MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
GENERAL INFORMATION
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The Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering offers a graduate program leading to a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering. Some courses are offered at the undergraduate level as technical electives for various engineering programs. In recent years, much has been written about how to improve the productivity, profitability and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers. Many new approaches have been introduced. The first wave of these centered on improving competitiveness through improving quality and reducing inventory and cycle time by focusing on design, the introduction of product realization processes and the introduction of specific new methods such as TQM, JIT/TQC, new production control systems and activity based costing. The program at Polytechnic emphasizes these methods and supports them through courses in robust design and the design of experiments techniques. As for production, there are courses in CIM and modem methods of production control such as Goldratt’s synchronous manufacturing. Success in the application of these new methods depends upon getting acceptance for their use, so the program addresses specifically how to overcome cultural barriers through courses in managing the human side of technological change and developing high-performance teams. Currently in U.S. industry, attention is being focused on reducing variability in production, thereby improving asset utilization and hence profitability and customer satisfaction. Polytechnic offers new courses in production science that specifically address these issues. The department’s comprehensive program in manufacturing engineering concerns this array of new methods, which are generally applicable and thus portable. Students may acquire specific knowledge in any of the professional disciplines offered at Polytechnic through a concentration consisting of up to four courses. The program is interdisciplinary and designed for working professionals who have responsibilities in manufacturing and for those who plan to enter manufacturing after completing the master’s program. Because hands-on experience is so important, the program often makes arrangements for full-time students and those part-time students who do not work full-time to do internships in nearby manufacturing industry. Students enrolled full time can complete the MS program, including the internship, in one year.
Admission to this graduate program is open to those holding an accredited engineering degree (BS or BE), to graduates in physics, chemistry, materials science and the biological sciences and to those holding an MBA. International students with equivalent backgrounds are eligible to participate in the program.
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