Last Updated on September 6, 2024
ENGINEERING & INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Today we will discuss about a new topic for your Masters abroad, Engineering & Industrial Management. Also known as Industrial Engineering, it is one of the most popular choices for students pursuing their Masters abroad. So lets get to know more about it, shall we? Industrial Engineering is that branch of engineering that concerns with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of equipment, energy, material and process.
It draws upon the principles and methods of engineering analysis and synthesis, eliminating waste of time, money, materials and other energy sources. It is also known as Operations Engineering, Production Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
SCOPE
- Industrial Engineer can get jobs in almost all types of industries. Self employment opportunities are also available as consultants or specialists in methods and work operation usually after suitable years of industrial experience.
- Because of the broad-based nature of the course, production and industrial engineers can work with all types of engineering and manufacturing industries in the private and public sectors.
- Industrial engineers can also join private consultancy firms, R&D establishments of big companies or as purchase engineers and technical sales managers.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
An industrial engineer typically does the following:
1. Industrial engineers typically use computer simulation, especially discrete event simulation, for system analysis and evaluation.
2. Industrial engineers study how workers perform their jobs, the goal is to reduce the time it takes to perform a certain job and redistribute work so as to require fewer workers for a given task.
3. Industrial Engineer in the manufacturing industry will be responsible for Quality control, Statistical process control and to increase productivity through management of people and methods of business organization.
4. Industrial Engineers evolve management control systems to assist in financial planning, cost analysis, production planning and physical distribution of goods and services.
TOP COLLEGES IN INDIA (in no particular order)
NAME (QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING 2018)
1. NITIE, Mumbai (Not Ranked)
2. IIT Kharagpur (308)
3. IIT Bombay (179)
4. IIT Delhi (172)
5. IIT Kanpur (293)
TOP COLLEGES ABROAD (in no particular order)
NAME (QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING 2018)
1. Georgia Institute of Technology (70)
2. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (21)
3. University of California, Berkeley (27)
4. Purdue University (105)
5. Stanford University (2)
So there you have it. I told you all you need to know about Engineering & Industrial Management along with its top colleges. Next time will come up with one more interesting masters choices for engineering. Till then, stay tuned.
Avinash Singh is a study abroad consultant with over 10 years of experience helping students achieve their academic goals. He is an expert in the US, Australian, German, and Canadian education systems and has helped hundreds of students secure admission to top universities around the world. In his spare time, Avinash enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his family. He is also an avid reader and loves to learn new things.
