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工業工程(IE)的申請一直都是工程類裡比較熱門的專業,不僅僅是學IE本專業的人,連一些學其它工程類專業的學生也都來湊熱鬧(比如CS、EE等)。造成這種現象的原因有兩個:

美國讀工業工程碩士選擇哪些方向

一方面,大家錯誤地認為這個專業偏重於管理而不是技術,所以對自己未來的發展有積極的影響;

另外一方面是這個專業對於學生的背景並沒有太多的要求,比如說University of Michigan at Ann Arbor要求學生學過2年的Calculus(4個學期),兩年的Science課程(包括Chemistry、 Physics或者Biology),概率論一門,統計一門,線性代數一門,計算機程式設計(必須會程式語言)。而可以滿足這樣條件的學生,從Physics、Biology、Chemistry到EE、CS、ME等涵蓋了基本上全部的理工科專業.

  什麼是工業工程(IE)

簡單點說,就是讓生產流程、產品或系統變得更好的一個專業。其它的工程師是在創造東西,如何使得其它工程師創造東西時的系統和流程優化,就是工業工程師的職責,即創造或改善系統和流程。IE是工程領域裡最人性化的專業,工業工程師這一職業現在已經得到了廣泛的認可,在20世紀初,有兩名IE的奠基者Frank和Lillian Gilbreth,幫助醫院提出了一個做手術和培訓醫生、護士和技術員的'方法,結果,做手術的時間大幅縮短,存活率得到了提升,這足以體現工業工程師在實際應用中的價值,在尋求優化流程的過程中,IE的目的就是幫助減少或消除各個領域的浪費,尤其是時間、金錢、材料和能源的浪費。

從大方向來講,工業工程(IE)可以分為Human Factor(人因學)、Manufacturing(製造業)、Operation Research(運籌學)、Production(生產)這四個大方向。

其中Human Factor和 Operation Research屬於新興方向,專業都比較年輕,Operation Research起源於二戰時對物質的分配和統籌,數理含量非常高,不僅僅在工業工程(IE)下有相關方向,在有些數學系下也有相關的研究。

Operation Research還可以延伸出Financial Engineering(我們在關於金融的文章中會有更詳細的說明),Project Management(專案管理),Engineering Management(工程管理:有一些學校該專業已經獨立出來了,比如Stanford University和George Washington University)等方向。

Human Factor不僅僅在IE下有,在CS下也有相關的方向。事實上,這也說明了工科的特點:各個專業之間非常的交叉。

Manufacturing和Production可以算是傳統方向,Manufacturing是有關製造方面的,非常偏工廠端的,與Mechanical Engineering 的交叉比較多;Production可以說是Distributed Control(分散控制)、Supply Chain(供應鏈)、Analysis and Modeling(分析和模仿),Transportation(運輸)、Logistics(物流)、Stock Theory(存貨理論)、Queuing Theory(排隊理論)以及Game Theory(博弈論)的應用等。

  如果細分的話,我們可以把工業工程(IE)分為以下諸多方向:

ect Management專案管理

facturing, Production and Distribution製造、生產和分配

ly Chain Management供應鏈管理

uctivity, Methods and Process Engineering生產力、方法和加工工程

ity Measurement and Improvement質量檢測與改進

ram Management程式管理

nomics/Human Factors人因學

nology Development and Transfer技術開發和轉讓

tegic Planning戰略規劃

gement of Change變革管理

ncial Engineering金融工程

  這11個大的方向下又有很多小的說明和分支:

  ect Management專案管理

Develop the detailed work breakdown structure of complex activities and form them into an integrated plan制定複雜活動的詳細任務分解結構,形成整合計劃

Provide time based schedules and resource allocations for complex plans or implementations為複雜的計劃和工序提供時間進度表以及資源分配策略

Use project management techniques to perform Industrial Engineering analyses and investigations利用專案管理技術進行工業工程分析和調查

Conduct facility planning and facility layout development of new and revised production plants and office buildings對新的以及改造過的生產廠房和辦公樓進行裝置規劃與佈局

Form and direct both small and large teams that work towards a defined objective, scope & deliverables組織和指導朝著特定的目標、範圍和產品而努力的小型和大型團隊

Perform risk analysis of various project options and outcomes對各種專案選項和成果進行風險分析

  facturing, Production and Distribution製造,生產和分配

Participate in design reviews to ensure manufacturability of the product參與設計評審以確保產品的可生產性

Determine methods and procedures for production distribution activity為產品分配活動確定方法和流程

Create documentation and work instructions for production and distribution為生產和分配製定工作流程說明

Manage resources and maintain schedule requirements to meet required production and distribution schedules管理資源和維持流程的要求以實現規定的生產和分配流程

Process Optimization utilizing Simulation tools (Arena, etc)採用模擬分析工具(例如Arena等)實現優化

Facilitate and Lead process improvement teams協助和領導流程改進團隊

  ly Chain Management供應鏈管理

Manage Supplier relationships管理供應商關係

Managing and report on company Supplier Cost/ Performance Indices to management管理供應商成本/效能指標,並向管理人員報告

Audit Suppliers and ensure supplier processes and procedures are being followed稽核供應商,確保供方遵循了流程

Travel to suppliers to resolve issues到供應商處商談以解決問題

Coordinate first article Inspections 首件檢測

Work with Outsource Manufacturers to ensure product quality, delivery and cost, is maintained與外包商合作以保證產品質量、順利交付和成本

  uctivity, Methods and Process Engineering生產力,方法和加工工程

Define proper work methods for tasks確定合適的任務完成方法

Define appropriate processes for work flow activities確定合理的工作流程

Define key production measures確定關鍵的生產措施

Define goals and data capture/analysis for key measures確定核心措施的目標和資料獲取/分析

Perform root cause analysis to improve poor performing processes通過影響因素分析來改善加工過程

Develop appropriate incentive plans for work tasks為工作任務制定適宜的激勵計劃

Determine capacity requirements and subsequent investment options確定容量需求以及相應的投資選擇

  ity Measurement and Improvement質量檢測與改進

Resolve quality-related issues in all aspects of the business解決所有與質量相關的問題

Work with design and production teams and outsource manufacturers to ensure product quality is maintained during the design and production phases在設計和生產階段,與設計和生產團隊、外包製造商合作以確保產品質量

Audit defined processes and procedures to ensure that they are being followed稽核規定的程式和流程以確保它們是按照流程進行

Coordinate and Facilitate 3rd Party Quality Audits協調和促進第三方質量稽核

Provide refresher training on procedures for company personnel on Quality and process-related issues, including the use of analytical tools and techniques such as SPC, Six Sigma, etc.在質量和流程相關問題上,對公司員工提供進一步培訓,包括利用分析工具和技術,例如SPC, Six Sigma等

Manage and resolve issues with incoming material through the Receiving process通過接收處理,解決與來料相關的問題

  ram Management專案管理

Develop proposals for new programs對新專案制定方案

Manage program/project teams to ensure program stays on schedule, on budget, and meets performance expectations管理專案團隊,以確保專案按照原定計劃、預算進行,並符合效能預期。

Coordinate a matrix of team member across departments within an organization to ensure completion of project tasks在一個機構裡,協調不同部門的不同團隊成員以確保專案任務的完成

  nomics/Human Factors人因學

Ensure Human Factors Engineering is utilized in New Product Design確保人因學工程在新產品設計上的使用

Ensure Human Factors Engineering disciplines are utilized in production setup and configuration確保人因學工程在產品安裝和配置方面的使用

Ensure company Ergonomics policies are defined to minimize causes of employee injury and discomfort確保公司人因學政策的確定,以最小化僱員的受傷和不適情形

  nology Development and Transfer技術開發和轉讓

Identify basic business problems requiring analysis鑑定基本的需要分析的業務問題

Determine if technology or process based solution best確定以技術或流程為基礎的解決方案是否是最好的

Characterize problem, identify prospective providers/bidders and submit requests for proposals歸類問題,確定潛在的供應商/投標商,並且提交方案申請

Evaluate bid responses, select successful bidder(s) and establish technical feasibility評估投標反饋,選擇合適的投標商,確定技術可行性

Conduct small scale/medium scale tests to determine operational feasibility, implementation methods and training requirements進行小規模/中等規模的測試來確定操作的可行性、實施方法和培訓要求

Conduct enterprise wide implementation企業範圍內實施

Transition support activities/responsibilities to long term business and technology owners為長期業務和技術所有者提供轉讓支援

  tegic Planning戰略規劃

Develop long range planning models, typically 5-10 years in scope制定長期規劃,一般是5-10年的規劃

Model all areas affected by operation為操作會影響到的各個方面做模型

Identify anticipated investment in plant, capacity, network, etc判斷在工廠、容量、網路等方面的預期投資

Tie to preliminary production cost, operational cost, sales forecasts與初步的生產成本、經營成本、銷售預測捆綁

Develop preliminary financial impacts, including profitability and ROI明確初步的財務影響,包括盈利能力和投資回報率

  gement of Change變革管理

Ensure that change programs are coordinated, support one another and move along the critical path確保變革專案的執行,互相支援並且在關鍵步驟共同前進

Create and maintain the imperative for the change, establish priorities and provide visible sponsorship for the change確保變革的執行,確定優先事項,併為變革提供可見的贊助

Provide the skills, knowledge, processes, organization structure and tools required to deliver the change提供變革所需的技能、知識、流程、組織結構和工具

Ensure that the individuals involved buy into the change, actively support it and adopt their behavior accordingly確保每個相關的人融入變革、積極支援並採取相應的行動

  ncial Engineering金融工程

Determine production costs using specific cost based methodology採用具體的基於成本的方法來確定生產成本

Develop budgets, forecasts for operating cost centers為運營成本中心制定預算和預測

Measure actual performance vs budget goals and investigate variance測試實際表現vs預算目標和調查差異

Develop capital and expense budgets for capacity expansion為擴大生產能力制定資本開支和費用預算

Perform cost analysis/justification for capital and expense expenditures對資本開支和費用預算進行成本分析和調整

Perform make vs buy vs lease analyses 執行製造,購買與租借分析