ABSTRACT
Industrial engineering (IE) thrives on systems perspectives just as systems thrive on IE approaches. One cannot treat topics of IE effectively without recognizing systems perspectives and vice versa. Thus, it makes sense to have a handbook that integrates industrial and systems engineering (ISE) principles. A generic definition of IE, adopted by the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) states:
“Industrial Engineer — One who is concerned with the design, installation, and improvement of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment, and energy by drawing upon specialized knowledge and skills in the mathematical, physical, and social sciences, together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design to specify, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems.”
