Industrial Engineering

RIC definition:

Industrial Engineering is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, material, information, technology, equipment and energy, to enhance a globally competing enterprise.

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School of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, University of The Witwatersrand: http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=2005

Industrial Engineering is for business and manufacturing.  Industrial Engineers combine the pieces that make up an industrial process and make them work more efficiently for owners and other stakeholders interests.  Industrial Engineers help combine all the information, technical and people aspects, in better ways.

Consequently Industrial Engineers have a solid grounding in computer applications, engineering science and management, and focus this knowledge on the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems composed of people, materials and equipment.

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South African Institute of Industrial Engineers: http://www.saiie.co.za

As the name implies, the field of Industrial Engineering deals with the engineering of industrial undertakings. Modern Industrial Engineering is concerned with the integration of resources and processes into cohesive strategies, structures and systems for the effective and efficient production of quality goods and services.

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Institute of Industrial Engineers:

http://www.iienet2.org/Details.aspx?id=716

Industrial engineers figure out how to do things better. They engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity. They work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy, and other commodities.