History
Although industrial engineering courses had been taught by multiple universities in the late 1800s, the first department of industrial engineering was established in 1908 at the Pennsylvania State University by Alex Kaserman.

The first doctorate degree was awarded for industrial engineering in the 1930s by Cornell University.


[edit] Postgraduate curriculum
The postgraduate programmes in industrial engineering have long been held as probably the most diversified programme across industries. The usual postgraduate degree earned is the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering/Industrial Engineering & Management/Industrial Engineering & Operations Research. The typical MS in IE/IE&M/IE & OR curriculum includes :

Operations Research/Optimization Techniques
Operations Management
Supply Chain Mgmt & Logistics
Simulation & Stochastic Models
Manufacturing Systems
Engineering Economics
Corporate Planning
Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics
Productivity Improvement
Production Planning and Control
Computer Aid Manufacturing
Material Management
Facilities Design and/or Work Space Design
Statistical process control|Statistical Process Control or Quality Control
Time and Motion Study

[edit] Undergraduate curriculum
In the United States, the usual undergraduate degree earned is the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE). The typical BSIE curriculum includes introductory chemistry, physics, economics, mathematics through calculus and differential equations and also including probability and statistics, intermediate coursework in mechanical engineering, computer science, and sometimes electrical engineering, and specialized courses such as the following:

Systems Simulation
Operations Research and/or Optimization
Engineering Economy
production planning
Engineering Administration/Management
Human Factors or Ergonomics
Time and Motion study
Manufacturing Engineering
Production Planning and Control
Computer Aid Manufacturing
Packaging engineering
Facilities Design and/or Work Space Design
Logistics and/or Supply Chain Management
Statistical Process Control or Quality Control
Stochastic Systems
Discrete Event Simulation
Probability
Organizational Behavior
Statistics

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