industrial engineering
Noun
Meaning
the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways
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A 22-year-old senior at the University of Pittsburgh, set to graduate in the spring with a degree in industrial engineering, Munsch wrote the book a few years ago for her Girl Scout Gold Award project.
According to the Department of Justice, the two men targeted high tech manufacturing and medical equipment companies, civil and industrial engineering companies, solar energy firms, pharmaceuticals and defence contractors, among others.
A study of the Toyota production system from an industrial engineering viewpoint.
He earned a B.S. in industrial engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and MBA from Santa Clara University.
Legendary pro football coach Tom Landry '49 attended the university as an industrial engineering major but interrupted his education after a semester to serve in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
FROM HOLLIS: Audra Paradie, who is in the electrical engineering program; Gabriel Michon, who is in the industrial engineering program; Thomas Regan, who is in the electrical engineering program; Kali Simonds, who is in the mechanical engineering program.