Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

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502 ENGINEERING CENTER  (248) 370-2989
FAX: (248) 370-4625
Department Website: oakland.edu/ise

Chairperson: Robert P. Van Til

Professors: Michael P. Polis, Barbara Oakley, Sankar Sengupta, Robert P. Van Til

Associate Professor: Christian C. Wagner

Assistant Professors:  Vijitashwa Pandey, Megan O. Conrad Sczygielski

Adjunct Assistant Professor: Patrick Hillberg

Advisory Board

The Industrial and Systems Engineering External Advisory and Development Board assists the department in enhancing its educational and research programs and ensuring their relevance to current and emerging technological needs. Board members are:

Kerry Coran, Lean Practitioner, Genesys Health System

Kevin Dahm, Supervising Engineer, DTE Energy Co.

Greggory R. Garrett, CEO & Managing Director, CGS Advisors LLC

Cameron T. Hill, Workplace Organization Lead, World Class Manufacturing, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Patrick Hillberg, Solution Architect, Siemens PLM Corp.

Doneen McDowell, Executive Director, Global/GMNA Manufacturing Engineering - Vehicle Systems, General Motors Corp.

Steve Savoie, Head of Industrial Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Bryan Talbert, Container Quality & Procurement Support Manager, General Motors Corp

Anthony Verrino, Head, Stamping Manufacturing Control Operations, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Gary Warren, Operations Manager, Rayconnect Inc.

Mission

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering carries out the mission of the School of Engineering and Computer Science by offering:

• an undergraduate major in Industrial and Systems Engineering;
• a master’s degree program in Industrial and Systems Engineering;
• a master’s degree program in Engineering Management with the cooperation of the School of Business Administration;
• a graduate certificate program in Productivity Improvement.

Also, the department actively participates in the school-wide Ph.D. program in Systems Engineering.

Accreditation

The undergraduate programs in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Schedule of classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes: sail.oakland.edu.

Programs

• Industrial and Systems Engineering, Bachelors of Science in Engineering

Courses

• ISE 150 - How Things Work
• ISE 170 - Learning How to Learn
• ISE 310 - Engineering A Great Life
• ISE 318 - Engineering Statistics and Economic Analysis
• ISE 330 - Engineering Operations Research
• ISE 341 - Ergonomics and Work Design
• ISE 410 - Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis
• ISE 422 - Robotic Systems
• ISE 430 - Engineering Operations Research - Stochastic Models
• ISE 441 - Human Factors Engineering
• ISE 450 - Fundamentals of Energy Management
• ISE 461 - PLM Apps - Product Data Management
• ISE 463 - PLM Apps - Ergonomics
• ISE 464 - Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Analysis
• ISE 469 - Computer Simulation of Discrete Event Systems
• ISE 480 - E-Commerce and ERP
• ISE 482 - Engineering Processes & Decisions Using ERP
• ISE 483 - Production Systems and Workflow Analysis
• ISE 484 - Flexible and Lean Manufacturing Systems
• ISE 485 - Statistical Quality Analysis
• ISE 487 - Foundations of Systems Engineering I
• ISE 488 - Foundations of Systems Engineering II
• ISE 490 - Senior Project
• ISE 491 - Senior Design
• ISE 494 - Independent Study
• ISE 495 - Special Topics

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