Welcome to the Edward P' Fitts Department of Industrial Engineering

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Welcome to the Edward P. Fitts Department of
Industrial Engineering

Dr. James R. Wilson, Department
Head http//www.ie.ncsu.edu/ Main Office (919)
515-2362
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Slide Contents

• What is Industrial Engineering? Slide 3
• Department History Slide 4
• General Information Slide 6
• Faculty Staff Slide 7
• Students Slide 8
• Degree Programs Slide 9
• Furniture Manufacturing Slide 13
• Student Organizations Slide 14
• Research Extension Endeavors Slide 16

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What Is Industrial Engineering?

• Industrial Engineering is concerned with the
  design of production systems.
• The Industrial Engineer analyzes and specifies
  integrated components of people, machines, and
  facilities to create efficient and effective
  systems that produce goods and services
  beneficial to mankind.

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Department History

• The department was founded in 1930, with the
  first BSIE degrees awarded in 1933 to Henry K.
  Saunders and Harold E. Thompson. Col. Frank
  Groseclose was the first head, from 1938-1942.

• The department, first at NCSU to be
  named, was named after 1961 alum
  Edward P. Fitts on 9/23/005.
• Graduate programs initiated in
  1947-48, with the first Masters
  degree granted in 1950.

Col. Groseclose
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Department History (cont.)

• A proposal to offer a doctoral program was
  accepted by the University in 1967, with the
  first Ph.D. awarded in 1969.
• The Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center
  was created in 1991, and the first B.S.I.E., FM
  degree was awarded to Paul Bottoms in 1993.

Furniture Manufacturing Cell
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General Information

• An ABET accredited program, granting bachelors,
  masters, and Ph.D degrees each year.
• Undergraduate program ranked 13th and graduate
  program ranked 12th in the country by US News
  World Report in 2004.

• 65 B.S., 30 M.S., and 5 Ph.D degrees were awarded
  in academic year 2004-2005.
• 23 teaching assistants and 25 research assistants
  on staff.

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Faculty Staff

• Currently, there are 22 faculty on staff, with 9
  adjunct professors, 4 technical support
  personnel, and 6 administrative staff members.
• 2 current IE professors are former NCSU IE
  department heads.
• 1 IE professor is a member of the National
  Academy of Engineers.
• Several are members of the Academy of Outstanding
  Teachers and have been recognized as Alumni
  Distinguished Professors.

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Students in IE

• Currently, there are 219 undergraduate and 89
  graduate students in IE.
• In 2004-2005, 17 IE undergraduates held
  prestigious Park, Caldwell, Gant, Fitts, and
  Duncan scholarships.
• Over 25 of graduates earn honors distinction.

• Over 60 have held co-op or internship positions
  with major manufacturing companies.
• One common student advisor.

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Degree Programs

• Two undergraduate degree programs
• Bachelor of Science in IE (B.S.I.E.)
• Furniture Manufacturing within the Bachelor of
  Science in IE (B.S.I.E, F.M.)
• Accelerated Baccalaureate/Masters Program in IE
• Complete the requirements for both the
  Baccalaureate and Masters degrees in 5 years

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Degree Programs (cont.)

• Two Masters degree programs
• Master of IE (M.I.E.)
• Non-thesis degree
• Master of Science in IE (M.S.I.E)
• Affiliate graduate programs
• Operations Research (O.R.)
• www.or.ncsu.edu/
• Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering
  (I.M.S.E.)
• www.imse.ncsu.edu/
• Doctorate in IE (Ph.D)

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Degree Programs (cont.)

• Areas of Concentration

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Degree Programs (cont.)

• Areas of Concentration

• Operations Research optimization, decision
  analysis, stochastic processes, simulation
• Production economic analysis, production
  planning, quality control, facilities design
• Manufacturing Processes Systems materials,
  computer control, process integration
• Ergonomics worker safety

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Furniture Manufacturing

• Students gain specialized knowledge of furniture
  manufacturing.

Testing Station
Programmable Walk-In Chamber

• Program offers four cohesive courses that provide
  a concentrated study of the products, processes,
  and materials used in the manufacture of
  furniture.

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Student Organizations

• Alpha Pi Mu Honor Fraternity
• Participation in various community service
  projects including Service Raleigh, the Raleigh
  Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity
• American Society for Quality
• Involves students from several disciplines
• Furniture Club
• Promotes interaction among students, faculty,
  alumni, and members of the furniture industry
• Human Factors and Ergonomics
• Graduate student organization

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Student Organizations (cont.)

• Institute of Industrial Engineers
• Material Handling Design Team Competes in
  international competition, awarded 2nd place in
  2004
• Simulation Team Competes in national
  competition, awarded 2nd place in 2003
• Technical Paper Contest Students awarded 2nd
  place in 2003 regional competition
• Host of 2004 Regional Student Conference
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Plant tours with Raleigh SME Senior Chapter
• Annual Spring Picnic for IE students

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Research Extension

• Annual research expenditure of 4.17 million
  (2003-2004). The department includes several
  diverse research entities.
• Ergonomics Center of North Carolina provides
  occupational ergonomics consulting, training
  programs, and cost-effective ergonomic solutions
  for corporations and individuals.
• www.theergonomicscenter.com/
• Ergonomics Lab applied
  industrial ergonomics, including basic
  biomechanics and cognitive
  ergonomics.
• www.ie.ncsu.edu/ergolab/

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Research Extension (cont.)

• FANGroup fuzzy logic theory and neural networks
  with applications to Operations Research and IE.
• www.ie.ncsu.edu/fangroup/
• Furniture Center Demand Activated Manufacturing,
  world class manufacturing techniques, mass
  customization, environmental regulatory
  compliance, workplace safety, utilization of raw
  materials.
• www.fmmcenter.ncsu.edu/

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Research Extension (cont.)

• Meta-Heuristic Research Applications Group
  explores the efficiency of meta-heuristics for
  solving hard search problems of OR and IE.
• www.ie.ncsu.edu/mirage/ 
• Rapid Prototyping development of new prototyping
  processes, adaptive slicing algorithms, use of
  CAD/CAM software and Rapid Tooling equipment.
• http//www.ie.ncsu.edu/cormier/rpm.htm

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Research Extension (cont.)

• Workgroup for Intelligent Systems in Design and
  Manufacturing (WISDEM) development of new
  technology for applications in control, process
  planning, material handling, and intelligent
  systems.
• www.ie.ncsu.edu/wisdem/