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History of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida Pre-Engineering Curriculum In 1930, one could attain a degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration by taking two years of courses in the College of Engineering followed by two years of courses in the College of Commerce and Journalism. The engineering curriculum courses included algebra, geometry, calculus, rhetoric and composition, mechanical drawing, wood and metalworking, surveying, accounting, economics, elements of electrical engineering, and general mechanical engineering. This, “Curriculum for Business Administration in Combination with Engineering,” as it was denoted in the catalog, was the precursor to the birth of Industrial Engineering at the University of Florida. As noted in the 1930 catalog (p. 18), the “course has been arranged for students who wish to prepare for administrative and selling positions in the field of manufacturing, railway and public utility operation.” The Early Years As stated in the The University Record, Bulletin of Courses for the year 1933‐34 (Volume 28, Series 1, Numbers 4‐7, July 1, 1933), a new “course” was developed leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. “For the first time a grouping of the essential and fundamental courses in both the College of Engineering and College of Business Administration is here offered. The purpose of the curriculum is to give a student in four years as much as possible of the training of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineer and in addition about 50 credits of work in Business Administration.” The curriculum, as published in the 1933‐34 Bulletin of Courses (p. 212), consisted of 144 hours of coursework. Table 1 gives the four‐year curriculum. Of the 19 hours of electives, at least half were to be taken in the College of Business Administration, with viable choices including statistics, factory and distribution cost accounting, production management, marketing, principles of transportation, and labor economics. Philip Osborn Yeaton was named the counselor for the program in the 1934 Bulletin and officially named Professor of Industrial Engineering and Head of the Department in the 1936 Bulletin. Yeaton was formerly an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with degrees from Dartmouth (S.B.) and Harvard (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering). The department offered both the Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering.
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HistoryofIndustrialandSystemsEngineering
attheUniversityofFlorida
PreEngineeringCurriculum
In1930,onecouldattainadegreeofBachelorofScienceinBusinessAdministrationbytakingtwoyearsofcoursesintheCollegeofEngineeringfollowedbytwoyearsofcoursesintheCollegeofCommerceandJournalism.Theengineeringcurriculumcoursesincludedalgebra,geometry,calculus,rhetoricandcomposition,mechanicaldrawing,woodandmetalworking,surveying,accounting,economics,elementsofelectricalengineering,andgeneralmechanicalengineering.
This,“CurriculumforBusinessAdministrationinCombinationwithEngineering,”asitwasdenotedinthecatalog,wastheprecursortothebirthofIndustrialEngineeringattheUniversityofFlorida.Asnotedinthe1930catalog(p.18),the“coursehasbeenarrangedforstudentswhowishtoprepareforadministrativeandsellingpositionsinthefieldofmanufacturing,railwayandpublicutilityoperation.”
TheEarlyYears
AsstatedintheTheUniversityRecord,BulletinofCoursesfortheyear1933‐34(Volume28,Series1,Numbers4‐7,July1,1933),anew“course”wasdevelopedleadingtothedegreeofBachelorofScienceinIndustrialEngineering.“ForthefirsttimeagroupingoftheessentialandfundamentalcoursesinboththeCollegeofEngineeringandCollegeofBusinessAdministrationishereoffered.ThepurposeofthecurriculumistogiveastudentinfouryearsasmuchaspossibleofthetrainingoftheElectricalandMechanicalEngineerandinadditionabout50creditsofworkinBusinessAdministration.”
Thecurriculum,aspublishedinthe1933‐34BulletinofCourses(p.212),consistedof144hoursofcoursework.Table1givesthefour‐yearcurriculum.Ofthe19hoursofelectives,atleasthalfweretobetakenintheCollegeofBusinessAdministration,withviablechoicesincludingstatistics,factoryanddistributioncostaccounting,productionmanagement,marketing,principlesoftransportation,andlaboreconomics.
PhilipOsbornYeatonwasnamedthecounselorfortheprograminthe1934BulletinandofficiallynamedProfessorofIndustrialEngineeringandHeadoftheDepartmentinthe1936Bulletin.YeatonwasformerlyanAssociateProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringwithdegreesfromDartmouth(S.B.)andHarvard(B.S.inMechanicalEngineering).ThedepartmentofferedboththeBachelorofIndustrialEngineeringandMasterofScienceinIndustrialEngineering.
IntheDean’s(B.R.VanLeer)reporttothePresident(JohnJ.Tigert)coveringJuly,1934throughJune,1936,thatwaspresentedtotheBoardofControl,itwasstatedthat“AcurriculumleadingtothedegreeofBachelorofIndustrialEngineeringhasbeenformulatedandProfessorP.O.Yeatonplacedincharge.Itsgrowthincourses,students,andinteresthasbeenalmostphenomenal.Thiscourseisabasicengineeringcoursehavingallthefundamentalsandrigorwhichusuallyaccompanyanengineeringcurriculum,andbecauseofitsadditionaltraininginaccountingandbusinessadministrationitshouldproveapopularandusefulcourseofstudyforanincreasingnumberofyoungmen.”
AccordingtotheBulletin,the“IndustrialEngineeringcurriculumisdesignedtogiveyoungmenwithengineeringabilitysomedegreeoftraininginthefundamentalsofbusinessadministration.Thecurriculumemphasizesmen,materials,money,machining,methods,marketsandmanagement.Itisespeciallydesignedforthosewhodesiretoenterthemanagerialfieldsofindustrythroughtechnicalavenues.”
Alongwithslightchangestothecurriculumin1936,sevencoursesweredesignatedinthedepartmentattheundergraduatelevel:
Ig261‐262:IntroductiontoEngineeringIg463:SpecificationsandEngineeringRelations
Ig469‐470:Plant,Shop,LayoutandDesign Ig472:HumanEngineering Ig560:EngineeringPractice
Thesecourses,orvariantstherein,wereoriginallyintheMechanicalandCivilEngineeringDepartments.Afurtherfourcoursesweredevelopedatthegraduatelevel:
Ig661‐662:AdvancedShopLayoutandDesign Ig663‐664:ManagementTraining
AccordingtotheReportofEnrollmentbulletin,fivestudentshaddeclaredIndustrialEngineeringinthefirstyearofavailability(1933‐34):RaymondC.TylanderofFortPierce(junior),GeorgeNelsonHoweofRichmond,Virginia(sophomore),JamesHoustonArmstrongofPlantCity(sophomore),GeorgeDonifoldBridgesofWildwood(sophomore)andHarryCharlesHutchinsonofOrlando(sophomore).Basedonseniority,TylanderwasthefirststudenttoofficiallydeclareIndustrialEngineeringasamajor.
Enrollmentmorethantripledthefollowingyear(1934‐35)to16students,includingninesophomores,threejuniorsandfourseniors.ThefourseniorsincludedJohnRichardsonAlisonofGainesville,JayWaltonBrownofOcala,andTylander.AlisonhadtransferredfromMechanicalEngineeringwhileBrownhadtransferredfromElectricalEngineering.
OnJune10,1935,BrownwasconferredaBachelorofScienceinIndustrialEngineering,becomingthefirstgraduateofthedepartment.JohnD.Williams,alsoofOcala,receivedhisB.S.degreelaterthatsummer,onAugust30.HehadalsooriginallyenrolledasanElectricalEngineeratUF.Therewereatotalof52B.S.degrees,inChemical,Civil,Electrical,IndustrialandMechanical,conferredintheCollegeofEngineeringin1935.
Howe,TylanderandAlisongraduatedfromthedepartmentonJune8,1936.Armstrong,BridgesandHutchinson,whohaddeclaredIEwithHowe,didnotcompletetheprogram.
Alison,theoldestlivingISEalumnus,wentontoleadadistinguishedmilitarycareerasafighterpilot,ultimatelyretiringasaMajorGeneral.Inadditiontoservingasatechnicaladvisortomultiplepresidents,hewasaVicePresidentofNorthropinHawthorne,California.HecurrentlyresidesinWashington,D.C.
Inall,17studentsreceivedundergraduatedegreesinthe1930sfromIndustrialEngineering.Thefirst15receivedBachelorofScience(BSIE)degreeswhilethelasttwo,startinginJulyof1939,receivedBachelorofIndustrialEngineering(BIE)degrees.Ofnote,KennethJ.D.ListerofCantonmentgraduatedinJuneof1937withHonors,thefirsttodosointhedepartment.
Thecurriculumwasrevampedin1941withtheadditionoffournewcourses:
Ig261:IndustrialReports Ig262:IndustrialSafety
Ig477:MotionStudy Ig478:TimeStudy
ThesenewcoursescoincidedwiththedevelopmentoftheMotionandTimeStudyLaboratory.Thelabwasoutfittedwithcamerasandtimingdevicessuchthat
studentscouldcarryouttimeandmotionstudies.ThelabhadbeeninitiatedunderthedirectionofGeorgeOsbornPhelpswhowasnamedAssistantProfessorin1939.Heleftin1941,butSilasKendrickEshlemanandEdwardDonaldDeLucahadbothbeenaddedtothefacultybythattime.
Withthreefacultymembers,thecurriculumwastweakedagainin1942withthefollowingnewcourses:
Ig366:EngineeringMechanics–Dynamics Ig367:StrengthofMaterials Ig370:JobEvaluation Ig460:EngineeringEconomicAnalysis Ig477:MotionandTimeStudy
Thesecoursesrepresentedaninterestingchangeforthedepartment.First,byaddingengineeringeconomyandjobevaluation,theycompletedthetraditionalcurriculuminIndustrialEngineeringfollowedbyotherschools,suchasPennState(whichbeganitsprogram25yearsbeforeFlorida).Second,itillustratedthebirthofthemechanicsprogramatUFinIndustrialEngineering.
ABriefMechanicsMoment
Accordingtothe1947Bulletin,YeatonhadretiredandDeLucahadlefttheprogram.Twootherinstructors,RobertGayBeasleyandSamPaulGoethehadalreadycomeandgone.
Withthesechanges,adramatic,albeitshort,changeoccurred.HowardJ.HansenwasnamedActingHeadofIndustrialEngineeringandProfessorofMechanicsandProfessorofIndustrialEngineering.Additionally,CliftonC.Hill,StantonC.D.Lawson,ByronS.Dayne,andIraL.KingwerenamedProfessorsofMechanics(atvariouslevels)whileFredHirschandLouisHornwerenamedResearchEngineers.
RobertJ.Cummings,whoheldaBachelorofIndustrialEngineeringdegree,wasnamedanInstructorofIndustrialEngineering,joiningEschelwhowasnowanAssociateProfessor.TheMotionandTimeStudyLaboratorywasrenamedtheIndustrialEngineeringLabasitwasexpandedwithavarietyofmachinetools,includingadrillpress,bandsaw,jigsawandbenchlathetopermitthemakingoflabor‐savingjigsandfixturesandtoprovideoperationsanalyses.
In1949,theIELabwasjoinedbytheHydraulicsLab,whichcarriedoutresearchandteachinginFluidMechanicsandHydraulics.HansenwasnamedInterimHeadofIndustrialEngineeringin1949.Agrandtotalof12BIEdegreeswereawardedin1948andafurther24in1949,bringingtheprogram’stotalto75forthedecadeand92sinceitsinception.
FourMasterofScienceinEngineering(IndustrialEngineering)degreeswereawardedoverthatsametimeframe.ThefirstwasawardedtoNihatCengizon
January30,1942forathesisentitled“AMicro‐motionstudy.”CengizhadearnedaB.S.inMechanicalEngineeringfromRobertsCollegeinTurkeyin1939.
PureIndustrialEngineering
TheDepartmentreturnedtoitsrootsin1950astheDepartmentofEngineeringMechanicswasformed,takingwithitthecoursesinStrengthofMaterialsandEngineeringMechanics.Furthermore,theHydraulicsLabwasmovedoutofIE.
Coincidingwiththeremovalofthecourseworkandmechanicslab,EarlPehrMartinsonwasnamedProfessorofIndustrialEngineeringandHeadoftheDepartment.TheMechanicsfacultyalsoleftthedepartment,althoughI.D.BrownandM.R.Goodjoinedforoneyear.
Forthenextdecadeorso,thedepartmentgrewsteadilyintermsofnumberoffacultyandstudents.From1950through1959,359BachelorofIndustrialEngineeringand29MasterofIndustrialEngineeringdegreeswereawarded.ThefacultythatjoinedduringthisperiodincludedJ.O.P.Hummel,R.Gregg,C.M.Kromp,DonaldB.Wilcox,R.C.Kephart,A.C.Keinschmidt,E.W.Kopp,E.H.Blekking,PaulM.Downey,W.R.Young,J.L.Burns,John.A.Nattress,R.Reed,Jr.,R.C.Vaughn,RobertJ.Wimmert,R.P.Hollis,D.C.Naehring,A.G.WelchandJ.E.Deuel.
Thecurriculumwasonlyrefinedslightlyduringthistime.Ofnote,coursesinPlantOperationsandControls,CostAccounting,andQualityControlwereadded.Also,Ig468,SalesEngineering,wasaddedin1954.Thecurriculumhadgrownto158hoursofstudytobecompletedoverafive‐yearperiod,with66hoursdefinedaslowerdivisionand92forupperdivision.
R.P.HollisjoinedthedepartmentasaProfessorin1958andwasnamedInterimHeadin1959.Heremainedinthatroleuntil1961whenRobertJohnWimmert,whohadjoinedthefacultyin1957,wasnamedHeadoftheDepartment.
TheStartofSystems
ThenamingofWimmertasHeadin1961wasthestartoftremendouschangeinthedepartment.NewcoursesinOperationsResearchandIndustrialSystemsDesign(Ig483and484)wereintroducedin1962andPrinciplesofElectronicDataProcessing(Ig350)in1963asaforebodingofchangestocome.H.Cooley,P.E.Valisalo,R.D.DeLoach,C.R.Hicks,C.E.Payne,C.L.Moodie,I.H.Carr,JohnB.Fink,MarvinF.EisenbergandRichardL.Pattersonjoinedintheearly1960s.
Inadditiontodrasticcurriculumchanges,therewerealsoseveralchangesinleadership.PaulMiltonDowney,hiredin1956,wasnamedDepartmentChairmanin1964.ThiswasthesameyearthatRobertNeilBraswelljoinedthefaculty.BraswellwasnamedChairin1965.JoiningBraswellin1964wereGeorgeH.Brooks,RonaldL.GueandFrankD.Vickers.
In1965,thedepartmentofficiallychangeditsnametoIndustrialandSystemsEngineering.ThiscoincidedwiththedegreechangefromBachelorofIndustrialEngineeringtoBachelorofScienceinIndustrialEngineering.InadditiontotheB.S.inIndustrialEngineering,thedepartmentofferedanoptioninSystemsEngineering,withcoursesinAnalogandDigitalComputerProgramming,NumericalMethodsinSystemsEngineeringandStatistics.TheNumericalMethodscoursesincludedtopicsinMatrixAlgebra,Transforms,StochasticProcessesandDifferentialCalculus.Accordingtothe1965‐66catalog(p.140):
“TherapidindustrialgrowthexperiencedintheSoutheasternUnitedStatesandFloridainparticular,hascreatedunusualopportunitiesforIEs.ThepracticingIEisconcernedwiththeapplicationofengineeringprinciplesandtechniquestotheproblemsencounteredintheindustrialsituation.TheIEcurriculumhavingbeendevelopedtoprepareforsuchacareer,hascertaindistinguishedfeatures.First,aswithallengineeringprograms,theIEprogramisbaseduponacoreofmathematics,science,andbasicengineeringcourses.Second,becauseofthewidevarietyofproblemsencounteredbythepracticingIE,thecurriculumrequirescoursesinanumberofdifferentdisciplines.Third,thelatesttechniquesofOR,statistics,andsystemsengineeringareincorporatedintotheprogram.
Dependingontheinterestoftheindividualstudent,oneoftwoprogramoptionscanbeselected:thestatedIEcurriculumortheSEoption.Theformerpreparesthestudentforacareerinanytypeofindustry.AsapracticingIE,hewouldbeconcernedwithsuchproblemsasqualitycontrol,productioncontrol,plantlayoutoreconomicevaluationofalternativecoursesofaction.ForthosestudentsinterestedinlearningmoreofthemathematicallybasedtechniquesofORandSE,aspecialSEoptionisavailable.Inthisoption,extracoursesinstatisticsandappliedmathematicsprovidethestudentwiththebasisforadvancedgraduatelevelwork.”
ThisledtotheofferingofaBachelorofScienceinSystemsEngineeringalongwithaBachelorofIndustrialEngineeringin1966.Bothdegreesrequired140credithoursofstudy.ThedepartmentofferedM.E.andM.S.degreestoo.Coincidingwiththenewdegree,the1966‐67catalog(p.223)stated:
“ThecurriculuminSEpreparesthestudentforhighlevelsystemsanalysisanddesignencompassingtheuseofoptimizationtheoryforawiderangeofbothindustrialandnon‐industrialsystems.Thesystemsengineerbridgesthegapforthetransformationofthecomponentconceptstothephysicallyusefulsystem.”
Tables2and3presentthedifferentcurriculaforthedegreeprogramsin1966.Asillustrated,theSystemsEngineeringcurriculumemphasizednumericalmethods,statisticsandcontroltheorywhiletheIndustrialEngineeringcurriculumemphasizedtraditionalproblemareasandcoursesfromthebusinessschool.Bothprogramshadintegratedoperationsresearchtoolsandcomputerprogramming.
Thecatalogalsonotedthat“IndustrialandSystemsEngineersareconcernedwiththeuseofengineering‐principlesinthesolutionofproblemsencounteredinactionsituationswhereaquantitativebasisfordecisionmakingisdesirable.Suchdecisionmakingrequirestheapplicationofthetoolsofoperationsresearchwithdependenceongeneralpurposeandspecialpurposecomputers.”Theabilitytodesignandimplementsolutionsthroughtheuseofcomputersforevermarkedthestrengthofthedepartmentthatstillexiststoday.
In1967,theUniversityswitchedtoaquartersystemandalsochangedthecoursedesignationstoISE(fromIG).Whilethesechangeswerecosmetic,anumberofnew
courseswereintroducedwhichhavebecomefoundationsinthediscipline,includinginventorysystems,productioncontrolandsystemsdesign.Tables4and5highlighttherevisedcurricula.
ElectivesintheIndustrialEngineeringcurriculumwererelegatedtocoursesinotherengineeringdisciplines,management,statistics,orISE.TheSystemsEngineeringcurriculumwasmorerestrictivetoengineering,mathematicalstatisticsandeconomicscourses.
WithallofthesecurriculumchangesandBraswellatthehelm,anumberofnewfacultyjoinedthedepartment.MichaelE.Thomasjoinedin1965withJamesF.Burns,JohnR.Freeman,PhillipE.Hicks,RichardS.Leavenworth.JohnF.Mahoney,DavidH.Moreau,CharlesL.Proctor,JohnC.Schaake,B.D.Sivazlian,LarryE.StanfelandL.JackTurvavillejoiningin1966.MarioAriet,BarneyL.Capehart,N.S.Dumas,JamesP.Heaney,DonaldR.Miller,EginJ.MuthandStevenD.Robertsalljoinedin1968.
Ph.D.ResearchBegins
Coincidingwiththeturbulentchangesintheundergraduatecurriculum,theDepartmentaddedaPh.D.programin1967(firstnotedin1967‐68catalogandthe1966‐67GraduateCatalog).Theprogramleadingtothedegreeof“DoctorofPhilosophyinIndustrialandSystemsEngineering”wasproposedtotheGraduateCouncilinAprilof1965byDowney,Chairatthetime.Anumberofreasonsweregiveninsupportofstartingaprogram,includingthat“IftheUniversityofFloridaistocontinuetofulfillitstraditionalroleofleadershipinthegrowthofthestateandoftheregion,andtomeetitsresponsibilitytotheindustrywhichithashadsuchamaterialpartinattracting,itmustprovideeducationalandresearchfacilitiesatthedoctorallevelinIndustrialandSystemsEngineering.”
Accordingtothe1968‐69GraduateCatalog,thedepartmentofferedaPh.D.withamajorinSystemsEngineering(OperationsResearch).Tocompletetheprogram,thestudenthadtostudycoursesinstatistics,mathematics,optimizationprinciplesandmethods,systemsanalysis,stochasticprocesses,anddigitalcomputertechnology.Thedepartmentreceivedsignificantfundingfromthemilitaryinvariousfieldsofoperationsresearchatthattime.
Thenumberofcoursesofferedattheadvanced,600,levelhadgrowntremendously,tooverfortycourses.Theseincludednumerousoptimizationcourses(dynamic,linear,andnonlinearprogramming),computerprogramming,informationsystems,simulation,statistics,andstochasticprocesseswithapplicationsininventorytheory,facilitiesdesign,andservicesystems.Inthe1970s,newcoursesinhealthsystemsanalysiswereaddedduetostrongfacultyinterest.Thenumberofcomputingcoursesalsocontinuedtogrowdrasticallytoincludeman‐machinesystemsdesign,time‐sharingsystemsdesign,softwaresystemsdesign,analogcomputertechniques,analog‐hybridsystems,andadvancedhybridcomputertechniques.
ThedepartmentboastedaSystemsLaboratorywithonedigitalcomputer(RW‐300)andananalogcomputerfromAppliedDynamicsCorporation.Bio‐medicalengineeringresearchwasfacilitatedthroughtheElectro‐OpticResearchLaboratoryandVisualEvokedResponseLaboratory.TheIndustrialShopFacilitieswerealsostillinoperation.
RonaldJ.Ireland,JorgeA.MarbanandMichaelJ.MagazineeachcompletedtheirPh.D.dissertationsinAugustof1969,thefirstinthedepartment.IrelandwasfromIndianaandreceivedaB.S.inMathematicsfromRosePolytechnicInstituteinJuneof1961andanM.E.fromFloridain1966.HewasworkingforGeneralElectricinDaytonaBeach,Floridaatthattime.Thomasservedashisadvisoronhisthesis“AnalysisoftheControlledQueueProblem.”
ThomaswasalsotheadvisorforMagazine’swork,“OptimalPoliciesforQueueingSystemswithPeriodicReview.”MagazinewasfromNewYorkandhadreceivedaB.S.inMathematicsfromCityCollegeofNewYorkin1964andanM.S.inOperationsResearchfromNewYorkUniversityin1966.
Marban’sdissertation,“DirectionalDerivativesinClassicalOptimization,”wasadvisedbyBraswell.MarbanwasborninCubaandfledtotheUnitedStatesin1961afterfouryearsofChemicalEngineeringstudyatUniversidaddeVillanueva.HecompletedaB.S.inChemicalEngineeringwithHonorsin1963andanM.S.in1966.HeworkedasaprocessengineerforAmericanAgriculturalChemicalCorporationbeforereturningtoUFin1967.
JohnMerrillMcKinneycompletedhisdissertation,“OptimizationProblemsArisinginTime‐SharedSystems,”underthedirectionofPatterson,inDecemberof1969.HewasfromHouston.
Interestingly,allfourdissertationsweresignedbyHowardHansen,formerDepartmentChair,whowasservingasDeanoftheGraduateSchool.
IrelandandMarbanjoinedthefacultywithTarekM.KhalilandH.DonRatliffin1969.KennethE.Dominiak,ThomHodgsonandKerryKilpatrickjoinedayearlaterandRichardL.Francis,DonaldW.HearnandR.E.Kalmanjoinedin1971.
Inthe1971‐72graduatecatalog,thedesignationofthePh.D.inSystemsEngineeringwasdropped.Rather,thedepartmentofferedaPh.D.withspecializationinIndustrialEngineering,OperationsResearchorSystemsEngineering.
In1972,BraswellwascommissionedbytheDODandtookleavefromtheuniversity.ThomaswasnamedActingChairforthatyearandthentookthefull‐timepositionin1973.D.B.CrouchandL.F.Krystynakjoinedthefacultyin1973,R.J.Lowein1974,LeeW.Schrubenin1975andRalphW.Swainin1976.ThomasKiskowasalsohiredinthe1970stosupportthecomputercurriculum.
Changestothecurriculuminthe1970swerefairlycosmetic.In1974‐75,theSEdegreewaschangedtoaBachelorofScienceinEngineering(SystemsEngineering)degreewiththesamerequirements.In1977‐78atthegraduatelevelandthen1978‐79attheundergraduate,theISEcoursedesignationwaschangedtoEINforcoursesclassifiedasEngineering,IndustrialandESIforEngineering,Systems‐Industrial.Additionally,courseswereenumeratedaccordingto1000s.Thiswastoenactastatewidenumberingsystemforfacilitatingtransfersandisstillinusetoday.
ThomasleftforGeorgiaTechandLeavenworthwasnamedActingChairin1977,followedbyD.JackElzingain1979.ElzingaheldthepositionofChairfor18years.Underhistenureaschair,LesFoulds,J.P.Krischer,SuleymanTufekci,LouisA.Martin‐Vega,HorstW.Hamacher,Chung‐YeeLee,SerenYeralan,PanagotePardalos,andShermanBaialljoinedthedepartment.PardalosandHearnjoinedwithWilliamHagerinMathematicstostarttheCenterforAppliedOptimization.
ISEToday:IntegratedSystems
In1981‐82,thetwoseparatedegreeprogramswereabolishedandthedepartmentofferedasingle,B.S.inIndustrialandSystemsEngineeringdegree,althoughtherewasanIEandSEoption.TheIEoptionrequiredtraditionalbackgroundcoursesinchemistry,physics,mathematics,computerprogramming,accounting,graphics,statistics,mechanics,electricalengineering,thermodynamics,materials,technicalwriting,economics,andadvancedprogramming.TherequiredcoursesinthemajorarelistedinTable6.
TheSEoptionfollowedtheIEoptionbyremovingaccounting,mechanics,microeconomics,andfacilitiesplanningandaddinglinearcontrolsystems,anotherelectricalengineeringcourse,ESI4235(StochasticSystemsandReliabilityModels)andEIN4355(GamesandEconomicDecisionModels).
Thecurriculumsawrelativelyfewchangesinthe1980sandearly90s.Duringthistime,thedepartmentinitiateditsEngineeringManagementprogramunderElzinga.ThisincludedtheOutreachEngineeringManagementprogram,whichrunssuccessfullytodayundertheguidanceofJosephGeunes.Theprogramboastsover400graduatesandhasbeentaughtalloverthestate,fromGainesvilletoFortLauderdaletoOrlando.
The1999catalogisthefirstmentionofEIN4335,ProductionSystemsAnalysisandDesign,asanofficialcapstone(seniordesign)course.ThisisalsothefirstcatalogtomentiontheIntegratedProductandProcessDesign(IPPD)programasaviablesubstituteforEIN4335,althoughtheprogramwaslaunchedin1995.Thehighlysuccessfulprogramwhichplacesinterdisciplinaryteamsonyear‐longindustriallysponsoredprojectswasconceivedbyHeinzFreidrichwhowashiredin1994asaCourtesyProfessorafteradistinguishedcareeratIBM.InAugustof2000,hewasnamedthefirstIndustryProfessorattheuniversity.KeithStanfilltookovertheIPPDprogramin2001.
DonHearnfollowedElzinga’sfootstepsasChairin1997.DianeSchaubjoinedthefacultythatyearwithRaviAhuja,JosephGeunesandStanUryasevjoiningin1998.EdwinRomeijnjoinedin1999followedbyZuo‐Jun(Max)Shenin2000.
Thesystemsoptionwasdroppedin2003,butthismovecoincidedwiththeintroductionofDecisionSupportSystemsintothecurriculum.In2006,the“systemsside”wasfullyintegrated,asstudentstookVisualBasicprogramming,DecisionSupportSystemswithExcelandWebDecisionSupportSystemsinsequence.WiththeexceptionofdroppingESI4161,thecurriculumremainsasitdidin2006asgiveninTable7.
Thispushfor“systemsimplementation”inthecurriculumwasspearheadedbyAhuja.WithGeunes,healsostartedtheSupplyChainandLogisticsEngineering(SCaLE)Centerinthedepartment.
Signifcantchangeswerealsomadetotheteachingofproductioncontrol.In2000,thetraditionalproductionandinventorycontrolcoursewaschangedtoproductionanddistributionsystems.However,in2005,thiscoursewasconvertedintotwocourses(asseeninTable7)consistingofproduction(EIN4401LeanProductionSystems)anddistribution(EIN4343InventoryandSupplyChainManagement).ThesechangeswerebroughtaboutbyElifAkcali,hiredin2003,andTufekci.
Alsoofnote,theDepartmentrenamedEIN4335toSeniorDesignProjectin2004.Studentswereexpectedtofindaproject“inthefield”toworkonforthesemester.
Thegraduatecatalogalsochangedovertimetoreflecttheresearchinterestsofthefaculty.Whereasinthe1970s,Ph.D.studywasencouragedinoperationsresearch,industrialengineeringorsystemsengineering,thedefinitionwastightenedin1995tospecializationsincomputersimulation,decisionsupportsystems,energyefficiency,energymanagement,facilitieslocationandlayout,manufacturing,operationsresearch,andproduction,planningandcontrol.Thespecializationswerefurthertightenedtolinear,combinatorial,nonlinearandglobaloptimization,supplychainmanagementande‐commerce,financialengineering,manufacturingmanagement,facilitieslayoutandlocation,qualityengineering,andstochasticprocessesin2001.
The2000catalogwasthefirsttopublishthedepartment’smissionandobjectives.Themissionstatementwas:“Theundergraduateprogrammissionistobenationallyrecognized,toattracttopstudentsandtopreparethemforprofessionalcareersinindustrialandsystemsengineering.Theprogramemphasizesdevelopmentofstronganalyticalabilitiesthatarehelpfulinindustrialsettingsandneeds.”
Thestatementchangedslightlyin2001‐02to:“Themissionoftheundergraduateprogramistoprovidetopquality,stateofthearteducationinIndustrialandSystemsEngineeringandtofosterleading‐edgeinstruction.TheprogramseekstobenationallyrecognizedbyourpeerinstitutionsandbykeyemployersofIndustrialandSystemsEngineeringgraduates.”Thisisthesamemissionthatthedepartmentabidesbytoday.
Hearncompletedhistermin2007,havingalsoaddedAkcali,ToiLawphongpanich,FaridAitSahlia,AmarSapra,SerdarKirli,CristianCardenasandJ.ColeSmithduringhistenureasChair.GeunesservedbrieflyasInterimChairinthelatespringandearlysummerof2007.
CurrentChairJosephC.Hartmantookoverdutiesinthesummerof2007.Inhisshorttenure,TimothyMiddelkoop,Jean‐PhilippeRichard,YongpeiGuan,andGuanghuiLanhavejoinedthedepartment.Atthistime,thePh.D.programwasstreamlinedtoincludefourcorecoursesinthefirstyearandtheSeniorDesignProjectcoursewasalteredsuchthatallprojectsweresponsoredbyanoutsideentity–generallyacompany.
LookingBackandForward
Thedepartmentwasleadingandforward‐lookinginthe1960stofocusitseducationalprogramsandresearchactivitiesinoperationsresearchandsystemsengineering.PerhapsthesefieldsweresummarizedbestbyPaulDowneyinhisproposalforstartingaPh.D.programin1965(p.2):
“IndustrialEngineeringhascometobecloselyassociatedwiththequantitativemethodologiesofoperationsresearch,withmathematicalandstatisticaltechniquesofindustrialsystemsanalysis,withtheuseofdigitalandanalogcomputersinsystemsdesign,andwiththeutilizationofbio‐behavioralengineeringprinciplesinthedesignofmannedsystems.Operationsresearchisconcernedwithgivingdecision‐makersaquantitativebasisforpredictingtheeffectofalternativecoursesofactionundervaryingdegreesofuncertainty.SystemsEngineeringisconcernedwiththeformulationofaconceptofasystemthatwillperformagivenfunction,thetranslationofthisconceptintoanoperatingsystem,andtheaccomplishmentoftheseactivitieswitheconomyoftimeandresources.Itisconcernedwithoptimizingtheperformanceofintegratedassembliesofinteractingelementswhosegoalistocarryoutapredeterminedfunction.”
Thesedefinitionsstillringtruetoday–andtheyarestillcentraltothedepartment’sstrengths.Thedepartmentcontinuestobuildastrongreputationinquantitativeoperationsresearchwitheducationalandresearchcapabilitiesintheimplementationofsystems.Thisisunique.ThisisGatorISE.
QuickFacts(ForaBreakoutList)
Thefirstbachelor’sdegreewasconferredin1935,followedbythefirstmaster’sin1942andthefirstdoctoratein1969.
DistanceeducationbeganwithGENSYS(GraduateEngineeringEducationSYStem)in1963operatinginsevenfacilitiesthroughoutthestate.ProfessorsCapehart,Leavenworth,MahoneyandMuthparticipatedintheprogram.Thedepartmentbeganofferinganonlinedegreein2008viaEDGE(ElectronicDeliveryofGraduateEngineering).
Ph.D.graduatesJohnJ.Bartholdi,MichaelMagazine,andRehaUzsoyallcurrentlyholdnamed(distinguished)facultypositions.
TheconcurrentB.S.inISEandMBAdegreeprogramwasavailablefrom1989through2001.Theprogramallowedforabout24creditstobeeliminatedfromtheB.SandMBAdegreesandwasexpectedtotakesixyearstocomplete.
TheOutreachEngineeringManagementprogramstartedin1996.Itisstillgoingstrongwithover400graduates.
TheIntegratedProductandProcessDesignProgramlaunchedwithfiveprojectsin1995.Thispastyear,25projectsweresponsored.
Thedepartmentwasclassifiedasa“selectiveadmissionsdepartment”in1972witha2.7GPArequiredforadmittancetoitsprograms.Itretainedthisdesignation,althoughwithspecificationchanges,through1995.
TheDepartment’sAdvisoryBoardwasestablishedin1999.ErinWallaceofWaltDisneyWorldservedasChairforthefirst10years.RogerMadariaga,formerlyofGKNSystems,isnowChair.
Thedepartmentfirstpublisheditsmissionin2000.Itswordingwaschangedslightlyin2001,whichisthesamewordingusedtoday.
NationalAcademyofEnigneeringmembersThomHodgson,H.DonRatliffandRudolfKalmanallspenttimeontheISEfaculty.
FormerfacultymembersBraswell,Thomas,Hodgson,Swain,Martin‐VegaandSchrubenwentontobechairsatotherinstitutions.Martin‐VegawentontobedeanattheUniversityofSouthFloridaandNorthCarolinaState.ThomaswentontobeProvostatGeorgiaTech.
