Why LTU?

Lawrence Tech’s program offers you in-depth knowledge about materials, processes, systems, engineering system simulation, quality, productivity, economics, and technology management

“The DEMS program at LTU was a very invigorating experience and a great model of advanced engineering education. The intellectual atmosphere was truly an amplifier for imagination, curiosity, and productive inquiry.” Dr. Adel Khanfar Director, Product Development, U.S. Manufacturing Corporation

The core courses are designed to help you sharpen your specialized skills and competencies. In Design of Experiments you will study how to create the minimum number of experiments to obtain the maximum possible data. For the Manufacturing Systems Simulation course you will focus on building mathematical models for manufacturing systems, while learning to foresee potential issues and their solutions, in order to optimize performance. Creating the best design systems to maximize reliability and manufacturing goals is the focal point of the Design for Reliability and Design for Manufacturability courses. The Process Control class covers modeling and designing processes for optimization, quality, and profit. And in Strategic Planning you will strengthen the skills necessary to formulate successful strategic plans

Lawrence Tech’s Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems is unique in three aspects:

• The students are practicing engineers working full-time in the Detroit metropolitan area – one of the world’s leading and most technologically advanced manufacturing regions.
• A required internship, similar to the medical profession, will engage you in the process of solving real-world manufacturing systems problems.
• You will work closely with two advisors – an academic advisor, who imparts stateof- the-art knowledge about engineering principles, and an industrial advisor, who provides significant industrial experience and support.

Engineering in Manufacturing Systems dissertation challenges you to utilize your high-level scholarship, engineering expertise, and ingenuity to find a solution to a real-world manufacturing systems issue at your assigned facility. Your advisors will work alongside you to ensure that a challenging blend of advanced technology and creativity forms the foundation of your research. Your solution should be a new manufacturing-related device, process, system, or software that represents an innovation in manufacturing systems engineering.