The Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department’s “learn by doing” philosophy is emphasized in the curriculum by the large number of design-centered laboratories, integrating design throughout the curriculum, and the senior project capstone design experience. These prepare graduates for careers in: operations management, production planning and scheduling, facility design, human factors design, data analysis and decision-making, quality control and reliability, economic and resource planning, and process improvement.
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Senior Projects from 2010
Increasing Production Capacity at a Start Up Biomedical Company, Traci J. Otsuji
Lean Inventory Management System for Boeing Missile Defense, Danielle Partridge
Process Improvement for the Department of Surgery Sierra Vista Medical Center, Jessica Paz
E.J. Gallo Winery Spirit-Makers Facility, Aaron Pickar
Layout and Procedure Re-Design of DCPP Receiving Warehouse, Nicole Elizabeth Riegel
Determining a Reliability Factor for Photovoltaic's in San Luis Obispo, Ryan S. Roach
Ernie Ball Guitars Woodshop Facilities Redesign, Cameron Lea Schlemer
E-Waste Solutions for Cal Poly and the Central Coast, Andrea Schmidt
Axle Assembly Takt Time Change, Punit Shivji
Laser Clean Room Re-Design: A Manufacturing Facility Re-Layout, Jennifer J. Siu
Carbon Fiber Subwoofer Enclosure, Dustin Trone
Process Design for Aeration of Facial Prosthetic, Nathaniel J. Urciuoli
Senior Projects from 2009
ACS Custom Creation's New Business and Assembly Operations, Kent Christensen
LEED Certification Workbook for Eco-Charrette Process Improvement at The Boeing Company, Wesley R. Fromm
Optimization of Lifeguard Towers, Equipment, and Sign Placement with Human Factors Considerations for the Cal Poly Recreation Center Expansion, Brian J. Henrikson
Warehouse Redesign of Facility Layout, Racking System and Item Classification at Sunrize Tackle, Inc, Tobiah R. Master
Design of an 8-Channel Data Acquisition System for Measuring Diode Junction Temperature, Jason Maynard
Solder Qwik PenTM, Katherine E. Robbins
A Decision Support System for Capacity Management, Anton Slobodnik
Analysis and selection of New Rental Paintball Masks for Gladiator Paintball Park, Geoff Wakefield