engineering
What does an industrial
engineer do?
I
ndustrial engineers are responsible
for optimizing complex systems and
eliminating waste from those
systems. As a result, they play an
important role in streamlining the use of
time, materials, machinery, and
Industrial engineers need to have a working
employees to generate the most value for
understanding of the industry they are in
their companies. As businesses and
and must quickly become experts in that
governments work to cut costs and
segment's manufacturing and production
become more efficient, industrial
processes. Furthermore, they need to be in
engineers are increasingly in need.
sync with the specific culture, problems,
and challenges the company faces.
Being an industrial engineer is the ideal
role for an engineer who thrives on taking
an established idea or procedure and
improving it. They enjoy figuring out how to
make machinery and processes more
efficient. Although the majority of industrial
engineering jobs are within manufacturing,
they work in virtually every sector, from
retail to healthcare.
The fields in which industrial
engineering is developed are ...
Methods engineering
movement studies to minimize stress and eliminate those that are unproductive. Design of
individual workplaces in such a way that. Engineering Department the appropriate tools are
readily available, the materials are accessible and workers are comfortable and safe
Cost studies
to detect and interpret excessive costs for an operation defective plant and lower
production costs. Detailed statistics and files cost are important tools of the
industrial engineer.
Quality control
when a product is manufactured it must be inspected to see if it satisfies the
specifications established by the engineering section in response to the wishes of the
client. Effective use of quality control reduces losses, recycling of parts defective, and
customer complaints.
Human resources
the emphasis on the human factor is what most clearly distinguishes the industrial engineering from other
branches of engineering. Deals with staff training when a plant changes a procedure.
Time studies can be used by the industrial engineer as a basis for develop rules of action at work. These can be
used in conjunction with studies of moves to compare current methods with new proposed methods.
Economic engineering
it is used to solve problems such as investing in new machinery, purchasing
raw materials, organizing sales, making long-term plans, relocate a plant or
the introduction of a new product.
Information
Industrial engineers are concerned with information about quantities (yield, hours worked,
inventory), qualities (of the product, of the materials premiums, employees), costs (materials, labor,
packaging), instructions (orders, diagrams, company policies) and reports (plant, sales, to
management). To do this, they design procedures and equipment to process all kinds of information.
1. A penchant for teamwork.
Although in almost all careers it is important that students have 2. Passion for leadership
the facility to collaborate with others for Industrial Engineering As we mentioned before, industrial engineers usually have the
is especially important. The work dynamics of the graduates of responsibility of managing teams and coordinating work areas,
this degree include the coordination and evaluation of different since their main mission is to watch over the quality of the
work teams, so it is vital that you are able to join forces with processes within the companies and the good operation of these
other professionals in pursuit of a goal. During the degree you in general. Due to this, it is necessary that students in this
will even participate in different practical exercises that will career be willing and able to assume leadership tasks. If you
simulate common situations in the working world and you will dream of having a high rank position and directing work teams,
have to design action plans and strategies together with your the career of Industrial Engineering is for you!
colleagues.
3. Basic knowledge of physics and chemistry 4. Analysis and synthesis capacity
If you paid a lot of attention to physics and chemistry during high school, The Industrial Engineering degree will challenge you through practical
you will have a great advantage when you enter the career of Industrial exercises such as simulations of complex problems related to the
Engineering. By having basic notions of the properties of matter and operation of companies and, specifically, their production systems.
energy, one of the aspects that Physics studies, you will be able to easily For this reason, it is important that you focus on developing your
understand lectures related to production control and design of facilities capacity for analysis and synthesis.
suitable for work. Chemistry, by focusing on the composition, structure In other words, this means that you must know how to evaluate
and properties of matter, is another discipline you need to know before different variables to make diagnoses about a certain situation and,
immersing yourself in aspects of production itself. Logically, this does even though the information is very broad, you must synthesize it and
not mean that you must be an expert in these areas in order to study find the essential aspects, which will finally serve you to solve the
Industrial Engineering. problem.
5. A penchant for technology
6. Logical thinking
When talking about everything about Industrial Engineering,
In careers related to the exact sciences, including Industrial
technology cannot be left out.
Engineering, logical thinking is one of the most important
It must constantly adapt to new programs, tools and
qualities for students.
technological devices in the industry and, especially, to the
This term refers to the ability to relate different actions, objects
handling of those related to business intelligence.
or facts, as well as to find their differences, analyze them and
Therefore, having an inclination for technology and valuing it as
compare them.
an instrument capable of facilitating multiple tasks and
If you consider that you can develop this skill, as well as the 5
processes, will allow you to understand how business
previous ones, great! You will be able to become a brilliant
management software and various systems responsible for
student of Industrial Engineering.
optimizing production work.
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By: Rodiannys Quijada
