The Engineering Science of Industrial Engineering: A Viewpoint of the Industrial Engineering Curriculum
Titel:
The Engineering Science of Industrial Engineering: A Viewpoint of the Industrial Engineering Curriculum
Auteur:
Biles, William E.
Verschenen in:
IIE transactions
Paginering:
Jaargang 23 (1991) nr. 3 pagina's 208-214
Jaar:
1991-09-01
Inhoud:
This paper outlines the scientific underpinnings of Industrial Engineering and proposes an approach to educating the Industrial Engineer based on this engineering science. The proposed definition of the “Industrial Engineering science” rests on the premise that IE is made up of three main functional areas: (1) production engineering, (2) operational science, and (3) ergonomics/human factors engineering. This paper outlines the various IE activities that fall into these three functional categories, and attempts to show the relationships of those areas to six underlying science bases; namely, (1) Industrial Engineering sciences, (2) general engineering sciences, (3) life sciences, (4) physical sciences, (5) behavioral and social sciences, and (6) mathematics.
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