Industrial Engineering

Kent Rodrguez

What Industrial
Engineers do?
Industrial

engineers determine
the most effective ways to use
the basic factors of production,
people,
machines,
materials,
information, and energy to make
a product or provide a service.

IEs make processes

better in the following
ways
More efficient and more profitable business

practices.

Better customer service and product quality.

Increased ability to do more with less.

Making work safer, faster, easier, and more

rewarding.

Helping companies produce more products

quickly.

Making the world safer through better designed

products.

Typical focus areas

include:
Supply Chain Management.

Program Management.

Manufacturing, Production and

Distribution.

Quality Measurement and Improvement.

Ergonomics/Human Factors.

Technology Development and Transfer.

Financial Engineering.

Supply Chain Management

Manage Supplier relationships.

Performance Indices to management.

Audit Suppliers and ensure supplier processes and

procedures are being followed.

Work with Outsource Manufacturers to ensure

product quality, delivery and cost, is maintained

Project Management

Develop the detailed work breakdown structure

of complex activities and form them into an
integrated plan.

Provide time based schedules and resource

allocations
for
complex
plans
or
implementations.

Perform risk analysis of various project options.

Manufacturing, Production
and Distribution

Participate
in
design
reviews
manufacturability of the product.

to

ensure

Create documentation and work instructions for

production and distribution.

Manage
resources
and
maintain
schedule
requirements to meet required production and
distribution schedules.

Quality Measurement and

Improvement

Resolve quality-related issues in all aspects of the

business.

Work with design and production teams and outsource

manufacturers to ensure product quality is maintained
during the design and production phases.

Ergonomics/Human
Factors

Ensure Human Factors Engineering is utilized in New

Product Design

Ensure Human Factors Engineering disciplines are

utilized in production setup and configuration.

Minimize causes of employee injury and discomfort.

Technology Development
and Transfer

Identify basic business problems requiring analysis.

Determine if technology or process based solution best.

Characterize problem, identify prospective

providers/bidders and submit requests for proposals.

Financial Engineering

Determine production costs using specific cost based

methodology.

Develop budgets, forecasts for operating cost centers.

Employers of Industrial
Engineers

Industries including:
Manufacturing,

aerospace, transportation, construction,

communications, electrical and electronics machinery.

Retail companies.

Consulting companies.

Banks and financial institutions.

Hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Education and public service agencies.

Utility companies.

Not-for-profit organizations.

Small businesses and start-ups (entrepreneurship).

State and federal government including armed forces.

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