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Welcome to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
In our department, personalized counseling and informal relationships are commonplace between students and professors. All courses are taught by faculty members. Classes are typically small, averaging 15 students, allowing for a close interaction between students and professors. The combination of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department provides a broad range of topics and career opportunities in both manufacturing and service industries.
What do Industrial Engineers do?
- Industrial Engineers figure out how to do things better.
- They engineer processes and systems that improve quality, productivity and efficiency.
- Industrial Engineers make significant contributions by saving money, while making the workplace better for fellow workers.
Industrial Engineers contribute to :
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Ensuring that the mail arrives on time
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Streamlining an operation room
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Distributing products worldwide
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Reducing lines and waiting times at amusement parks
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or manufacturing superior automobiles
Where do Industrial Engineers work?
- Enterprises where day to day operations involve complex interactions between people, materials, information, equipment, and energy need Industrial Engineers.
- Manufacturing firms hire industrial engineers to improve manufacturing efficiency; companies as diverse as Coca Cola, IBM, Levi Strauss, Nike, The Gap, Microsoft, and Boeing, just to name a few
- Service Industries hire large numbers of Industrial Engineers to improve operational efficiencies; enterprises as diverse as the Post Office, Federal Express, CVS, Walt Disney World, hospitals, airlines, banks, railroads, communications companies, and social services.
A great career starts with a good education.
The undergraduate curriculum in Industrial Engineering includes:
- Science and Mathematics
- Engineering Sciences
- Quantitative Courses and Computing
- Industrial Engineering Courses
- Systems Engineering Courses
- Manufacturing Engineering Courses
- Economics and Finance
Evening Program
The B.S. Program is also offered as a part-time evening program. This is the only program in Rhode Island through which a B.S. in Engineering can be obtained entirely through evening courses.
Systems Engineering
The department offers a graduate program in Systems Engineering. The Master's Program has an emphasis on service and enterprise systems and manufacturing systems. It will provide you with an understanding of advanced systems and the criteria that can influence them. Armed with this knowledge, you will be in a pre-eminent position to contribute to virtually any company you choose.
The Master's Program takes a multidisciplinary approach to Systems Engineering. The program consists of core courses in Systems Engineering, together with electives in three main areas:
- Service and enterprise eystems
- Manufacturing systems
- Distributed networked systems
In addition to coursework, a six to nine credit thesis is required.
Facilities
The Department is well equipped for both teaching and research, with separate labs for manufacturing and computing. The manufacturing laboratory contains numerically controlled machine tools, metal forming equipment, and a foundry. The latest additions to the laboratory include 3D scanners, tabletop machines, and rapid prototyping equipment for computer aided design and manufacturing. A small up-to-date computing laboratory is maintained for teaching and research. Access is also available to computers in the College of Engineering, the University, and other institutions worldwide via the Internet.
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