ENGINEERING

MANAGEMENT
IE 256
Eng. Ahmed Bakhsh
Course Outline
Understanding
Principles of Engineering Management
Applications of these Principles in Engineering Organizations
Learning
The importance of management to engineers,
Various forms and functions of organizations
Operation and Quality Management
Planning
Proect Management
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What is an Engineer?
Ingenium: Talent, natural a!ait", or le#er
in#ention$
Earl" a!!liations o% Cle#er In#entions
&ase' on Militar"
(uil'ers o% Ingenious militar" mahines??
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The %irst issue )*+66, o% the English
-ournal Engineering
The art o% 'ireting the great soures o% !o.er
in nature, %or the use an' on#eniene o% man$
Is it an art or profession?
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Mo'ern /e%inition o% Engineering
By ABET (Accrediting Board for
Engineering and Technology)
The !ro%ession in .hih a 0no.le'ge o% the mathematial an' natural
sienes gaine' &" stu'", e1!eriene, an' !ratie is a!!lie' .ith
2u'gment to 'e#elo! .a"s to utili3e, eonomiall", the materials an'
%ores o% the nature %or the &ene%it o% man0in'$
Engineer: A !erson a!!l"ing his mathematial an' siene
0no.le'ge !ro!erl" %or man0in'
It is a discipline not an art.
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Interrelate' om!onents .hih ome together %or some !ur!oses$
Com!onents
Interrelations
(oun'ar"
En#ironment
4ur!ose
in!uts
Out!uts
inter%ae
onstraints
What is a s"stem?
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What is Management?
5
Directing the actions of a group to achieve a goal in
most efficient manner
5
etting things done through people
5
!rocess of achieving organi"ational goals #y $or%ing
$ith and through people and organi"ational resources
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To!6le#el management
)!resi'ent, e1euti#e #ie !resi'ent,
Mi''le managers
)hie% engineer, 'i#ision hea' et$,
7irst6line managers
)%oreman, su!er#isor, setion hie%,
Management 8e#els
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Level Type of Job
First-line Managers

/iretl" su!er#ise non6managers$

Carr" out the !lans an' o&2eti#es o% higher management using

the !ersonnel an' other resoures assigne' to them$

9hort6range o!erating !lans ontrolling .hat .ill &e 'one

tomorro. or ne1t .ee0, assign tas0s to their .or0ers, su!er#ise
the .or0 that is 'one, an' e#aluate the !er%ormane o% in'i#i'ual
.or0ers$
Middle Management

Manage through other managers$

Ma0e !lans o% interme'iate range to ahie#e the long6range goals

set &" to! management, esta&lish 'e!artmental !oliies, an'
e#aluate the !er%ormane o% su&or'inate .or0 units an' their
managers$

4ro#i'e an' integrating an' oor'inating %untion so that the

short6range 'eisions an' ati#ities o% %irst6line su!er#isor"
grou!s an &e orhestrate' to.ar' ahie#ement o% the long6range
goals o% the enter!rise$
Top Management

Res!onsi&le %or 'e%ining the harater, mission, an' o&2eti#es o%

the enter!rise$

Esta&lish riteria %or an' re#ie. long6range !lans$

E#aluate the !er%ormane o% ma2or 'e!artments, an' the" e#aluate

lea'ing management !ersonnel to gauge their rea'iness %or
!romotion to 0e" e1euti#e !ositions$
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Managerial Skills:
Managers need three types of skills:
Technical: Specific subject related skills such as engineering,
accounting, etc
Interpersonal: Skills related to dealing with others and leading,
motivating, or controlling them
Conceptual: Ability to discern the critical factors that will determine
as organizations success or failure!
Ability to see the forest in spite of the trees!
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Managerial 'oles ((hat Managers Do)
5
Inter!ersonal roles
5
In%ormational Roles
5
/eisional Roles
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Inter!ersonal roles
)igurehead role* Out.ar' relationshi!
&eader role* /o.n.ar' relation
&iaison role* :ori3ontal relation
Managerial 'oles ((hat Managers Do)
Out.ar'
:ori3ontal
/o.n.ar'
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In%ormational Roles
Monitor 'ole* Collets in%ormation a&out internal
o!erations an' e1ternal e#ents$
Disseminator 'ole* Trans%orms in%ormation
internall" to e#er"&o'" in organi3ation )li0e a
tele!hone s.ith&oar',
+po%esman 'ole* 4u&li relations
Managerial 'oles ((hat Managers Do)
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/eisional Roles
Entrepreneurial 'ole* Initiates hanges, assumes
ris0s, trans%orms i'eas into use%ul !ro'uts$
Distur#ance ,andler 'ole* /eals .ith un%oreseen
!ro&lems an' risis$
'esource Allocator 'ole* /istri&uting resoures
-egotiator 'ole* (argains .ith su!!liers, ustomers
et$ in %a#or o% enter!rise
Managerial 'oles ((hat Managers Do)
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5
!lanning* 9eleting missions an' o&2eti#es$
Re;uires 'eision ma0ing$
5
.rgani"ing* Esta&lishing the struture %or the
o&2eti#e$
5
+taffing* <ee!ing %ille' the organi3ation struture
5
Directing* In%luening !eo!le to ahie#e the
o&2eti#e
5
/ontrolling* Measuring an' orreting the ati#ities
)unctions of Managers
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Management has a #ody of speciali"ed %no$ledge.
This %no$ledge need not to #e o#tained in formal
disciplined programs.
Management* Is it an art or science?
9ome.here &et.een art an' siene$
Engineering Management )/isi!line = art,
9ome.here &et.een art an' siene$
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(hat is Engineering Management?
-arro$ definition* /ireting su!er#ision o%
engineers or o% engineering %untions$

4ro!er /e%inition o% Engineering Manager:
Engineer possessing #oth a#ilities to apply
engineering principles and s%ills in organi"ing and
directing people and pro0ects.

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(hy Engineering Managers?
Com!etition is glo&al an' om!anies nee' these !eo!le
to om!ete suess%ull"
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Advantages of 1nderstanding Technology in Top
Management
5
'eally understanding the #usiness
5
1nderstanding technology driving the #usiness
today and technology that $ill change the #usiness
in future
5
Treating 'esearch and Development as investment
not an e2pense to #e minimi"ed
5
+pending more time on strategic thin%ing
5
Dedicating a customer3s pro#lem (true mar%eting
via customer relations)
5
!lace a premium on innovation
Management 4 Engineering /areer
Engineering Management
4ro'ution 4lant > in'ustrial engineering
an' o!erations
management
!ro2et
Engineering
Mar0eting A'#ane'
Aounting 'esign
7inane an' researh
Eonomis
A'ministration
Business Engineering
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