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 2013
Reason-to-Reuse: A Sustainable To-go Food Storage Container System for Restaurants, Ryan Christopher LaBuda
ATK's Radial Airframe Forming Process Assessment, Andres Martinez
Qualification of a New Glass Bottle with E&J Gallo Winery, Danielle Leanne Medeiros
REDUCING CUSTOMER WAIT TIME AND IMPROVING PROCESSES AT ABC’s ATV RENTALS, Thomas Allen Merrill Jr.
The Design, Testing, and Manufacturing of a Pin Fin Extrusion Heat Sink, Arash Michael Mira
S&G Metal Fab Battery Tray, Matthew Nartatez
Analyzing the Costs of Different Energy Storage Systems for California Polytechnic State University, Christian Royer
Facility Redesign at the Systech Corporation, Jacob J. Rucker
Evaluation and Redesign of Potting Shed for the Non-Profit Organization, Growing Grounds Farms, Adya Sinha and Julianna Levy
Restaurant Design: An Industrial Engineering Perspective, Joseph Travis Spanu
Wart Eliminator Project Report, Colton Story and Kyle Shipman
Companion PASS Program, Andrew Toney
The Decision Process of Transitioning From a 3-Axis To a 4-Axis or 5-Axis Mill Machine, Andrew Van Cleve and David Sherman
Simulating the Flow of Students Through Cal Poly's Undergraduate Industrial Engineering Program for Policy Analysis, Alexander Clayton Weber
Senior Projects from 2012
CHSR Clothing: How to Start a Small Business Clothing Line to be Run Efficiently with Minimum Capital and Maximum Profit, Kayvon Banisalam
Design and Manufacture of Natural Composite Canoe, Derek Baptista
Warehouse Redesign, Cristine Carmel Dewar
Process Improvements for Establishing CMMI Certification at Company XYZ, Megan Farrell
Facilities Planning for an Aerospace Manufacturing Company, William Petrossi
Consolidation of Company ABC, Estelle Sillari-Owen
Strider: Manufacturing Processes, Michael Warren-Angelucci
Senior Projects from 2011
Setup Reduction Time at a Batch Manufacturing Plant, Mario A. Aguilar
Human Factor and Ergonomic Considerations and Improvements for a Table-Free Card Game Product, Enrique Daniel Aguirre
Flexi-Focus Lens: PDMS Variable Focal Length Lens, Patrick Angulo, Alex Doyle, Dylan McDaniel, and Michael Olivarez