Course outline

Understanding
Principles of Engineering Management applications of these Principles in Engineering Organizations

Learning
The Importance of management to engineers, Various forms and functions of organizations Operation and Quality Management Planning Project Management

What is an Engineer?
Ingenium: Talent, natural capacity, or clever invention.

Early applications of Clever Inventions based on Military Builders of Ingenious military machines??

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The first issue (1866) of the English Journal Engineering

The art of directing the great sources of power in Nature, for the use and convenience of man.

Is it an art or a profession?

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rn Definition of Engineering By ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology)

he profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and ciences gained by study, experience, and practices is applied udgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materia nd forces of the nature for the benefit of mankind.

Engineer: A person applying his mathematical and science properly for mankind.
It is a DISCIPLINE not an Art.
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What is a system? *Interrelated components which come together for some purposes.

interface inputs
Components Interrelations Outputs Boundaries

Purpose

Constraints

Environment
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What is a Management?

Directing the actions of a group to achieve a goal in most efficient manner

Getting things done through people Process of achieving organizational goals by working with and through people and organizational resources

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Management Levels
Top-level management (president, executive vice president) Middle Managers (chief engineer, division head etc.) First-line Managers (foreman, supervisor,section chief)

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Level First-line Managers

Type of Job

Directly supervise non-managers Carry out the plans and objectives of higher management using the personnel and other resources assigned to them Short-range operating plans controlling what will be done tomorrow or next week, assign tasks on their Manage through other managers Middle workers, supervise the work that is done, and evaluate Managemen the performance of individual workers Make plans of intermediate range to achieve the longt range goals set by top management, establish departmental policies, and evaluate the performance of subordinate work units and their managers Provide and integrating and coordinating function so that the short-range decisions and activities of first-line supervisory groups can be orchestrated toward Responsible for defining the character, mission and Top achievement of the long-range goals of the enterprise. Managemen objectives of enterprise. Establish criteria for and review long range plans. t Evaluate the performance of major departments, and Engineering personnel to they evaluate leading management and Managementgauge

Managerial Skills :

s need three types of skills:

Techical: Specific subject related skills such as engineering accounting, etc.

Interpersonnal: skills related to dealing with others and leading, motivating, or controlli

onceptual: Ability to discern the critical factors that will determine as organizations success or Ability to see the forest in spite of t

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Managerial roles
Interpersonal roles

Information roles Decision Roles

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erial Roles (what managers Do)

Interpersonal roles
Outward

Figurehead role: Outward relationsh Leader role: Downward relation Liaison role: Horizontal realtionsh

Horizontal

Downward

Managerial Roles (What Managers Do)

Information Roles

Monitor Role: Collects information about internal operations and external event

Disseminator Role: Transforms information internally to everybody in the organiza telephone swithboard) Spokemans Role: Public Relations

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nagerial Roles (What Managers Do)

cision Roles

Interpreneural Role: Initiates changes, assumes risks, transform ideas into useful prod Disturbance Handler Role: Deals with unforseen problems and crisis. Resource Allocato Role: Distributing Resources Negotiator Role: Bargains with suppliers, customers etc. in favor of the enterprise

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Functions of Managers

Planning : Selecting missions and objectives. Requires decision making

Organizing ; Establishing the structure for the objective.

Staffing : Keeping filled the organization structure Directing: Influencing people to achieve the objecti Controlling: measuring and correcting the activities
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Management: Is it an art or science? Management has a body of specialized knowledge. This knowledge need not be obtained in formal disciplined programs.
Somewhere between art and sciennce .

Engineering Management (Discipline + Art) somewhere between art and science

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What is Engineering Management?

Narrow definition: Directing supervision of engineers or of engineering functions.

Proper Definition of Engineering Manager:

Engineer possessing both abilities to apply Engineering principles and skills in organizing And directing people and projects.

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Why Engineering Managers?

Competition is global and companies need these people to compete successfully

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Advantages of Understanding Technology in Top Management

Really understanding the business Understanding technology driving the business today and technology that will change the business in the future Treating Research and Development as investment not an expense to be minimized Spending more time on strategic thinking Dedicating a customers problem (true marketing via customer relations) Place a premium on innovation

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Management & Engineering Career

Engineering management Production & operations managemenr project engg Marketing accounting Finance Economics administration Plant & Industrial engineering

Advance Design And research

Business

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