EAS590: Case Studies in EAS590: Case Studies in Engineering ManagementEngineering Management

Dr. Robert E. BarnesDr. Robert E. Barnes

March 19March 19thth, Spring 2008, Spring 2008

Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Management and Supplier Quality ControlSupplier Quality Control

Ankush Kaul, Praxair - Ankush Kaul, Praxair - presenterpresenter

Case #4 – Org ChartCase #4 – Org ChartStop #4 in “our walk around a company”Stop #4 in “our walk around a company”

President,CEO

Executive VP,COO

VP Finance,CFO

VP MarketingVP ProductionManufacturing,

CMOVP Engineering

Chief InformationOfficer,

CIOVP R & D

VP HumanResources

Functions of Engineering Management – Functions of Engineering Management – as applied to Case 4as applied to Case 4

Organizing

StaffingDirecting(Motivating & Communicating)

Controlling(Measuring & Correcting)

Planning

DiPietro, 1986, in Handbook of Engineering ManagementBennett, 1996, in The Management of Engineering

Case 4 has two parts -Case 4 has two parts -

Part 1 A– Supply Chain Part 1 A– Supply Chain ManagementManagement

Part 1 B – Supplier Quality Part 1 B – Supplier Quality ControlControl

Part 2 - PresenterPart 2 - Presenter

Tonight’s presenterTonight’s presenter

Ankush KaulAnkush Kaul

Academic -Academic - UB Master of Engineering in UB Master of Engineering in

Industrial Engineering with a Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Engineering concentration in Engineering Management – June 2006Management – June 2006

A graduate of this courseA graduate of this course Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering,

Mumbai, India – June 2003Mumbai, India – June 2003

Ankush Kaul - ContinuedAnkush Kaul - Continued

Work ExperienceWork Experience Praxair – August 2005 – present; Full-time Praxair – August 2005 – present; Full-time

professional since 2/06professional since 2/06• Cost and Quality Engineer, US Engineering and Cost and Quality Engineer, US Engineering and

Construction TeamConstruction Team• Quality Engineer, Global Quality Management Quality Engineer, Global Quality Management

GroupGroup• Co-opCo-op• InternIntern

Six Sigma – Black Belt Trained and project Six Sigma – Black Belt Trained and project Leader CertifiedLeader Certified

Ankush –Ankush –

thank you for coming tonight and thank you for coming tonight and sharing these timely topics with us.sharing these timely topics with us.