Engineering Management

Overview of engineering management, its history, functions, and the role of an engineering manager.

The decision-making process, types of decisions, and quantitative tools like decision trees and payoff matrices.

Strategic, tactical, and operational planning, including forecasting techniques and the planning process.

Organizational structures, departmentalization, span of control, and staffing strategies.

Leadership styles, motivation theories, communication, and team dynamics in engineering organizations.

The control process, types of control systems, and financial/non-financial performance measurements.

Project life cycle, WBS, scheduling with CPM/PERT, crashing, and earned value analysis.

Production systems, inventory control (EOQ, JIT), supply chain management, and maintenance.

Total Quality Management (TQM), ISO standards, Six Sigma, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).

Accounting basics, financial statements, cash flow, depreciation, and break-even analysis.

Marketing mix (4Ps), product life cycle, market research, and global management challenges.

Engineering ethics, CSR, contracts, liability, and intellectual property rights.

Managing technological change, research and development, intellectual property strategies, and the technology adoption lifecycle.