Industrial Engineering Technology
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 Engineering.
IET 2305 Principles of Industrial Systems/Processes	3-3-4	As an introduction to industrial systems and processes, this course will explore 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, and 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	The first of a two-course sequence, the students will study and practice basic double entry accounting, including development of basic financial statements and the development and study of cash flow statements.
IET 2227 Industrial Statistics Prerequisite:  MATH 1113 and IT 1113	4-0-4	As a study of descriptive and inferential statistics and applied probability, the course includes measures of central tendency and variability, statistical sampling and estimation, 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.  This is the first of a two-course sequence.
IET 3322 Work Measurement and Ergonomics Prerequisites: IET 2227, IET 2305, EG 1210	2-6-4	This course will focus on work design and ergonomics in manufacturing.  Topics will include work methods and production processes to improve operator effectiveness and reduce production costs.  Techniques studied include operation analysis, motion study, work sampling, time study, line balancing and ergonomic applications.
IET 3334 Production and Inventory Control Prerequisites: IET 3322	3-0-3	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 Prerequisite: IET 2227	3-0-3	A study of the fundamentals of statistical quality control is provided. 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 Prerequisite: IET 2227, TCOM 2010	2-2-3	Commercially available project planning software will be examined and used as the students study the 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.
IET 3403 Industrial Experimentation Prerequisite: IET 2227	3-0-3	This second of a two-course sequence will review of basic statistics, estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Techniques for gathering, analyzing, and presenting technical and engineering data are presented. 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 Prerequisite: MATH 1113	3-0-3	As an introduction to the effect of the time value of money this course will use equivalent annual cost, present worth, internal rates of return, and benefit to cost ratios in making economic analysis.  Tax consequences, replacement theory and economic life will be examined in the analysis of engineering problems.
IET 3430 Industrial and Consumer Marketing	3-0-3	This course provides 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 with 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 Prerequisites: IET 2432, IET 3424	3-0-3	This second course in a two-course sequence is devoted to 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	This course offers a study of the operational and control aspects of distributorships which market industrial products.  The course includes financial transactions of the wholesale distributor.
IET 3501 Service Systems Engineering	3-0-3	An overview of the major service industries in the United States, including Health Care, Distribution, Banking, and Retail will emphasize the engineers' role in these industries.  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 course is a 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	This course provides 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 Prerequisite: IET 3339	3-0-3	Quality system principles, methodology, elements, and standards will be discussed.  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	This course offers a study of general law of property and bailments, sales and product liability, and patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
IET 4405 Principles of Operations Research Prerequisite: IET 2227	3-0-3	This course will 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 Prerequisites: IET 3322, IET 3433	2-4-4	Principles and practices in layout and material handling for industrial/service facilities planning are studied.  A group project requires students to integrate product, process and functional design of a facility.  Cost analysis for facility planning and operation is also utilized in the project.
IET 4427 Methods-Time-Measurement Prerequisite: IET 3322	3-0-3	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	This course examines the basic fundamentals of personal selling in the context of selling industrial or technical products. Current readings and up-to-date selling techniques will also be examined.
IET 4437 Industrial Sales Development and Control	3-0-3	This course studies 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	This course offers 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 also be examined.
IET 4449 Logistics Planning and Control	3-0-3	This course offers 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 Prerequisite: IET 4405	2-3-3	This is 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 Prerequisite: IET 4422	1-6-3	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 Prerequisites: IET 3403, IET 4422	2-6-4	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 Prerequisites: PHYS 1112, CHEM 1211	4-0-4	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 is studied.  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 Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the department head	1 to 5 hours	Special problems selected by the department. Offered on a demand basis.