Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Your Bridge to the Future

Your Bridge to the Future

What do IE’s Do?What do IE’s Do?IEs make processes better in the following

ways: More efficient and more profitable business

practices Better customer service and product quality Improved efficiency 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 Reducing costs associated with new

technologies

IEs make processes better in the following ways:

More efficient and more profitable business practices

Better customer service and product quality Improved efficiency 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 Reducing costs associated with new

technologies

Are You An Industrial Engineering At Heart?Are You An Industrial

Engineering At Heart?Are you drawn

towards: People Solving problems System-level analysis Complexity Unstructured

problems Leading diverse

groups

Are you drawn towards:

People Solving problems System-level analysis Complexity Unstructured

problems Leading diverse

groups

Do IE’s Have Impact?Do IE’s Have Impact?

John Dasburg - CEO Northwest Airlines

Michael Eskew - CEO UPS Henry Ford - founder of Ford

Motor Company Joe Forehand - CEO

Accenture Lee Iacocca - former CEO

Chrysler

John Dasburg - CEO Northwest Airlines

Michael Eskew - CEO UPS Henry Ford - founder of Ford

Motor Company Joe Forehand - CEO

Accenture Lee Iacocca - former CEO

Chrysler

More IE’s with ImpactMore IE’s with Impact

Charles O. Holiday - CEO DuPont

Dick Kovacevich - CEO Wells Fargo

Edward Whitacre, Jr., Chairman and CEO of AT&T

Yun Jong Yong - CEO Samsung Electronics

Mike Duke - President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores USA

Charles O. Holiday - CEO DuPont

Dick Kovacevich - CEO Wells Fargo

Edward Whitacre, Jr., Chairman and CEO of AT&T

Yun Jong Yong - CEO Samsung Electronics

Mike Duke - President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores USA

Even More IE’s With Impact

Even More IE’s With Impact

Drew Brees - NFL Quarterback

Charles Armstrong - President of Seattle Mariners

Tom Landry - Former Dallas Cowboys Coach

Maj Gen Robert L. Caslen, Jr, Deputy Director, War on Terrorism

Drew Brees - NFL Quarterback

Charles Armstrong - President of Seattle Mariners

Tom Landry - Former Dallas Cowboys Coach

Maj Gen Robert L. Caslen, Jr, Deputy Director, War on Terrorism

How Come I’ve Never Heard of IE Before?

How Come I’ve Never Heard of IE Before? Sometimes called

systems engineering or operations engineering

First autonomous department established in 1908. ME started in 1817, Civil 1835, Electrical 1882.

Sometimes called systems engineering or operations engineering

First autonomous department established in 1908. ME started in 1817, Civil 1835, Electrical 1882.

How Many IE’s Are There?How Many IE’s Are There?

Aeronatuical6%

Civil16%

Computer5%

Electrical/ electronics

22%

Industrial13%

Mechanical16%

Sales7%

Other15%

Employed Engineers, NSF 2000

There are 276 accredited ME Programs

There are only 110 accreditedIE programs

The World Needs More IE’s!

The World Needs More IE’s!

Currently about 201,000 IE’s Projected growth 14-20% between

2006-2016. The Department of Labor predicts

that by 2016, the US will need: 89,000 new Industrial Engineers (up

from 71,000) in the 2004 study 45,000 Electrical Engineers (3-6%) 114,000 Civil Engineers (14-20%) 58,000 Mechanical Engineers (3-6%)

Supply and Demand is working for IE’s!

Currently about 201,000 IE’s Projected growth 14-20% between

2006-2016. The Department of Labor predicts

that by 2016, the US will need: 89,000 new Industrial Engineers (up

from 71,000) in the 2004 study 45,000 Electrical Engineers (3-6%) 114,000 Civil Engineers (14-20%) 58,000 Mechanical Engineers (3-6%)

Supply and Demand is working for IE’s!

Do IE’s Make Any Money?Do IE’s Make Any Money?

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Who Makes the Big Money?

Who Makes the Big Money?

Level of responsibility Average total annual income

In charge of programs so extensive and complex as to require staff and resources of sizable magnitude

$151,237

Makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have a far-reaching impact

112,173

Makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have an important impact

98,623

Has full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments.

85,531

Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.

73,491

plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation

61,483

Independently evaluates, selects and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria

53,243

What Is Industrial

Engineering?

What Is Industrial

Engineering? Operations Research Manufacturing Systems Engineering Process Engineering Human Factors Quality Control

Operations Research Manufacturing Systems Engineering Process Engineering Human Factors Quality Control

The inside scoopThe inside scoop

Insights from IE’s working in different jobs in different industries.

Insights from IE’s working in different jobs in different industries.

Operations ResearchOperations Research

Involves mathematical analysis and optimization Finding the best

arrangement of routes for an airline or delivery organization

Figuring out how to get all the thousands of supplies to a manufacturing plant or army with the least cost

Involves mathematical analysis and optimization Finding the best

arrangement of routes for an airline or delivery organization

Figuring out how to get all the thousands of supplies to a manufacturing plant or army with the least cost

ManufacturingManufacturing

Industrial Engineers are often in charge of laying out or redesigning manufacturing lines and designing manufacturing processes Where should the next factory

be built? How can an assembly line be

reconfigured to account for the next product model?

Industrial Engineers are often in charge of laying out or redesigning manufacturing lines and designing manufacturing processes Where should the next factory

be built? How can an assembly line be

reconfigured to account for the next product model?

Systems/Process Engineering

Systems/Process Engineering

Industrial Engineers learn how to analyze the flow of information, materials and people through a system to improve performance Analyze how the paperwork

flow for a government program can be improved

Model the flow of people through an emergency room to improve safety and performance.

Industrial Engineers learn how to analyze the flow of information, materials and people through a system to improve performance Analyze how the paperwork

flow for a government program can be improved

Model the flow of people through an emergency room to improve safety and performance.

Human FactorsHuman Factors

Industrial Engineers study how people think, move and respond to input in order to design systems that work well. Ergonomics is the study of

people physical capabilities Human Factors emphasizes

mental capabilities Human-Systems Design is the

study of how people interact with mechanical and computer systems.

Industrial Engineers study how people think, move and respond to input in order to design systems that work well. Ergonomics is the study of

people physical capabilities Human Factors emphasizes

mental capabilities Human-Systems Design is the

study of how people interact with mechanical and computer systems.

Quality ControlQuality Control

Industrial Engineers know how to use statistical sampling to analyze the quality of a product Many companies employee

IE’s to measure and track their final products

The trend is to improve quality by improving the design and manufacturing process, rather than fixing problems at the end.

Industrial Engineers know how to use statistical sampling to analyze the quality of a product Many companies employee

IE’s to measure and track their final products

The trend is to improve quality by improving the design and manufacturing process, rather than fixing problems at the end.

IE’s Make Things BetterIE’s Make Things Better

Industrial Engineers specialize in looking at the broader picture to find the root cause of problems.

They often are put in direct charge of managing and directing changes that directly affect worker’s lives.

They understand how to integrate people into designs.

Industrial Engineers specialize in looking at the broader picture to find the root cause of problems.

They often are put in direct charge of managing and directing changes that directly affect worker’s lives.

They understand how to integrate people into designs.

What Type of Classes Do IE’s Take?

What Type of Classes Do IE’s Take?

Regular Core Design for Manufacturing Human

Factors/Ergonomics Engineering Economics Information System

Design Process Engineering Quality Control Senior Project

Regular Core Design for Manufacturing Human

Factors/Ergonomics Engineering Economics Information System

Design Process Engineering Quality Control Senior Project

What is Different About IE Courses?

What is Different About IE Courses?

Project-heavy Lots of reading Less emphasis on

obscure mathematics, more emphasis on application

Tends towards a business focus

Project-heavy Lots of reading Less emphasis on

obscure mathematics, more emphasis on application

Tends towards a business focus

What Characteristics Do IE’s Have?

What Characteristics Do IE’s Have?

Friendly, outgoing Wide interests Often involved in extra-

curricular activities Like to work in teams Have a broad, engaged

worldview Love learning new things

Friendly, outgoing Wide interests Often involved in extra-

curricular activities Like to work in teams Have a broad, engaged

worldview Love learning new things