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UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY- TAXILA / UNDERGRAD PROSPECTUS 2011
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FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
INTRODUCTION
Industrial Engineering is the branch of engineering that
is concerned with the Design, Analysis, and Operation of
Systems. These can range from a consumer product or
single piece of equipment to large business, social, and
environmental systems. Industrial Engineers determine
the most effective ways to utilize the basic factors of
ProductionPeople, Machines, Materials, Information, and
Energyto make a product or provide a service. The Industrial
Engineer’s interest lies in modeling system functions and
determining how best to achieve the objectives of the system.
The methods employed in Industrial Engineering provide an
excellent vehicle for considering both private and public costs
and benefits.
Industrial Engineers by virtue of education and training
have the opportunity to work in a variety of departments
and businesses. The most distinctive aspect of industrial
engineering is the flexibility that it offers. Whether it’s
shortening a rollercoaster line, streamlining an operating
room, distributing products worldwide, or manufacturing
superior automobiles, all share the common goal of saving
money and increasing efficiencies. The need for Industrial
Engineers is growing. Why? Industrial Engineers are the only
engineering professionals trained as productivity and quality
improvement specialists. Industrial Engineers figure out how
to do things better. They engineer processes and systems that
improve quality and productivity.
THE DEPARTMENT
Industrial Engineering with Production and Manufacturing
majors was the first MSc degree program offered at the
university way back in 1983. Industrial Engineering had
assumed a distinctive place as sub-discipline in Mechanical
Engineering Department since then. With the creation
of Industrial Engineering Department, this program has
been shifted to the department. MSc degree program in
Industrial Engineering spans over two years and specializes
in Manufacturing Systems Engineering. The department is
also offering a broad-based Master’s program in Engineering
Management. An independent four-year program leading to
BSc degree in Industrial Engineering is being introduced with
2010-entry at the university.
COURSES OF STUDY
The Industrial Engineering courses are built on fundamentals
of Mathematical, Physical and Computing Sciences. The
curriculum is designed to educate students in diverse areas
of theory and practices in engineering and management
domains. The following areas are specifically enriched for
disseminating state-of-the-art knowledge to future builders
of the nation;
· Computational Industrial Engineering
· Human Resource’s Skill development
· Managerial Capabilities Inculcation
· High-tech Manufacturing Technology and Management
· Quality, Productivity and Cost Effectiveness
On the core technology side, BSc in Industrial Engineering
offers students a unique opportunity to learn classical
production technologies in courses like Workshop Technology,
Manufacturing Processes, Metrology and Tool Engineering.
The high-tech courses embed in students the capabilities to
learn and acquire modern production systems in courses like
CAD/CAM, Robotics, Automation and CIM.
Soft technologies encompassing Statistical Analysis,
Economics Optimization and Simulation Modeling courses
prepare students to design and build large and complex
systems for efficiency and effectiveness. Also, strong emphasis
has been ensured to inculcate managerial capabilities in
industrial engineering students by including a host of courses
in management electives.
Rich industrial neighourhood around the University offers
prospective industrial engineering students an ideal
environment to groom their professional skills. These
industries include HMC, HIT, POF, KSB, TIP, PAF complex at
Kamra, BESTWAY and a host of SME’s in nearby Hattar Industrial
Estate.
The department has a fully functional Workshop, a large
Machine Tools Laboratory and a state-of-the-art Advanced
Manufacturing System (AMS) Centre equipped with CNC
Machines, Rapid-Prototyping Machine, about two-dozen
CAD/CAM workstations and highly sophisticated open-FMS
System housing AGV/ASRS and Automated Inspection System.