Introduction

Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineering is a discipline that focuses on designing, implementing, and improving integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment, and energy. Based on expertise in mathematical, natural, and social sciences, as well as engineering analysis and design principles, this field aims to evaluate and optimize the performance of integrated systems (American Institute of Industrial Engineers).

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Industrial engineers are responsible for designing, creating, implementing, improving, and managing systems comprising people, materials, and equipment in both production and service sectors. The tasks include:

• Mathematical Foundation:Industrial engineers acquire the mathematical knowledge required to design, plan, and control various systems through courses such as probability theory, engineering statistics, linear algebra, operations research, queue theory, and simulation principles.
• Economic and Financial Analysis: Courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, accounting, industrial costing, project economic evaluation, feasibility studies, financial management, and marketing equip industrial engineers to make sound financial and economic decisions.
• Production Techniques: Subjects such as industrial drafting, materials science, production methods, industrial automation, and mechanical assembly familiarize students with diverse production techniques.
• Systems Planning and Analysis: Courses on systems analysis, decision analysis, and management information systems design teach students how to analyze and plan systems effectively.
• Facility and Process Design: By learning principles of work-study, time study, human factors engineering, feasibility studies, and factory design, students gain skills to design and plan factories from scratch.
• Quality and Productivity Management: Through knowledge of statistical quality control and productivity management, students learn methods to manage and improve product quality.
• Operational Planning: Students are taught production planning, inventory management, project planning and control, transportation planning, and maintenance planning.

Skills and Competencies:
Industrial engineering graduates gain structured problem-solving skills to address production issues, plan to procure raw and semi-finished materials at optimal costs and quality, and effectively utilize space, machinery, equipment, workforce, and time. They are adept at planning production based on demand, resources, costs, and timelines, controlling product quality, improving production efficiency, and reducing production costs.

Graduates acquire skills applicable across various industries and businesses, enabling them to excel in engineering and commercial environments. The diverse curriculum transforms industrial engineers into practical tools for achieving organizational goals. Graduates can work in industrial and manufacturing units, service organizations such as planning companies, banks, insurance firms, government offices, and even hospitals.

Proposed 8-Semester Undergraduate Curriculum for Industrial Engineering:
The undergraduate program is designed over eight semesters, covering a balanced mix of theoretical and practical courses to prepare students for diverse career opportunities in industrial engineering.