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082			_a692.06 _bBAB
100			_aBabcock, Daniel L. _91795
245			_aManaging engineering and technology : an introduction to management for engineers. _hBook
250			_aEd.3
260			_aNew Delhi _bPrentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. _c2005
300			_axiii,490p.
500			_aContents Preface to the Third Edition xi Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments xiii Part 1 Introduction to Engineering Management 1 1 Engineering and Management 1 Preview 1 Engineering 1 Management 6 Engineering Management: A Synthesis 14 2 Historical Development of Engineering Management 20 Preview 20 Origins .. 21 The Industrial Revolution 23 Management Philosophies 28 Scientific Management 28 Administrative Management 36 Behavioral Management Other Contributions 40 Part 2 Functions of Technology Management 46 3Planning and Forecasting 46 Preview 46 Nature of Planning 46 The Foundation for Planning 48 Some Planning Concepts' 54 Forecastingn 57 Strategies for Managing Technology 65 viii Contents 4 Decision Making 70 Preview 70 Nature of Decision Making 70 Management Science 73 Tools for Decision Making 76 Computer-Based Information Systems 87 Implementation 90 5Organizing 93 Preview 93 Nature of Organizing 93 Traditional Organization Theory 96 Technology and Modern Organization Structures 104 Teams 106 6 Some Human-Aspects of Organizing 112 Preview 112 Staffing Technical Organizations 113 Authority and Power 125 Delegation 128 Committees and Meetings 131 7 Motivating and Leading Technical People 137 Preview 137 Motivation 138 Leadership 148 Motivating and Leading Technical Professionals 154 8 Controlling 167 Preview 167 The Process of Control 167 Financial Controls 171 Nonfinancial Controls 178 Part 3 Managing Technology Through the Product Life Cycle 183 9 Managing the Research Function 183 Preview 183 Product and Technology Life Cycles 183 Nature of Research and Development 186 Research Strategy and Organization 188 Selecting R&D Projects . 190 Protection of Ideas 194 Creativity 201 Making R&D Organizations Successful206 Contents ix 10 Managing Engineering Design 212 Preview 212 Nature of Engineering Design 212 Systems Engineering/New Product Development 213 Concurrent Engineering and CALs 221 Control Systems in Design' 224 Product Liability and Safety 230 Designing for Reliability 234 Other Hides in Design 241 11 Planning Production Activity 251 Preview 251 Introduction 251 Planning Manufacturing Facilities 257 Quantitative Tools in Production Planning 260 Production Planning and Control 266 Flexible Manufacturing Systems 273 12 Managing Production Operations 278 Preview 278 Assuring Product Quality 278 Productivity 289 Work Measurement 293 Maintenance and Facilities (Plant) Engineering 296 Other Manufacturing Functions 300 13 Engineers in Marketing and Service Activities 306 Preview 306 Marketing and the Engineer 306 Engineers in Service Organizations 316 Part 4 Managing Projects 329 14 Project Planning and Acquisition 329 Preview 329 Characteristics of a Project 329 The Project Proposal Process 330 Project Planning Tools 334 Types of Contracts 347 15 Project Organization, Leadership, and Control 351 Preview 351 Project Organization 351 The Project Manager 360 Motivating Project Performance ' 361 Controlling Cost and Schedule 369 Part 5 Managing Your Engineering Career 377 16 Achieving Effectiveness as an Engineer 377 Preview 377 Getting Off to the Right Start 378 Charting Your Career ' 382 Communicating Your Ideas 386 Staying Technically Competent 391 Professional Activity 397 17 Managerial and International Opportunities for Engineers 407 Preview 407 Management and the Engineer 408 International Management 419 18 Special Topics in Engineering Management 437 Preview 437 Women and Minorities in Engineering and Management 438 Managing Your Time 445 Professional Ethics and Conduct 449 Future Considerations in Engineering and Management 463 Index 473
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700			_aMorse, Lucy C. _939468
890			_aIndia
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