Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

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Contents 1. Industrial Engineering 2 1.1 Important pillars of industrial engineering: 2 2. Operations Research 3 3. Relation of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 3 1. Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of men, materials and equipment; drawing upon specialized knowledge and skill in mathematical, physical, and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design, to specify, predict and evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems. Two major functions of industrial engineering department are analysis and improvement of methods and the measurement and reduction of costs. What makes industrial engineering such a broad field is that its goal is to optimize processes and systems by finding ways to save time, money, energy, and materials across a range of industries. It is often said that the goal of industrial engineering is to take what other engineers have done and make it better. Industrial engineers can be found in almost every industry: manufacturing, logistics, entertainment, hospitality, service, healthcare, energy, and aerospace, to name a few. Within each of these industries, industrial engineers may find themselves working on a variety of projects. 1.1 Important pillars of industrial engineering: * Mathematics * Economics * Management Sciences * Time Motion Studies * Statistics * Operations Research * Supply Chain Management * Ergonomics & Human Factors Engineering * Quality Engineering * Mechanics * Facilities and Layout Designing * Computer Applications in design and manufacturing * Production Planning and Control 2. Operations Research Operations research, or operational research in British usage, is a discipline that deals
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