The demand for competent engineering graduates from Nigerian Universities is high and the solutio... more The demand for competent engineering graduates from Nigerian Universities is high and the solution to a large extent depends on the effectiveness of their curriculum. This paper therefore proposes a functional engineering curriculum which is anchored on the key interacting elements of a curriculum. These elements include: what to learn, how to teach it, the means of instruction, the feedback on what has been learnt, the implementers and the learners. In the paper, areas that need review were pointed out and possible suggestions were made. To make it more realistic and implementable, a schematic diagram representing the sequential and practical steps to follow in accomplishing this proposal was formulated. Applying insight from this paper will surely enhance the quality of Nigerian engineering graduates and can possibly trigger off a review of engineering curriculum to suite the present realities in the country.
The behaviour of prioritized backorders has been under-exposed in the literature as researchers r... more The behaviour of prioritized backorders has been under-exposed in the literature as researchers rarely go beyond finding the proportions of backorders so as to enable the calculation of fill rate. Therefore, this paper used a high and low priority rationing spare parts inventory simulation model for slow moving parts using (S,S-1) policy to characterize the backorders. From the model, the results of the average number, mean response time and maximum queue length of backorders for four sensitive parameters (base stock level, critical stock level, high priority arrival rate and low priority arrival rate), were analysed. The results and analysis from this study will help in taking informed decision with regards to possible adjustment of inventory system so that huge backorder and consequently huge amount of money will not be tied down in inventory.
The demand for competent engineering graduates from Nigerian Universities is high and the solutio... more The demand for competent engineering graduates from Nigerian Universities is high and the solution to a large extent depends on the effectiveness of their curriculum. This paper therefore proposes a functional engineering curriculum which is anchored on the key interacting elements of a curriculum. These elements include: what to learn, how to teach it, the means of instruction, the feedback on what has been learnt, the implementers and the learners. In the paper, areas that need review were pointed out and possible suggestions were made. To make it more realistic and implementable, a schematic diagram representing the sequential and practical steps to follow in accomplishing this proposal was formulated. Applying insight from this paper will surely enhance the quality of Nigerian engineering graduates and can possibly trigger off a review of engineering curriculum to suite the present realities in the country.
The behaviour of prioritized backorders has been under-exposed in the literature as researchers r... more The behaviour of prioritized backorders has been under-exposed in the literature as researchers rarely go beyond finding the proportions of backorders so as to enable the calculation of fill rate. Therefore, this paper used a high and low priority rationing spare parts inventory simulation model for slow moving parts using (S,S-1) policy to characterize the backorders. From the model, the results of the average number, mean response time and maximum queue length of backorders for four sensitive parameters (base stock level, critical stock level, high priority arrival rate and low priority arrival rate), were analysed. The results and analysis from this study will help in taking informed decision with regards to possible adjustment of inventory system so that huge backorder and consequently huge amount of money will not be tied down in inventory.
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