Introduction of Industrial Engineering

Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili

Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials
Faculty of Materials Engineering
University of Babylon
2015-2016
Lecture 1
Stage: forth
Subject: Introduction Industrial Engineering
Introduction of Industrial Engineering
Overview
While the term originally applied to manufacturing, the use of "industrial" in "industrial engineering" can be somewhat misleading, since it has grown to encompass any methodical or quantitative approach to optimizing how a process, system, or organization operates. Some engineering universities and educational agencies around the world have changed the term "industrial" to broader terms such as "production" or "systems", leading to the typical extensions noted above. In fact, the primary U.S. professional organization for Industrial Engineers, the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) has been considering changing its name to something broader (such as the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers), although the latest vote among membership deemed this unnecessary for the time being.
Concept of Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis and synthesis, as well as the mathematical, physical and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering design to specify, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems or processes. Its underlying concepts overlap considerably with certain business-oriented disciplines such as operations engineering, but the engineering side tends to emphasize extensive mathematical proficiency and usage of quantitative methods.
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Depending on the subspecialties involved, industrial engineering may also be known as, or overlap with, operations processes, manufacturing science, operations research, systems engineering, manufacturing engineering, ergonomics or human factors engineering, safety engineering, or others, depending on the viewpoint or motives of the user. For instance, in health care, the engineers known as health management engineers or health systems engineers are, in essence, industrial engineers by another name.
The Industrial Engineering as a plan, Industrial Engineers plan, design, implement and manage integrated production and service delivery systems that assure performance, reliability, maintainability, schedule adherence and cost control

Importance of Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering is a type of engineering. It is one of the fastest growing areas of engineering. It looks at what makes organizations work best. An industrial engineer tries to find the right combination of human and natural resources, technology, equipment, information and finance to do the work best. Industrial engineering is important to finding the answers to many important problems in manufacturing, distribution of goods and services, health care, utilities, transportation, entertainment, and the environment. Industrial engineers design and change how things are done to increase quality, safety and productivity. Accordingly, the industrial engineering is a very important to the companies according to the following reasons; 1. Industrial engineering has provided a systematic approach to streamline and improve productivity and efficiency in the business. 2. the most distinctive aspect of industrial engineering is the flexibility that it offers. Whether it’s shortening a rollercoaster line, streamlining an operating room, distributing products worldwide, or manufacturing superior automobiles, all share the common goal of saving money and increasing efficiencies.
3. Industrial engineers are the only engineering professionals trained as productivity and quality improvement specialists.
4. Industrial engineers figure out ways to do things better. They engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity. They work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy, and other commodities. Most important of all, IE’s save companies money. This is why more and more companies are hiring industrial engineers and then promoting them into management positions.
5. The industrial does not mean just manufacturing. It encompasses service industries as well. It has long been known that industrial engineers have the technical training to make improvements in a manufacturing setting. Now it is becoming increasingly recognized that these same techniques can be used to evaluate and improve productivity and quality in service industries.
IEs Work in Many Types of Industries
1. Aerospace & Airplanes 2. Aluminum & Steel 3. Banking
4. Ceramics 5. Construction 6. Consulting 7. Electronics Assembly 8. Energy 9. Entertainment 10. Forestry & Logging
11. Insurance 12. Materials Testing 13. Medical Services
14. Military 15. Mining 16. Oil & Gas 17. Plastics & Forming
18. Retail 19. Shipbuilding 20. State & Federal Government
21. Transportation
Some Techniques Utilized by IEs
1. Benchmarking 2. Design of Experiments 3.Employee Involvement 3. Equipment Utilization 5.Flow Diagramming
6. Information & Data Flow 7. Diagramming 8. Interviewing for Information 9. Lean Manufacturing 10. Modeling & Testing 11. Operations Auditing 12. Organizational Analysis 13. Pilot Programs 14. Plant & Equipment Layout 15. Project Engineering 16. Simulation 17. Six Sigma projects
18. Statistical Analysis 19. Strategic Planning 20. Theory of Constraints 21. Time Studies 22. Work Sampling


Diagram of introduction to Industrial Engineering


Production/Manufacturing Control and Management
• Processes
• Work Measurement
• Plant Layout and Material Handling
• Inventory Control
• Scheduling
• CAD/CAM and CNC
• Human Factors/Ergonomics
• Engineering Economy
• Information Systems