INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING / 113 conjugation, and episomal factors; molecular structure and function of genes. BMS 6930-Seminar (1; max: 12) S/U. BMS 7931-Research Conference (1 ;max: 12) Critical discussion and appraisal of research programs of faculty and students of the department. S/U. BMS 7932-Journal Colloquy (1; max: 12) Critical presentation and discussion of recent original articles in the microbiological literature. S/U. INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING College of Engineering GRADUATE FACULTY 1989-90 Chairman: D. J. Elzinga. Graduate Coordinator: B. D. Sivazlian. Graduate Research Professor: R. E. Kalman. Professors:j. F. Burns; B. L. Capehart; D. J. Elzinga; R. L. Francis; D. W. Hearn; R. S. Leavenworth (Emeritus); J. F. Mahoney; E. J. Muth; J. A. Nattress (Emeritus); B. D. Sivazlian; R. W. Swain; D. B. Wilcox (Emeritus). Associate Professors: K. E. Dominiak; C. Y. Lee; L. A. Martin-Vega; S. Tufekci; S. Yeralan. The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering offers the Master of Engineering and the Masterof Science, each with a thesis or nonthesis option, with specialization in computer science, health systems, industrial engineer- ing, manufacturing systems engineering, operations re- search, and systems engineering. In addition, the depart- ment offers the Engineer degree and the Doctor of Philoso- phy degree with specialization in industrial engineering, operations research, and systems engineering. A degree in one of the engineering disciplines or in mathematics, statistics, or physics is prerequisite. Where the student's background is deficient, an articulation program of foundation courses will be required. ECM 6260-Numerical Techniques for Linear Systems (3) Pre- req: linear algebra and calculus. Error and stability analysis, Gaussian elimination, LU decomposition, iterative improve- ment, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, operations count, nonlinear equations, integration, ordinary differential equations, approxi- mation of functions. Other computationally oriented topics. EIN 6246L-Human Factors Engineering (2) Prereq: course in human engineering or perceptual psychology. Effects of human factors on the performance of systems containing extensive man- machine interactions. EIN 6247-Man-Machine Systems Design (2) Prereq: EIN 6246L or instructor's approval. Engineering design concepts of inter- faces between man and machine. EIN 6318-Work Measurement Theory (3) Prereq:EIN3314L, ESI 6417, STA 4321. Systems of work measurement and work methods. Comparison of systems. EIN 6338-Advanced Production and Inventory Control (3) Prereq:.ES1 6417, 6429. Production planning and control; prob- lem identification and formulation. Mathematical theoryof single- and multicommodity inventory systems; problem solving using dynamic programming and Markov chains. EIN 6357-Advanced Engineering Economy (3) Prereq: STA 4321. Economic analysis of capital expenditure decisions. Finan- cial mathematics and microeconomics. Decision under risk and uncertainty. Game theory and utility theory. EIN 6358-Decision Theory (2) Prereq: EIN 6357, ESI 6417, Formulation of decision criteria and decision strategies in a probabilistic environment. Industrial applications of input-out- put analysis and von Neumann-Morgenstern utility theory. Sta- tistical decision functions. EIN 6367-Facilities Layout and Location (3) Prereq: ESI 6417. Planar and discrete layout problems and locations problems; network location problems. Single- and multi-objectives. Indus- trial and public sector applications. EIN 6388-Statistical Forecasting Models (3) Prereq: ESI 4567, STA 4322. Classification of models for forecasting; polynominal and autoregressive models; the problem of smoothing; cross- correlation and its use; the Box-Jenkins method; estimation of model parameters, forecast error; analysis of industrial data. EIN 6397-Seminar in Manufacturing Systems Engineering (1-2; max: 5) Current topics in manufacturing. Automation, robotics, computer vision, communication networks, labor relations, manufacturing processes. EIN 6508-Health Systems Analysis (3) Prereq: consent of in- structor. Introduction to quantitative analysis, total value analy- sis, resource allocation techniques, stochastic service systems,, simulation, quality of care audits, and hospital control and management systems. EIN 6905-Special Problems (1-6; max: 9) Laboratory, lecture, field work or conferences. EIN 6910-Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U. EIN 6918-Graduate Seminar (1; max: 15) S/U. EIN 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. EIN 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. EIN 6972-Research for Engineer's Thesis (1-15) S/U. EIN 7933-Special Problems (1-6; max: 12) Laboratory, lecture, field work, or conferences. EIN 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral stu- dents before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U. EIN 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. ESI 5236-Reliability Engineering (3) Prereq: ES14568, STA 4322. Mathematical models and methods of reliability engineering. Typical component failure distributions; system reliability as a function of component reliability. Reliability block diagrams and fault trees. ESI 5309-Operations Research: A Survey of Techniques and Applications I (3) ESI 5315-Operations Research: A Survey of Techniques and Applications II (3) ESI 5570-Digital Computer Techniques (2) Prereq: CNM 3100, ESI4567. Numerical methods for dealing with linear and nonlin- ear algebraic systems, eigenvalue and eigenvector problems, optimum seeking problems, and ordinary differential equations, including error, stability, and efficiency analysis. ESI 6155-Advanced Computer Programming for Manufactur- ing Control (3) Prereq: COP 3212, CNM 3100. Principles and uses of production control digital computers. Software develop- ment for industrial hardware such as robots, milling machines, and automated warehouses. Laboratory developing and testing code on actual hardware. ESI 6162-Advanced Industrial Applications of Microprocessors (3) Prereq: COP 3212. Concepts of microprocessors; microcom- puter architecture and languages. Interfacing and computational requirements. Applications to industrial and manufacturing sys- tems. Emphasis on laboratory experiments and "hands-on" experience. ESI 6222-Statistical Quality Control (3) Prereq:STA 4321, 6206. Theory and practice for the control of manufacturing processes. Control statistics and their derivation. Mathematics of sampling plans. Bayesian decision rules. Applications. ESI 6239-Reliability Theory (3) Prereq: ESI 4568, STA 4322. Reliability and stochastic models as a function of system configu- rations. Reliability predictions for various underlying component failure laws. Sensitivity analysis. Models of interdependent sys- tems. ESI 6337-Markov Processes, Queueing Theory, and Applica- tions (3) Prereq: ESI 4568, STA 4321 or 6326. Development of Markov models in discrete and continuous time. Classification of queues. Analysis of selected systems. ESI 6358-Games and Decision Theory (3) Prereq: ESI 6417 and probability theory. Games in extensive and normal form. Two- person zero-sum bimatrix and multi-stage games. Coalitions and n-person games. Games against nature and Bayesian decision theory. ESI 6417-Linear Programming and Network Optimization (3) Prereq: matrix theory. Formulation and solution techniques for network flow and linear programming problems. Algorithms for network optimization. The simplex method, theory and compu- tation. Duality theory, sensitivity analysis. ESI 6418-Linear Programming Extensions and Applications (3) Prereq: ES 6417, 6429. Extension of linear programming to large scale linear and nonlinear problems. Integer programming meth- ods. Applications of the methodology to real world models.