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.