Industrial engineering is defined as applying engineering principles to optimize production and distribution processes through analyzing human and machine factors. The field developed between 1882-1912 with a focus on cost-effective design and wage incentives. Industrial engineers use math, science, and the latest technologies to analyze systems, specify parts, and improve efficiency while considering the five factors of production. In the US, around 1.6 million engineers work total with 214,000 being industrial engineers earning a median salary of $75,110. In Nepal, industrial engineering is still emerging but regarded as equivalent to mechanical engineering, though the industry applications are not fully realized.

1. Industrial Engineering
A part of Engineering

2. Definition
“Industrial engineering is the engineering
approach applied to all factors, including
the human factor, involved in the
production and distribution of products
or services.”
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3. Development
Industrial engineering developed initially over
a 30 year period spanning 1882 to 1912. The
mile stones in this period are:
 The idea that engineers have to design and
fabricate products at costs. This idea gave birth
to the subject of Engineering Economics
subsequently in 1886 to American Society of
Mechanical Engineers “The Engineer as an
Economist”.
 Engineers got interested in wage incentive
methods between 1880 and 1895.
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4. Nature of the Work
 Using math and
science industrial
engineers develop
economical solutions
to technical
problems.
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 They use the latest scientific advancements to
create commercial applications to meet
consumer needs.
 They simulate system operations, generate
specifications for parts, produce and analyze
designs, monitor quality and control
efficiency.
 Industrial engineers make a product or provide
a service by determining the most effect ways
to use the five basic factors of production:
Machines, materials, energy, information and
people.

6. Employment and Job for
Industrial Engineers
 Overall, engineers
held about 1.6
million jobs last year
and 214,000 of them
were industrial
engineers.
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7. Earnings and Salary
 In foreign context the median annual salary of
industrial engineers is $75,110. The highest 10
percent earn $109,220, the lowest 10 percent
earn $48,840 and the middle 50 percent earn
between $60,350 and $92,080. Industrial
engineers earn some of the highest starting
salaries, $58,358 on average among college
graduates with bachelor’s degrees.
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8. In context of Nepal
 In the professional level, the value or the work
sector of the industrial engineer is still
unknown, but its performance as the senior
and capable engineers of Industrial sector,
hydro-power sector, mechanical sector, The
Institute of Engineering (IOE) has given us an
equivalent certificate of mechanical engineer
for recognition of our work sector.
 Though we are equivalent with mechanical its
self sector is always with us. 8

9. Academia & Industry
 There is huge gap between its work sector and
its academia.
 Although Industry is the important factor of
the Nation development, the manpower
(industrial Engineers) has not been visualized
as important part yet.
 Industry can take our study as the beneficial
factor, this process makes dual benefit to the
both.
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10. Equivalency
 The equivalency
certificate for the
Industrial Engineers to
the Mechanical
Engineers.
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11. Job Placements In Nepal
 Students of Industrial engineers go to Industry
frequently for OJT.
 Pass out Industrial engineers are involved in
the industries like Hulas, Surya Nepal, CG,
Uniliver, etc and getting well response from it.
 Although Industrial Engineers involved in the
industry many of them are believe in
entrepreneurship (creating own jobs).
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12. References
 Towne, Henry R., “Industrial Engineering” An
Address Delivered At the Purdue University,
Friday, February 24th, 1905,
 Urwick, Lyndall, F., “Development of
Industrial Engineering”, Chapter 1 in
Handbook of Industrial Engineering, H.B.
Maynard (Ed.), 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, New
York, 1963.
 “www.campusexplorer.com”
 BIE department,IOE Thapathali Campus.
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13. Any
Question
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