Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineers serve as a bridge between management and operations. They combine their solid engineering background with good business sense and management ability. They figure out the best use of facilities, equipment and people for the most cost efficient and productive way to make or process a product. Industrial Engineers concentrate on improving manufacturing productivity and reducing costs associated with inventory. They are also concerned with worker safety and work environment.

In order to be any engineer, you must love math, science and solving problems. Whether it's figuring out how to erect a structurally sound skyscraper, design a more efficient car engine. Engineers at the most basic level are problem solvers. Engineering is a career based on logical, systematic problem solving, generally in high-tech, industrial, or scientific fields. Industrial engineers determine the most effective ways for an organization to use the basic factors of productionпÑ--Ð...people, machines, materials, information, and energyпÑ--Ð...to make a product or provide a service (Occupational Outlook Hand Book). Engineers apply scientific and technical knowledge to address their problems and tasks faced by businesses and governments.

An Industrial engineer is made up of these characteristics interested in technical and engineering work, good oral and written communication skills, practical and creative, technical aptitude, able to work without supervision, able to accept responsibility.

Engineers have a hand in all phases of development, from idea conception, design and development, implementation and testing to customer support. Industrial engineers have many responsibilities; one is to increasing productivity through their management skill. With there skill they manage people, methods of business organization, and technology than are engineers in other specialties.