• IE 538: New Venture Formation

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Factors other than mechanical or chemical which enter into successful establishment of manufacturing or service enterprise. Organizational and financial planning and evaluation. Cost and location studies and market analysis to determine commercial feasibility of new ventures.Recommended Background: Graduate standing in Engineering or Business.
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• IE 539: Strategic Mgt/Tech Organizatns

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Strategic planning process and strategic management in practice; corporate vision and mission; product, market, organizational, and financial strategies; external factors; commercialization of new technologies; and competition and beyond.Recommended Background: Graduate standing in Engineering or Business.
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• IE 541: Mng Change/Imp in Tech Orgnztn

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Current topics, theories, and applications for managing change and innovation for performance improvement in organizations. Multi-initiative approaches: quality management, organizational effectiveness, employee empowerment, performance measurement, and application of statistical tools and techniques. Self-assessment and Baldrige criteria for performance excellence. Change agent, team building, and leadership issues. Case studies.Recommended Background: Graduate standing in Engineering or Business.
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• IE 542: Design of Expermnts/Engr Mngrs

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Methodology for experiments in product, service, and process improvements. Factorial experiments, screening designs, variance reduction, and other selected topics for engineering managers. Taguchi philosophy and concepts. Optimization and response surface methods. Case studies.(RE) Prerequisite(s): Industrial Engineering 516.
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• IE 543: Legal/Ethical Aspects/Engr Mgt

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Legal aspects imposed by government and ethical considerations in engineering practice. Selected readings, lecture, discussion, and student presentations. Current topics from government and industry.
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• IE 544: Manufactrng Sys Modelng/Analys

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Introduces the classical modeling and analysis methods for modern manufacturing systems. The main topics of this course will cover a broad range of concepts, including modeling of manufacturing systems; performance analysis of manufacturing systems; production planning and scheduling; and modeling, monitoring, diagnosis, and quality control of manufacturing processes.
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• IE 550: Graduate Seminar

  1.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Seminar provides an opportunity for Master’s and Doctoral students to acquaint themselves with research being conducted by both faculty and graduate students in the Industrial and Information Engineering Department, as well as select campus-wide and off-campus researchers from both academia and industry. Research work and relevant results are presented in a professional environment that promotes continued interaction among interested parties. Presentations are not restricted to thesis and dissertation work.Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.Comment(s): Admission to graduate program required.
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• IE 552: Adv Linear Programming/Extens

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Linear programming solution procedures, duality, sensitivity, and parametric analysis; and quadratic, separable, integer, and goal programming.Recommended Background: 301.
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• IE 557: Tech Product Devel/Entrepren

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Technology and innovation, technology transfer, patent protection, legal formation and intellectual property, knowledge management, generation, and transmission, launching a technology based business, sources of capital, small business growth and operation. Multidisciplinary teams will develop a business based on a technological product. Cross-listed: (See Mechanical Engineering 519).Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 457 and 519.Registration Permission: Consent of Instructor.
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• IE 560: Intro to Proofs for Engineers

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  An introduction to real and convex analysis for engineers providing groundwork for optimization and probability theory. Topics include convergence, completeness, compactness, and continuity.
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