INMGT Industrial Management


INMGT-100 Introduction To Management (1 cr.)
Fall
Survey of management focusing on changes, challenges, opportunities, and management's roles in business and industry. Management program advisement, course sequence, and job opportunities. B.S. in Management majors only.

INMGT-120 Quality Concepts (3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
An introduction to quality, quality systems, and quality management through a survey of the various philosophies, principles, techniques and procedures used by various organizations and/or managers to assure customer satisfaction of product and/or service.

INMGT-200 Production and Operations Management (3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
A broad analytical "systems" viewpoint is used to develop competency in management decision-making and problem solving in an operations setting.
Prerequisites: take STAT-130, STAT-330 or STAT-320.

INMGT-210 Service Operations Management (3 cr.)
Examination of the environment in which services operate. The design of service delivery systems is addressed from the perspective of both customer participation and operations efficiency.

INMGT-220 Service Quality Assurance (3 cr.)
Determination of goals, management systems, and implementation methodologies for all aspects of service organization quality assurance.

INMGT-298 Field Experience (1-2 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Off-campus work and study in an approved position to better understand business and industrial concepts and practices. R

INMGT-300 Engineering Economy (2-3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Source and application of funds: cost control, valuation, depreciation, replacement theory and taxation.

INMGT-301 Seminar (1-2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
(Title will reflect specific business or management content.) Current topics in business and industrial management to meet specific needs of students enrolled. R

INMGT-305 Resource Planning and Materials Management (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Principles and techniques for planning and managing materials and resources within organizations, and throughout a supply chain. Topics include: resource and material planning, forecasting, master planning, materials requirements planning, capacity management, purchasing, inventory management, distribution options, supply chain management and various operational management techniques.
Prerequisites: take INMGT-200, and take STAT-130 or STAT-320.

INMGT-310 Production Processing (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Production processes, especially product design as related to economic production; factors that influence choice and sequence of process to obtain end product. Prerequisites: take INMGT-200.

INMGT-314 Industrial Enterprise Practicum (3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Organization and operation of an industrial company; election, designing, production planning, production, marketing and distribution of a product.

INMGT-320 Quality Tools (3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Practical and statistical quality control in design and use of quality assurance programs: quality engineering, manufacturing quality assurance and product quality assurance.
Prerequisites: take STAT-130.

INMGT-325 Quality Management (3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Provides the managerial and technical knowledge necessary to prepare, document, manage, and evaluate quality systems from beginning design through system operation and post-delivery customer services within a product or service environment.
Prerequisites: take INMGT-120.

INMGT-335 Lean Manufacturing Systems (4 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Introduction to production/operations management and lean manufacturing system design for engineers. Emphasis is given to analysis and design of production systems, facility layout, and globalization. Prerequisites: take STAT-330.

INMGT-340 Time and Motion Study (1-3 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Methods design and work measurement. Development of work methods by applying motion analysis, charting techniques, principles of motion economy, and work station design. Includes direct stopwatch methods, predetermined time systems, and standard data. Managerial implications for labor relations considered. Prerequisites: take INMGT-200.

INMGT-350 Facilities Planning (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Study of facilities location, structure, and planning for efficient layout and material handling systems. Prerequisites: take INMGT-200.

INMGT-360 Benchmarking in Business and Industry (1 cr.)
WinTerM
Theory, benefits and procedures of successful benchmarking, including the related legal and ethical issues.
Prerequisites: take INMGT-200.

INMGT-365 Project Management (3 cr.)
Spring
Planning, scheduling, and control of technical projects. Topics covered include activity identification, network diagrams, scheduling, PERT/CPM, cost analysis, resource management, and computer control.

INMGT-370 Industrial Management Issues Seminar (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Current and emerging trends and issues in industrial management for students with a technical background who are preparing and planning for a career in leadership and management positions. 12 earned UW-Stout credits.

INMGT-400 Organizational Leadership (3 cr.)
ESC Fall, Spring and Summer
Overview of the leader's role in accomplishing organizational objectives through the management of human resources. Concepts of organizational and individual behavior serve as a foundation for the development of such leadership skills as communication, motivation, initiating change, team building, delegation, building credibility, and conflict management. Senior level or
higher.

INMGT-401 Management Consulting (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
The organization and analysis of major elements of the consulting profession in management: 1) subject matter expertise, 2) marketing, 3) organizational development, 4) business principles for consultants and 5) communication skills; synthesis of the interdependent relationship of the major elements in the consultation process.

INMGT-405 Resource Planning and Materials Management Practicum (3 cr.)
Provides students with specific skills in managerial techniques for planning, scheduling and controlling resources in manufacturing and service organizations. Focuses on the first two of the five required APICS exams that lead to certification as a Certified in Production and Inventory Manager (CPIM).
Prerequisites: take INMGT-305.

INMGT-410 Six Sigma Quality Improvement Methods (3 cr.)
Overview of Six Sigma quality improvement applications. Application of scientific methods to improve quality of products, service, processes, and management systems. Prerequisites: take INMGT-320, INMGT-325.

INMGT-415 Women and Minorities in Management (2 cr.)
ESB Fall
An examination of current status of women and minorities in management positions such as managerial styles of women and minorities, specific leadership techniques, and changing and leading organizations to minimize discrimination. Prerequisites: take 1 option: take SOC-110 and INMGT-400, or take SOC-110 and BUMGT-304.

INMGT-416 People Process Culture (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
A study of high performing people process culture organizations integrating sociology, applied psychology, and organization behavior subject matter areas.
Prerequisites: take BUMGT-304, and take PSYC-382 or INMGT-400.

INMGT-420 Quality Assurance – Practicum (3 cr.)
Application of principles and techniques learned in INMGT-320, as part of professional semester/ manufacturing laboratory. Prerequisites: take INMGT-320, INMGT-325.

INMGT-425 Planned Experimentation for Quality Improvement (3 cr.)

Fall and Spring

Quality improvement through planned experimentation that focuses on product realization activities which consist of new product design and formulation, manufacturing process development and improvement.

Prerequisites: take INMGT-422.

INMGT-422 Quality Engineering (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Practical and statistical engineering methods to improve quality, reliability and design in a manufacturing environment.
Prerequisites: take INMGT-200, STAT-330; minimum grade C.

INMGT-430 Employee Involvements: Work Teams (2 cr.)
Summer
Background and history of employee involvement, teams as a method of employee involvement, analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different team structures and the planning processes used to implement team structures, analysis of situational variables used to help design the best team approach for an organization, the support systems needed to maintain teams, phases of team development, facilitation skills, and team problem-solving methods. Senior level or
higher.

INMGT-435 Facilities and Material Handling Systems Design (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Analysis and design of facilities and material handling systems. Includes plant layout and material handling principles and equipment. For Manufacturing Engineering majors only.
Prerequisites: take INMGT-200; minimum grade C.

INMGT-440 Lean Enterprise (3 cr.)
Fall
Principles of lean techniques, justification of lean systems, how lean systems are scheduled, and cost analysis of a lean environment.

Prerequisites: INMGT-200

INMGT-450 Maintenance Management (2 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Organization and management of facilities management system: administration of maintenance forces, maintenance of personnel, planning and scheduling of work, maintenance of basic environmental systems, project control and cost control for maintenance operations.

INMGT-460 Industrial Management Capstone (3 cr.)
Summer
Principles and methods of analyzing and solving industrial problems; application through case studies, management games and special problems. Emphasis on emerging techniques and issues in industry. Senior level or higher.

INMGT-462 Global Manufacturing Study Tour (2-3 cr.)
GLP Summer
Visit global sites to understand the current state of product design, manufacturing, and distribution in both developed and developing countries. Learn how to develop supplier, manufacturing, and distribution systems in a global setting. Senior Level Or Higher.

INMGT-480 Production Systems Planning (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Plan of manufacturing systems utilizing contemporary techniques, such as: employee involvement, value analysis, compatibility with facilities and equipment, reliability, material requirements, scheduling, and risk control. Prerequisites: take INMGT-422.

INMGT-485 Production Management Practicum (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Application of principles and techniques of analyzing and solving production management problems learned in prior course work to manufacturing project in manufacturing laboratory. Instructor's consent required.

INMGT-489 Business and Industrial Intern (1-8 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Off-campus work and study in student's area of concentration; approved salaried position with cooperating company for a semester or summer session. Junior level or higher. R