This book covers the important elements of industrial engineering that all engineers need to know in order to become effective in their day-to-day activities and opens their career paths to management and other positions. It explores such topics as becoming involved in management, process improvement, and decision making. Other topics include paving a path to production control, engineering and its management, and the operational aspects of manufacturing and service industries. This invaluable resource is a professional book for all engineers and an all-in-one refresher reference for industrial engineers.

Features:
A greater emphasis on scheduling and sequencing of operations and quality control, two of the most important industrial engineering topics
End-of-chapter problems, where applicable, will include cases from various engineering disciplines and tailored to the field, such as manufacturing and chemical process plants.
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