2. Definition
“Industrial engineering is the engineering
approach applied to all factors, including
the human factor, involved in the
production and distribution of products
or services.”
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3. Development
Industrial engineering developed initially over
a 30 year period spanning 1882 to 1912. The
mile stones in this period are:
The idea that engineers have to design and
fabricate products at costs. This idea gave birth
to the subject of Engineering Economics
subsequently in 1886 to American Society of
Mechanical Engineers “The Engineer as an
Economist”.
Engineers got interested in wage incentive
methods between 1880 and 1895.
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4. Nature of the Work
Using math and
science industrial
engineers develop
economical solutions
to technical
problems.
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They use the latest scientific advancements to
create commercial applications to meet
consumer needs.
They simulate system operations, generate
specifications for parts, produce and analyze
designs, monitor quality and control
efficiency.
Industrial engineers make a product or provide
a service by determining the most effect ways
to use the five basic factors of production:
Machines, materials, energy, information and
people.
6. Employment and Job for
Industrial Engineers
Overall, engineers
held about 1.6
million jobs last year
and 214,000 of them
were industrial
engineers.
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7. Earnings and Salary
In foreign context the median annual salary of
industrial engineers is $75,110. The highest 10
percent earn $109,220, the lowest 10 percent
earn $48,840 and the middle 50 percent earn
between $60,350 and $92,080. Industrial
engineers earn some of the highest starting
salaries, $58,358 on average among college
graduates with bachelor’s degrees.
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8. In context of Nepal
In the professional level, the value or the work
sector of the industrial engineer is still
unknown, but its performance as the senior
and capable engineers of Industrial sector,
hydro-power sector, mechanical sector, The
Institute of Engineering (IOE) has given us an
equivalent certificate of mechanical engineer
for recognition of our work sector.
Though we are equivalent with mechanical its
self sector is always with us. 8
9. Academia & Industry
There is huge gap between its work sector and
its academia.
Although Industry is the important factor of
the Nation development, the manpower
(industrial Engineers) has not been visualized
as important part yet.
Industry can take our study as the beneficial
factor, this process makes dual benefit to the
both.
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11. Job Placements In Nepal
Students of Industrial engineers go to Industry
frequently for OJT.
Pass out Industrial engineers are involved in
the industries like Hulas, Surya Nepal, CG,
Uniliver, etc and getting well response from it.
Although Industrial Engineers involved in the
industry many of them are believe in
entrepreneurship (creating own jobs).
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12. References
Towne, Henry R., “Industrial Engineering” An
Address Delivered At the Purdue University,
Friday, February 24th, 1905,
Urwick, Lyndall, F., “Development of
Industrial Engineering”, Chapter 1 in
Handbook of Industrial Engineering, H.B.
Maynard (Ed.), 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, New
York, 1963.
“www.campusexplorer.com”
BIE department,IOE Thapathali Campus.
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