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The Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MFG) option offered by the ISE department is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully meet the most difficult challenges of modern manufacturing industries on a global scale. The option provides engineers with detailed state-of-the-art knowledge of both traditional and advanced manufacturing technologies, systems integration techniques, economic analysis methods, and operations management practices and principles. Based upon this knowledge, students develop the ability to perform analysis, evaluation, and synthesis for a broad range of problems related to the design, implementation, and efficient operation of manufacturing systems.
Prerequisites for any manufacturing systems engineering degree are an ABET-accredited B.S. degree in engineering (or equivalent).
Students within the graduate program in the manufacturing systems engineering option are assumed to have had undergraduate courses in simulation and optimization. If this is not the case, such students must make up this deficiency by either taking the appropriate undergraduate courses or by taking graduate courses in these areas. If graduate courses are taken, they can be used in the plan of study as elective credits towards the degree requirements.
Three different degree programs are provided to meet the goals of the Manufacturing Systems Engineering option.
The M.S. non-thesis degree is designed to provide an in-depth coverage of a wide range of topics related to manufacturing systems engineering. Appropriate courses are included in this program to introduce to the student quantitative tools and techniques to enable solution of a well-defined manufacturing problem. The M.S. non-thesis degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering is intended primarily for those wishing advanced knowledge and problem-solving skills for application in industry.
In order to be more closely associated with a specific domain, students may elect to follow a particular area of concentration. These are groups of courses reflecting both the interests and specializations of the Manufacturing Systems Engineering faculty and current industrial demands and trends. Three areas of concentration currently offered are:
Computer-Integrated-Manufacturing (CIM) and General Manufacturing: Computer-Integrated Manufacturing involves the use of computers and associated equipment to integrate the flow of information across the various activities performed in manufacturing organizations. The CIM track has been developed to provide students with the advanced knowledge and skills required to design, implement, and analyze CIM systems both in theory and in practice. Besides CIM, General Manufacturing aims to introduce the students to lean manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing and flexible manufacturing systems.
Robotics and Automation: The robotics and automation track involves the design and application of manufacturing systems that integrate robots and other automation technologies into manufacturing systems for efficient processes and material handling operations. This track includes courses which emphasize both the technologies of automation and integration aspects. Additionally, courses in computer aided design and computer systems technologies are often taken by students interested in this track.
Production Systems:Production planning and control involves the procurement, production and distribution-related functions of a manufacturing facility. Some specific problem areas include production scheduling, aggregate planning, facilities planning, production and inventory control, process planning and forecasting. This track is designed to introduce to the student the tools and techniques of this area for application to real-world problems as well as to build a theoretical foundation to do research in this area.
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ISE 5204 | Manufacturing Systems Engineering (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5405 | Optimization I (Fall) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Select two of the following four courses (the other two courses can be used as elective courses).
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ISE 4264 | Automation (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 42XX | Lean Manufacturing (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 5244 | Facilities Planning & Material Handling (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5454 | Production Planning & Control (Spring) | 3 |
In addition to the core courses, six or more elective courses are required. No more than 9 credit hours at the 4000 level can be taken. A suggestive list of ISE course electives is given below. Also, three sets of courses belonging to specialized areas of concentrations are identified below that are often taken by M.S. non-thesis students. Courses may be selected from within the department or from a related area, as long as such courses are approved by the student’s advisory committee. No more than one (1) College of Business course may be used to fulfill this requirement.
| ISE course electives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
| ISE 4264 | Automation (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 42XX | Lean Manufacturing (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 52XX | Design for X | 3 |
| ISE 5264 | Semiconductor Manufacturing | 3 |
| ISE 5324 | Flexible Manufacturing Systems | 3 |
| ISE 5314 | Industrial Applications of Robotics Devices | 3 |
| ISE 5424 | Simulation | 3 |
| ISE 5244 | Facilities Planning & Material Handling (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5454 | Production Planning & Control (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 6204 | Advanced Manufacturing Systems | 3 |
| ISE 62XX | Advanced Production Systems Analysis | 3 |
| ISE 62XX | Logistics Engineering Systems | 3 |
| ISE 6284 | Advanced Topics in Manufacturing Systems Engrg. | 3 |
| ISE 6324 | Computer Integrated Manufacturing | 3 |
| ISE 6434 | Scheduling and Sequencing Theory | 3 |
| Computer Integrated Manufacturing and General Manufacturing Electives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
| ISE 4244 | Fundamentals of CIM (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 42XX | Lean Manufacturing (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 5264 | Semiconductor Manufacturing (Alternate Falls [even] | 3 |
| ISE 5324 | Flexible Manufacturing Systems (Alternate Springs [even]) | 3 |
| ISE 5424 | Simulation I (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5244 | Facilities Planning & Material Handling (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5454 | Production Planning & Control (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 6324 | Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (Alternate Springs [odd]) | 3 |
| Robotics and Automation Electives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
| ISE 4244 | Fundamentals of CIM (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 4264 | Automation (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 6324 | Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (Alternate Springs [odd]) | 3 |
| ME 4524 | Introduction to Robotics and Automation (Spring) | 3 |
| ME 4634 | Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Mfg. (Fall/Spring) | 3 |
| ME 5604 | Computer-Aided Design I (Fall) | 3 |
| ME 6604 | Computer-Aided Design II (Spring) | 3 |
| EE 5554 | Theory and Design of Computer Vision Systems (Spring) | 3 |
| Production Systems Electives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
| ISE 42XX | Lean Manufacturing (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 5414 | Random Process (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5424 | Simulation I (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5264 | Semiconductor Manufacturing (Alternate Falls [even] | 3 |
| ISE 5454 | Production Planning & Control (Spring) | 3 |
| CS 5804 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| ISE 6404 | Graph Theory and Network Flows (Alternate Falls [odd]) | 3 |
| ISE 6424 | Dynamic Programming (Alternate Falls [odd]) | 3 |
| ISE 6434 | Scheduling and Sequence Theory (Alternate Springs [even]) | 3 |
The M.S. thesis degree is designed to provide an in-depth coverage of a particular range of topics related to manufacturing systems engineering, and experience in performing independent research in a chosen area of interest approved by the student’s advisory committee. The culmination of this research is the M.S. thesis. The M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering is intended primarily for those desiring to develop higher-level analysis, synthesis, and evaluation skills in a particular domain of manufacturing systems engineering. Degreed students typically seek advanced industrial positions or continue towards the Ph.D. degree.
In order to be more closely associated with a specific domain, students may elect to follow a particular area of concentration. (Please refer to these areas and the courses offered in them under the M.S. non-thesis curriculum description).
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ISE 5204 | Manufacturing Systems Engineering (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5405 | Optimization I (Fall) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Select two of the following four courses (the other two courses can be used as elective courses).
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ISE 4264 | Automation (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 42XX | Lean Manufacturing (Spring) | 3 |
| ISE 5244 | Facilities Planning & Material Handling (Fall) | 3 |
| ISE 5454 | Production Planning & Control (Spring) | 3 |
Four or more courses are required. These may be selected from one of the concentration areas offered (see M.S. non-thesis electives). Courses may be selected from within the department or from a related area, as long as such courses are approved by the student’s advisory committee. No more than 6 credit hours at the 4000 level can be taken. Also, no more than one (1) College of Business course may be used to fulfill this requirement).
Six or more credit hours of M.S. thesis research (ISE 5994: Research and Thesis) are required. The student’s advisory committee chair (or at least one of the co-chairs) must be a teaching faculty member from the Manufacturing Systems Engineering option area.
