ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION TO

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Engineering Management is an art and science of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling work activities to attain and achieve common goals and objectives.

It principally deals with the efficient and effective use of the five human resources namely: manpower, money, machines, materials, and time as well as the proper, efficient and effective utilization of these resources with minimal cost and short period of time.

If the cost is more and the time is long in doing work activities, it is not Engineering Management but rather Mismanagement.

5 Basic Management Functions.

Planning
Organizing Staffing Directing Controlling

Planning is deciding in advance what to do and how the work will be done. Organizing is the grouping of work activities necessary to attain goals and objectives. Staffing is the supplying of personnel with appropriate qualifications and eligibility in an organization.

Directing is commanding and telling people what to do and how it should be done. Controlling is comparing work accomplishments with planned target and making corrective action if the accomplishments differ from the plan.

4 Ms of Engineering Management
1. 2. 3. 4. Manpower Money Materials Machines

Engineering Management as an Art and Science:

Engineering Management is an art because it utilizes the techniques and skills of people in doing work activities. It is also a science because it deals with systems and specific standard procedures in doing work activities.

5 Basic Elements of Engineering Management

1. to forecast and plan 2. to organize 3. to command 4. to coordinate 5. to control

Project Management
When the five basic management functions are applied to work activities of a project, we have Project Management. Project Management is, therefore, defined as an art and science of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling work activities of a project.

5 Fundamentals of Project Management Cycle

1. Project predevelopment and design 2. Project development and design 3. Project Appraisal, Negotiation, and Approval 4. Project Implementation 5. Project Evaluation and Recycling

Personalities in Engineering Management

Frederick Taylor, whose valuable contribution to
Engineering is his scientific approach and systematic procedures in doing work activities. He is popularly known as the Father of Scientific Management.

Henri Fayol, a French Engineer, whose ideas in doing

work activities are in consonance with the present trends and modern time. He is called the Father of Modern Management.

Henry Gantt, who emphasized the importance of time

and cost in planning and controlling work activities. His ideas are in full accordance with the concepts of Engineering Management for the efficient and effective use of manpower, money, materials, machine, and time.

Mark Parker Follet, whose direction and emphasis is

on the importance and value of human relations to the basic principles of organization.