ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT MODULE 1 Flashcards
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The application of knowledge gained from research,
experience, and practice of mathematical and natural science
Engineering
Set of activities focused at the resources of an
organization in order to effectively achieve organizational objectives.
Management
Specialized form of management
required to successfully lead engineering personnel and projects.
Engineering Management
Those in positions of authority who make decisions
Managers
A group of two or more individuals that exists and
works to achieve widely held goals.
Organization
Using resources wisely and without unnecessary waste
Efficient
Doing the right thing successfully
Effective
Basic Elements of Management
Objective, 5Ms, People
Setting goals for the achievement of which
management tasks are driven.
Objective
only possible by setting goals that are
aligned with the common objectives of the organization.
Effective Management
What are the 5Ms?
Money, Manpower, Materials, Machines, Methods
The financial resources of an organization. It is the most critical and all-purpose resource of every organization
Money
The human resource of an organization. Refers to all
personnel employed in an organization.
Manpower
Resources used by individuals to fulfill the
organization’s goals
Materials
Resources that help facilities to perform all activities
toward the achievement of the objectives
Machines
Normal and prescribed ways of doing things.
“The use of right methods helps to increase efficiency of operations and contributes to effective management.”
Methods
The managers and manpower
People
“Father of Modern Management”
He was a mechanical engineer who was
interested in the kind of works performed in
factories and mechanical shops. He sought
to reduce the time a worker spent on each
task through his systematic study of
relationships between people and task for
the purpose of redesigning the work process
for higher efficiency
Frederick Taylor
● If workers managers and manpower were optimized and
simplified, productivity would increase.
● Assigning a worker to a specific job that matched the skill level of
the individual
● Teaching the worker to do a certain job in a specific way
● Breaking down each job into component parts and timing each
part to determine the most efficient method of working
Principles of Scientific Management
a. Scientifically study each part of a task and develop the best
method for performing it.
b. Carefully select workers and train them to perform the task.
c. Cooperate fully with workers
d. Managers analyze and plan work; workers actually perform the
tasks.
Four Principles of Scientific Management
He was convinced that organizations based
on rational authority, where authority was
given to the most competent and qualified
people. Weber called this type of rational
organization a bureaucracy.
Max Weber
a. Authority is the power to hold people accountable for their
actions.
b. Positions in the firm should be held based on performance, not
social contacts.
c. Position duties are clearly identified so that people know what is
expected of them.
d. Lines of authority should be clearly identified such that workers
know who reports to who.
e. Rules, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and norms guide
the firm’s operations.
Five Principles of Bureucracy
He desired managers to be accountable for
more than just increasing production. He
condensed his ideas and experiences into a
series of tasks and principles of
management, which he published in the
book General and Industrial Management in
1916. He thought that successful companies
were bound to happy and empowered
workers, and thus effective management.
Henri Fayol
What are the five duties of management
Foresight, Organization, Command, Coordinate, Control
