Universities

US News and World Report's article on "America's Best Colleges 2008" listing schools offering Undergraduate engineering specialties: Industrial / Manufacturing whose highest degree is a doctorate are Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and Purdue University at West Lafayette, Indiana.[1]

[edit] History

Although industrial engineering courses had been taught by multiple universities in the late 1800s, the first department of industrial engineering was established in 1908 at the Pennsylvania State University by Alex Kaserman.

The first doctorate degree was awarded for industrial engineering in the 1930s by Cornell University.

[edit] Postgraduate curriculum

The postgraduate programmes in industrial engineering have long been held as probably the most diversified programme across industries. The usual postgraduate degree earned is the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering/Industrial Engineering & Management/Industrial Engineering & Operations Research. The typical MS in IE/IE&M/IE & OR curriculum includes :

  • Operations Research/Optimization Techniques
  • Operations Management
  • Supply Chain Mgmt & Logistics
  • Simulation & Stochastic Models
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Engineering Economics
  • Corporate Planning
  • Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics
  • Productivity Improvement
  • Production Planning and Control
  • Computer Aid Manufacturing
  • Material Management
  • Facilities Design and/or Work Space Design
  • Statistical process control|Statistical Process Control or Quality Control
  • Time and Motion Study

[edit] Undergraduate curriculum

In the United States, the usual undergraduate degree earned is the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE). The typical BSIE curriculum includes introductory chemistry, physics, economics, mathematics through calculus and differential equations and also including probability and statistics, intermediate coursework in mechanical engineering, computer science, and sometimes electrical engineering, and specialized courses such as the following: