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Textbooks for courses in Spring 2020 semester

(Dec 18, 2019) Attention to students in ISE 4204 PPIC: "The Goal" (required textbook) required reading will begin the first day of class.

CourseTextbookNote
ISE 2004
Intro to ISE
Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering (2014); Pearson Custom Library; ISBN 978-1269773577
Textbook is "Required."
ISE 2014
Eng. Economy
1. Engineering Economy (17th Ed., 2018) by Sullivan, Wicks, Koelling; Pearson; ISBN 978-01348700692.
2. 
MyLab Engineering (online access) (2014) by Sullivan, Wicks, Koeling; Pearson; ISBN 978-0133455342
Textbook is "Recommended," MyLab Engineering is "Required."
ISE 2034
Data Mgmt for ISEs
No Textbook in this courseNo Textbook
ISE 2214
Manuf Proc Lab
No textbook - Lab Manual will be available on CanvasNo textbook
ISE 2404
DOR I
Introduction to Mathematical Programming: Operations Research (2002) by Winston and Venkataramanan; Cengage Learning; ISBN 978-1305283121
Textbook is "Required."
ISE 3004
Ind Cost Control
Introduction to Management Accounting (16th Ed., 2014) by Horngren, Sundem, Schatzberg, and Burgstahler; Pearson; ISBN 978-0133423839 (eText)
Textbook is "Required."
ISE 3424
Discrete-Event Sim
1. Simio and Simulation: Modeling, Analysis, Applications (4th Ed., 2017) by Jeffrey S. Smith, David T. Sturrock and W. David Kelton; Simio; ISBN 978-154-2933117
2. Simulation Modeling with SIMIO: A Workbook (4th Ed/. 2015) by Jeffrey A. Joines and Stephen Roberts; Simio; ISBN 978-1-51-9142207
Both books are "Recommended"
ISE 3614
Intro to HF
1. Designing for people: An introduction to human factors engineering (3rd Ed., 2017) by Lee, Wickens, Liu, Boyle; CreateSpace; ISBN 978-1539808008.
2. The design of everyday things (Revised and expanded edition, 2013) by Norman; Basic Books; ISBN 978-0465050659.
Both textbooks are "Required."
ISE 3424
Industrial Ergonomics
1. Occupational Ergonomics, Theory and Application (2nd Ed., 2002) by Bhattacharya, A., and McGlothling, J.D.; CRC Press; ISBN 978-1439819340
2. Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics (4th Ed., 2017) by Robert Bridger; CRC Press; ISBN 978-1498795944
3. Occupational Biomechanics (4th Ed., 2006) by Don B. Chaffin, Gunnar B. J. Andersson, Bernard J. Martin; Wiley-Interscience; ISBN 978-0471723431
4. Human Factors in Engineering and Design (7th+ Ed., 1993 or later) by Mark Sanders & Earnest McCormick; McGraw-Hill Education; ISBN 978-0070549012
5. Niebel's Methods, Standards, & Work Design (13th Ed., 2013) by Andris Freivalds and Benjamin Niebel; McGraw-Hill Education; ISBN 978-0073376363
All 5 books are "Recommended"
CourseTextbookNote
ISE 4004
Theory of Organization
1. The Functions of the Executive (30th Ed., 1971) by Chester I. Barnard; Harvard University Press; ISBN 978-0674328037
2. A Very Short Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership (2nd Ed., 2011) by Brad Jackson and Ken Parry; Sage Publication; ISBN 978-1849207393
3. Project Leadership (2003) by Timothy Kloppenborg, Arthur Shriberg and Jayshree Venkatraman; Management Concepts; ISBN 978-1567261455
All 3 books are "Required"
ISE 4006
Proj Mgmt & Sys design II
No textbook information
No info
ISE 4214
Lean Manuf
1. Toyota Production System: An Integrated Approach to Just In Time (2012) by Mondan; CRC Press; ISBN 978-1439820971
2. LEAN THINKING: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation (2003) by Womack, and Jones; Free Press; ISBN 0-7432-49275
Both textbooks are "Required."
ISE 4264
Industrial Automation
1. Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control (4th Ed., 2017) by John Craig; Pearson; ISBN 978-0133489798
2. Industrial Automation and Robotics: An Introduction (2016) by A. K. Gupta, S. K., Arora; Mercury Learning and Information; ISBN 978-1938549304 
Both books are "Recommended"
ISE 4434
Supply Chain Engineering
Designing and Managing the Supply Chain (3rd Ed., 2007) by David Simchi-Levi; McGraw-Hill Education; ISBN 978-0073341521Textbook is "Required"
ISE 4624
Work Physiology
No Textbook in this courseNo Textbook
ISE 4654
Principles of Industrial Hygiene
Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (6th Ed., 2012) by Plog and Quinlan; National Safety Council; ISBN 978-0879123123
Textbook is "Required."
ISE 4984
Additive Biomanufacturing
No textbook informationNo info
ISE 4984
HF in Transportation
No textbookNo textbook
STAT 4105
Theoretical Stat
Probability (2017) by Leemis; Published by Lawrence Leemis (available via Amazon.com); ISBN 978-0982917473Textbook is "Required"
CourseTextbookNote
ISE 5016
Mgmt Change, Innov & Prf II
No Textbook in this courseNo Textbook
ISE 5044
Prod System Design
1. Factory Physics (2011) by Hopp and Spearman; Waveland; ISBN 978-1577667391
2. The Goal (2014) by Goldratt; North River Press; ISBN 978-0884271956
Book 1 is "Required," Book 2 is "Recoomended"
ISE 5114
Case Studies in IE
1. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't (2001) by Collins; HarperCollins; ISBN 978-0066620992
2. Beyond Reengineering: How the Process-Centered Organization is Changing our Work and our World (1997) by Hammer; Harper Business; ISBN 978-0887308802
3. Seeing What’s Next (2004) by Christensen; Harper Business; ISBN 978-1591391852
4. Enterprise Transformation: Understanding and Enabling Fundamental Change (2006) by Rouse; Wiley-Interscience; ISBN 978-0471736813 
All 4 textbooks are "Required."
ISE 5134
Mgmt Info Systems
Business Driven Technology (2020, 8th Ed) by Balzan; McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-1260425246.
Textbook is "Required."
ISE 5174
Eng Prog and Proj Mgmt
1. The Complete Software Project Manager (2016) by Murray; Wiley; ISBN 978-1119161837
2. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge & Agile Practice Guide (2017, 6th Ed.) by Project Management Institute; Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute; ISBN 978-1628253825
Both textbooks are "Required."
ISE 5406
Optimization II
1. Nonlinear Programming: Theory and Algorithms (2006) by Bazaraa, Sherali, Shetty; Wiley; ISBN 978-0471486008
2. Numerical Optimization (2006) by Nocedal and Wright; Springer; ISBN 978-0387303031
Both e-books can be downloaded with VT account login; Book 1 is "Required" and Book 2 is "Optional"
ISE 5414
Random Processes
1. Stochastic Processes (2nd Ed., 1995) by Sheldon Ross; Wiley; ISBN 978-0471120629
2. An Introduction to Stochastic Modeling (4th Ed., 2010) by Mark Pinsky, Samuel Karlin; Elsevier; ISBN 978-0123814166
3. Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems (3rd Ed., 2016) by Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni; CRC Press; ISBN 978-1498756617
4. Introduction to Probability Models (12th Ed., 2019) by Sheldon Ross; Elsevier; ISBN 978-0128143469
5. Essentials of Stochastic Processes (2nd Ed., 2012) by Richard Durrett; Springer; ISBN 978-1461436140
6. Adventures in Stochastic Processes (2002) by Resnick, Sidney I.; Springer; ISBN 978-1461203872
Book 1 is "Required," Books 2 to 5 are "Recommended"
ISE 5454
Prod Plan & Control
No textbookNo textbook
ISE 5615
HF Research  Design
Applied Linear Statistical Models (2004, 5th ed.) by Kutner,‎ Nachtsheim,‎ Neter and Li; McGraw-Hill/Irwin; ISBN 978-0073108742
Textbook is "Required"
ISE 5714
Usability Engineering
The UX Book: Agile UX Design for a quality user experience (2nd Ed., 2018) by Rex Hartson, Pardha Pyla; Elsevier; ISBN 978-0128053423Textbook is "Required"
ISE 5984
Healthcare Systems Engineering
Delivering Health Care in America: A systems approach (7th Ed., 2017) by Leiyu Shi and Douglas A. Singh; Jones & Bartlett Learning; ISBN 978-1284124491Textbook is "Required"
ISE 5984HF in Transportation
No TextbookNo Textbook
ISE 5984
Psychosocial HF
Psychometrics: An Introduction (3rd Ed., 2017) by R. Michael Furr; SAGE Publications; ISBN 978-1506339863Textbook is "Required"
CourseTextbookNote
ENGR 5104
Applied Systems Engineering
Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World (2000) by John D. Sterman; Irwin McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-0072389159Textbook is "Required"
ENGR 5204
Systems Eng Projects
1. Systems Engineering and Analysis (4th Ed., 2006) by Blanchard and Fabrycky; Prentice Hall; ISBN 978-0131869776
2. Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World (2000) by John D. Sterman; Irwin McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-0072389159
3. Applied Space Systems Engineering (2nd Ed., 2018) by Larson, Kirkpatrick, Sellers, Thomas and Verma; Space Technology Series; ISBN 978-0990429999
All 3 books are "Recommended"
ISE 6414
Integer Programming
Integer Programming (2014) by Giacomo Zambelli, Gérard Cornuéjols, and Michele Conforti; Springer; ISBN 978-3319110080Go to class first before buying this textbook
ISE 6434
Scheduling and Sequence Theory
1. Scheduling: Theory, Algorithms and Systems (5th Ed., 2016) by Pinedo, M.; Springer; ISBN 978-3319265780
2. Principles of Sequencing and Scheduling (2009) by Baker, K. R. and Trietsch, D.; John Wiley and Sons; ISBN 978-0470391655
Book 1 is "Required"; Book 2 is "Recommended"
ISE 6464
Queueing Networks
1. Fundamentals of Queueing Networks: Performance, Asymptotics, and Optimization (2001) by Hong Chen, David Yao; Springer; ISBN 978-1475753011
2. Queueing Systems Vol I: Theory (1975) by Leonard Kleinrock; Wiley Interscience; ISBN 978-0471491101
3. Queueing Systems Vol II: Computer Application (1976) by Leonard Kleinrock; Wiley Interscience; ISBN 978-0471491118
4. Fundamentals of Queueing Theory (5th Ed., 2018) by Donald Gross, John F. Shortle, James M. Thompson, Carl M. Harris; Wiley Interscience; ISBN 978-1118943526
5. Stochastic Modeling and the Theory of Queues (1989) by Ronald Wolff; Prentice Hall; ISBN 978-0138466923
Book 1 is "Recommended"; Books 2 to 5 are "Optional."
ISE 6624
Adv Topics in Human Factors
No textbooksNo textbooks
ISE 6984
Logistics
No textbooksNo textbooks
ISE 6984
Cognitive Wrk & Task Analytics
Cognitive Work Analysis: Toward Safe, Productive, and Healthy Computer-Based Work (1999) by Kim J. Vicente; Lawrence Erlbaum; Taylor & Francis; ISBN 978-0805823974Textbook is "Required"