TTM - Textile Technology Mgmt


TTM 501Textile Enterprise IntegrationUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Background in textile manufacturing.
Discussion of philosophy, strategy and technology of enterprise integration for textile manufacturing. Survey of enabling technologies such as computer-aided design; computer-aided manufacturing; material handling systems; information systems for control, supervision and planning; and internet resources.


TTM 502Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems for Textile ManufacturingUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Odd Years
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, background in textile manufacturing
Design and development of supervisor control and data acquisition systems (SCADA) for textile manufacturing. Projects to develop demonstration and actual systems. Automation of a work cell for textile equipment to development of plant supervisory systems. Latest high-level application development environments.


TTM 510Apparel Technology ManagementUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status
Role of the apparel complex in manufacturing and supplying products on demand to meet the quality and performance of the global customer. The critical juxtaposition of the textile supply together with retail demand studied to understand constraintson manufacturing capacities and elasticities.


TTM 515Apparel ProductionUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Concepts and practices for the production of apparel items, beginning with development of basic fit blocks and extending through the reation of stylized garments using pattern engineering techniques, supported by computerized pattern development.


TTM 517Advanced Computer-Aided-Design for FashionUNITS: 3
Exploration of industry design software for apparel and other sewn products. U4ia visual design software, 3D to 2D pattern generation software, Gerber Accumark or Lectra pattern design programs, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and other programs used by the industry to create, market and/or visualize products will be taught. Peripheral equipment essential to the design and visualization process will be included.


TTM (TT) 530Textile Quality and Process ControlUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: TT 420, Corequisite: ST 511 or ST 515
Quality control and improvement methods for textile processes and products including quality systems, statistical control chart procedures, process capabilities, acceptance sampling plans, textiles process and product designs, on-line and off-line control systems and specific quality factors governing textile products and processes and their variabilities.


TTM 531Total Quality Management In TextilesUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: TT 331 or TAM 380 or TE 404
Management and quality engineering concepts, strategies, practices and operating tools required to initiate and sustain a Total Quality Management program which can succeed in modern textile environments.


TTM (TE) (TT) 533Lean Six Sigma QualityUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring
Prequisite: ST 361 and ST 371, or equivalent
Systematic approach (Lean Six Sigma philosophy) for improving products and processes. Defining the improvement opportunity, measurement system analysis, data collection, statistical analysis, design of experiment (DOE) methods, and statistical process control (SPC) methods. Application of Lean Six sigma methods to improve product or process.


TTM (TT) 535Research Methods and ManagementUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: ST 361, Graduate standing
Basic principles and methods of academic and industrial research, research ethics, search of knowledge bases, research hypothesis, scientific paradigm, theory development, optimal research design and execution of scientific experiments, regression methods, survey design, use of variance components for samping scheme, model building and validation, principles of industrial R&D, project design and management, intellectual property rights, and maximization of research output.


TTM 561Strategic Technology Management in the Textile ComplexUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status
Management approaches and strategies for forecasting, planning, creating, and implementing technology changes in textile industry complex undergoing rapid market place and global competitive changes.


TTM 573Management of Textile Product DevelopmentUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
The course focuses on an integrated approach to new product design, development and marketing of textile products. This integrated approach includes a) innovation strategy and opportunity identification, b) the design process for textile products, c) market launch, and d) managing innovation. The course include diverse textile end-uses, including apparel, home textiles, transportation textiles, and medical textiles. Trends in textile product development are reviewed. The dynamics of business analysis and strategy, design prototypes, and product analysis and recommendation are analyzed.


TTM 581Global Textile and Apparel Business DynamicsUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status
An overview of the economic, competitive, tchnological and market dynamics of the international textile and apparel industries. Trends in demand, output and trade are reviewed. The dynamic forces shaping and transforming the industry internationally are analyzed. Patterns of change at the global, regional, national and company level are explained and the outlook for the industries is considered.


TTM 582Global Textile Brand Management and MarketingUNITS: 3
The course provides an understanding of the global textile brand management and marketing environments, global markets, and marketing programs and organizations. Specific topics include a) the economic, social, political/legal, and cultural environments; b) global textile market opportunities and challenges; c) global textile and apparel marketing strategies, and d) creation and management of global textile and apparel marketing programs. Credit will not be allowed for both TAM 482 and TAM 582. Graduate standing.


TTM 583Strategic Planning for Textile FirmsUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only, Offered Alternate Odd Years
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Elements of competitive strategy and planning methods within the textile complex with emphasis on the concepts of strategy in a mature industry, defining busiess in a global industry, resource allocation through strategic planning methods and implementing strategy in a single business and multi-business firms.


TTM (BUS) 585Market Research In TextilesUNITS: 3
Prerequisite: TAM (EC) 482
A study and analysis of quantitative methods employed in market research in the textile industry. Function of market research and its proper orientation to management and decision making.


TTM 588Global Perspectives in Textiles Supply Chain ManagementUNITS: 3
Study and analysis of global textile supply chains. Field trips to textile related companies and organizations are required. Students will conduct a research project on global supply chain issues. Course taught off campus for non US global perspectives. Students may not take this course more than once for the same global perspective.


TTM 591Special Studies in Textile Technology ManagementUNITS: 1-4 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status
Special Studies in Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management to fulfill needs not covered by current offerings. Student and faculty required to submit topics to be covered to director of graduate programs within first week of semester.


TTM 601SeminarUNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Discussion of scientific articles of interest to the textile industry; review and discussion of student papers and research problems.


TTM 630Independent Study in Textile Technology ManagementUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Problems of specific interest in textile and apparel technology. Preparation of report, in a format suitable for publication required. One-page outline signed by advisor must be submitted within first week of semester.


TTM 632Special Studies in Textile Product DevelopmentUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status
Preq: Graduate standing or PBS student. This course is an Independent Study in Textile Product Development to fulfill needs not covered by current course offerings. Student and faculty are required to submit the topic to be covered to the graduate administrator within the first week of the semester. Either a paper or a presentation of a body of work will be the outcome of this effort.


TTM 676Special Projects in Textile and Apparel ManagementUNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status
Advanced studies on current problems of the industry, independent investigations, seminars, and technical presentations, both oral and written.


TTM 685Master's Supervised TeachingUNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment.


TTM 688Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time RegistrationUNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain half-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc.


TTM 689Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time RegistrationUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain full-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. Students may register for this course a maximum of one semester.


TTM 690Master's ExaminationUNITS: 1-6 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
For students in non thesis master's programs who have completed all other requirements of the degree except preparing for and taking the final master's exam.


TTM 693Master's Supervised ResearchUNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty.


TTM 695Master's Thesis ResearchUNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
Thesis research.


TTM 696Summer Thesis ResearchUNITS: 1 - Offered in Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research.


TTM 699Master's Thesis PreparationUNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full-time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their thesis.


TTM (FPS) 730Measurement and Evaluation of Textile PropertiesUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only, Offered Alternate Even Years
Prerequisite: ST 511 or ST 515
Principles of objective and subjective measurements, analysis, evaluation, and standardization of textile properties including uniformity of fibrous materials, strength of yearns and fabrics, statistical size effect, Martindale's theory, hand/comfort/fit, fiber selection and measusrements, optimal design of sampling and testing methods based on variance components, design of interlaboratory tests, and development of test standards.


TTM 761Supply Chain Management and Information TechnologyUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Graduate Students Only
Working knowledge of management concepts and information technologies to design and manage supply chain operations in textile complex. Deals with markets and operations distributed geographically and institutionally.


TTM 786Advanced Textile Labor Management SeminarUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring
Prerequisite: TAM 487
Advanced labor management problems in the textile industry, with particular emphasis directed toward application of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.


TTM 791Advanced Special Studies in Textile Technology ManagementUNITS: 1-4 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral Student
Advanced Special Studies in Textile Technology Management to fulfill needs not covered by current offerings. Students and faculty are required to submit topics to be covered to the graduate administrator before the start of semester.


TTM 801SeminarUNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer


TTM 830Independent StudyUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer


TTM 876Special Project TTMUNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer


TTM 885Doctoral Supervised TeachingUNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment.


TTM 890Doctoral Preliminary ExaminationUNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
For students who are preparing for and taking written and/or oral preliminary exams.


TTM 893Doctoral Supervised ResearchUNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty.


TTM 895Doctoral Dissertation ResearchUNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Dissertation research.


TTM 896Summer Dissertation ResearchUNITS: 1 - Offered in Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research.


TTM 899Doctoral Dissertation PreparationUNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
For students who have completed all credit hour, full-time enrollment, preliminary examination, and residency requirements for the doctoral degree and are writing and defending their dissertations.