Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Sourcing Environment

Authors

  • Louis Manzione University of Hartford
  • Akram Abuaisheh University of Hartford
  • Narendar Sumukadas University of Hartford
  • Steve Congden University of Hartford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v10i1.5942

Keywords:

engineering education, global sourcing, supply chain management, project management.

Abstract


Abstract—Globalization and rapid changes in modern product development and realization are creating gaps in engineering education systems around the world. The global economy has changed the way that engineering firms design, develop, and produce their products. Companies need to evaluate many options available worldwide, not just locally. The current trends are only likely to continue as the world economy becomes more competitive, interdependent, and characterized by global relationships among supply chain partners.  This paper presents a plan for preparing engineering students for the new global sourcing environments and product realization processes. Infusions of supply chain management and project management skills into the curriculum are recommended, as well as use of university-industry partnerships, course portfolios, and study abroad programs.

Author Biographies

Louis Manzione, University of Hartford

Louis Manzione is the Dean of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. �  He has a B.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Cooper Union, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University. Prior to coming to the University of Hartford, he was with Bell Labs Research in Murray Hill, New Jersey.  He was the founding Executive Director of their new Bell Labs Ireland division near Dublin.  His research activities have been in the areas of micoelectronics and manufacturing. �  He has 17 US Patents, and a number of these have been commercialized into millions of AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent products.  In Connecticut, he is the Chair of the Connecticut Engineering Deans Council, and he is Past-President of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Akram Abuaisheh, University of Hartford

AKRAM ABU-AISHEH is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hartford.  Professor Abu-aisheh is a senior IEEE member, and he has ten years on industry experience in the area of fiber optic telecommunication systems and power electronics.  Proressor Abu-aisheh’s research interests include optical communications and power electronics.  Professor Abu-aisheh has a M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in from the Florida Institute of Technology.  Professor Abu-aisheh can be reached via emai at abuaisheh@hartford.edu

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Published

2017-03-30

How to Cite

Manzione, L., Abuaisheh, A., Sumukadas, N., & Congden, S. (2017). Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Sourcing Environment. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC), 10(1), pp. 4–14. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v10i1.5942

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Papers