Field

Industrial Engineering

Also Known As Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Industrial engineering designs and improves the systems that turn materials, information, people and equipment into finished goods and services, rather than any single physical product. Its core methods, including time and motion study, process flow analysis, quality control and operations research, grew out of Frederick Winslow Taylor's scientific management movement of the early twentieth century and Henry Ford's moving assembly line. The discipline now covers manufacturing, logistics, healthcare delivery and other large scale operations wherever the design of the whole system matters as much as any individual machine in it.

Facts
Core Concern
Optimizing complex processes, systems and organizations that involve people, materials, information and equipment. 1
Core Principle
Industrial engineering optimizes complex processes, systems and organizations, improving the efficiency, productivity and quality of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy rather than any single machine. 2
Licensure
Licensed 3
Typical Products
Efficient systems integrating workers, machines, materials, information and energy 3
Disputed
Origin Year
1911
1911 marks the publication of Taylor's The Principles of Scientific Management, the work most often credited with founding the discipline; its first dedicated professional society, the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, was not founded until 1948.
Industrial Engineering
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FAQs

What is the difference between industrial engineering and mechanical engineering?

Mechanical engineering designs individual machines and mechanical systems. Industrial engineering designs and improves the larger systems those machines operate within, including factory layouts, supply chains, staffing, scheduling and quality control, optimizing how people, equipment, materials and information work together as a whole process. An industrial engineer is less concerned with how a single machine works internally and more concerned with how a whole production or service system performs.
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Barcode, Inventions

Co-invented the barcode as a retail identification system.

Bill Smith, Engineers

Developed the Six Sigma quality methodology at Motorola.

Applied and popularized lean manufacturing analysis of the Toyota Production System.

Co-invented the barcode as a retail identification system.

Six Sigma, Methods
Systems Engineering, Fields

Both coordinate complex processes and organizations rather than a single physical artifact.

Principal architect of the Toyota Production System and lean manufacturing.

Advanced statistical quality control methods central to industrial engineering.

Developed statistical quality control, foundational to industrial engineering practice.

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Turnstile, Inventions
Source Turnstile, Wikipedia
Source Value-stream mapping (Wikipedia)
Source W. Edwards Deming (Wikipedia)
Source Walter A. Shewhart (Wikipedia)
Source Warehouse management system, Wikipedia
Source Truck scale - Wikipedia
Yoji Akao, Engineers
Source Yoji Akao (Wikipedia)

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1. Technology: A World History
Daniel R. Headrick, Oxford University Press, 2009
  • Core Concern: Optimizing complex processes, systems and organizations that involve people, materials, information and equipment.
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2. Industrial Engineering (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction section
    Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering that focuses on optimizing complex processes, systems, and organizations by improving efficiency, productivity, and quality.
  • Lead section, opening definition of industrial engineering
    Industrial engineering (IE) revolves around the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy.
  • In Group: Industrial and Systems Engineering, lead sentence: revolves around the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy
  • Includes: Optimal experimental design, Education, coursework
    design of experiments, statistical process control, simulation, manufacturing engineering
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3. Industrial Engineers, Occupational Outlook Handbook (BLS)
  • How to Become an Industrial Engineer, Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations
    Experienced engineers may obtain a Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • What Industrial Engineers Do
    Industrial engineers devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy
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A History of Technology
Charles Singer, E. J. Holmyard, A. R. Hall and Trevor I. Williams, editors, Oxford University Press, 1954Includes: Frederick Winslow TaylorView the Source
Kaoru Ishikawa (Wikipedia article)
Includes: Kaoru Ishikawa, Lead
Quote, Includes: Kaoru Ishikawa, Lead
a professor in the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo who was noted for his quality management innovations
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Lawrence D. Miles (Wikipedia)
Includes: Lawrence D. Miles, Lead paragraph [in-field]
Quote, Includes: Lawrence D. Miles, Lead paragraph [in-field]
was an American engineer, and the creator of Value engineering
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Yoji Akao (Wikipedia)
Includes: Yoji Akao, Lead paragraph
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With the late Shigeru Mizuno, he developed Quality Function Deployment (a group decision making technique).
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Bill of materials (Wikipedia)
Includes: Bill of materials, Lead
Quote, Includes: Bill of materials, Lead
is a list of the raw materials, sub-assemblies, intermediate assemblies, sub-components, parts, and the quantities of each needed to manufacture an end product
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Fordism (Wikipedia)
Includes: Fordism, Lead
Quote, Includes: Fordism, Lead
Fordism is an industrial engineering and manufacturing system
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Concurrent engineering (Wikipedia)
Includes: Concurrent engineering, Lead
Quote, Includes: Concurrent engineering, Lead
functions of design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and other functions are integrated to reduce the time required to bring a new product to market
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Design for manufacturability (Wikipedia)
Includes: Design for manufacturability, Lead
Quote, Includes: Design for manufacturability, Lead
is the engineering practice of designing a product to reduce the cost of its manufacture and to make its manufacture easier
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Flexible manufacturing system (Wikipedia)
Includes: Flexible manufacturing system, Lead
Quote, Includes: Flexible manufacturing system, Lead
is a manufacturing system in which there is some amount of flexibility that allows the system to react in case of changes
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Manufacturing readiness level (Wikipedia)
Includes: Manufacturing readiness level, Lead
Quote, Includes: Manufacturing readiness level, Lead
MRLs are quantitative measures used to assess the maturity of a given technology, component or system from a manufacturing perspective
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Manufacturing engineering (source article)
Includes: Manufacturing engineering, Overview
Quote, Includes: Manufacturing engineering, Overview
Manufacturing engineering is considered to be a subdiscipline of industrial engineering and systems engineering
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Frank George Woollard (Graces Guide)
Includes: Frank George Woollard, Biography, opening sentence
Quote, Includes: Frank George Woollard, Biography, opening sentence
was an advocate for 'Lean' manufacturing
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Béla G. Lipták (Wikipedia)
Includes: Béla G. Lipták, Lead
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specializing in the fields of safety, automation, process control, optimization and renewable energy
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Manufacturing (Wikipedia)
Includes: Manufacturing, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Manufacturing, Lead paragraph
Manufacturing engineering is the field of engineering that designs and optimizes the manufacturing process
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Manufacturing process management (Wikipedia)
Includes: Manufacturing process management, See also list
Quote, Includes: Manufacturing process management, See also list
Industrial Engineering
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CTQ tree (Wikipedia)
Includes: CTQ tree, Lead
Quote, Includes: CTQ tree, Lead
CTQ trees are often used as part of Six Sigma methodology to help prioritize such requirements.
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Certificate of analysis (Wikipedia)
Includes: Certificate of analysis, Use in various industries
Quote, Includes: Certificate of analysis, Use in various industries
The COA is typically used in industries where the quality of a produced good is of significant importance and the COA recipient needs assurances of that quality.
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Design-to-cost (Wikipedia)
Includes: Design-to-cost, Lead, first sentence
Quote, Includes: Design-to-cost, Lead, first sentence
Design-to-Cost (DTC), as part of cost management techniques, describes a systematic approach to controlling the costs of product development and manufacturing.
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Monozukuri (Wikipedia)
Includes: Monozukuri, Lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Monozukuri, Lead sentence
is the Japanese term for manufacturing
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Truck scale - Wikipedia
Includes: Weighbridge, Lead paragraph
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A truck scale (US), weighbridge (non-US) or railroad scale is a large set of scales, usually mounted permanently on a concrete foundation, that is used to weigh entire rail or road vehicles and their contents.
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Fire sprinkler system - Wikipedia
Includes: Fire Sprinkler System, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Fire Sprinkler System, Lead paragraph
A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, to which fire sprinklers are connected.
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Crash test dummy, Wikipedia
Includes: Crash Test Dummy, Lead paragraph
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A crash test dummy, or simply dummy, is a full-scale anthropomorphic test device (ATD) that simulates the dimensions, weight proportions and articulation of the human body during a traffic collision.
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Exoskeleton (human) (Wikipedia)
  • Includes: Powered Exoskeleton, Lead paragraph
    An exoskeleton is a wearable device that augments, enables, assists, or enhances motion, posture, or physical activity through mechanical interaction with and force applied to the user's body.
  • Includes: Exoskeleton, Lead paragraph
    An exoskeleton is a wearable device that augments, enables, assists, or enhances motion, posture, or physical activity through mechanical interaction with and force applied to the user's body.
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Fire extinguisher - Wikipedia
Includes: Fire Extinguisher, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Fire Extinguisher, Lead paragraph
A fire extinguisher is a handheld active fire protection device filled with extinguishing agents such as dry chemical powder, CO2, water, etc. used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergencies.
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Go/no-go gauge (Wikipedia)
Includes: Go/No-Go Gauge, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Go/No-Go Gauge, Lead paragraph
A go/no-go gauge is an inspection tool used to check a workpiece against its allowed tolerances via a go/no-go test.
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P&P Office Waste Paper Processor (Wikipedia)
Includes: P&P Office Waste Paper Processor, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: P&P Office Waste Paper Processor, Lead paragraph
The P&P Office Waste Paper Processor is a device that recycles paper into pencils by rolling and compressing paper around a piece of pencil lead with a small amount of adhesive.
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Keller Machine (Wikipedia)
Includes: Keller Machine, Lead paragraph
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A Keller Machine is a machine for bending candy cane sticks.
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Pokito (Wikipedia)
Includes: Pokito, Lead paragraph
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Pokito is the brand name of an ultra portable reusable cup that can be collapsed to a few centimetres when not in use and so can be stored easily in a pocket or purse.
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Banknote (Wikipedia)
Includes: Banknote, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Banknote, Lead paragraph
A banknote or bank note, also called a bill (North American English) or simply a note, is a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand.
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Pathécolor (Wikipedia)
Includes: Pathécolor, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Pathécolor, Lead paragraph
Pathécolor, later renamed Pathéchrome, was an early mechanical stencil-based film tinting process for movies developed by Segundo de Chomón for Pathé in the early 20th century.
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Parking meter (Wikipedia)
Includes: Parking Meter, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Parking Meter, Lead paragraph
A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time.
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TRIZ (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: TRIZ, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: TRIZ, Lead paragraph
TRIZ (; Russian: теория решения изобретательских задач, romanized: teoriya resheniya izobretatelskikh zadach, lit. 'theory of inventive problem solving') is a methodology which combines an organized, systematic method of problem-solving with analysis and forecasting techniques derived from the study of patterns of invention in
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Bill Moggridge (Wikipedia)
Includes: Bill Moggridge, Lead paragraph
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William Grant Moggridge, RDI (25 June 1943-8 September 2012) was an English designer, author and educator who cofounded the design company IDEO and was director of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.
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Job Shop (Encyclopedia.com)
Includes: Job shop, Job Shop, opening definition
Quote, Includes: Job shop, Job Shop, opening definition
A job shop is a type of manufacturing process in which small batches of a variety of custom products are made.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: John T. Parsons
National Inventors Hall of FameIncludes: John T. Parsons, Inductee page, honorary degree
Quote, Includes: John T. Parsons, Inductee page, honorary degree
awarded a manufacturing engineer by the University of Michigan
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Jerome H. Lemelson (Wikipedia)
Includes: Jerome H. Lemelson, Biography, education
Quote, Includes: Jerome H. Lemelson, Biography, education
After the war he received two master's degrees: in aeronautical as well as industrial engineering.
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Easy-Bake Oven (Wikipedia)
Includes: Easy-Bake Oven, Lead, product
Quote, Includes: Easy-Bake Oven, Lead, product
The Easy-Bake Oven is a working toy oven introduced in 1963 and manufactured by Kenner and later by Hasbro.
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Walter A. Shewhart (Wikipedia)
Includes: Walter A. Shewhart, Categories
Quote, Includes: Walter A. Shewhart, Categories
American industrial engineers
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Taiichi Ohno (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Taiichi Ohno, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Taiichi Ohno, Lead section
Ohno Taiichi (大野耐一, Ōno Taiichi; February 29, 1912, May 28, 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer and businessman.
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Lillian Gilbreth (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Lillian Gilbreth, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Lillian Gilbreth, Lead section
Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth (née Moller; May 24, 1878, January 2, 1972) was an American psychologist, industrial engineer, consultant, and educator who was an early pioneer in applying psychology to time-and-motion studies.
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Six Sigma (Wikipedia)
Includes: Six Sigma, Categories
Quote, Includes: Six Sigma, Categories
Quality management
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Lean manufacturing (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Lean Manufacturing, Categories
Quote, Includes: Lean Manufacturing, Categories
Lean manufacturing
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Total quality management (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Total Quality Management, Categories
Quote, Includes: Total Quality Management, Categories
Quality management
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Kaizen (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Kaizen, Categories
Quote, Includes: Kaizen, Categories
Lean manufacturing
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Andon (manufacturing) - Wikipedia
Includes: Andon, Categories
Quote, Includes: Andon, Categories
Lean manufacturing
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Poka-yoke - Wikipedia
Includes: Poka-Yoke, Categories
Quote, Includes: Poka-Yoke, Categories
Lean manufacturing
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Kanban (Wikipedia)
Includes: Kanban System, Categories
Quote, Includes: Kanban System, Categories
Lean manufacturing
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Control chart, Wikipedia
Includes: Control Chart, Categories
Quote, Includes: Control Chart, Categories
Quality control tools
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Ishikawa diagram, Wikipedia
Includes: Fishbone Diagram, Categories
Quote, Includes: Fishbone Diagram, Categories
Quality control tools
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Time and motion study, Wikipedia
Includes: Time and Motion Study, Categories
Quote, Includes: Time and Motion Study, Categories
Industrial engineering
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Value-stream mapping (Wikipedia)
Includes: Value Stream Mapping, Categories
Quote, Includes: Value Stream Mapping, Categories
Lean manufacturing
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Design of experiments (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Design of experiments, Categories
Quote, Includes: Design of experiments, Categories
Industrial engineering
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Failure mode and effects analysis (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Failure mode and effects analysis, Categories
Quote, Includes: Failure mode and effects analysis, Categories
Lean manufacturing
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Quality function deployment (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Quality function deployment, Categories
Quote, Includes: Quality function deployment, Categories
Quality management
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PDCA (Wikipedia)
Includes: Plan-Do-Check-Act, Categories
Quote, Includes: Plan-Do-Check-Act, Categories
Quality management
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Root-cause analysis (Wikipedia)
Includes: Root cause analysis, Categories
Quote, Includes: Root cause analysis, Categories
Quality control tools
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Scientific management (Wikipedia)
Includes: Scientific Management, Categories
Quote, Includes: Scientific Management, Categories
Management theory
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Automated storage and retrieval system - Wikipedia
Includes: Automated Storage and Retrieval System, Categories
Quote, Includes: Automated Storage and Retrieval System, Categories
Warehouses
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Gantt chart, Wikipedia
Includes: Gantt Chart, Categories
Quote, Includes: Gantt Chart, Categories
Project management techniques
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Program evaluation and review technique, Wikipedia
Includes: PERT Chart, Categories
Quote, Includes: PERT Chart, Categories
Engineering management
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Sorter (logistics), Wikipedia
Includes: Automated Sortation System, Categories
Quote, Includes: Automated Sortation System, Categories
Logistics
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Assembly Line (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Assembly Line, Categories
Quote, Includes: Assembly Line, Categories
Mass production
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Warehouse management system, Wikipedia
Includes: Warehouse Management System, Categories
Quote, Includes: Warehouse Management System, Categories
Logistics
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Gap analysis (Wikipedia)
Includes: Gap analysis, Categories
Quote, Includes: Gap analysis, Categories
Product management
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DMAIC (Wikipedia)
Includes: DMAIC, Categories
Quote, Includes: DMAIC, Categories
Data management
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W. Edwards Deming (Wikipedia)
Includes: W. Edwards Deming, Lead section
Quote, Includes: W. Edwards Deming, Lead section
William Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900, December 20, 1993) was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer.
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Programmable logic controller (Wikipedia)
Includes: Programmable Logic Controller, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Programmable Logic Controller, Lead section
A programmable logic controller (PLC) or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines, robotic devices, or any activity that requires high reliability, ease of programming, and process fault diagnosis.
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3D Printing (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: 3D Printer, Lead section
Quote, Includes: 3D Printer, Lead section
3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model.
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Automated guided vehicle, Wikipedia
Includes: Automated Guided Vehicle, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Automated Guided Vehicle, Lead section
They are most often used in industrial applications to transport heavy materials around a large industrial building, such as a factory or warehouse.
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Therblig, Wikipedia
Includes: Therbligs, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Therbligs, Lead section
Therbligs are elemental motions used in the study of workplace motion economy.
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Statistical Process Control (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Statistical Process Control, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Statistical Process Control, Lead section
Statistical process control (SPC) or statistical quality control (SQC) is the application of statistical methods to monitor and control the quality of a production process.
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Shaker broom vise (Wikipedia)
Includes: Shaker Broom Vise, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Shaker Broom Vise, Lead section
The Shaker broom vise is a specialized production vise that made the normally round broom flat to make it more efficient for cleaning purposes.
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Interchangeable parts (Wikipedia)
Includes: Interchangeable Parts, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Interchangeable Parts, Introduction
They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.
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Computer numerical control (Wikipedia)
  • Includes: Numerical Control, Introduction
    Computer numerical control (CNC) or CNC machining is the automated control of machine tools by a computer.
  • Includes: Computer Numerical Control, Introduction
    Computer numerical control (CNC) or CNC machining is the automated control of machine tools by a computer.
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Pallet, Wikipedia
Includes: Pallet, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Pallet, Introduction
A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a front loader, a jacking device, or an erect crane.
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Pallet jack (Wikipedia)
Includes: Pallet Jack, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Pallet Jack, Introduction
Pallet jacks are the most basic form of a forklift and are intended to move palletized loads within warehouses, distribution centers, retail stores, and construction sites.
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Radio-frequency Identification (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: RFID, Introduction
Quote, Includes: RFID, Introduction
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.
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Corrugated fiberboard - Wikipedia
Includes: Corrugated Cardboard, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Corrugated Cardboard, Introduction
Corrugated board is manufactured on large high-precision machinery lines called corrugators.
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Turnstile, Wikipedia
Includes: Turnstile, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Turnstile, Introduction
A turnstile (also called a gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time.
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Palletizer, Wikipedia
Includes: Palletizer, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Palletizer, Introduction
A palletizer or palletiser is a machine which provides automatic means for stacking cases of goods or products onto a pallet.
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Overhead crane (Wikipedia)
Includes: Overhead Crane, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Overhead Crane, Introduction
An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments.
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Punched card - Wikipedia
Includes: Punch Card, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Punch Card, Introduction
Developed over the 19th to 20th centuries, punched cards were widely used for data processing, the control of automated machines, and computing.
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Tabulating machine (Wikipedia)
Includes: Tabulating Machine, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Tabulating Machine, Introduction
It spawned a class of machines, known as unit record equipment, and the data processing industry.
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Gauge block (Wikipedia)
Includes: Gauge Block, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Gauge Block, Introduction
Gauge blocks are the main means of length standardization used by industry.
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Pallet racking (Wikipedia)
Includes: Pallet Rack, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Pallet Rack, Introduction
Forklift trucks are usually required to place the loaded pallets onto the racks for storage.
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Digital twin (Wikipedia)
Includes: Digital Twin, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Digital Twin, Introduction
In the 2010s and 2020s, manufacturing industries began moving beyond digital product definition to extending the digital twin concept to the entire manufacturing process.
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Dick Morley (Wikipedia)
Includes: Dick Morley, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Dick Morley, Introduction
He was involved with the production of the first PLC for General Motors, the Modicon, at Bedford and Associates in 1968.
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Airbag (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: John W. Hetrick, History section
Quote, Includes: John W. Hetrick, History section
Hetrick was an industrial engineer and member of the United States Navy.
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OSHA The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) 1910.147
Includes: Lockout-Tagout Device, Page text
Quote, Includes: Lockout-Tagout Device, Page text
Employees servicing or maintaining machines or equipment may be exposed to serious physical harm or death if hazardous energy is not properly controlled.
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Safeguarding History - Rockford Systems, LLC
Includes: Machine Guard, Page text
Quote, Includes: Machine Guard, Page text
In the absence of safety regulations, manufacturers prioritized productivity over worker protection, leading to devastating consequences such as amputations, respiratory illnesses, and burns.
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The Complete History & Evolution Of The Safety Vest
Includes: High-Visibility Clothing, Page text
Quote, Includes: High-Visibility Clothing, Page text
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) plays a vital role in workplace safety, ensuring workers are protected from potential hazards.
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What Was the First Loading Dock? - Beuschel Sales, Inc.
Includes: Dock Leveler, Page text
Quote, Includes: Dock Leveler, Page text
It’s easier to talk about the modern loading dock and how the system of safely loading and unloading goods came about with Kelley’s first counterbalanced dock leveler.
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Is Pick-to-Light More Than A Stepping Stone? - Michel Baudin's Blog
Includes: Pick-to-Light System, Page text
Quote, Includes: Pick-to-Light System, Page text
Pick-to-Light directs manual picking by lighting up bins.
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Aviation Ground Support Equipment Timeline - Tronair
Includes: Tow Tractor, Page text
Quote, Includes: Tow Tractor, Page text
1923 - Forklift Manufacturer Creates The Duat Tow Tractor
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70 years of reach trucks
Includes: Reach Truck, Page text
Quote, Includes: Reach Truck, Page text
For customers, it was a real game-changer back then: thanks to the reach truck, they were able to make optimal use of both the floor space and the height of the room for the storage of production goods as space was precious even back then.
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The History of Eye Protection and How It Has Evolved
Includes: Safety Goggles, Page text
Quote, Includes: Safety Goggles, Page text
In the early 1900s, Garrett Morgan invented a gas mask and later received a patent for safety goggles, a feature he had designed to be worn inside the mask itself but discovered it could be worn alone for eye protection.
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Hard hat - Wikipedia
Includes: Hard Hat, Lead section
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A hard hat is a type of helmet predominantly used in hazardous environments such as industrial or construction sites to protect the head from injury due to falling objects (such as tools and debris), impact with other objects, and electric shock, as well as from rain.
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Safety harness, Wikipedia
Includes: Safety Harness, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Safety Harness, Lead section
A safety harness is a form of protective equipment designed to safeguard the user from injury or death from falling.
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Steel-toe boot, Wikipedia
Includes: Steel-Toe Boot, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Steel-Toe Boot, Lead section
A steel-toe boot (also known as a safety boot, steel-capped boot, steel toecaps or safety shoe) is a durable boot or shoe that has a protective reinforcement in the toe which protects the foot from falling objects or compression.
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Respirator, Wikipedia
Includes: Respirator, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Respirator, Lead section
A respirator is type of mask designed to protect the wearer from inhaling hazardous atmospheres including lead fumes, vapors, gases and particulate matter such as dusts and airborne pathogens such as viruses.
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Containerization (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Shipping Container, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Shipping Container, Lead section
Containerization, also referred as container stuffing or container loading, is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers.
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Open Questions (1 open question)
Who deserves primary credit for founding industrial engineering as a discipline: Frederick Winslow Taylor, originator of time study, or Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, originators of motion study?

Time study and motion study were developed independently and stood in philosophical tension; the disagreement between Taylor and the Gilbreths became a personal rift that, after Taylor died, turned into an open feud between the Gilbreths and the Taylor camp, and the documented record states that friction over questions of history and intellectual property still remains even after Lillian Gilbreth attempted to heal the rift.

What would resolve this A settled historical account, backed by primary correspondence or patent records, establishing whose methodological contribution founded industrial engineering as a discipline and how the intellectual property dispute between the two camps was actually resolved.
History of TechnologyWikipedia contributors, Frank Bunker Gilbreth (Wikipedia)
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