The Story of Industrial Engineering

The Rise from Shop-Floor Management to Modern Digital Engineering

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Industrial Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial
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Author: Adedeji B. Badiru ISBN: 9780429867835
Publisher: CRC Press Publication: November 9, 2018
Imprint: CRC Press Language: English
Author: Adedeji B. Badiru
ISBN: 9780429867835
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication: November 9, 2018
Imprint: CRC Press
Language: English

Industrial engineering is the profession dedicated to making collective systems function better with less waste, better quality, and fewer resources, to serve the needs of society more efficiently and more effectively. This book uses a story-telling approach to advocate and elaborate the fundamental principles of industrial engineering in a simple, interesting, and engaging format. It will stimulate interest in industrial engineering by exploring how the tools and techniques of the discipline can be relevant to a broad spectrum of applications in business, industry, engineering, education, government, and the military.

Features

  • Covers the origin of industrial engineering
  • Discusses the early pioneers and profiles the evolution of the profession
  • Presents offshoot branches of industrial engineering
  • Illustrates specific areas of performance measurement and human factors
  • Links industrial engineering to the emergence of digital engineering
  • Uses the author’s personal experience to illustrate his advocacy and interest in the profession
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Industrial engineering is the profession dedicated to making collective systems function better with less waste, better quality, and fewer resources, to serve the needs of society more efficiently and more effectively. This book uses a story-telling approach to advocate and elaborate the fundamental principles of industrial engineering in a simple, interesting, and engaging format. It will stimulate interest in industrial engineering by exploring how the tools and techniques of the discipline can be relevant to a broad spectrum of applications in business, industry, engineering, education, government, and the military.

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