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Human Factors In Quality Assurance, Min C. Tzou

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This thesis is concerned with the impact of human factors elements upon the efficiency and quality of output in a manufacturing environment. The subject was aproached through the current literature as it appeared in periodicals and papers. There were very few texts on the subject of human factors discipline, specially in the application of behavioral principles, which this thesis was mostly base on.

The first chapter of this thesis discusses the increasing role people play in product quality, and the changing attitudes of today's work force. The next six chapters are broken down into three parts. Chapter II and III …

Impatience To Response Time, Robert James Rovi

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The concept of waiting patiently and impatiently is examined and a model is proposed which is helpful in explaining Increases in the levels of impatience. A survey of people working in the computer field was taken so that a measure of the time within which the average person becomes impatient for a variety of computer operations could be determined. These answers were then compared with the results of a survey taken in 1968. Results show that there was no significant difference between these two groups even though the survey taken in 1968 was expected to show longer expected response times …

A Study Of Worker Motivation, Farid Uddin Ahmad

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This thesis mainly deals with the motivation of the production managers, engineers, technicians and production workers. The purpose is to emphasize the need for providing due motivations to an important work group of the industry who are largely ignored. An attempt has been made to amply demonstrate the various techniques for worker motivation. As the study of standard motivational theories alone cannot solve the complex motivational problems, all possible efforts have been made to relate, integrate and blend the theories with actual applications in the organizations. All the relevant and important issues connected with worker motivation have been highlighted. Points …

Successful Management Techniques For Introduction Of Computerized Systems In A Production Facility, Michael James Boyle

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This thesis surveys the potential for introducing significant organizational change into a manufacturing environment which is undergoing large scale capital improvement.

The first portion describes both the organizational and technological barriers present at a specific manufacturing facility. The capabilities of a computer based process control system are detailed along with its ability to fulfill the employer's particular business needs.

The next portion details the work necessary to train both management and production operators, not only on how to use this computer based equipment, but also how they themselves must change their personal modes of thinking in order to carry out …

Risk Assessment For New Products In Office Automation, Dolores Ann Canale

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As investors survey the industrial growth of technology for the late 1980's one area leading the range for large potential growth is the area of office automation. Though this area has been under heavy speculation by many large firms (such as IBM, AT&T and EXXON) for the pass ten years it still remains an unexplored market for many investors. The objective of this research paper is to study the risks companies. will face developing products for this horizon.

Investors believe that success in this area, as well as, many other areas of engineering rely in large measure on the willingness …

Implementing A Preventive Maintenance Program In A Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant, Daniel J. Shatynski

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The goal of Preventive Maintenance is to reduce operating costs through greater equipment availability and lower downtime costs. Its intention is also to reduce the frequency and severity of corrective maintenance. A case study of a chemical manufacturing plant in the pharmaceutical industry is reviewer and symptoms are illustrated for purposes of definition. The development and implementation of a Preventive Maintenance program for this chemical manufacturing plant is proposed.

Management Improvement Study Of The Engineering Function In A Converting Industry Company, James John Slovak

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A study was made to determine if the profitability of a converting company could be improved by expanding its engineering department. Process challenges were examined along with the present engineering function to determine difficulties. A case study of capital budget projects completed in the last three years revealed that potential savings were lost due to late and incomplete projects. The conclusion is that profitability can De increased through process control improvements and more timely completion of capital projects by expanding the present engineering department.

A Systematic Program For The Management Of A Sanitation Function In The Food Industry, John Joseph Sprainitis

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The sanitation of food processing and packaging facilities is a labor intensive activity. As with any labor intensive operation, effective planning and control of the manpower is necessary. The more effective tie management, the more effective and productive the manpower will be.

As the effectiveness of the management improves, the cost effectiveness of the manpower will improve.

In dealing with the manufacturing of foods, there are numerous government regulations, of which sanitation plays a key role. Misunderstanding the impact of these regulations, and either over- or under-reacting to them, can result in unnecessary costs or severe problems.

In order to …

Implementation Of Dbase Ii In Inventory Management By A Small Firm, Shih-Chieh Wang

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No abstract provided.

An Inquiry Into Engineering Career Choice And Career Satisfaction, Gunars Bachs

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The purpose of this thesis was to ascertain factors that motivate a person to study engineering, and to examine the aspects of engineering career satisfaction. This study was conducted as a survey by means of a mail questionnaire, which was distributed among graduates of New Jersey Institute of Technology. Another sample, comprised of master's degree recipients of NJIT who had received their bachelor's degree from other undergraduate schools, served as a control group.

Motivation factors and positive and negative aspects of the engineering career were established and ranked in order of their importance. A method to measure career satisfaction was …

An Analysis Of Costs In Welding, Shashank Gangadhar

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The investment making decision for welding machinery or the selection of an economic welding process is ccmplex due to the associated indirect expenses. For conventional evaluations certain cost elements can be disregarded since they are affected equally by competing alternatives. When considering welding equipment or calculating welding costs or selecting a welding process, the indirect costs assume a significant proportion and such factors must be carefully examined.

In this paper an attempt has been made to highlight the procedure for economic justification for welding machinery and the procedure for calculating the total weld costs. The calculation of such variables as, …

Computer Graphics In Pressworking Of Sheetmetal, Manisekaran Muthu

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This thesis deals with how computer graphics can be applied to the pressworking of sheetmetal. Blanking, bending and cup drawing are the major pressworking operations. A computer graphics package was developed with the aid of the Tektronix 4051 computer. This package would help the designer of pressworking operations. All the programs were written in BASIC computer programming language.

The programs written for the stock layout display the various stock layouts for circular, rectangular, square, triangular shaped components or any irregular shaped component on the computer screen. Each stock layout displays important parameters such as material utilization percentage, width of stock …

Proposed Product Plan For A High Growth, High Technology Organization, Alan R. Eschbach

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Analyzing and consequently redefining a corporation's product line or mix is an important task facing all manufacturing organizations. While this task is usually addressed in detail as part of an organization's business plan, it can be very disconcerting when an organization realizes that the markets and products that got them to where they are now will not necessarily be the ones that will give them the growth that they would like to realize. Redefining the product line can be even more critical to young, high technology organizations who have never done it before and have found themselves facing the possibility …

An Assessment Of Job Attitudes Held By Hourly Workers At A Food Processing Plant, Charles J. Sheahan

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This study applied Vroom's instrumentality-valence model to an assessment of the overall job attitude of hourly workers at a food processing plant. The specific job factors relating to the formation of overall job attitude are described and the managerial implications of the results are discussed. A short discussion of the relationship of these employees' attitudes to Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory is also presented.

The results of the study indicate a moderate degree of job satisfaction based on Vroom's model. Additionally, the correlations of specific instrumentality to specific valence give a strong indication that the subjects value rewards they perceive as attainable, …

The Operational Utility Of The Walton-Mckersie Attitudinal Structuring Model In Collective Bargaining, Donald Warren

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This work is an heuristic inquiry into behavioral change theory designed for application to labor/management interaction in collective bargaining. The theory itself was postulated by Richard E. Walton and Robert B. McKersie in their book A Behavioral Theory Of Labor Negotiations. The principles of their theory are highly axiomatic and their importance and validity can only be recognized through applied empirical analyses that demonstrate or refute its concept.

The aspect of the theory which is the focal point of this research pertains to the structuring and restructuring of attitudes and attendant relationships resulting from the collective bargaining process. The objective …

Designing Cost Effective Pump Suction Systems Using Statistical Correlation Techniques To Estimate Vessel Elevation Costs, Neil J. Bernstein

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In order to minimize total costs (investment plus operating costs) when elevating process equipment to meet hydraulic requirements, it is essential to establish cost effective and energy efficient pump suction systems. During the early stages of design of such systems it is most critical that preliminary costs be determined in a timely manner to avoid job delays. One method of accomplishing this is through the use of a cost estimating relationship for defining the price behavior of alternative pump suction systems. This thesis describes the procedure used to develop a mathematical model to predict the cost of elevating vertical drums. …

Industrial Parameters For Applying New Technology, Michael Cimino

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Industrial Parameters for Applying New Technology is a paper devoted to the study of the role 'of' robots in today's manufacturing environment. Industry looks forward to robotic technology to solve, its declining productivity dilemma. The purpose of this paper is to' aid a Prospective robot buyer in selecting the appropriate application and in particular a suitable robot for that application. A listing of robot performance characteristics, criteria chart, and evaluation table were developed to guide the engineer through the necessary steps required in selecting a successful robot application.

The history of robotics is discussed briefly along with an explanation of …

Design Criteria For Employee Alcholism Programs, Lee G. Conover

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This thesis is an examination and evaluation of treating employee alcohol-related problems through a counseling program. Special attention has been given to the many aspects that must be considered for the implementation of a successful counseling program.

To gather the data for this thesis, a successful counseling program was observed and members of its counseling program staff, medical, labor relations, and personnel departments, along with its union representatives, were interviewed in order to draw on their experience and expertise in organizing, implementing and maintaining such a counseling program. A counseling program consultant, a representative of the New Jersey Department of …

Selection And Problems Faced By The Handicapped In An Industry, Hemank Babulal Dharia

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This thesis reports on the problems faced by handicapped workers placed in an industrial situation. It discusses some of the frustrations, aspirations and hopes of the disabled to find suitable work as well as the fears and misconceptions of employers who consider the employment of the handicapped.

There is discussed the work done by the author in designing jigs and fixtures to assist handicapped workers in production as well as the models of placement, job understanding and rehabilitation efforts.

The work was done at the Delaware County Branch of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Chester, Pennsylvania where the author …

Managing And Controlling The Manufacturing Operations, Harish Doshi

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No abstract provided.

Management Of The Interface Between Product Design And Production, Adam Fischer

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The goal of this thesis was to identify some of the many obstacles which tend to, in some way or manner, delay the timely, satisfactory progression of new developments from becoming new profit items. These obstacles which are numerous are the results of personal observation plus research of many books and periodicals. The identification of the obstacles will hopefully result in their obviation. Notable accomplishments along these lines tend to:

1. Reduce the loss of opportunity to gain an appreciable market share.

2. Reduce investment/overhead cost by earlier recovery of cost through earlier marketing effort.

3. Reduce continuing engineering costs …

Forecasting Construction Product Demand, Robert Singerline

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This is a synopsis of practical and theoretical methods used in forecasting construction product manufacturers' product demand. The practical methodology was accumulated by the author while working as a consultant for the Dodge Construction Information Division of McGraw-Hill. The objective is to review and update the various methods of forecasting with illustrations of current practices that are being used to forecast building product demand. The resulting work will help management in the planning process.

Peer Pressure Effect On Group Incentives, John Joseph Witkowski

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When a group-incentive system, all participating workers receive the same bonus. Each pay-group establishes a pace which affects under-achievers and over-achievers.

A null hypothesis, that peer pressure has no effect on group incentives and the distribution of workers' efficiencies will fit a normal distribution, was formulated. The chi-square test was used to test the null hypothesis.

The first part of the study examined the effect of group incentives on experienced workers. The chi-square test indicated a highly significient difference between the actual efficiency distribution and the expected normal distribution; therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected. The measure of kurtosis indicated …

A Study Of Personal Conflict And Stress Among Engineering Personnel As Influenced By Corporate Policy, Stated And Unstated, Richard Brian Gordon

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The following concepts are being challenged: That organizations are efficient, well-managed, and intelligent: that if one is to believe in any sort of authority, one must first accept the notion that it truly knows best and that it is not only competent, but well-intentioned; that organizations exist for the benefit of their employees and customers; that organizations reward dedication, competence, and performance: that if the organization is to grow it needs loyal sacrificing people; that organizations are dynamic and receptive to change; that if the employee is discouraged, do not worry, for tomorrow will be better; that to be useful …

An Application Of Personal Microcomputer To Solve Mid-Sized Goal Programming Problems, Chanhon Joe Lu

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This thesis develops a microcomputer software to solve mid-sized goal programming problems utilizing the revised simplex method.

Goal programming is an extension of linear programming, but is more powerful and flexible than linear programming because of its capability in handling problems with multiple conflicting objectives, instead of dealing with "one dimensional" objective - profit maximization or cost minimization. Accordingly, goal programming is very useful to the complex organizational environments.

With the help of rapid and accurate computation of digital computers, solving a complex program is not a difficult task at all. However, some medium-sized companies cannot afford a mainframe -computer, …

Organizing To Manage Future Information Technologies, John Patrick Paczkowski

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The area of information technology has undergone dramatic changes over the past ten years, and the rate of change is expected to continue to accelerate through the 1980's and beyond. The newly developing information systems are providing organizations with numerous options for enhancing the quality of managerial decision making, speeding communications and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative/office processes. Unfortnately, many organizations are discovering that they are unable to effectively assimilate and utilize the technology effectively. Chief executives are finding that the traditional structures for managing Data Processing, Telecommunications, and office systems are often fragmented, lack the technical expertise …

Designing A Data Management System To Support A Quality Control Mission, Erastus Runji Muchioki

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This thesis is concerned with the design of a Data Management System to support a Quality Control Mission particularly within the writer's organization. It defines the term quality, with respect to his company's needs, followed by an outline of quality control management's responsibilities. Problems of quality Control from product design, assembly to the finished product are discussed. The organization's current quality control procedures are analyzed. Problems in establishing the data base are discussed. This data is then organized to form the new Data Management System that will support a Quality Control Mission properly. In the discussion, the author tries to …

Managing In The Technical Sales Arena, Robert Munro

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The major objective of this thesis is to portray the role of a Field Engineer for a major manufacturer of electrical distribution and control equipment. In so doing, it should represent a reasonable facsimile of what a sales manager of a large Field Office, comprised of approximately twelve Field Engineers, would encounter in his supervisory capacity. As such, it should provide information for those interested in entering and hoping to manage in technical sales career.

While much of the information was derived from books, periodicals, and conversations with people associated with the electrical industry, the major portion of the work …

Control Of Construction Costs During Construction, David H. Foo

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The construction of a major project requires a vast amount of time, money, material and human resources. Proper coordination of these elements into an array of activities is crutial to the success of the project if it is to be built on time and within budget. As technology advances, the complexity of the project increases the resources to build them remain finite, and therefore, the project manager must seek methods to improve control on the construction project.

This thesis provides an overall view of the relatively new and rapidly expanding field of cost engineering. Cost engineering may be defined as …

Management Of Manpower Planning In A Job Shop, John E. Yadlon

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The object of any system of manpower planning is to provide a means to optimize manpower utilization. Within this base there is the normal requirement to provide effective utilization of equipment, materials and manpower. In a production type of environment, studies, statistics, research and supervisory manpower are readily available to best optimize manpower planning. In a job shop environment only fragments of these elements are available. Also, the available supervisory time for studies and implementation of research into statistics is usually very small. The net result is that manpower management in a job shop is all too often guessed at. …