1 Introduction To Industrial Engeneering

Introduction To Industrial

Engineering
science and the shift from empirical toward more quantitative analytical methods was not, of course, peculiar to industrial engineering; however, it waslikely that these changes were more drastic in the field of industrial engineering. This was because when industrial engineering emerged from the World War Il period, it was probably the leastquantitative oriented in the engineering field.

"Industrial engineering is concerned with the design, improvement installation of integrated systems of people, materials, eyuipment and energy. Itdraws uponspecialized knowledge and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design to .specify, predict and eualuatc the results to be obtained from such systems. " -American Institute of Industrial Engineers To be more specific, the function of an industrial engineer is to integrate people, machines, materials and information to facilitate an effective operationand to maximize productivity . Therefore, system management becomes one of the key functions of an industrial engineer .

So what is the difference between industrial engineering and otherengineering disciplines'' Industrial engineering is the interfacing of people with machines . The design of a total system must include the behavioral characteristics, stress-strain relationships, loadcarrying energy characteristics, and motivational responses of the people who are vital links in a system . in addition to the physical elements of the machines . Therefore, the uniqueness of industrialengineering is the explicit reference to people and social sciences in addition to natural sciences . Not only design, installation, evaluation and redesign of machine systems are the major concerns ofindustrial engineering, but also the human factors in the system .

It is also apparent that the scope of industrial engineering has been changing . The traditional concern was the small systems...