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OK! Here you are with all this knowledge of welding
engineering. You are just about ready to graduate and start in that first job.
What is it going to be like out there? What are you going to be doing? Really,
what kind of things might you as a new welding engineer be responsible to
accomplish? Have you thought about where you are going, do you have a personal
mission statement? In this class we will look at some typical types of welding
facilities. We will look at jobs you might actually be doing. We will look at
your job as an engineer and as a manager of welding facilities. We will even
discuss how you might �get along� with your supervisor, and how you might
convince subordinates to follow your leading. This will not be your typical
engineering course, but it may just give you a glimpse of how things will be for
you in less than a year. Are you ready to drive this welding engineering ship?
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Course Objective
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To present basic knowledge about the management of a welding
manufacturing facility.
To establish comprehension and application of management techniques
of a technological company for efficient facility management, project
management, quality assurance, and personnel management.
Through the use of a take home project, to have students synthesize
a manufacturing facility by putting the pieces of management design together
and to evaluate the potential effectiveness of this facility.
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Learning Outcomes
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Examine a welding manufacturing facility
for economy of plant location
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To know the advantages
and disadvantages of production line layouts and be able to select a layout
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Be able to optimize production on
different plant layouts
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Be able to set up procedures for
equipment maintenance
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Examine power consumption with a goal of
minimizing consumption
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Calculate equipment needs of a
production and specify equipment acquisition
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Do time studies to optimize production
facilities
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Understand the
rudiments of project management and methods for control and progress reporting
on complex projects
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Estimate weld costs both for maximizing
profits and for project cost estimation
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Practice quality control
and assure quality through statistical process control, and start an ISO 9000
process
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Understand the various management
leadership styles and how they effect production
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Develop listening and communication skills
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Develop a sense of
career coaching techniques and performance review of subordinates
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Developing techniques for motivation of
subordinates
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Develop ethical practices in manufacturing
context.
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Topics
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Introduction
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Overview of class,
Introduction to Globetech, Get
Started, Learning Styles, Break into groups on WWW ,�Welding Facility Management
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Plant Location
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Plant and Machine
Maintenance
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Power/Energy
Management
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Welding Line
Management
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Materials Prep/Handling, Feeder,
Fixtures, Positioners
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Post Weld Treatment,
Time Study, Welding Project Management
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MBO
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PERT
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Costs (fixed, Variable)
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Project Cost Estimation, Economic Decision Making
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Quality Control
(1.0)Statistical Process Control
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Globetech Analysis -
Welding People Management
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Management Styles,
Leadership
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Listening,
Communications, Coaching, Career Path Planning In Class
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Motivation
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Recruiting Managing Yourself
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Goal Setting,
Managing Time
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Running Meeting,
Making Presentations
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Relationships with Supervisor
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Engineering Ethics
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Prerequisites
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| WE601, 4th
year standing in Eng., or permission of instructor.�Not open to students with credit for WE642. |
Learning Resources
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| Class
Handouts,�Globetech |
Schedule Information
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| WI Qtr. 3 classes per week |
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David W. Dickinson
Professor
Phone: (614) 292-0801
Email: [email protected]
Link to Bio-Sketch
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Teaching and Research
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Resistance Welding, Welding Metallurgy, Welding
Project Management, Welding Production, Sensing and Control of
Welding Processes, Welding Fume and Noise Studies, Educational
Technology Development, Continuous Quality in Manufacturing and
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Education: |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York
B.S. Materials Engineering, 1967
Ph.D. Materials Engineering, 1972
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