EAS590: Case Studies in Engineering Management

1. EAS590: Case Studies in Engineering Management Dr. Robert E. Barnes February 20th, Spring 2008

2. Case # 2 – Org Chart President CEO Executive Vice President COO CFO VP Finance VP Marketing VP Production Manufacturing CMO VP Engineering Case #2 Chief Information Officer CIO VP R&D VP Human Resources

3. Functions of Engineering Management – as applied to Case 2 Planning Controlling (Measuring & Correcting) Organizing Directing (Motivating & Communicating) Staffing DiPietro, 1986, in Handbook of Engineering Management Bennett, 1996, in The Management of Engineering

4. The View from an Engineering Manager Core Competencies • An article on CCs topic • Lecture from William Delnicki, Praxair

5. Case #2 has two parts -- Part 1 – • Based on Tables 1, 2 and 3 of the article “Dynamics of Core Competencies in Leading Multinational Companies” – two of the authors are UB IE grads – Alok Baveja and Mamnoon Jamil • They postulate three Core Competencies: • Technological Know-how • Reliable Process • Close Relationship with External Parties

6. Table 1 • The authors characterize the firms in their study – they use terms like: • Primary industry • Country of origin • Outstanding characteristics

7. Tables 2 and 3 • In Table 2, they state the CCs by Type • Technological Know-How • Reliable Process • Close External Relationships • In Table 3, they state how the companies arrive at the CCs listed in #2 • Technological • Reliable Process • Close External Relationships

8. For Part 2 - Mr. Delnicki’s presentation – • Praxair and its core competencies • Characteristics of an engineering manager • 3 cases • Jack Welch problem • $23M project that needed to be $20M; came in at $21M and became most profitable system • first automated plant • Recruitment • Sayings

9. For tonight’s presentations – • Oral with visuals – up to 10 minutes per person – each group should appoint a time keeper • Written – one integrated report • White paper – due electronically (due by Fri, Feb 22 at Noon) - Paper copy in class and electronic copies to me -

10. Group Order • Team Killer Tofu • The Foursome

11. Next Week Case #3 – Engineering Design New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation Furnas 106, then move to Norton 8