industrial engineering

noun

: engineering that deals with the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems (as of people, materials, and energy) in industry
industrial engineer noun

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Perdue holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's degree in operations research from Georgia Tech. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 Raghunandan Gurumurthy is a global expert in industrial engineering and Director of North America Operations at Crossover Solutions. Raghunandan Gurumurthy, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Ashwini stayed in India for college, earning her degree in industrial engineering, then began her career. Longreads, 10 Sep. 2024 After petroleum engineering, operations research and industrial engineering followed by electrical engineering and computer science are the next highest-paying majors, overall, both with higher starting salaries — over $100,000 — but lower mid-career pay. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for industrial engineering 

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of industrial engineering was in 1911

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“Industrial engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20engineering. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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industrial engineering

noun
: engineering that deals with the design, improvement, and installation of systems of people, materials, equipment, and energy
industrial engineer noun

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