MECH 509 - Manufacturing Quality Design and Control

Prerequisite

MATH 340 (Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations); STAT 315 (Statistics for Engineers and Scientists).

Description

Use of quality control, design of experiments, and other statistical techniques in industry. Students need access to or need to buy a copy of MINITAB which is extensively used.

Software & Hardware Requirements: MINITAB and access to the Internet. Adobe Acrobat is required.

This course consists of two required parts: a two-day workshop on the CSU campus and online coursework which continues through the semester.The mandatory, on-campus workshop is January 24 and 25 from 8:30 - 5:30 p.m.

http://www/engr.colostate.edu/ME509

This course can be applied towards the:

• Engineering Management (M.E.)
• Engineering Management (M.S.)
• Materials Engineering (M.E.)

Important Information

This course consists of two required parts: a two day workshop on the CSU campus and online coursework which continues through the semester.The mandatory, on-campus workshop is January 23 and 24, 2010 from 8:30 - 6:30 both days.

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Design+Analysis of Experiments, 6th Ed. (2005)
  Montgomery
  ISBN: 0-471-48735-X

Instructors

Dr. William Duff
bill@engr.colostate.edu

Professor William Duff earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University. He is the Professor-in-Charge of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and Engineering Management graduate programs in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Colorado State University, and has over 40 years of experience in optimization, quality management, simulation, and other Industrial Engineering areas.