Aditya Mandhare
Fall Co-op @Wolfspeed | Pursuing Master's in Industrial and Systems EngineeringFall Co-op @Wolfspeed | Pursuing Master's in Industrial and Systems Engineering
August 20203
🎓 Exciting News: Embarking on a New Academic Journey! 🚀
I am thrilled to share with my LinkedIn community that I have embarked on a new and exciting chapter in my educational journey. 📚 I have officially started pursuing a Master's Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a specialization in Management Systems at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University! 🦃
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Fall 2024
DATE
EVENT
August 26 Classes Begin
October 11 Fall Break (No Classes - University Offices Open)
November 23 Thanksgiving break begins
December 1 Thanksgiving break ends
December 13 Beginning of Fall Semester final examinations.
December 18 Close of Fall Semester final examinations. (Inclement weather makeup is December 19)
December 19 Degree Conferral Date. See commencement.vt.edu for commencement ceremony schedule.
BSE Curriculum:-
VII. ISE Courses
ISE undergraduate courses offered by the department are listed below, along with a course
description, and prerequisites. Courses denoted with an asterisk (*) are required for the
BSISE degree.
ISE 2004: INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING* (1H, 1C)
Introduction to the Industrial and Systems Engineering profession through exposure to problems,
principles, and practice. Systems thinking, critical thinking, and contemporary issues in industrial
and systems engineering. Introduction to the ISE Department, focusing on faculty and research
areas. Importance of ethics and professionalism. Academic planning for the BSISE degree.
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING - INTRODUCTION TO MODERN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING.
#IndustrialEngineering for #SocietyProsperity.
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Recent Professors
M. Alipour, M. Earnest, M. Ba-Aoum, D. Dickerson, R. Patrick, L. Savage, N. Cherbaka, Natalie Cherbaka
Recent Semesters
Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022
Laura Savage
Collegiate Assistant Professor
Laura Savage
119 Durham Hall
1145 Perry Street
(MC 0118)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
laura.savage at the rate @vt.edu
ISE 2204: MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (3H, 3C)
Pre: ENGE 1104, ENGE 1114, ENGE 1414 or ENGE 1216 (C- or better)
Survey of manufacturing processes including casting, forming, machining, welding, joining, and
non-traditional processes such as laser-beam and electrical-discharge machining. Basic structure
of metals, physical, and mechanical properties and their relationship to manufacturing. Process
planning and the effect of plans on cost, safety, and the environment. Impact of product design
on manufacturability: design for manufacture, assembly, etc. Includes topics in inspection and
testing, jigs and fixtures, and numerical control.
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ISE 2214: MANUFACTURING PROCESSES LABORATORY* (3L, 1C)
Laboratory exercises and experimentation in manufacturing processes. Emphasis on using
production machines and equipment to make products using multiple manufacturing processes,
coupled with inspection per engineering drawings. Processes include assembly, casting,
machining, forming, welding, and non-traditional machining, performed manually and/or via
computer programming. Covers shop floor operation and documents used to monitor and control
part production.
ISE 3214: FACILITIES PLANNING AND LOGISTICS* (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 2014, 2404 (C- or better); co: 3414
Theory, concepts, methods for designing and analyzing facilities and material flow in
manufacturing, storage, distribution environments. Material handling systems, facility layout,
facility location, warehousing, distribution, logistics, transportation.
ISE 3614 HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING AND ERGONOMICS* (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 2004, Co: ISE 2024
Investigation of human factors, ergonomics, and work measurement engineering, with emphasis
on a systems approach toward workplace and machine design. Discussion of basic human factors
research and design methods, design/evaluation methods for work systems and human machine
interactions, human information processing, visual and auditory processes, display and control
design, and effects of environmental stressors on humans.
ISE 3624: INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS* (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 3614 (C- or better), ESM 2104 Offered: II, IV
Introduction to ergonomics and work measurement with an emphasis on people at work.
Discussion of methods for work measurement, ergonomic assessment, and evaluation, with major
topics including productivity and performance, manual materials handling, work related
musculoskeletal disorders, safety, training and legal issues.
ISE 4424: LOGISTICS ENGINEERING (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 3414 (C- or better)
Introduction to key issues in the integrated support of a product of process. Synthesis of topics
from earlier studies to provide a cohesive approach to their applications. Logistics engineering
provides a survey of product support issues and methods of resolving them within the context of
the overall production activity.
ISE 4434: SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONS ENGINEERING (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 2404, 3414 (C- or better)
Mathematical models, algorithms, and tools to support the design/redesign and management of
supply chain systems. Resiliency, reliability, efficiency, and effectiveness of supply chains;
collaboration and coordination among the different decision-makers in supply chains; impact of
new developments on supply chain engineering, including the growth of the internet and ecommerce, the need to build suitable and environmentally-friendly supply chains. Mathematical
modeling and system-wide optimization of the entire supply chain system under certainty.
ISE 4004: THEORY OF ORGANIZATION (3H, 3C)
A theory of cooperative behavior in formal organizations, including the structure and elements of
formal organizations. The executive process and the nature of executive responsibility also are
examined.
ISE 4005-4006: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM DESIGN* 4005: (3H, 3C)
4006: (2H, 2C)
4005 Pre: ISE 2034, 2214, 3034, 3214, 3424, 3624, 4204 (C- or better);
Co: 4404
4006 Pre: 4005 (C- or better)
Capstone design sequence for ISE majors. 4005: Structured systems engineering and project
management methods and tools to plan, manage, and execute technical industrial and systems
engineering projects. Students work in teams to apply industrial and systems engineering and
project management tools to define and analyze a real-world problem. 4006: Design, implement,
and evaluate work system solutions. Communication of solutions to project stakeholders.
ISE 4015: MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THEORY, APPLICATIONS, AND
DESIGN
(3H, 3C)
Systems approach to management, domains of responsibility, structured and synergistic
management tools, management system model, contextual frameworks, information portrayal,
automation objectives model, evaluation, shared information processing, information modeling.
Management process for definition, measurement, evaluation & control, an organization as an
information processor, corporate culture, scoping agreements, schemas, management elements,
structured design.
ISE 4204: PRODUCTION PLANNING AND INVENTORY CONTROL* (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 2404, 3414, STAT 4706 (C- or better)
Theory & concepts in model formulation for analysis & control of production processes. Systems
for planning and controlling production & inventory: material requirements planning (MRP), justin-time (JIT), & synchronous production systems.
ISE 4214: LEAN MANUFACTURING (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 4204 (C- or better)
Lean manufacturing principles, theory, methods, and techniques in modern manufacturing
enterprises. Lean manufacturing philosophy, basic concepts, master production scheduling,
production smoothing, assembly line sequencing, setup time reduction, U-shaped line
balancing/operation, machine arrangement, Kanban, automation, quality control. Investigation
and discussion of lean manufacturing case studies.
ISE 4264: INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION (2H, 3L, 3C)
Pre: ISE 2204 or 2214 (C- or better)
A survey of the various technologies employed in industrial automation. This includes an emphasis
on industrial applications of robotics, machine vision, and programmable controllers, as well as an
investigation into problems in the area of CAD/CAM integration. Examination of the components
commonly employed in automation systems, their aggregation and related production process
design. Laboratory work is required.
ISE 3414: PROBABILISTIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH* (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 2004, ISE 2024, MATH 2214, (MATH 2224 or 2204) (C- or better),
(CS 1044, 1064, 1114 or ECE 1574)
Introduces probability models used to investigate behavior and performance of manufacturing,
and service systems under conditions of uncertainty. Topics include probability, conditioning,
elementary counting processes, and Markov chains & processes. Emphasis on the use of these
tools to model queues, inventories, process behavior, and equipment reliability.
ISE 2014: ENGINEERING ECONOMY* (2H, 2C)
Concepts and techniques of analysis for evaluating the value of products/services, projects, and
systems in relation to their cost. Economic and cost concepts, calculating economic equivalence,
comparison of alternatives, purchase versus lease decisions, financial risk evaluation, cash flow
sensitivity analysis, and after-tax analysis.
ISE 2024: PROBABILITY FOUNDATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS
ENGINEERS*
(3H, 3C)
Pre: MATH 2204 or MATH 2204H.
Introduction to the mathematical foundations of probability theory for industrial engineers.
Understanding of probability as a model for real phenomena, with applications of probability in an
industrial engineering context. Review of set theory, counting (permutations and combinations),
definition of probability axioms, sample spaces, random variables, independence, probability
distribution functions, probability mass or density functions, expectations, moment-generating
functions, joint and conditional random vectors and distributions, and distributions of functions
of random variables, central limit theorem.
ISE 2034: DATA MANAGEMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS
ENGINEERS*
(3H, 3C)
Pre: CS 1044, CS 1064, CS 1114, ECE 1574
Investigation of data modeling, storage, acquisition, and utilization in industrial and systems
engineering via manual and computerized methods. Development of effective spreadsheet
applications. Design and implementation of relational databases via entity-relationship modeling,
relational schema, and normalization. Web-based database applications. Interface design and the
system development life cycle applied to data management applications. All topics covered within
the context of typical industrial and systems engineering problems.
ISE 2404: DETERMINISTIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH* (3H, 3C)
Pre: MATH 1114 or 2114 (C- or better)
Deterministic operations research modeling concepts; linear programming modeling,
assumptions, algorithms, modeling languages, and optimization software; duality and sensitivity
analysis with economic interpretation; network models (formulations and algorithms), including
transportation problems, assignment problems, shortest path problems, maximum flow problems,
minimum cost network flow problems, minimal spanning tree problems.
ISE 2994: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH VARIABLE CREDIT COURSE
ISE 3004: INDUSTRIAL COST CONTROL (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 2014 (C- or better) or ME 2024
Fundamentals of general and cost accounting practices applied to manufacturing and service
organizations. Cost accounting, standard cost determination, cost and budgetary control systems.
ISE 3034: TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION FOR ENGINEERS* (3H, 3C)
Pre: ENGL 1106
Fundamentals of effective technical writing. Structure, presentation, and utility of common
engineering documents: laboratory reports, technical reports, proposals, progress reports, and
project reports. Practice in writing common engineering documents, both individually and
collaboratively. Strategies and practice for effective oral technical presentations, both
individually and group-based. Ethical and legal considerations in technical writing and oral
technical presentations. All topics covered within the context of typical engineering problems and
practice.
ISE 3424: DISCRETE-EVENT COMPUTER SIMULATION* (2H, 3L, 3C)
Pre: ISE 3414, ISE 2024 (C- or better)
Analysis and design of work systems through static and dynamic simulation. Topics include an
introduction to systems analysis and modeling, simulation optimization, model development, and
testing and problem analysis through simulation.
ISE 3434: DETERMINISTIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH II (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 2004, 2404, (MATH 2224 or MATH 2204) (C- or better)
Advanced concepts in deterministic operations research, including theory of complexity, integer
programming, advanced linear programming techniques, nonlinear programming, and dynamic
programming. Covers modeling languages and optimization software for integer programming
and nonlinear programming problems.
ISE 4304: GLOBAL ISSUES IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT (3H, 3C)
Industrial management topics of current interest explored from a global perspective. Current
domestic and international challenges resulting from a global marketplace and the proliferation
of information and technology. Industrial management and organizational performance, total
quality management, business process re-engineering, leadership, organizational change, role of
communication and information, and ethics. Examination and comparison across international
boundaries.
ISE 4404: STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL* (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 3414, STAT 4706 (C- or better)
Application of statistical methods and probability models to the monitoring and control of
product quality. Techniques for acceptance sampling by variables and attributes are presented.
Shewhart control charts for both classes of quality characteristics are examined in depth. The
motivation for each method, its theoretical development, and its application are presented. The
focus is upon developing an ability to design effective quality control procedures.
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ISE 4414: INDUSTRIAL QUALITY CONTROL (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 4404 (C- or better)
Implementation of statistical quality control techniques in an industrial setting. Development and
analysis of cost models for use in the design of optimal quality control plans. Also included are
new techniques, advanced quality control models, and an examination of the role of industrial
statistics in the overall product quality assurance function.
ISE 4624: WORK PHYSIOLOGY (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 3624 (C- or better)
Anthropometry, skeletal system, biomechanics, sensorimotor control, muscles, respiration,
circulation, metabolism, climate. Ergonomic design of task, equipment, and environment.
ISE 4644: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HAZARD CONTROL (3H, 3C)
Pre: ISE 3614 (C- or better)
Survey of occupational safety. Topics include: history of occupational safety; hazard sources
related to humans, environment, and machines; engineering management of hazards.
ISE 4654: PRINCIPLES OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE (3H, 3C)
Introduction to the foundations of the Industrial Hygiene field, the discipline devoted to the
anticipation, recognition, measurement, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards.
Includes biological (microbial agents, allergens), chemical (solvents, carcinogens), and physical
(radiation, temperature) hazards. Overview of health hazards control, such as protective
equipment, administrative controls, and engineering controls. Lecture and participatory "casestudy" activities provide ample opportunity for hands-on use of monitoring equipment, protective
equipment and controls testing devices.
ISE 4804 SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS (3H, 3C)
Computer-aided approach to analyze and make better decisions in complex industrial systems.
Systems thinking and causal loop modeling of complexity over time. Interconnectivity of industrial
systems, production, and service. Stock-flow diagrams. Systems modeling of product
development and market adoption. Simulation of dynamic problems arising in complex systems.
Systems modeling and simulation-based decision analysis to improve performance in service and
manufacturing.
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ISE 4974: Independent Study Variable credit course.
ISE 4984: Special Study Variable credit course.
ISE 4994: Undergraduate Research Variable credit course
The ISE Department does not permit an undergraduate student to work on an independent
study, undergraduate research, or a senior design project while they are simultaneously being
compensated for the same work.
Please see the Graduate Catalog for graduate course listings.
https://www.ise.vt.edu/content/dam/ise_vt_edu/academics/undergrad/bsise/docs/ug-handbook.pdf (accessed on 1.7.2022)
https://www.ise.vt.edu/academics/undergrad.html
https://www.ise.vt.edu/content/dam/ise_vt_edu/academics/undergrad/bsise/docs/coe-ise-20.pdf
MS Curriculum:-
https://www.ise.vt.edu/content/dam/ise_vt_edu/academics/graduate/grad-manual.pdf
Productivity Management:- Not in Curriculum.
Dr. Eileen M. Van Aken (Department Head and Professor)
Email:- evanaken@vt.edud
https://www.ise.vt.edu/academics/textbooks/fall2018.html Good information is provided in this link for many courses.
https://www.ise.vt.edu/people/faculty.html
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IISE 2020 Conference Attendees
Mohammed Alrezq
PhD Student
Virginia Tech
Natalie Cherbaka
Collegiate Associate Professor
Virginia Tech
Cheolhei Lee
Ph.D. Student / Graduate Teaching Assistant
Virginia Tech
Gaylon Taylor
Executive Vice President
Virginia Tech
Eileen Van Aken
Professor & Department Head
Virginia Tech
Xiaowei Yue
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech
Ud. 1.7.2022
Pub. 1.11.2020
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