Industrial Engineering is the application of systems engineering disciplines, methodologies, and technologies to manage any enterprise. Often the enterprise is comprised of a multiple subsystems dedicated to accomplishing a specific task or tasks. The enterprise may be devoted to wealth building such as private industry or satisfying community or societal needs such as government agencies and philanthropic foundations.
Industrial Engineering is generally focused on eliminating waste and costs and providing information and management tools to enterprise managers for decision making. Popular programs associated with modern Industrial Engineering include Computer Aided Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Lean Engineering.
Areas where an industrial engineer may be involved include:
- Work Measurement and Manpower Forecasting
- Ergonomic design
- Facility Planning
- Capacity Planning
- Reliability assessment and design
- Quality Assurance
- Production Control, Scheduling and Forecasting
- Assembly Line Design and Balancing
- Material Handling System design and tracking
- Cost analysis and budgeting
- Operations Research
Industrial Engineers work in a variety of organizations such as manufacturing, healthcare, banking, and government agencies like the Department of Defense and Homeland Security.
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