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«A comprehensive guide that contains practical knowledge and technical background on virtually all aspects of physical, cognitive, and social ergonomics. As such, it can be a valuable source of information for any individual or organization committed to providing competitive, high-quality products and safe, productive work environments.» -John F. Smith Jr., Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, General Motors Corporation.
(From the Foreword)
Unrivaled coverage of a broad spectrum of industrial engineering concepts and applications, «The Handbook of Industrial Engineering», contains a vast array of timely and useful methodologies for achieving increased productivity, quality, and competitiveness, improving the quality of working life in manufacturing and service industries. Recently updated to include 38 fully Digitized Graphs this astoundingly comprehensive resource also provides a cohesive structure to the discipline of industrial engineering with four major classifications: Technology; Performance improvement management; Management, planning, and design control; and Decision-making methods. Completely updated and expanded to reflect nearly a decade of important developments in the field, this Third Edition features a wealth of new information on project management, supply-chain management and logistics, as well as systems related to service industries.
Other important features of this essential reference include:
* More than 1,000 helpful tables, graphs, figures, and formulas.
* Step-by-step descriptions of hundreds of problem-solving methodologies.
* Hundreds of clear, easy-to-follow application examples.
* Contributions from 176 accomplished international professionals with diverse training and affiliations.
* More than 4,000 citations for further reading.
The Handbook of Industrial Engineering, Third Edition is an immensely useful one-stop resource for industrial engineers and technical support personnel in corporations of any size; continuous process and discrete part manufacturing industries; and all types of service industries, from healthcare to hospitality, from retailing to finance.
Industrial Engineering function and skills.
Full Potential Utilization of Industrial and Systems Engineering in Organizations.
Enterprise Concept: Business Modeling Analysis and Design.
Technology.
Information Technology.
Manufacturing and Production Systems.
Service Systems.
Performance improvement management.
Organization and Work Design.
Human Factors and Ergonomics.
Management, planning, design, and control.
Project Management.
Product Planning.
Manpower Resource Planning.
Systems and Facilities Design.
Planning and Control.
Quality.
Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
Methods for decision making.
Probabilistic Models and Statistics.
Economic Evaluation.
Computer Simulation.
Optimization.
Author Index.
Subject Index