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Industrial Engineering

May 22, 2014 by admin

What’s this career all about?

Industrial engineers, sometimes known as the efficiency people, work to make sure industries and organizations are operating at maximum efficiency and safety.

Industrial engineers are experts at organization. Their job is to make sure that a company/organization runs efficiently and effectively. They do this by ensuring that people, machines, resources and information work to the best of their abilities.

Industrial-Engineer

What kind of courses do Industrial Engineers study in school?

  • Human Factors Integration
  • Industrial Engineering Technology
  • Engineering Psychology and Human Performance
  • Organizational Design and Logistics

What are some cool projects that Industrial Engineers get to work on?

  • Figuring out a way to reduce wait time in lines at a theme park
  • Determining the fastest way to transport goods from one location to another
  • Developing the most efficient way to demolish a building
  • Designing how to make customer service more effective for an electronics company
  • Making sure a hospital room runs like clockwork

What are qualities of an Industrial Engineer?

  • Good problem solving skills
  • Motivation to succeed
  • Organizational skills
  • Attention to Detail

How do Industrial Engineers contribute to making the world a better place?

Industrial engineers make the world a better place by making it run more smoothly. They use their great organizing and people skills to figure the best method for just about everything from how a hospital is run to how a bridge is constructed. They definatly make all our lives easier.

Industrial engineers keep systems in our everyday life running smoothly and efficiently. They also use their insight to make the world a safer place. Without them our simple, everyday tasks would require much more work.

Filed Under: Engineering Disciplines Tagged With: future, Jobs in Engineering, types of engineering

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