Industrial Engineering (IE):
Industrial Engineering (IE) is a graphical and symbolic representation of the processing activities performed on the workpiece. It is also known as systems engineering, production engineering, operations management. Industrial engineering plays a pivotal role in increasing productivity. Flow Chart of Industrial Engineering (IE) is as follows:
Industrial Engineering
According to the American Institute of Industrial Engineers (AIIE):
“Industrial Engineering is concerned with the design, improvement, and installation of an integrated system of men, materials, and equipment. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skills in the mathematical, physical 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.”
Process Flow Chart of Industrial Engineering (IE):
Industrial Engineer
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Negotiation with Merchandiser
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If in-house accessories & fabric then do the preproduction meeting
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Planning
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Line balancing
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Go for production based on planning
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Production continuous meeting
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To achieved production as planning
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Production continuing (follow up)
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Shipment/Delivery
Industrial Engineering assigns certain systems such as floor layouts, personnel, organization, the standard of time, wage rates, incentive payment plants to control the quantity and especially the quality of goods and services produced.
Industrial Engineering (IE) obeys the following contents:
- Forecasting,
- Routing and Scheduling,
- Line Balancing,
- Break-Even Analysis,
- PERT and CPM,
- Inventory Control,
- Materials Requirement Planning,
- Work Study,
- Plant Layout,
- Quality Analysis and Control,
- Process Capability,
- Graphical Method,
- Simplex Method,
- Transportation Model,
- Assignment Model,
- Queuing Model,
- Value Analysis for Cost,
- Wages Plan,
- Mass Production and,
- Others.
Key Factors for an Industrial Engineer (IE):
An industry will achieve the maximum profit if an Industrial Engineer has accurate knowledge about the following matters and those are so important for meeting the right quality of goods. Those are –
- Education and Research,
- Management,
- Supply Chain,
- Technical Sales and Marketing,
- Military and Homeland Security,
- Energy,
- Public Services,
- Manufacturing,
- Finance, Banking and Service Industry,
- Defense and Aerospace,
- Information Technology and
- Health Care.
Author of this Article: Noor Ahmed Raaz B. Sc. in Apparel Manufacturing Asst. Merchandiser at A. M. C. S Textile Ltd Email: [email protected]