industrial engineering

Definition

Discipline of utilizing and coordinating humans, machines, and materials to attain a desired output rate with the optimum utilization of energy, knowledge, money, and time. It employs certain techniques (such as floor layouts, personnel organization, time standards, wage rates, incentive payment plans) to control the quantity and quality of goods and services produced.


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