Industrial engineers determine the most effective ways for an organization to use the basic factors of production people, machines, materials, information and energy to make or process a product. Industrial engineers plan, design, implement and manage integrated production and service delivery systems that assure performance, reliability, maintainability, schedule adherence, and cost control. Industrial engineering, perhaps more than may other engineering discipline, is involved with the human and organizational aspects of developing the desired system. Traditionally, industrial engineering have been involved in facilities and plant design, plant management, quality control, human factors engineering, and production engineering. |