Managing Engineering and Technology (3rd Edition)

Managing Engineering and Technology is designed to teach engineers, scientists, and other technologists the management skills they will need to be effective throughout their careers. Chapter topics cover engineering and management, the historical development of engineering management, planning and forecasting, decision making, organizing, some human aspects of organization, motivating and leading technical people, controlling, managing the research function, managing engineering design, planning production activity, managing production operations, engineers in marketing and service activities, project planning and acquisition, achieving effectiveness as an engineer, managerial and international opportunities for engineers, and special topics in engineering management. For technical professionals of many kinds.