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Vikrant Sharma
Mechanical Engineering Department
Objective:
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Introduction to IE:
Suppose you had a great idea for a new product and lots of people wanted to buy
it,
How you are going to make it? (resources)
How many workers you will need?
How many items they can produce? (O/P each day)
What kind of system will help them to make more?
how much you should keep on hand?
Industrial Engineering learn how to improve the way in which factories, hospitals and
other organizations run.
They learn to take all factors into account from equipment and materials to people.
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Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of
complex problem or systems.
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The prime objective of industrial engineering is;
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Scope of Industrial Engineering:
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Historical development of IE:
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Frederick Taylor is named as father of scientific management and industrial
engineering.
But before Frederick Taylor, Adam Smith gave concept of Division of Labour through
his book The Wealth of Nations.
Also James Watt, Boultin Mathew and Robinson obtained a place in the history of
Industrial Engineering because of their work related with improvements in the
performance of machines and industries.
Period between 1882-1912 was the critical period in the history of Industrial
Engineering. Important works during this period are;
Factory system, Owner, Engineer and Manager concept.
Equal work, equal pay and incentives.
Scheduling and Gantt Charts.
Engineers interest in cost control and accounting.
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Tools and Techniques of Industrial Engineering:
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Productivity:
Output
Productivity = ---------------
Input
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Ways to Increase Productivity
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Measuring Productivity
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Examples of Partial Productivity Measures
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