Areas of Manufacturing Engineering
BYU's manufacturing faculty have extensive industrial and academic experience. In addition to technically-enhanced classrooms, learning takes place in laboratories with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment. A few of the major topics are:
- How to plan and manage the manufacture of products.
- How to organize a manufacturing enterprise for success.
- How computers are used in automated manufacturing.
- How to select engineering materials such as metals, plastics, ceramics and composites.
- How processes convert materials into useful products.
- How to make key decisions based on technical and business criteria.
- How to integrate world wide manufacturing facilities.
- How to produce quality products that delight the customer.