IET 1000  Orientation
1-0-1
A part of this course is devoted to an orientation to the department, to college policy, and to expectations for students. The rest of the course is devoted to an orientation to the field of Industrial Systems and Design.

IET 2305  Principles of Industrial Systems/Processes
3-3-4
An introduction to industrial systems and processes, including a look at the basic production processes from the viewpoint of systems and design.  The role and responsibilities of a graduate will be explored as well as the principles related to human, quality, organizational, legal and ethical aspects of professional practice.  The design and operation of production processes are studied as they relate to the areas in manufacturing, distribution and service industries.

IET 2432  Engineering Product and Process Cost Estimating I
3-0-3
Course includes the study and practices of basic double entry accounting, including development of basic financial statements. It also includes the development and study of cash flow statements.

IET 2227  Industrial Statistics
4-0-4
Prerequisite:  MATH  2240 or MATH 2253
As a study of descriptive and inferential statistics and applied probability, the course includes measures of central tendency and variability, statistical sampling and estimation, standard probability distributions, introduction to hypothesis testing and nonparametric statistics.  Industrial applications rather than theoretical developments are emphasized.  Computer based solution techniques are used when appropriate.

IET 3322  Work Measurement and Analysis
3-6-5
Prerequisites: IET 2227, IET 2305
A study of the tools and techniques used in the measurement and analysis of work in a contemporary economic system.

IET 3334  Production and Inventory Control
3-0-3
Prerequisites: IET 2227, IET 3322
The concept of a basic production and an inventory control system are central to this course.  Material requirements planning and master production scheduling are covered. Inventory planning from outside vendors or internal production are considered. Various forecasting techniques are examined.

IET 3339  Statistical Quality Control
3-0-3
Prerequisite: IET 2227
A study of the fundamentals of statistical quality control. Topics include statistical process control with emphasis on applications and techniques including control charts for variables and attributes, and process capability. Other topics include scientific sampling fundamentals, acceptance sampling by attributes and variables, and reliability.

IET 3401  Project Organization and Control
2-2-3
Prerequisite: IET 2227
A study of planning and control methods for industrial and production projects, including Critical Path Methods (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Topics include scheduling, updating and controlling projects, time-cost tradeoff, resource allocation, cost control for projects, and post-planning control. Project team formation, management and evaluation will be discussed.  Commercially available project planning software will be examined and used.

IET 3403  Industrial Experimentation
3-0-3
Prerequisite: IET 2227
A review of basic statistics including estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. A study of the methods of gathering, analyzing, and presenting technical and engineering data. Topics include chi-squared contingency tables and goodness-of-fit tests, one- and two-way ANOVA, regression analysis, and design of experiment. Computer-based solution techniques are used where appropriate.

IET 3424  Engineering Economy
3-0-3
Prerequisite: MATH 1113
An introduction to the effect of the time value of money and the tax consequences of business upon the economic analysis of engineering problems.  How the resulting economic formulas are used to analyze cost and income to theorize and plan for the future in an industrial setting is the basis of this course.

IET 3430  Industrial and Consumer Marketing
3-0-3
A detailed study into industrial marketing and the major factors that are involved in the successful marketing of an industrial product. This is compared and contrasted into the consumer marketing process. Emphasis is on industrial marketing from a technical sales perspective, and the techniques used to support a successful technical sales program. The similarities and differences to consumer sales are also discussed.

IET 3433  Engineering Product and Process Cost Estimating II
3-0-3
Prerequisites: IET 2432, IET 3424
A study of cost measurement related to manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors through cost measurement and control in job order, process, standard and variable costing systems. Content includes the recording and control of material, labor and overhead costs, absorption and direct costing, budgeting, and cost volume profit and analysis.

IET 3434  Distribution Channels
3-0-3
A study of the operational and control aspects of distributorships which market industrial products. Includes financial transactions of the wholesale distributors.

IET 3501  Service Systems Engineering
3-0-3
An overview of the major service industries in the United States.  Industries such as Health Care, Distribution, Banking, and Retail will be emphasized with the engineers' role in these industries being most important.  Case studies will be used to study the rising prominence of the service sector in the American economy and the growing role of the engineer.

IET 4326  Wage and Salary Administration
3-0-3
The study of the concepts and practices of compensation administration with emphasis on its motivational aspects. Essential stages of the compensation - reward system are included such as job design, job descriptions, job evaluation, and market comparison techniques for compensation program development.

IET 4354  Principles of Transportation
3-0-3
A study of general economic characteristics and government regulation of rail, motor, water, air, and pipeline carriers. The different forms of transportation are analyzed in terms of service rendered, costs, transit time, reliability, capability, accessibility, security, and traceability.  Labor relations and currents issues in national transportation policy will also be discussed.

IET 4356  Quality Concepts and Systems Design
3-0-3
Prerequisite: IET 3339
A study of quality system principles, methodology, elements, and standards. Emphasis will be given to the management, organization, creation, and evaluation of quality systems necessary to assure organizational and functional compliance with stated quality system requirements (of national and international standards, including the ISO/Q 9000 Series) and extensions thereof.  Alternative quality systems are also explored, including more comprehensive Total Quality Systems.

IET 4375  Engineering Sales Law
3-0-3
The study of general law of property and bailments, sales and product liability, and patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

IET 4405  Principles of Operations Research
3-0-3
Prerequisite: IET 2227
To introduce the students to quantitative techniques used in the solution of industrial operations problems. Topics include linear programming, assignment and transportation techniques, queuing theory, decision analysis and computer simulation.

IET 4422  Plant Layout and Materials Handling
2-4-4
Prerequisites: IET 3322, IET 3433
A study of the planning process for the construction of new physical facilities and improvement of existing facilities.

IET 4427  Methods-Time-Measurement
3-0-3
Prerequisite: IET 3322
MTM-I is a predetermined time system which is used to establish labor standards on manual operations (machine operators, assembly operators, clerical operators, etc.). Emphasis is on the definitions and application rules of MTM-1. This course meets the MTM Association's prescribed format for MTM-1 Blue Card Certification. There is a lab fee for this course which covers the cost of the official MTM-1 textbook and registration as an MTM-1 Applicator for an initial three-year period.

IET 4435  Fundamentals of Engineering Sales
3-0-3
A study of the basic fundamentals of personal selling in the context of selling industrial or technical products. Current readings and up-to-date selling techniques will be examined.

IET 4437  Industrial Sales Development and Control
3-0-3
A study of the basic principles underlying the development and control of a sales force. Topics covered include sales planning, selection and training of a sales force, sales compensation and motivation, establishment of sales territories and evaluation of sales personnel. Guest speakers will be invited to lecture the class.

IET 4447  Purchasing and Supply Chain Systems
3-0-3
A study of the planning of purchasing and materials activities. Topics covered will include specification and standardization, vendor evaluation, receiving and storage, pricing, reciprocity, negotiation, legal aspects, and computer based purchasing. just-in-time (JIT) ordering, bar code labeling, and electronic data interchange (EDI) will be examined.

IET 4449  Logistics Planning and Control
3-0-3
An analysis of decision making in the current logistics environment and the tools needed for finding solutions to problems relating to purchasing, inventory, transportation, and warehouse management.

IET 4451  Systems Simulation
2-3-3
Prerequisite: IET 4405
An in-depth study of simulation as applied to manufacturing, inventory and distribution systems.  Topics will include basic simulation and system modeling techniques, random sampling procedures, production modeling, inventory modeling and system evaluation. Emphasis will be upon hands-on simulation of various operations using ARENA, a PC-based graphical simulation program.

IET 4460  Warehouse Operations
3-0-3
This course gives an in-depth approach to the proper ways to organize and operate a warehouse. Topics include warehousing, principles, site selection, facility design, facility size, JIT, automation, and advanced warehouse technology.

IET 4475  Senior Project
1-6-3
Prerequisite: IET 4422
This course focuses on the student completing a project that is a comprehensive application of the subject matter in the IET curriculum. A large scale feasibility study is to be performed to emphasize the interrelated topics of logistical and production processes for a fictitious company. The course requires a formal written report and a defended oral presentation before industrial and academic experts.

IET 4478  Senior Internship
2-6-4
Prerequisites: IET 3403, IET 4422
The course focuses on the student's completing a project at an existing business under the joint supervision of the Southern PolyTech faculty and practicing professionals. The course requires a formal written report and a defended oral presentation.

IET 4500  Technical Sciences Survey
4-0-4
Prerequisites: PHYS 1112, CHEM 1211
The course provides a survey of engineering technical courses. Topics discussed will include mechanics of solids/fluids, material science, electrical principles and thermodynamics.

IET 4555  The Integrated Enterprise
3-0-3
A systems approach to control and operation of the industrial logistics network.  The use of an integrated information system will be emphasized.  Interdependencies of the enterprise units will be investigated including order processing, production scheduling, inventory control, shipping and their related transactions.

IET 4901-4905  Special Topics
1 to 5 hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the department head
Special problems selected by the department. Offered on a demand basis.