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 2017
Multi-Criteria Flow-Shop Scheduling Optimization, Raviteja Arikati
Design of an Automated Welding Process for Synergy Mfg., Parsa Bakhtiari
Design of Material Flow and Tracking System for Supply Chain and Logistics: E. & J. Gallo Winery – Modesto Campus, Joshua Balland and Angela Mariani
Redesign of the Medtronic Kyphon Bone Cement Mixer for Vertebral Compression Fractures, Mollie Benson, Sarah Freesemann, AJ Konnath, and Benjamin Murray
Design of Process Improvements to Increase Field Work Efficiency at Webcor Concrete Group, Fiona Blackburn
Polar Coordinate Farm Bot Final Project Report, John Brown, Kasenia Colombo, Lucas Salem, Ning Jeng, Rory Stothers, and Sam Lees
A STUDY INTO THE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF CAL POLY CHOCOLATES, Fernando Calderon
Designing an Information System to Efficiently Coordinate Film Screenings, Galen Dougherty
Yeager Multi-Function Tool QL+, Osiel Flores-Hernandez, Carter Wilson, David Wright, and Mitchell Jackson
Design of a Finger Lime Loading System, Joel Jameson Hitchen
Manufacturing Process and Product Design for Mass Production of Environmentally-Friendly Fishing Lures and Weights, David Ichlokmanian and Justin Jake Bert
LIQUID FORCE KITE CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN, Brendan Kerr, Brodie Sutherland, and Alden Simmer
CREATING THE FOUNDATION FOR A STARTUP: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DATABASE SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICAL BICYCLE RENTAL COMPANY, Alejandro Martinez
Design for Waste Reduction and Efficiency Improvement for the Construction Usage of the Tower Crane, George Merida and Roman Richard
Golf Club Prototyping and Design for Spin Rate Tuning, Cole Nygren, Jordan Wright, and Jesse Yap
Redesign of Good Karma Bike’s Facility Layout and Bike Storage Process, Ryan Phillip Ogan, Derek Chung, and Tommy Chang
Design of a Decision-Aiding Model Between Subtractive Manufacturing and 3D-Printing, Tuan Minh Ryan Pham and Colton Harrison
Design of a Process to Implement an Annual Community Fundraiser for Sprout Up, Katherine Lynette Phillips and Kimberly Nicole Walter
Azelia's Walker, Jordan C. Ramsey, Kathleen C. Balfour, Jayne K. Benedict, and Gabrielle Merkin
Reusable Container System Optimization for Smart Cities, Aubrey Gail Sloan, Lukas James Pinkston, and Andrew James Seaman
Predictive Analytics in Forecasting, Matthew Suarez
Design of an Improved Toolbox and Connex for Webcor Builders, Veronica Ana Valley and Jamie Mari Kusumoto
Process Management and Design Layout of High Throughput Screening, Anthony Vasquez and Kyle Dupuy
Design of Standard Operating Procedures for Concrete Delivery and Pour Data Collection and Analysis, Andrew Willard and Mitchell Wilhelmsen
Senior Projects from 2016
Smart Packing With QR - Improving Cal Poly's Parking System for All Users, Kelsey Bazshushtari, Andrew Lee, and Christopher Ragasa