The Industrial Engineer is involved in activities such as:
- The planning, design and implementation of manufacturing processes and equipment.
- The design and management of a program for quality improvement and control.
- The development and implementation of performance measurement standards.
- The planning and execution of a program aimed at productivity improvement.
- The management and control of a new technology development program.
- The design and operation of a material requirements planning system.
- The development of mathematical models for the analysis of systems.
- The design of a manufacturing plant and the associated plant layout.
- The evaluation of system reliability, availability and maintainability.
- The selection of appropriate technology, processes and equipment.
- The co-ordination of the activities of an engineering team.
- The design and implementation of an information system.
- The design and operation of a materials handling system.
- The operation and management of a production process.
- The analysis of financial investment opportunities.
- The planning and control of production facilities.
- The design and operation of a simulation model.
- The execution of economic feasibility studies.
- The economic evaluation of alternatives.
- The management of a distribution system.
- The determination of user requirements.
- The financial planning of a project.
- The calculation of production cost.
- The control of a planning project.
- The integration of a system.
- The scheduling of activities.