Industrial Engineering - Information Technology Systems - Productivity Improvement and Cost Reduction Processes

2019
Google Clould - State of the DevOps and Productivity - 2019 Survey
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/the-2019-accelerate-state-of-devops-elite-performance-productivity-and-scaling

2018
Why adopting DevOps can increase profitability, productivity, and market share
Alison DeNisco Rayome,  August 29, 2018
Elite DevOps teams use the cloud and open source to deploy code more frequently and at lower failure rates, according to a DORA report.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-adopting-devops-can-increase-profitability-productivity-and-market-share/


2014


What is Dev and What is Ops
https://devops.com/defining-the-dev-and-the-ops-in-devops/

IT Metrics and Productivity Institute
https://www.itmpi.org/


2013


A software process engineering approach to understanding software productivity and team personality characteristics: an empirical investigation
Yilmaz, Murat (2013) A software process engineering approach to understanding software productivity and team personality characteristics: an empirical investigation. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.
http://doras.dcu.ie/17731/

A bank increases developer productivity by 34 percent
An IBM DevOps solution provides an integrated, automated software development platform
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/CPAR-9BXTM7?OpenDocument&Site=default&cty=en_us


Developer Productivity Report 2013 – How Engineering Tools & Practices Impact Software Quality & Delivery
http://zeroturnaround.com/rebellabs/developer-productivity-report-2013-how-engineering-tools-practices-impact-software-quality-delivery/

What is Software Development Productivity?
http://www.slideshare.net/murphygc/development-productivitymsr2013-24457350


Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of application development
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/enhancing_the_efficiency_and_effectiveness_of_application_development

Lean Software Development: Meshing  with Extreme Programming
http://fileadmin.cs.lth.se/cs/Education/EDA270/Reports/2013/Ridderheim.pdf

2012
Training Productivity Improvement at WIPRO
A person who took around 30 days to get trained is l now taking around 22 days.
“Over the last 18 months,  training days were reduced by 80,000 days for over 10,000 people,” according to  Mr Ved Prakash, Chief Knowledge Officer, Global IT Business, Wipro Ltd.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2850929.ece



2010
Introduction to Software Productivity
Galorath Incorporated
2010 presentation
http://www.galorath.com/blogfiles/Galorath%20Productivity%20Introduction%20slides.pdf
Software Rework is a  Hidden Productivity Killer (Source IAG Consulting)

Rework generally defined as: “work redone due to misunderstandings the first time”

It can be 50% in some projects

Poor requirements / business analysis yielded 3 project failures for 1 success

Companies with poor requirements spent, on average, $2.24 million more per project than those employing best requirements practices

Software rework is a symptom. Root cause is lack software requirement detail & requirement tools abstract and lacking context.

Identify percentage of redesign, reimplementation, retest

Typical percentages:
• Redesign = 40% of total effort
• Reimplementation = 25% of total effort
• Retest = 35% of total effort
10 software productivity laws were mentioned in the presentation

2009

How CIOs can increase IT Capability while cutting costs - Accenture 2009
http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/Accenture_How_CIOs_Increase_IT_Capability.pdf

Technology in Turbulent Times - Accenture report 2009
100 levers of IT Cost Reduction - 50 levers were given the in the report in figure 3.


2007

Easier, Simpler, Faster: Systems Strategy for Lean IT

Jean Cunningham, Duane Jones
Productivity Press, 23-Feb-2007 - Business & Economics - 163 pages
To enhance and sustain its Lean journey, a company must implement information systems that fully support and enhance the Lean initiative. In Easier, Simpler, Faster: Systems Strategy for Lean IT, Jean Cunningham and Duane Jones introduce the case study of an actual Lean implementation involving the IT system of a mid-size manufacturer, highlighting the IT challenges that the manufacturer faced during the Lean transformation. Winner of a Shingo Prize, this book will provide you with a broader vision as well as a path to what a Lean system environment will look like for your company.
Duane Jones worked in Lantech Corporation, celebrated for its lean journey, and implemented ERP there.
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=NL33SCQ4N0wC

Six Sigma for IT Management

Google Book Link
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=zgq-qhzT7I4C

Six Sigma provides a quantitative methodology of continuous (process) improvement and cost reduction, by reducing the amount of variation in process outcomes.

The production of a product, be it a tangible product like a car or a more abstract product like a service, consists of a series of processes. All processes consist of a series of steps, events, or activities. Six Sigma measures every step of the process by breaking apart the elements within each process, identifying the critical characteristics, defining and mapping the related processes, understanding the capability of each process, discovering the weak links, and then upgrading the capability of the process. It is only by taking these steps that a business can raise the high-water mark of its performance.IT is now a fundamental part of business and business processes; this book demonstrates how IT can be made to work as an enabler to better business processes, and how the Six Sigma approach can be used to provide a consistent framework for measuring process outcomes.ITIL defines the what of Service Management; Six Sigma defines the how of process improvement; together they are a perfect fit of improving the quality of IT service delivery and support. The Six Sigma approach also provides measures of process outcomes, and prescribes a consistent approach in how to use these metrics.This Pocket guide, provides a coherent view and guidance for using the Six Sigma approach successfully in IT service organisations. It particularly aims to merge ITIL and Six Sigma into a single approach for continuous improvement of IT service organizations.

2004
Software Process Improvement in WIPRO
CMU/SEI Report
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/reports/04tr006.pdf

2003
Ranking IT Productivity Improvement Strategies
Martin Griss, Flashline Software Productivity Development Council
http://martin.griss.com/pubs/WPGRISS01.pdf


Case Study on Six Sigma at WIPRO
http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/announce/convention/papers/Changing%20Playfield-04-Manisha%20Sharma,%20Kapil%20Pandla,%20Prasanth%20Gupta.pdf

Updated on 24 July 2020
24 Feb 2014

Manufacturing Systems Industrial Engineering - Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Manufacturing Systems Industrial Engineering ONLINE Course
https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2020/05/industrial-engineering-online-course.html

Special Focus on Machining Processes



MSE in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
About the Program
Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn is a 30-credit-hour interdisciplinary master's degree program. Its curriculum has been designed to educate manufacturing professionals who will be designing, building, and managing the competitive production systems of the 21st century.

Core Courses (15 credit hours)
AENG 587         Automotive Manufacturing Processes
IMSE 5215        Program Budget, Cost Estimation and Control
IMSE 561          Total Quality Management and Six Sigma
IMSE 580          Production Management
EMGT 580        Management of Product and Process Design

Select any 5 from the following list:
IMSE 504          Metal Forming Processes
IMSE 511          Design and Analysis of Experiments
IMSE 516          Project Management and Control
IMSE 517          Managing Global Systems
IMSE 538          Intelligent Manufacturing
IMSE 5655        Supply Chain Management
IMSE 5825        Industrial Controls
ME 580             Advanced Materials
ME 581             Materials for Manufacturing
ME 582             Injection Molding
ME 585             Cast Metals in Engineering Design
ME 586             Materials Consideration in Manufacturing
ME 587             Automotive Composites
ME 595             Digital Manufacturing
AENG 581         Materials Selection in Automotive Design
AENG 586         Design and Manufacturing with Lightweight Automotive Materials
AENG 588         Design and Manufacturing for Environment
AENG 589         Automotive Assembly Systems
OB 510             Organization Behavior
HRM 561           Human Resource Management
The student has the option of electing thesis in lieu of 6 credit hours of coursework in the elective area. The thesis work may be an actual industrial assignment if it meets certain requirements. The program director’s approval is required if the thesis option is selected.


Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
2340
Heinz Prechter Engineering Complex (HPEC)
(map)
Phone: 313-593-5361
Fax: 313-593-3692
umd-imsedep  @  umich.edu

https://umdearborn.edu/cecs/departments/industrial-and-manufacturing-systems-engineering/graduate-programs/mse-manufacturing-systems-engineering

UW–Madison - The Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program

The Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program (MSEP) degree provides a solid foundation for individuals seeking to manage manufacturing operations in internationally competitive environments. The highly flexible curriculum includes a wide variety of engineering and business classes. It allows graduates to build the cross-functional expertise required to drive creative product development, efficient production and timely delivery.

This integrated focus prepares engineers for top performance both on the shop floor as well as in the board room. MSE graduates have a unique understanding of today’s industrial environment and their mastery of issues from business strategy to technical operations provides them with excellent career opportunities.

Required Courses

EPD 518 Quality Engineering and Quality Management
ISYE 615 Production Systems Control
EPD 612 Technical Project Management
OTM/​MARKETNG 722 Logistics Management
I SY E 412 Fundamentals of Industrial Data Analytics
EPD 611 Engineering Economics and Management
ISYE/​ME 641 Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems
M E 601 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Topic: Smart Manufacturing)


Electives

ISYE/​ME 512 Inspection, Quality Control and Reliability
ME 514 Additive Manufacturing
EPD/​GEN BUS/​MHR 783 Leading Teams
EPD 702 Professional Presentations
EPD 613 International Engineering Strategies and Operations
EPD/​GEN BUS/​MARKETNG 782 Marketing for Non-Marketing Professionals
ME 446 Automatic Controls
ME 447 Computer Control of Machines and Processes
OTM 770 Sustainable Approaches to System Improvement
EPD 637 Polymer Characterization

https://epd.wisc.edu/online-degrees/manufacturing-systems-engineering-master-of-engineering/


NJIT

M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
This is an interdisciplinary program of advanced study for individuals with backgrounds in engineering, focusing on efficient production in technology-intensive manufacturing industries.

The manufacturing engineering discipline addresses problems and methods of manufacturing systems integration. The MS in Manufacturing Systems Engineering program emphasizes the interrelationships between manufacturing equipment, processes and controls, and their integration into production factories.

The curriculum is computer and multimedia intensive and includes the use and understanding of new technologies such as robotics, programmable logic controllers, microprocessors and computer-integrated manufacturing and their application in automated production, assembly, automated inspection, and automated packaging. Focus is on computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. Automation laboratories are used that contain many state-of-the-art devices including several industrial robots, CNC millers, CNC lathes, computer vision systems, and a fully automated flexible manufacturing system.

A minimum of 30 credits is required: 12 credits of core courses and 18 in an area of specialization. A master’s project or thesis is optional. The Core Courses include: Manufacturing Systems, Flexible and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Management of Manufacturing Systems, Design for Manufacturability.

The range of possible specializations is broad. The following is a list of possible specializations:

For Manufacturability
System Automation
Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems
Manufacturing Systems Analysis and Design
Management of Manufacturing Systems

https://mie.njit.edu/ms-manufacturing-systems-engineering

Industrial Engineering in Information Technology (IT) Systems and Organizations

Lesson  of Industrial Engineering ONLINE Course.

Industrial Engineering and Information Systems

Larry E.Long
Computers & Industrial Engineering
Volume 2, Issue 1, 1978, Pages 1-6

Abstract
Industrial engineering techniques can increase productivity in computer center operations and user activities by as much as 50–100%.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0360835278900025

The lean model of industrial engineering that focused on reducing inventory through solving issues that give rise to delays in job processing was implemented in software development from 1990s.

Lean Software Strategies: Proven Techniques for Managers and Developers

Peter Middleton, James Sutton
CRC Press, 06-Mar-2020 (Original 2005 - now eEdition) - Business & Economics - 464 pages

Lean production, which has radically benefited traditional manufacturing, can greatly improve the software industry with similar methods and results. This transformation is possible because the same overarching principles that apply in other industries work equally well in software development. The software industry follows the same industrial concepts of production as those applied in manufacturing; however, the software industry perceives itself as being fundamentally different and has largely ignored what other industries have gained through the application of lean techniques.

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=HFDVDwAAQBAJ


Bibliography



Biblography

Fagan, M.E. 1976. Design and code inspections to reduce errors in program development, IBM Systems J. 15(3): 182-211.

Boehm, B. 1981. Software Engineering Economics, Englewood Cliffs, New York, Prentice-Hall.

Schonberger, R.J. 1986. World Class Manufacturing, New York, The Free Press.

Gilb, T. 1988. Principles of Software Engineering Management, Wokingham, England, Addison-Wesley.

Ohno, T. 1988. Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production, Cambridge, MA Productivity Press.

Schulmeyer, G. 1990. Zero Defect Software, New York, McGraw-Hill.

Womack, J.P., Jones D.T., and Ross, D. 1990. The Machine that Changed the World, New York, Rawson Associates.

Paulk, M.C., Curtis, B., Chrissis, M.B., and Weber, C.V. 1993. Capability maturity model, version 1.1, IEEE Software 10(4): 18-27.

Gilb, T. and Graham, D. 1993. Software Inspection, Wokingham, England, Addison-Wesley.

Tierney, J. 1993. Eradicating mistakes from your software process through Poka Yoke, Proc. 6th Inte. Software Quality Week, Software Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, May, pp. 300-307.

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Sutton, J.M. 1996. Lean software for lean aircraft, 15th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, New York, IEEE, pp. 49-54.

Morgan, T. 1998. Lean Manufacturing Techniques Applied to Software Development, MSc Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Raman, S. 1998. Lean software development: Is it feasible? 17th Digital Avionics Systems Conf., New York, IEEE, pp. 13-18.

Robinson, A.G. and Stern, S. 1998. Corporate Creativity: How Innovation and Improvement Actually Happen, San Francisco, CA, Berrett-Koehler.


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Womack, J.P. and Jones, D.T. 1997. Lean Thinking, London, Touchstone Books.




Womack, J.P. and Jones, D.T. 1994. From lean production to the lean enterprise, Harvard Business Rev. 72(2): 93-103.

High Speed Machining Using Makino MC1516 at Raytheon

Case Study 64 of Industrial Engineering ONLINE Course  -   Process Industrial Engineering FREE ONLINE Course (Module)

1999 |
High Speed Machining of  Bulkhead at Raytheon Aircraft

Raytheon Aircraft Company (Wichita, Kansas) does industrial engineering, that is continuous improvement in engineering. Attention is given to  maximize throughput and efficiency. 

Raytheon engineers came to know about high speed machining and  decided to use a Makino (Mason, Ohio) MC1516 high-speed horizontal machining center with a seven-pallet modular machining center (MMC) to machine  bulkhead.   MC1516's Jet 50 spindle provides up to  15,000 rpm. The 50 taper spindle provides horsepower at various ranges and brings a high level of rigidity.  

To machine the bulk heads,  end mills reach 12,500 rpm and achieve metal removal rates as high as 320 cubic inches per minute.  In two setups, the MC1516 machines thin wall tolerances under 0.00010 inch to near net shape. Roughing and finishing are conducted simultaneously using carbide end mills.

The seven-pallet MMC allows the spindle engagement for more than 90 percent of the time. The MMC allows setups offline and keeps the MC1516 constantly fed.

The new technology adoption had challenge of learning quickly. The team consisting  of people in every discipline involved in the process, from manufacturing engineers, programmers to the operator  worked with Makino to learn and optimize the new process. The planned learning paid off with production parts being machined immediately after installation. Raytheon quickly realized the efficiencies, such as reduction in machine and labor hours per part. The machine uses  universal vacuum fixturing also. While the larger bulkhead is machined on a dedicated fixture, vacuum fixtures allowed operators to set up smaller parts in one operation.

The successful process improvement using high speed machining  will be extended to more parts.

https://www.mmsonline.com/articles/high-speed-machining-helps-modernize-bulkhead-manufacturing

2020 - India National Productivity Council (NPC) - 49th Governing Council Meeting

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Governing Council Meeting of National Productivity Council held under the Chairmanship of Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry

27 JUN 2020,  PIB Delhi

The 49th Governing Council Meeting of National Productivity Council (NPC), an autonomous body under Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India was held through video conferencing and  was chaired by Shri Piyush Goyal, Commerce & Industry Minister and President of NPC Governing Council. 

Shri Arun Kumar Jha, Director General, NPC welcomed the Minister, Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Secretary, DPIIT and thanked them for taking keen interest towards organizing the GC Meeting after a lapse of fifteen years. The Meeting was attended by about 180 participants, comprising of Government Officers, Leaders of Industry Associations, Industry captains, Trade Union leaders, financial institutions, Productivity Councils of States, Subject experts, Academicians, and other eminent personalities.

Shri Goyal, stressed upon the role of productivity in transformation of any organisation and Quoted famous thinker Aristotle’s famous line “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”  The minister welcomed  the wide array of suggestions received from the participants to vigorously pursue enhancing the productivity in all aspects of the industry and public offices. The minister reiterated the Paul J. Meyer words “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of commitment of excellence, intelligent planning and focused effort” and the suggestions received will help in planning the productivity improvement for the future..



The participants in the meeting endorsed the view that in India productivity enhancement is needed.

Some of the suggestions made in the meeting were- sector formulation of specific action plans by NPC especially in agriculture and logistics sectors and the champion sectors which were identified s having the potential to drive the economy. Adoption of technology to increase the productivity (industrial engineering, that does continuous engineering) and delivering cost-effective solutions for marginalised sector. Interlinking of academia and industry is needed for creation of a highly skilled labor force. Schemes for financing of productivity projects in  MSMEs is required to focus their attention on productivity improvement. 

Shri Goyal suggested NPC to work closely with all the stakeholders and emphasised on adopting the best practices from around the world. 

(PIB Release ID: 1634806)
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1634806

Productivity Engineering Accelerators. 

Each and every lesson/article and information piece/case study have potential to trigger productivity improvement ideas.
Please read and circulate to your colleagues. Reflect and discuss. Comment and promote  conversation.
Industrial Engineering - Productivity Engineering  ONLINE Course

Industrial Engineering Programs and Universities Rankings in USA

2020

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/industrial-engineering-rankings


2020 Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering
Approximately 9,714 industrial engineering degrees were granted to students last year in the United States. With so many options it can be a challenge finding the right fit. This year's Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering ranking analyzed 86 colleges and universities that offer a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. We look at over 20 factors to determine the top 12 colleges for Industrial Engineering students.
https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/rankings/top-ranked/

Facts about IE
https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/


An Indian Site Information
https://www.hotcoursesabroad.com/india/training-degrees/us-usa/industrial-engineering-courses/loc/211/cgory/wa.3-4/sin/ct/programs.html

JNTU Kakinada - Platinum Jubilee Function 16 July 2020 Videos

JNTUK started in 1946. Now a separate university.
Almamater to many illustrious engineers in the country.

110 acres of land.

Live Streamed - Full Video


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1.44.30 Address by Padma Bhushan Er. Varaprasad Reddy

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