Thursday, May 19, 2011

Industrial Engineering


Industrial engineers draw upon the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design, as well as mathematics, physical and social sciences together with the principles and methods of management science to specify, predict and evaluate the results to be obtained from integrated systems of people, equipment, energy, and material. Industrial engineers work to eliminate wastes of time, money, materials, energy and other resources. Industrial engineers have competency to overview all features of manufacturing or service like production planning, quality management, project management, plant layout design and ergonomics. 
Industrial engineering is also known as operations management, management science, systems engineering, or manufacturing engineering; a distinction that seems to depend on the viewpoint or motives of the user. One of the central principles in industrial engineering is the "system" concept. A system is any organization or business process in which people, materials, information, equipment, processes or energy interact in an integrated fashion. This high-level view of business operations enables industrial engineers to manage various industries. Therefore, industrial engineers apply their skills across a diverse set of sectors such as financial, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, logistics, aviation and education.

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