Introduction to Engineering Management Reviewer

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the ENMA (BES 047) reviewer notes covering engineering management principles, functions, decision-making, inventory models, network models, and planning types.

Engineering management

The art and science of planning, where scientific knowledge and mathematics are used, as well as the art of managing engines.

Engineers

Person who designs, builds ……..

Research

Process of learning things.

Design and development

Translating a product design to a finished physical object.

Testing

Test the product.

Construction

Charge of the construction process.

Sales

Assist the clients.

Consulting

Consultant of any individual.

Government

Jobs in the government.

Management (Engineer Function)

Appointed to manage group of people.

Technical skill

Expertise and skills.

Human Skill

Ability to successfully communicate.

Conceptual Skill

Concepts to be formulated.

Management

Process of designing and maintaining an Environment.

Directing

Guiding employees.

Organizing

Blends Human and material Resources.

Staffing

Recruitment.

Controlling

Check process of plan.

Planning

Anticipating the future.

Top management

Consist of CEO, General manager.

Middle management

Responsible for implementation of policies.

First line management

Involved in operations.

Decision making

Engineer management responsibility; process of identifying and choosing alternative course of action.

Diagnose the problem

Identifying the problem.

Internal Environment

Organizational Activity.

External Environment

Problem that comes from nowhere.

Articulate problems

Seeing Opportunity inside the problem.

Develop variable alternatives

Seeing alternative solutions.

Evaluate Alternatives

Evaluation.

Choice-making

Process of selecting alternatives.

Implement decision

Execution of Decisions.

Evaluate and adopt decision results

Results.

Feedback

Checking at each stage.

Control

Step taken to ensure that the task carried out.

Qualitative evaluation

Assessing alternatives.

Quantitative Evaluation

Use any technique classified as logical.

Economic order

Use to calculate the number of items.

Production order

An economic order Quantity order.

Back Order

Used for planned shortages.

Quantity Discount

Reduce overall cost.

Queuing Theory

Calculating the numbers of service.

Network models

Large complex tasks are split into smaller.

Program Evaluation Technique (PERT)

Technique that helps Engr. Managers to plan.

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Network strategy.

Forecasting

The gathering of past and current information to make future predictions.

Simulation

Designed to reflect fact.

Sampling Theory

Quantitative Technique.

Regressive Model

Method of forecasting.

Linear Programming

A quantitative methodology.

Statistical decision Theory

Rational Method of conceptualizing.

Plan

Output of planning.

Planning (Nickels)

Involves anticipating future.

Planning (Aldag and Stearns)

Selection and Sequential.

Strategic Planning

Process of determining the organization major objective.

Intermediate Planning

Process of evaluating the contributions.

Operational Planning

Process of deciding.

Marketing plan

Written document or plan.

Production Plan

Generate a quantity of production.

Financial Plan

Summing up a present financial situation.

Human resource management plan

Human Resources needs.

Short-range plans

Less than one year.

Long-range plan

More than a year.

Standing Plans

Plans Which are used repeatedly.

Single-use plans

Collection of activities.

Policies

Broad guidelines for helping managers.

Procedures

Series of measures to be taken.

Rules

Allow or forbid particular action.

Budget (Weston and Brigham)

Explains where the required funds will come from.

Program

Organize a wide variety of activities.

Project

Singel-use plan.

SWOTS

Framework used to evaluate a company's competitiveness positions.