Adedeji B. Badiru

The Story of Industrial Engineering (eBook, ePUB)

The Rise from Shop-Floor Management to Modern Digital Engineering

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book uses a story-telling approach to present the multitude of applications associated with industrial engineering. It traces the profession from its early days to the present day of digital engineering and additive manufacturing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429867835
• Artikelnr.: 54672622

Autorenporträt

Adedeji B. Badiru is a professor of systems engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at AFIT, Professor and Department Head of Industrial & Information Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of University College at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He is a registered professional engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He holds BS in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is a prolific author and has won national and international awards for his scholarly, leadership, and professional accomplishments. He is a member of several professional associations and scholastic honor societies.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Ages of Human Development and Work Planning. Chapter 2.
Emergence of Organized Production. 3. Elements of Industrial Revolution. 4.
Early Production Practices. 5. Invention of Mass Production Techniques. 6.
Shop Floor Management Practices. 7. Emergence of Union Movements. 8. Early
Human Factors. Early Practices of Ergonomics. 10. The Days of Efficiency
Experts. 11.The Concept of Cheaper by the Dozen. 12. Development of
Manufacturing. 13. Management Engineering. 14. Early Management Principles
and Movement. 15. Emergence of Formal Industrial Engineering. 16.
Diversification of Industrial Engineering. 17. Fragmentation of Industrial
Engineering. 18. Offshoot Professions and Specializations. 19. Keeping the
Center Holding. 20. Splinter Areas of IE. 21. Shadow Function of IE. 22.
Sustaining the Profession under a Common Core. 23. References. Bibliography
for Further Reading.