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To Ship or Not to Ship: A Case Study in Industrial Ethics

Authors: Jordan, William ; Latcha, Michael A.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: As the quality control supervisor for a steel mill, you are asked to test each coil for stregnth, and verify that it meets the requirement of having a minimum yield strength of 60,000 psi. You must decide which of these coils to sh...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/meen/2/mech02.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 10:23

Specifications for a Conflict

Authors: Latcha, Michael A. ; Jordan, William
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Neal is a metallurgical engineer for Diamond Steel Inc. who negotiating a contract with a consumer appliance company to make the cores for a new design of a basic electronic motor used in appliances manufactured by the company. Whe...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/meen/3/mech03.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 10:36

Hyperbaric & Hypobaric Windows

Authors: Letton, Alan
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Jim Anderson, a materials engineer specializing in polymeric materials, has been asked to evaluate the cost associated with the replacement of hyperbaric and hypobaric windows (or windows used in hyperbaric chambers and submersible...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/meen/7/mech07.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 10:51

Nuclear Plant Heat Exchanger Problems

Authors: Reis, John C ; Wilhelmsen, August R ; Stormer, James D
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Alison Turner is a department manager at a commercial nuclear generating plant. She is also a member of the Plant Nuclear Safety Review Committee (PNSRC). A problem has come up with the heat exchangers, and she has been asked to vot...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/meen/1/mech01.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 10:19

Mount Dioxin

Authors: Reis, John C ; Tsang, Edmund
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case study about the cleanup of an EPA Superfund Site asks students to take the role of the contractor and EPA site manager and to determine how the local community should be protected from exposure to the contaminated soil. In...
Year: 1995
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/mtdioxin.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 10:54

Ethical Issues in the Design of Ultra-Lightweight Vehicles

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This web-based case study presents the major safety and sustainability points in the ethical debate over ultra-lightweight vehicles and then asks the reader to consider a series of thought-provoking questions for both topics....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/ULV.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-20 09:44

Why Won't They Read?

Authors: Harris, Charles E. ; Pritchard, Michael S. ; Rabins, Michael J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Sid Fisher, the manager for mechanical engineering research at a company is worried about the wasted efforts and money from unproductive research. In at least two recent instances, inadequate research by engineers working on a proje...
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.bsyse.wsu.edu/pitts/be120/Handouts/cases/case53.htm

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-02-24 16:25

Pulverizer

Authors: Rabins, Michael J. ; Pritchard, Michael S. ; Harris, Charles E.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Fred is a mechanical engineer who works for Super Mulcher Corporation. This company is currently debating hwo to reduce the legal liability of one of their products, the Model 1 Pulverizer which grinds yard waste into small particle...
Year: 2000
URL: http://wadsworth.com/philosophy_d/templates/student_resources/0534605796_harris/cases/Cases/case47.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-02-22 15:05

How Far Should the Design Go?

Authors: Letton, Alan ; Yannitell, Daniel ; Layton, Jeff ; Latcha, Michael A. ; Wilhelmsen, August R
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: On May 5, 1989 Mr. Bill Brands, owner and CEO for Acme Industries, an asphalt manufacturer, was involved in an industrial accident, resulting in the loss of a worker's life. During routine plant maintenance, Mr. Brands decided to re...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/meen/5/mech05.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 10:46

B.F. Goodrich Air Force A7D Brake Problem Case

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An overview of the historical B. F. Goodrich Air Force A7D Brake Problem. In this case, the B.F. Goodrich Wheel and Brake plant received a contract to supply wheels and brakes for the new Air Force light attack aircraft. Following a...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/4572.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-20 09:44

Light Duty Step Ladder: Which Way Should You Lean?

Authors: Yannitell, D. Y.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: As a newly licensed engineering with a company who manufactures consumer products, you are asked to evaluate the design of a light-duty step ladder. The relevant government standards you find seems to be not comprehensive Enough. D...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/meen/4/mech04.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 10:42