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Question For Industrial Engineers of the OT
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:32 am
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:32 am
Looking for a little help re: Industrial Engineering. I can read all day long on the internet about the job responsibilities of an industrial engineer, but it is always generalizations like: “industrial engineers solve problems with practical solutions”. Yet I cannot find a specific example of a problem/solution that they would encounter on the job.
Can someone give me a real-world problem that you have faced while working as an industrial engineer?
—Booskee
Can someone give me a real-world problem that you have faced while working as an industrial engineer?
—Booskee
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Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:32 am to Booskee
I’m an engineer in an industrial setting
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:33 am to Booskee
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Can someone give me a real-world problem that you have faced while working as an industrial engineer?
Where to go for lunch
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:36 am to Booskee
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Question For Industrial Engineers of the OT
While IE is an available degree, you need one to get one in the Big 4: Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:36 am to Booskee
quote:Something something operators (and vice versa).
Can someone give me a real-world problem that you have faced while working as an industrial engineer?
This post was edited on 8/10/20 at 8:37 am
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:36 am to Booskee
We all face real world problems in the real world while working.
The only thing i use from my IE degree in my field of work, and ever have, is doing my research and putting together a nice proposal/presentation.
I don't even know what a real "industrial engineering" job is. I had always heard that the post office/UPS/FedEx/Airlines were the ones hiring the most IE's, but that just sounds like logisitcs to me.
What this guys said if you want a real engineering job
The only thing i use from my IE degree in my field of work, and ever have, is doing my research and putting together a nice proposal/presentation.
I don't even know what a real "industrial engineering" job is. I had always heard that the post office/UPS/FedEx/Airlines were the ones hiring the most IE's, but that just sounds like logisitcs to me.
What this guys said if you want a real engineering job
quote:
While IE is an available degree, you need one to get one in the Big 4: Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil.
This post was edited on 8/10/20 at 8:38 am
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:38 am to Booskee
I am not an IE, but did take a couple of IE classes in college/grad school. They typically were involved with process optimization, project management, and optimal solutions using time value of money and engineering economics. One example would be based on a project's rate of return, is it worth it to invest x amount of money to receive y amounts of payments over z amount of time, given a certain interest or MARR rate, then compare to alternatives.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:38 am to Booskee
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Industrial Engineers
What they do varies wildly from industry to industry, but one relatively concrete example: IEs design and optimize assembly lines and other manufacturing procedures.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:38 am to Booskee
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“industrial engineers solve problems with practical solutions”
Pretty much the description of any engineering role. Very descriptive.
I work in construction, so not much help on what IEs do specifically. Just wanted to comment.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:40 am to TeddyPadillac
Oh yea I’m not taking a dig at IE’s by asking that question, by the way. I’m genuinely curious about the profession. Like another poster said though, anyone who pursues engineering should prob get one of the big 4. But MAN a BSME is expensive and time consuming! I sure hope yall are making the big bucks after
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:41 am to Booskee
IE's number one tool is a stopwatch.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:44 am to Booskee
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This post was edited on 9/4/20 at 2:06 am
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:44 am to Booskee
I used to work with a chick whose husband had a degree in Industrial Engineering but couldn't fix appliances. That always boggled my mind.
So I guess I'm in the same position as you, OP. WTF does an industrial engineer actually do? Is it like those angry dudes in Office Space who gather requirements and have "people skills" or whatever?
So I guess I'm in the same position as you, OP. WTF does an industrial engineer actually do? Is it like those angry dudes in Office Space who gather requirements and have "people skills" or whatever?
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:45 am to Booskee
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But MAN a BSME is expensive and time consuming! I sure hope yall are making the big bucks after
If you live in I-10 corridor from Houston to Baton Rouge, most engineers (ChemE, EE, ME or CE) worth a shite in the industrial sector are making 6 figures in 5 years +/- 1 year, depending on where you work.
This post was edited on 8/10/20 at 8:46 am
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:46 am to Booskee
I got a blowjob from an IE once. Not sure if they all do that 
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:47 am to Tyga Woods
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Not sure if they all do that
Probably not, but it's a potentially valuable data point at least, like smoking or driving a Jeep Wrangler. I'll make a note of it in my spreadsheet.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:47 am to LSUAlum2001
Well that would indeed be worth it
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:48 am to Booskee
IE = Imaginary Engineer
j/k
As others have said, IE do a lot with process efficiencies. A good one can really "move the needle" in business. For example, an IE may help figure out a way to finish a crane lift job two days sooner. That may not sound like a lot, but of the crane cost $60,000 a day, that IE just "made" $120,000 for the company.
j/k
As others have said, IE do a lot with process efficiencies. A good one can really "move the needle" in business. For example, an IE may help figure out a way to finish a crane lift job two days sooner. That may not sound like a lot, but of the crane cost $60,000 a day, that IE just "made" $120,000 for the company.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:48 am to NYNolaguy1
quote:This is a big component. There’s also human factors/ergonomics under the umbrella. It varies widely among different industries. I enjoyed studying IE because I got to take engineering classes from each discipline in addition to the project management/process optimization/engineering statistics/human factors/programming classes and it was fun to tie it all together at the end.
Theytypicall were involved with process optimization, project management, and optimal solutions using time value of money and engineering economics.
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