ENGINEERING

MANAGEMENT
Lesson No. 1 - INTRODUCTION
AND FUNDAMENTALS OF
MANAGEMENT
Introduction
 Coverage of the course
 Study of management per se
 Productivity and operations management
techniques
 Quantitative techniques for management
 Purpose of the course
 Prepare you to become managers in the
future because “engineer” as a profession is
managerial in nature.
 Topics:
 Fundamentals and Functions of Management
 Product Research and Design
 Production management
 Facilities Management (Location and Layout)
 Value Engineering
 Quality Control
 Materials Management
 Work Study
 Linear Programming
 Inventory Planning and Control
 Transportation Problems
 Assignment Problems
 Decision Analysis.
Specific Objective of the Lesson
 At the end of the lesson, the students
should be able to:
 Know and understand the importance of the
course to his future managerial position.
 Understand the organizational purpose of
management and why do we have to study it.
 Learn the principles and functions of
management per se and their interrelationship.
 Know the different levels and their specific
responsibilities.
Definition of Management
 Management is …
Getting work done through others.
 Management is defined as the process of
working with people and resources to
accomplish organizational goals.
 It is a form of work that involves
coordinating an organization’s resources
such as land, labor, and capital, towards
accomplishing organizational objectives.
 People who practice management are
called Managers.
Organizational Purpose of
Managers
 Managers – are people who direct the
activity of others, are necessary because
society cannot function without
organizations, and organizations cannot
function without managers.
Managers are concerned with:

 efficiency
 getting work done with a minimum of effort,
expense or waste.

 effectiveness
 accomplishing tasks that help fulfill
organizational objectives.
Why do we have to study
Management?
 You may have to ask these questions:
 “Why should I study management? I’m going
to be an Engineer someday”
 “Why should I study management?
Management is all common sense.”
 “Why should I study management?
Experience is the best teacher.”
MANAGERS ARE UNIVERSAL
 Large and small businesses
 Hospitals All of these
 Schools benefits from an
 Government efficient and
effective
 Churches
management
 etc

Leaders of these organizations may be called executives,

administrators, principals, or pastors, but they are all
managers and are responsible for the success or failure of
the organization.
MANAGEMENT BY COMMON
SENSE
 Managers should plan for the future.
 Organizations should adapt to their
environments.
 Managers should identify things their
employees’ value and offer rewards for
good performance.
The above are all managing by common sense, it is our
ability to make the right decision or take proper action,
this ability can be improved greatly by systematic study.
MANAGEMENT BY EXPERIENCE
 Experience, cannot be replaced by
textbooks and college degree, but a
management course can offer valuable
preparation and supplement to your
experience.
 Many concepts to be studied in this
management course will help you sense
out of your experience.
Levels of Management
STRATEGIC
Managers

TACTICAL Managers

OPERATIONAL Managers

TEAM Leader
STRATEGIC MANAGERS (Top or
Senior Management)
 They are the senior executives of an
organization and are responsible for its overall
management.
 Their major activities includes developing the
company’s goals and plans.
 They establishes the objectives and actions
necessary to achieve these objectives.
 They allocates the resources to achieve goals.
 These managers have the titles such as: Chair
of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Vice President.
TACTICAL MANAGERS (Middle
Management)
 They are responsible for translating the general
goals and plans developed by strategic
managers into more specific objectives and
activities.
 They are responsible for implementing and
achieving organizational objectives, also
responsible for developing departmental
objectives and actions.
 They are often called Middle Managers, because
in large corporations they are located between
the strategic and operational managers.
OPERATIONAL MANAGERS (Supervisory
or First –Line Managers)
 They are the low level managers who supervise
the operations of the organization.
 They manage operative employees, generally
considered the first and lowest level of
management.
 They are directly involved with non-management
employees, implementing the specific plans
developed with tactical managers.
 These managers often have the titles such as
supervisors or sales managers.
Team Leaders
 Responsible for:
 Facilitating team performance.
 Managing external relationships.
 Internal team relationships.