Introduction to Industrial Engineering / Bonnie Boardman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boardman. Bonnie, author.

Contributor:

Fraser, Jane.

Open Textbook Library, distributor.

Series:

Open textbook library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial engineering.

Engineering--Textbooks.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 80 pages) : colour illustrations.

Distribution:

Minneapolis, MN Open Textbook Library.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Texas Mavs Open Press 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book was created for an undergraduate Introduction to Industrial Engineering course at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The chapters give an overview of the profession and an introduction to some of the tools used by industrial engineers in industry. There are interactive content exercises included at the end of most chapters. This interactive content aims to engage students in the content as they are reading. The book will continue to revised and updated with new information as it becomes necessary.

Contents:

1. What is Industrial Engineering?

2. Teamwork

3. What is Problem Solving?

4. Big Ideas in Industrial Engineering

5. Using Models

6. Deming's 14 Points

7. People in the System

8. Systems Thinking

9. Lean Operations

10. The IE Approach

11. Organizations' Missions, Visions, and Values

12. Lifelong Learning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction to Industrial Engineering by Bonnie Boardman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, CC BY 4.0 cc https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Description based on print resource

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access