The Story of Industrial Engineering: The Rise from Shop-Floor Management to Modern Digital Engineering (Analytics and Control)

The Story of Industrial Engineering: The Rise from Shop-Floor Management to Modern Digital Engineering (Analytics and Control)

by Adedeji B . Badiru (Author)

Synopsis

Industrial Engineering is the profession dedicated to making systems function better together with less waste, better quality, and fewer resources, to serve the needs of society more efficiently and more effectively. This book uses a story-telling approach to teach and elaborate the fundamental principles of industrial engineering in a simple, interesting, and engaging format. It will incite interest in industrial engineering through applicable narratives of how the tools and techniques of the discipline apply to a broad spectrum of applications in business, industry, and engineering.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 168
Edition: 1
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 22 Dec 2018

ISBN 10: 1138616745
ISBN 13: 9781138616745

Author Bio
Adedeji B. Badiru is a professor of systems engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at AFIT, Professor and Department Head of Industrial & Information Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of University College at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He is a registered professional engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He holds BS in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is a prolific author and has won national and international awards for his scholarly, leadership, and professional accomplishments. He is a member of several professional associations and scholastic honor societies.