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What is Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering that concerns the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, material and process. In lean manufacturing systems, Industrial engineers work to eliminate wastes of time, money, materials, energy, and other resources.

Industrial engineering is also known as operations management, systems engineering, production engineering, manufacturing engineering. In healthcare, industrial engineers are more commonly known as management engineers or health systems engineers.

Where as most engineering disciplines apply skills to very specific areas, industrial engineering is applied in virtually every industry. Examples of where industrial engineering might be used include shortening lines (or queues) at a theme park, streamlining an operating room, distributing products worldwide (also referred to as Supply Chain Management), and manufacturing cheaper and more reliable automobiles.

The name "industrial engineer" can be misleading. While the term originally applied to manufacturing, it has grown to encompass services and other industries as well. Similar fields include Operations Research, Management Science, Financial Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering.

The role of the industrial engineer as a stand-alone function is mainly found in large national and multinational industries. These stand-alone functions often act as internal consultants to the organisation and operate across all functions of the organisation. There is currently a major demand for industrial engineers with pharmaceutical or health care industry experience.

 

In small organisations the role of the industrial engineer is integrated with the frontline management functions and operates as part of the production team. In the last ten years there has been an expansion of the use of industrial engineers with their utilisation in logistics, financial and public service organisations. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Institute of Industrial Engineers is a FETAC Registered Provider

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At the Institute of Industrial Engineers we have a long and proud tradition of innovation and responsiveness to the students we serve. We are now a Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) registered provider and will soon be offering programmes leading to FETAC awards.

We at the Institute of Industrial Engineers are committed to developing and reviewing our services so that we can respond to and meet the needs of the learners who access our programmes. The courses we will offer learners will range from FETAC level 4, 5 and 6, and will be in accordance with national standards set out in the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

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Mid West Branch Elects New Chairman

 

At its AGM on the last Wednesday in September the Mid West branch elected Jim OSullivan as its new chairman. Promising an emphatic commitment to serving the interests of the membership, OSullivan was elected unopposed. The Mid West branch traditionally saw itself as possibly the leading branch of the Institute, but has in recent years lost that mantle somewhat. The new chairman has set himself the task of leading the effort to revitalise the branch as is already in discussion with branch colleagues to flesh out plans to achieve this.

He comes with a track record that suggests he might succeed. He is managing director of Prime Management Services Ltd. a consultancy and training company that he set up over 20 years ago and boasting a client base that includes Government, semi-state companies, and an impressive array of the leading businesses in the private sector. Prior to setting up Prime he held senior management positions with American and Japanese multi-nationals.

He says that he is particularly keen to make contact with, or be contacted by those in the Mid West region who have an interest in the profession of industrial engineering, or in industrial engineering services.

Jim OSullivan may be contacted on 087 2501292 and 061 358500 or by e-mail at prime@eircom.net.

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