industrial engineering

noun

1. engineering applied to the planning, design, and control of industrial operations.

Other Word Forms

• industrial engineer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrial engineering¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The divestment forms part of its restructuring strategy to become a more focused industrial engineering company, it said.

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The letter was organized by Ken Goldberg, professor of industrial engineering and operations research, and Ethan Katz, associate professor in the history department and the Center for Jewish Studies.

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"We choose to be in networks, both offline and online, that are compatible with our own thinking," explained Amin Rahimian, assistant professor of industrial engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering.

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"Because our exoskeleton is portable, it can be used during overground walking," says Mark Price, a postdoctoral researcher in mechanical and industrial engineering and kinesiology and author on the paper.

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Ping is an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, an adjunct assistant professor in biomedical engineering and affiliated with the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring of the Institute for Applied Life Sciences.

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