In a knowledge-based economy, successful organizations develop technologies and intellectual capital that may give rise to competitive advantage. The purpose of this course is to provide students with basic tools that will allow them to identify such technologies and intellectual capital in organizations, protect that capital by applying the necessary types of legal protection such as patents and copyright registrations and to then profit by transferring it to others or otherwise creating new entrepreneurial activities within the organization

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The purpose of this course is to provide the basic skills for engineers to make sound, intelligent selections of materials for safe and efficient structures or components. A unique feature of the course is that it contains the methodology of design and how materials selection should be simultaneously chosen at every stage of the design process, known as concurrent engineering. Materials selection should be effected through consideration not only of their properties, processing, fabrication and use, but also their recyclability, recovery and disposal after use, involving the concept of life-cycle analysis

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This course provides an overview of ergonomic problems that are addressed in engineering design: including biomechanical, physical and physiological issues. Case studies will range form the design of vehicle cockpits to process control rooms, from industrial manual materials handling tasks to human direct robots, and from domestic tools to biomechanical devices. Specific topics include: anthropometry, work space design, environmental conditions (light, noise, humidity, temperature, motion), physiology, materials handling capacity, gender issues, tool design, product design and structured ergonomic design evaluation techniques

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Advanced Project Management builds from the basic tools of project management to introduce participants to the reality of managing projects within the context of engineering organizations that can be complex, where multiple projects may be in place, where membership is drawn from a variety of specialization's and individual differences abound and where team-based functioning is the norm. The course will address issues such as management of multiple projects, individual differences, project leadership, working in teams, and change management. Case studies of managed projects will be used in the course

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Design for Manufacturability (DFM) involves a variety of systematic design approaches that ensure all elements of the product life-cycle from conception through to final disposal are addressed by the engineer during the product design process. In this course, the participants will develop an understanding of the various tools and techniques used to design high-quality products at the lowest possible cost. General topics to be covered in the course include: Design for Manufacture (DFM): Product life cycle; engineering design methods; general approaches to DFM; integrating design and manufacturing data; managing the engineering design process; organizational barriers to DFM. Design for Competitive Advantage: Design to cost; time-to-market; time-to-breakeven; design to value; mass customization. DFM and Quality Engineering: Customer needs and expectations; Quality Function Deployment (QFD); product and process FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis); Taguchi methods (TM). Design for X (DFX): Design for assembly (DFA); design for reliability; design for environment; design for human factors; software tools for DFM

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The study of formal organizations as well as the behaviour of people within those organizations in work settings that are relevant to manufacturing management will be highlighted throughout the course. Attention will be directed to the interrelation of behavioural phenomena among individual, group, and organizational levels. In addition, concepts such as group dynamics, motivation, job and organizational design, job stress, conflict management, leadership, environment, and technology will be discussed and their relevance to organizational behaviour and administrative theory examined. The pedagogy will involve lectures, cases, experiential exercises, and class discussions. Topic experts will also be brought to share their knowledge and experiences with the class

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The trend toward an integrated world economy and global competitive arena is forcing companies to develop strategies for designing products for a global market and maximizing the firm's resources in producing them. Planning and operating in the global arena and the Internet era requires new management skills such as developing a truly global network of warehouses, distribution centres and consolidation points, optimizing multiple transport service types, and designing information and communication systems that integrate the supply chain. Logistics and Supply Chain Management (L&SCM) is a course intended for students with strong interests in developing skills and knowledge within a global operations and logistics framework. In particular, this course will offer the opportunity to discuss how the Internet has enhanced supply chain management

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The course is intended to provide graduate engineering students with a broad sense of the issues and methodologies involved in Product Design. Emphasis is placed on creativity in the design and development of readily useable products and systems intended for manufacture in quantity for consumer and commercial markets. The course covers a broad range of product development issues aside from those that are strictly technical, including appeal, appropriate functional aspects, viability and durability

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