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Introduction To Industrial And Systems Engineering, 3/E
Wayne C. Turner, Oklahoma State University
Joe H. Mize, Oklahoma State University
Kenneth E. Case, Oklahoma State University
John W. Nazemtz, Oklahoma State University

ISBN-10: 0134817893
ISBN-13: 9780134817897

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1993
Format: Cloth; 540 pp
Published: 08/21/1992

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A comprehensive introduction to the history, objectives, philosophies, and techniques of industrial and systems engineering.

  • defines industrial and systems engineering, describes its place in the business world, and gives a broad picture of the functional areas and solution techniques.
  • shows what an industrial and systems engineer is capable of doing in a wide variety of organizations.
  • devotes a chapter each to the major methodologies of industrial and systems engineering. Each chapter: presents a case study of a typical problem; then develops the tools and techniques appropriate for that situation -- including computerized techniques.

I. HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING.

 1. History of Engineering and Development of Industrial Engineering.

 2. Industrial and Systems Engineering.

II. INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHODOLOGIES.

 3. Manufacturing Engineering.

 4. Facilities Location and Layout.

 5. Material Handling, Distribution, and Routing.

 6. Work Design and Organizational Performance -- Work Measurement.

 7. Operations Planning and Control.

 8. Quality Control.

 9. Financial Compensation.

10. CAD/CAM, Robotics, and Automation.

11. Human Factors.

12. Resource Management.

13. Financial Management and Engineering Economy.

14. Deterministic Operations Research.

15. Probabilistic Models.

16. Simulation.

17. Project Management.

III. INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN.

18. Systems Concepts.

19. Management Systems Design.

20. Computers and Information Systems.

21. Personnel Management.

APPENDICES.

A. Probability and Statistics.

B. Tables.

Index.

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