History of Engineering Technology: Organizational Structure and Industrial Team

Vocabulary flashcards covering organizational structures, the nature of industrial teams, professionalism in technology, and quality management concepts from the lecture.

Organizational plan

A plan that establishes decision-making duties and details how team members interact and who makes choices at each level.

Organizational chart

Also known as an organizational diagram, it reveals how team members interact and identifies decision-makers at every organizational level.

Staff organizations

The organizational structure in which many industrial engineering functions operate, requiring technologists to work differently with others.

Multidisciplinary teams

Groups where employees at all levels make judgments on equipment requirements, production levels, personnel assistance, and financial support for specific projects.

Professionalism

A way of thinking and living characterized by a specialized and comprehensive education and a strong desire to serve humanity, reinforced by educational accomplishments.

Professional Person

One who engages in activity requiring specialized and comprehensive education, motivated by a strong desire to serve humanity.

Professional Technologist

The term for registered or licensed technologists permitted to offer professional services directly to the public and legally authorized to sign and seal technology documents.

Sign and Seal

The authority of a licensed Professional Technologist to "stamp" technology documents like reports or designs, thereby taking legal responsibility for them.

Quality management

A management focus consisting of quality control, quality assurance, and quality improvement, targeting both product quality and the means to achieve it.

Quality assurance

A component of quality management that uses processes and control of products to achieve consistent quality and ensure output satisfies customers.

Quality control

One of the three main components of quality management used to ensure consistent quality for both processes and products.

Preventive aspects

Improvements in work opportunities designed to fully control the occurrence of mistakes or defects.

Working procedure

A choice for upgrading quality assurance that involves many departments and different skill levels, acting as a routine inspection for ongoing project activities.