Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili
Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials
Faculty of Materials Engineering
University of Babylon
2015-2016
Lecture 1
Stage: forth
Subject: Introduction Industrial Engineering
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
Introduction of Industrial Engineering
Overview
While the term originally applied to manufacturing, the use of
"industrial" in "industrial engineering" can be somewhat misleading,
since it has grown to encompass any methodical or quantitative
approach to optimizing how a process, system, or organization
operates. Some engineering universities and educational agencies
around the world have changed the term "industrial" to broader terms
such as "production" or "systems", leading to the typical extensions
noted above. In fact, the primary U.S. professional organization for
Industrial Engineers, the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) has
been considering changing its name to something broader (such as the
Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers), although the latest vote
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
among membership deemed this unnecessary for the time being.
Concept of Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the
optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with
the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of
integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information,
equipment, energy, materials, analysis and synthesis, as well as the
mathematical, physical and social sciences together with the
principles and methods of engineering design to specify, predict, and
evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems or processes. Its
underlying concepts overlap considerably with certain businessoriented disciplines such as operations engineering, but the
engineering side tends to emphasize extensive mathematical
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
proficiency and usage of quantitative methods.
Or.
Depending on the subspecialties involved, industrial engineering may
also be known as, or overlap with, operations processes,
manufacturing science, operations research, systems engineering,
manufacturing engineering, ergonomics or human factors engineering,
safety engineering, or others, depending on the viewpoint or motives
of the user. For instance, in health care, the engineers known as health
management engineers or health systems engineers are, in essence,
industrial engineers by another name.
The Industrial Engineering as a plan, Industrial Engineers plan,
design, implement and manage integrated production and service
delivery systems that assure performance, reliability, maintainability,
schedule adherence and cost control
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
Importance of Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering is a type of engineering. It is one of the fastest
growing areas of engineering. It looks at what makes organizations
work best. An industrial engineer tries to find the right combination of
human and natural resources, technology, equipment, information and
finance to do the work best. Industrial engineering is important to
finding the answers to many important problems in manufacturing,
distribution of goods and services, health care, utilities, transportation,
entertainment, and the environment. Industrial engineers design and
change how things are done to increase quality, safety and
productivity. Accordingly, the industrial engineering is a very
important to the companies according to the following reasons;
1. Industrial engineering has provided a systematic approach to
streamline and improve productivity and efficiency in the business.
2. the most distinctive aspect of industrial engineering is the
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
flexibility that it offers. Whether it’s shortening a rollercoaster line,
streamlining an operating room, distributing products worldwide, or
manufacturing superior automobiles, all share the common goal of
saving money and increasing efficiencies.
3. Industrial engineers are the only engineering professionals trained
as productivity and quality improvement specialists.
4. Industrial engineers figure out ways to do things better. They
engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity.
They work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy, and
other commodities. Most important of all, IE’s save companies
money. This is why more and more companies are hiring industrial
engineers and then promoting them into management positions.
5. The industrial does not mean just manufacturing. It encompasses
service industries as well. It has long been known that industrial
engineers have the technical training to make improvements in a
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
manufacturing setting. Now it is becoming increasingly recognized
that these same techniques can be used to evaluate and improve
productivity and quality in service industries.
IEs Work in Many Types of Industries
1.Aerospace & Airplanes 2. Aluminum & Steel 3. Banking
4.Ceramics 5. Construction 6. Consulting 7. Electronics
Assembly 8. Energy 9. Entertainment 10. Forestry & Logging
11.Insurance 12. Materials Testing 13. Medical Services
14.Military 15. Mining 16. Oil & Gas 17. Plastics & Forming
18.Retail
19. Shipbuilding 20. State & Federal Government
21.Transportation
Some Techniques Utilized by IEs
1.Benchmarking 2. Design of Experiments 3.Employee
Involvement
3. Equipment Utilization 5.Flow Diagramming
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
6. Information & Data Flow
8. Interviewing for Information
10. Modeling & Testing
12. Organizational Analysis
14. Plant & Equipment Layout
16. Simulation
18. Statistical Analysis
20. Theory of Constraints
22. Work Sampling
7. Diagramming
9. Lean Manufacturing
11. Operations Auditing
13. Pilot Programs
15. Project Engineering
17. Six Sigma projects
19. Strategic Planning
21. Time Studies
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
Diagram of introduction to Industrial Engineering
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon
Production/Manufacturing Control and Management
• Processes
• Work Measurement
• Plant Layout and Material Handling
• Inventory Control
• Scheduling
• CAD/CAM and CNC
• Human Factors/Ergonomics
• Engineering Economy
• Information Systems
Assistance Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-dujaili - Department of Ceramics Engineering and Building Materials / Faculty of Materials Engineering/ University of Babylon