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Path Forward To Design And Implement An On-Going Engineering Management Handbook, Robert B. Kring
Path Forward To Design And Implement An On-Going Engineering Management Handbook, Robert B. Kring
Masters Theses
The purpose of this thesis was to determine a path forward to design and implement an on-going Engineering Management Handbook. A review was performed to establish a definition of Engineering Management, the history of Engineering Management, how this history has impacted the Body of Knowledge in Engineering Management over the years, and the current state of the Engineering Management Handbook. Two surveys were performed to discover how users perceive the Handbook. It was found that there was a desire for a useful on-line EM Handbook. This research allows for decisions to be made in the future as the Handbook is …
Demand Forecasting Model For Emergent Manufacturing, Naveed Ahmed Nasar Ahmed
Demand Forecasting Model For Emergent Manufacturing, Naveed Ahmed Nasar Ahmed
Masters Theses
Emergence of outsourcing and global partnerships has driven the need for emergent manufacturing. Emergent manufacturing is a concept and mechanism that allows manufacturing based organizations to mitigate the risk of outsourcing their manufacturing functions. The implementation of emergent manufacturing is on a rise and yet many industrial facilities have to decide when to switch to emergent manufacturing.
To achieve a strategic fit of emergent manufacturing with the existing manufacturing facilities is the current need of the Industry. There is a strong need to develop a body of literature and models specifically for this task.
This thesis aims to develop a …