Manufacturing Strategy

Enrollment Requirements: Undergraduate Prerequisite: ENGME 420 or ENGME 510; Graduate Prerequisite: Graduate Standing Strategic decision-making for technical people in manufacturing companies. Provides practice in applying financial, organizational, and operational concepts through analysis and discussion of case situations. Topics include process alternatives and their implications; interactions among product design, process design, worker skill and worker motivation; supplier relationships; interfaces with marketing and finance; introduction of new technology; capacity planning; and competitive analysis. Taught principally by in-class discussion plus guest lectures.