ethics Career

Decision Making
Organizing Leading Controlling

Quality Marketing
Project Management

Discussion Questions
1. What is your background? (Major, Level of study, country of origin, job title) 2. Why do you take this course? 3. What is your expectation from this class? 4. Could you find out the trend in engineering enrollment (at college level) in U.S.? 5. Could you find out the trend in business enrollment (at college level) in U.S.?