INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (INEG)
John English
Head of the Department
4207 Bell Engineering Center
479-575-3156
Visit the official website at: http://www.uark.edu/rd_engr/ineg/
Distinguished Professor White
Professors English, Johnson, Meller
Associate Professors Cassady, Fant, Mason, Nachtmann, Pohl, Rossetti
Assistant Professors Buyurgan, Chimka, Nam
Adjunct Associate Professor Gattis
The mission of the industrial engineering department at the University of Arkansas is to be a nationally competitive, student-centered industrial engineering program serving Arkansas and the world through undergraduate and graduate studies and leading-edge research programs.
Industrial engineers are concerned with improving organized activity. The physical arrangement of people, equipment, and material significantly influences the effectiveness of any organization whether the organization is industrial, governmental, or commercial.
Todays industrial engineers develop applications of new processing automation and control technology; install data processing systems, performance measures and standards, job evaluation and wage and salary programs; research new products and product applications; devise ways to improve productivity through application of technology and human factors; select operating processes and methods to accomplish a given task using proper tools and equipment; design facilities, management systems, operations procedures, storage systems; improve allocation of resources, planning and control systems for distribution of goods and services, production, inventory, quality and plant maintenance; enhance plant environment and the quality of working life; evaluate reliability and quality performance; implement office systems, procedures, and policies; analyze complex business problems through operations research; conduct long-range organization studies, plant location surveys, system effectiveness studies; and study potential markets for goods and services, raw material sources, labor supply, energy resources, financing and taxes.
Industrial engineers integrate engineering skills with mathematics and computer science tools, providing systematic ways to maximize productivity and quality while minimizing time and cost.
The goal of the Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Program at the University of Arkansas is to prepare men and women for professional careers and graduate studies in Industrial Engineering. We provide a foundation in mathematics, science, humanities and social sciences, engineering science, and engineering design to produce Industrial Engineers with the intellectual, technical, and professional competence to develop, implement, and manage industrial engineering solutions to complex problems in industry, government, and society.
The IE Program Objectives represent and describe the expected accomplishments of our graduates resulting from participation within our program within the first few years after graduation. Our objectives have been developed to address the needs of our constituencies and to be consistent with and supportive of our mission and programmatic goals.
The IE Program Objectives are as follows:
- to train and educate students in the mathematics, science, methodologies, computational skills, and analysis techniques of Industrial Engineering practice, including such core Industrial Engineering topics as probability, statistics, engineering economics, human factors, engineering management, computing, and operations research applied to manufacturing, logistics, and service systems;
- to develop students with written and oral communication skills, teamwork skills, professionalism, and ethics so that they can contribute to Industrial Engineering practice and leadership within the profession;
- to develop students who possess the ability to design, improve, and manage integrated systems of people, technologies, material, information, and equipment within the context of societal and contemporary issues in engineering practice such as safety and health;
- to develop students who possess the ability to solve unstructured problems by collecting, modeling, analyzing, and interpreting data within Industrial Engineering practice;
- to make students aware of the need for, and to provide the ability to accomplish, life-long learning, continuing education, and professional growth within the field of Industrial Engineering.
For a complete listing of courses required for the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree and a suggested sequence, see the catalog of studies.
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