Category
page 1Industrial engineering
ergonomics
thumb|Practical demonstrations of ergonomic principles
operations research
discipline that deals with the application of advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions
industrial engineering
branch of engineering which deals with the optimization of complex processes or systems
reverse engineering
process by which a man-made object is deconstructed to reveal its designs, architecture, code or to extract knowledge from the object
design of experiments
scientific craft
industrial ecology
study of material and energy flows through industrial systems
value engineering
product design that maximizes function-to-cost ratio
manufacturing engineering
discipline of engineering dealing with various manufacturing sciences and practices including the research, design and development of systems, processes, machines, tools, and equipment
business analysis
research discipline and practice of identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems
analytic hierarchy process
structured technique for organizing and analyzing complex decisions, based on mathematics and psychology
pilot plant
pre-commercial production system
time and motion study
business efficiency technique
sales and operations planning
integrated business management process
response surface methodology
sequential experimentation for improvement and for finding an optimal response
methods engineering
subspecialty of industrial engineering
Source reduction
reduction of links
maintenance engineering
Engineering discipline
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
organization
Performance improvement
business improvement to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and enhance the ability of the organization to deliver goods and or services
material flow
transportation of raw materials, pre-fabricates, parts, components, integrated objects and final products as a flow of entities
service quality
comparison of perceived expectation of a service with perceived performance
Work sampling
method of estimating the standard time for manufacturing operations
Axiomatic design
systems design methodology