1. EAS590: Case Studies in Engineering Management Dr. Robert E. Barnes March 19 th, Spring 2008

2. Supply Chain Management and Supplier Quality Control Ankush Kaul, Praxair - presenter

3. Case #4 – Org Chart Stop #4 in “our walk around a company” President, CEO Executive VP, COO VP Finance, CFO VP Marketing VP Production Manufacturing, CMO VP Engineering Chief Information Officer, CIO VP R & D VP Human Resources

4. Functions of Engineering Management – as applied to Case 4 Organizing StaffingDirecting (Motivating & Communicating) Controlling (Measuring & Correcting) Planning DiPietro, 1986, in Handbook of Engineering Management Bennett, 1996, in The Management of Engineering

5. Case 4 has two parts - Part 1 A– Supply Chain Management Part 1 A– Supply Chain Management Part 1 B – Supplier Quality Control Part 1 B – Supplier Quality Control Part 2 - Presenter Part 2 - Presenter

6. Tonight’s presenter Ankush Kaul Academic - UB Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Management – June 2006 UB Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Management – June 2006 A graduate of this course A graduate of this course Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Mumbai, India – June 2003 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Mumbai, India – June 2003

7. Ankush Kaul - Continued Work Experience Praxair – August 2005 – present; Full-time professional since 2/06 Praxair – August 2005 – present; Full-time professional since 2/06 Cost and Quality Engineer, US Engineering and Construction TeamCost and Quality Engineer, US Engineering and Construction Team Quality Engineer, Global Quality Management GroupQuality Engineer, Global Quality Management Group Co-opCo-op InternIntern Six Sigma – Black Belt Trained and project Leader Certified Six Sigma – Black Belt Trained and project Leader Certified

8. Ankush – thank you for coming tonight and sharing these timely topics with us.