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1. Complete the sentences with the phrases (there is one extra phrase). Then
listen to check your answers.
1. Industrial engineers manage the layout and the design of …
____________________________________________________________
2. They try to achieve the most advantageous and efficient …
____________________________________________________________
3. They schedule and direct the placement and the flow of …
____________________________________________________________
4. They organize personnel and equipment and try to optimize …
____________________________________________________________
5. They supervise the running of the plant and ensure that …
____________________________________________________________
2. Listen to the recording and complete the list of the areas of expertise that are
particularly relevant for an industrial engineer. Write as many areas as you can.
The first one has been done for you.
3. Complete the text about the work and role of industrial engineers with nouns
from the box. There are two extra nouns.
Industrial engineers can work almost anywhere. Some work in places like car
manufacturing plants or food processing plants while others work in health care (1)
_____________________. Some work for management consulting (2)
_____________________ while others work for organizations such as banks.
Industrial engineers are concerned with management, in the broadest sense of the
word. Their role is to help (3) _____________________ to improve their efficiency, their
effectiveness, their productivity, and their (4) _____________________.They help
companies to stay competitive in the market. I see their job in terms of three key points:
there is the question of (5) _____________________ – the most advantageous
deployment of all (6) _____________________; there is the (7)
_____________________ of cost – the economics of production; and there is the very
important issue of human safety and well-being. These three key (8)
_____________________ have to be balanced carefully.