INTRODUCTION TO

INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING
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INTRODUCTION
Industrial Engineers figure out how to do things better. They
make signifant contributions to employers by saving money
while making workplace better for fellow workers. Industrial
Engineering is the branch of Engineering most closely related
to human resources in that we apply social skills to work with
all types of employees, from engineers to salespeople to top
management. One of the main focuses of an Industrial
Engineer is to improve the working environments of people -
not to change the worker, but to change the workplace.

 We work to make others work better.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To better understand what is Industrial
Engineering.
To know the role of Industrial
Engineering in society
To gain different aspects/knowledge
in Industrial Engineering
TERMINOLOGY
ENGINEERING – The application of scientific and mathematical
principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and
operation of efficient and economical structures, machines,
processes, and systems.

INDUSTRY :
1. (ECONOMICS) organized economic activity concerned with
manufacture, extraction and processing of raw materials, or
construction.
2. (BUSINESS/COMMERCE) a branch of commercial enterprise
concerned with the output of a specificied product service.
 HISTORY
• Book: The Economy of Machinery and Manufacturers in 1832.
Charles W. Babbage, a • Developing the learning curve, the division of task and how learning
mathematics professor is affected, and the effect of learning on the generation of waste.

Henry R. Towne and • Developing wage incentive plans to the ASME (American Society of
Mechanical Engineers) increase the productivity of workers without
Frederick A. Halsey • negatively affecting the cost of production.

Frederick Winslow
• The best known of the pioneers in industrial engineering. He was done
potential improvements to be gained through analyzing the work content
Taylor (minimum amount of work required to accomplish the task) of a job and
designing the job for maximum efficiency.
 HISTORY
Frank Bunker Gilbreth • Worked on understanding fatigue,
and his wife Dr. Lillian skill development, motion
M. Gilbreth studies, as well as time studies

Henry L.
• Developing cost, selection of workers,
training, good incentive plans, and
Gantt scheduling of work. He is the originator
of the Gantt chart.
IE AND OTHERS
DEFINITION OF
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Industrial Engineering (IE) is concerned with the design,
improvement and installation of integrated systems of
people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It
draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the
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. (Based on Institute of Industrial Engineering)
 different features of this definition of industrial engineering:
The design or improvement of a system of people, machines, information, and
money to achieve some goal with efficiency,
quality, and safety.
Certain words are show in bold face in the definition:
Design - Some industrial engineering tasks involve the creation of a new facility, process, or system.
Improvement - Most industrial engineering tasks involve the improvement of an existing facility,
process, or system.
System-Most engineers design physical objects, but most IEs design systems. Systems include physical
components, but also include processes, rules, and people.
People - Among all types of engineers, IEs think the most about people.
Machines - An IE must select the appropriate machines - including computers.
Information - Data can be used for immediate decision making but ca also be analyzed to make
improvements to the system.
Money - An IE must weigh costs and savings now against costs and savings in the future.
Goal - Every designed system exists for some purpose. The IE must think about differnt ways to
accomplish that goal and select the best way.
Efficiency - Whatever the goal of the system, the IE usually seeks to have the system achieve that goal
quickly and with the let use of resources.
Quality - The IE’s organization always has a customer and the organization must deliver goods and
services to the customer with the quality that the customer wants.
Safety - IEs have to
It is about you
As an IE you work on improving the system of the organization for
which you work; as an individual, you work on improving the
system that is you. Many students have read and have
recommended very strongly The Seven Habits of Highly Effective
People, by Stephen Covey. Those seven habits are:
1. Be proactive.
2. Begin withe end in mind.
3. Put first things first.
4. Think win/win.
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
6. Synergize.
7. Sharpen the saw.
ACADEMICS DOMAIN OF IE
ACADEMICS DOMAIN OF IE
DIVERSITY
IE is a diverse (various) discipline concerned with the design,
improvement, installation, and management of integrated systems
of people, materials, and equipment for all kinds of manufacturing
and service operations.
IE is concerned with performance measures and standards,
research of new products and product applications, ways to
improve use of scarce (limited) resources and many other problem
solving adventures.
An Industrial Engineer may be employed in almost any type of
industry, business or institution, from retail establishments to
manufacturing plants to government offices to hospitals.
 EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
Industrial engineers determine the most effective ways for an organization to use the basic factors of
production - people, machines, materials, and energy. They are more concerned with people and
methods of business organization than engineers in other specialties.
To solve organizational, production, and related problems most efficiently, industrial
engineersdesign data processing systems and apply mathematical analysis such as operations
research.
They also develop management control systems to help in financial planning and cost analysis,
design production planning and control systems to coordinate activities and control product quality,
and design or improve systems for the physical distribution of goods and services.
Industrial engineers conduct surveys to find plant locations with the best combination of
rawmaterials, and transportation.
They also develop wage and salary administration systems and job evaluation programs.
 ACTIVITIES OF IE
Install data processing, management information, wage incentive systems.
Develop performance standards, job evaluation, and wage and salary programs.
Research new products and product applications.
Improve productivity through application of technology and human factors.
Select operating processes and methods to do a task with proper tools and
equipment
Design facilities, management systems, operating procedures
Improve planning and allocation of limited resources
Enhance plant environment and quality of people's working life
Evaluate reliability and quality performance
Implement office systems, procedures, and policies
Analyze complex business problems by operations research
Conduct organization studies, plant location surveys, and system effectiveness
studies
Study potential markets for goods and services, raw material sources, labor supply,
energy resources, financing, and taxes.
IMPACT OF OPERATIONS
RESEARCH IN INDUSTRY
The development of IE has been greatly influenced by
the impact of an analysis approach called operations
research.
This approach originated in England and the United
States during 2 nd World War and was aimed at solving
difficult war-related problems through the use of
science, mathematics, behavioral science, probability
theory, and statistics.
This approach is used to determine the optimal
solution from some alternatives.
 IMPACT OF DIGITAL COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY
 Another development that had a significant impact on the IE
profession is the digital computer. Digital computers permit the
rapid and accurate handling of huge quantities of data, so
permitting the IE to design systems for effectively managing and
controlling large, complex operations.
 The digital computer also permits the IE to construct computer
simulation models of manufacturing facilities in order to evaluate
the effectiveness of alternative facility configurations.
Computer simulation is emerging most widely used IE technique.
The development and widespread utilization of personal
computers is having an exciting impact on the practice of
industrial engineering.
EMERGENCE OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES
In the early days of the IE profession, IE practice was
applied almost fully in manufacturing organizations.
After the 2 nd World War there was a growing awareness
that the principles and techniques of IE were also
applicable in non-manufacturing environments.
Thousands of Industrial Engineers are employed by
government organizations to increase efficiency, reduce
paperwork, design computerized management control
systems, implement project management techniques,
monitor the quality and reliability of vendor-supplied
purchases, and for many other functions.
ENGINEERING CODES OF ETHICS

The Canon (standard) of Ethics provided by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET).

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

Engineers support and advance the truth, honor and dignity of the engineering profession by:
 Using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human wellbeing;

 Being honest and neutral, and serving with loyalty to the public, their employers and clients;

 Striving to increase the competence and prestige (status) of the engineering profession;

 Supporting the professional and technical societies of their disciplines.

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)

American Society for Quality Control (ASQC)

American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

Society for Decision Sciences

Society of American Value Engineers

American Association of Cost Engineers

PHILIPPINES: PHIL. INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS (PIIE)

HOW DO INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS BENEFIT SOCIETY AND BUSINESS ? Industrial
engineering provides a systematic approach to streamline and improve
productivity and efficiency. Benefits that can be linked directly to the work of
industrial engineers include:
- Leaner, more efficient, and more profitable business practices while increasing
customer service and quality.
- Improved efficiency.
- Good organization and improving productivity
- Making work safer, faster, easier, and more rewarding.
- Providing a method by which businesses can analyze their processes and try to make
improvements to them. It is focused on optimization
- Reduce cycle time and increase throughput thus helping more people get their product
quicker.
- Assistance in guiding society and business to care more for their workforce while
improving the bottom-line.
- Showing ways to improve the working environment and improve efficiencies
- Making the world safer through better designed and easier to use products.
- Reducing costs associated with new technologies, thus allowing more of the population
to better their lives by being able to afford technological advances.
FIG. 1. DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
FIG. 2. NEW PARADIGMS INFLUENCING FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
WELCOME TO INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING
Being an IE is very satisfying because you can create
an efficient and safe workplace where people are
proud of the high quality products and services they
produce.
IEs improve efficiency, which means that we help
bring prosperity. IEs improve quality, which means
that we help provide good products and services.
And IEs improve safety, which means that we lp
protect people. You should be very proud that you
plan to become an IE makes things better.
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Savory, Paul, "Details and Description of Industrial Engineering" (2005).Industrial and
Management Systems Engineering Faculty Publications.

Salvendy, Gavriel. Handbook of Industrial Engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons.2001.

Turner, Wayne C., et.al. Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Englewood Clifls, N.J.; Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1993

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