Transcript IE 101 Presentation

IE Job Description
(Consulting, Government, Military)
Drafted by Garry Coleman
Adapted from Brief by
Steve Snelling
Industrial Engineer/Process Engineer
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Types of Industries Considered
in this Description of IE Work
• Shipbuilding (design)
• Military
• Engineering and
Technical Services
• State & Federal
Government
• Consulting
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Example IE Consulting Tasks
• Process improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
• Problem resolution
• Planning and analysis
• Strategic planning
• Work (production) planning
• Engineering economic analysis
• Organization and work system design
• Strategic performance measurement design,
implementation & evaluation (statistical methods)
• Systems integration
• Engineering policy development
• Project and Program Management
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IE Practice - Some Differences when
Consulting with Government, Military,
and Technical Executives
• Tasks often include political and relational dimensions,
facilitating and satisficing are as important as technical
skills
• Clients work in realms where there is typically no one
best solution
• Our products are sometimes management and work
systems that enable engineers and program managers
to execute their mission
• At higher levels in the organization, our practice is a
blend of management, industrial and systems
engineering consulting
• Tailoring IE tools for application in service environments
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