ME 212: Module 1 Flashcards
It is universal in the modern industrial world
Management
defined as “the creative problem solving process
Management
refers to “the activity combining technical knowledge with the ability to organizeand coordinate worker power, materials, machinery, and money.”
Engineering management
It is a process consisting of planning, organizing, directing (or leading), and controlling.
Management
level of those with minimal engineering jobs
Level One
level of those with moderate degree of engineering jobs like transportation companies
Level Two
level of those with a high degree of engineering jobs like construction firms.
Level 3
Which level the engineer will have a slim chance of becoming the general manager or president?
Level 1
Which level will the engineer may be assigned to head the engineering division?
Level 2
Which level will provide the biggest opportunity for an engineer to become the president or general
manager?
Level 3
The four process of management
- Planning
- Organizing
- Leading
- Controlling
When did the formal study of management begin?
19th Century
One of the early pioneers of management theory, and a mechanical engineer who believed that it was management’s task to design jobs properly and to provide incentives to motivate workers to achieve higher productivity.
Frederick W. Taylor
is believed to have the oldest engineering management department, established as the School of Business Engineering in 1908.
Stevens Institute of Technology
Outside the USA, in which country where the first department concentrating on Engineering Management established in 1927?
Berlin, Germany
He replace the rule-of-thumb work methods with methods based on scientific study of tasks
Frederick Winslow Taylor
According to him, specialization promotes efficiency of the workforce and increases productivity. In addition, thespecialization of the workforce increases their accuracy and speed.
Jules Henri Fayol
He was a German sociologist who approached management by focusing on organizational structures, dividingorganizations into hierarchies with clear lines of authority and control
Max Weber
He believed that an ideal bureaucracy consistsof six specific characteristics: hierarchy of command, impersonality, written rules of conduct, advancement basedonachievement, specialized division of labor and
Max Weber
He was a Harvard professor who proposed that managers should become more “people oriented”
Elthon Mayo
He concluded that participation in social groups and group pressure as proposed to organizational structures or
demands from management had the strongest impact on worker productivity.
Elthon Mayo
He explained that becoming a servant-leader begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve followed by the aspiration to lead
Peter Greenleaf
The 10 Functions of Engineer Manager (GRDS 2T 2M 2C)
- Government
- Research
- Design and Development
- Sales
- Testing
- Teaching
- Manufacturing
- Management
- Construction
- Consulting
it is where the engineers is engaged in the process of learning about nature and codifying this knowledgeinto usable theories.
RESEARCH
it is where the engineer undertakes the activity of turning a product concept to a finished physical item.
Design and Development
it is where the engineer works in a unit where new products or part are tested for work ability
Testing
it is where the engineer is directly in charge of production personnel or assumes responsibility for the product
Manufacturing
this is where the construction engineer is either directly in charge of the construction personnel or
may have responsibility for the quality of the construction process.
Construction
it is where the engineer assists the company’s customers to meet their needs, especially those that require technical expertise.
Sales
it is where the engineer works as consultant of any individual or organization requiring his services
Consulting
where the engineer may find employment in the government performing any of the various tasks in regulating, monitoring, and controlling the activities of various institutions, public or private
Government
where the engineer gets employment in a school and is assigned as a teacher of engineering courses. Some of them later become deans, vice presidents and presidents
Teaching
where the engineer is assigned to manage groups of people performing specific tasks
Management
The 3 general preconditions for achieving lasting success as a manager
- ABILITY
- MOTIVATION TO MANAGE
- OPPORTUNITY
refers to the capacity of an engineer manager to achieve organizational objectives effectively and efficiently
Managerial ability
refers to a description of “whether objectives are accomplished”
EFFECTIVENESS
is a description of the “relative amount of resources used in obtaining effectiveness.”
EFFICIENCY
2 Requirements for Successful Management
- Obtaining a suitable managerial job
- Finding a supportive climate once on the job
is characterized by the recognition of managerial talent through financial and nonfinancial rewards.
supportive climate
4 Qualifications for Engineer Manager
- Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree
- Few years experience in pure engineering job
- Training in supervision
- Special training in engineering management
