Engineering management

Industrial Engineering is an interdisciplinary science at the interface between engineering and economics. It combines science and engineering as well as economics, law and social science content with each other. The Industrial Engineering education (short:. .. WI, WIW, WING, Wi. -Ing, Industrial Engineer or Industrial Engineer ) by studying at a university, technical school or university, or in Austria also at a higher Technical College.

• 3.7.1 Economics
• 3.7.2 Engineering

• 5.1 Simultaneous study
• 5.2 Structure of study
• 5.3 Country-specific statements

Formation

Various universities offered this study at already in the late 19th century. In the U.S., this study was probably first introduced in 1908. In 1927, when the first German university, the former Technical University Berlin the degree program. Developed by Willi prion course was then still referred to as " business and technology " and should provide descendants of entrepreneurs an adequate education, but was initially rather poorly accepted. Until the late 1960s, this study (eg, Technical University Berlin, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Darmstadt University of Technology, University of Hamburg and University of Kaiserslautern ) was offered by relatively few universities. Today, this field of study by many universities, colleges and technical schools is offered.

In the universities and engineering schools of the former GDR, a similar course of study was established as an engineering economics.

Scientific allocation

The industrial engineering is concerned with theories, methods, tools and intersubjectively verifiable evidence and contexts between various economic, engineering and legal disciplines. Many features of industrial engineering are derived from its initial origin from the interface discipline. Therefore, the course acts as an interface between the business and engineering. Over many years, the industrial engineering but own scientific statement areas has developed.

Content of industrial engineering are interdisciplinary and therefore often very complex systems. This includes the development, implementation, implementation, optimization, and the actual operation of such systems in compliance with legal requirements and regulations (eg SOX -compliant ). Where these systems are not considered as in the individual sciences as a purely economic or purely technical systems, but are seen as holistic systems.

Rather, modeled and designed the industrial engineering from both economic and legal point of view and using the methods of system theory, statistics, operations research, etc. real, economic and technological systems and derives from the models, requirements for production, manufacturing, marketing and information systems to implement into existing or new, real systems.

The Industrial Engineering is one of equal parts of economics and engineering sciences and includes as an interdisciplinary science alike engineering and economics components, but rather assigned the engineering faculties at most universities.

Industrial Engineering has established itself as an independent, scientific study course as well as postgraduate studies at public and private universities, as well as private, scientific field of private and public research institutes.

Study

The study of industrial engineering can be carried out at a university (university, college or University of Cooperative Education ), ending with an academic degree, or a vocational academy. While an undergraduate degree program, the broad-based training consists of an engineering part ( mathematical and natural scientific and technical knowledge ) and a commercial part ( micro and macro economic, legal knowledge ), sets the postgraduate postgraduate degree on either a successful engineering studies and is mainly limited on the commercial side or it is based on successful completion of a commercial study and then be restricted purely to the engineering component.

Depending on the choice of university study running either generally as " industrial engineering " or is already from the beginning divided into different specializations (eg " WI - engineering ", " WI - energy technology", " WI - energy management " or " WI operational management "and" WI strategic management "or" WI - Electrical Engineering " ).

The study of industrial engineering is a combination of economics (Business Administration and Economics), law, and engineering science to its own scientific studies.

The study of industrial engineering is usually a bachelor's degree and the courses are structured by modules. At a few universities diploma course still offered. Thus, at the Mittweida in an accredited degree program and modularized the academic degree of Dipl.- Wirt -Ing. (FH ) can be acquired. The master is a postgraduate course and upon the completion of the Bachelor advance.

According to a survey of the Focus, which was published in issue 01 /2007 of 30 December 2006, the study Industrial Engineering is currently ranked 9 poll of all study programs in Germany. (Source: Federal Statistical Office )

Study opportunities

In Germany the study of industrial engineering at 65 colleges, 30 universities and technical universities as well as 15 professional academies will be offered. Similar studies are to be found also in Austria. In Switzerland, this course is only offered at colleges. In other European and non-European countries exist partially relevant study opportunities.

List of study sites

An extensive list of national and international study sites can be found here: WIW study locations.

Course of studies

The degree program in industrial engineering includes modules from the special sciences: science, structural science, law, economics and engineering.

These contents are connected to each other during their studies and later deepened depending on the choice. Thus, the foundations are laid for the future career of the industrial engineer. The courses offered can be content differ greatly depending on the province and university. Depending on which research activities, professors, faculty or university, college or university-related priorities have or have had influence on the course of study. As in the basic course but a predominantly generalist education is common, the differences mainly in the subsequent main study mentioned affect.

Majors

As a rule, the student selects at most universities to existing modules from another technical and a business elective module. These elective modules have different content and lead to specializations or for advanced study. This depression may be in a business and / or engineering science direction.

List of study and specializations

An extensive list of various kinds of study or specialization tracks in the main study can be found in the section of the portal fields of study industrial engineering.

Basic Studies

In the basic studies to technical and economic fundamentals are taught. As the study contents of the basic studies due to the interdisciplinary overlap strongly with the contents of other economic and engineering science courses, students of industrial engineering visit often times the same lectures such as students of economics computer science, business administration, mechanical engineering, civil engineering or electrical engineering.

The basic study makes the visit of many different events with correspondingly different teaching contents of different fields required. The actual time is currently ( in Germany ) much higher than the upper limit of the ECTS, ie considerably more than 30 credits per semester.

The main reason for this is that in the first four semesters of undergraduate content hardly be repeated, because usually only one event of a species or subject area can be visited. It is thus faced throughout the undergraduate studies in each semester at each event with a completely new curriculum whose understanding you have to work after lectures in the self-study further.

Foreign languages

Besides the usual language skills that are prerequisite to the study, special lectures on technical English, Business English or Business English and possibly other languages ​​may also be attended during the basic studies. The lectures in the basic study here also vary depending on the university and technical disciplines. In the main study, the knowledge of foreign languages ​​can often be strengthened by additional lectures on. Lectures can be offered in English, so that the vocabulary can be applied directly.

Economic Scientific part

Business and Economics content of the basic studies are, for example:

• Basics of business administration such as the basics bookkeeping and accounting
• Institutions and companies
• The cost and management accounting
• Of marketing and international sales
• The production economy
• Of corporate management and human resources management

• Basics of economics such as macroeconomics
• Microeconomics

Legal Scientific part

Content of the basic studies are, for example:

• EU law
• Basics of civil law
• Technology Law
• Transport Law
• Environmental Law
• Contract Law
• Business Law

Natural Sciences and technical part

Content of the basic studies are, for example:

More generally, science part

• Fundamentals of Physics ( Applied Physics )
• Chemistry
• Foundations of Engineering Mathematics
• Statistics and Operations Research

Technical Part

• Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
• Fundamentals of Automation Technology
• Basics of information technology, computer engineering and computer science
• Algorithms and Programming
• Introduction to business computer science
• Basics of mechanical engineering as
• Technical drawing and construction
• Machine Elements
• Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials
• Fundamentals of Materials Science
• Fluid dynamics
• Thermodynamics

Internships

At many colleges and universities internships are required in trade or industrial companies or service providers during the study to varying degrees and must be documented by certificates and reports.

Basic Studies

At the completion of basic studies must be an intermediate examination, the bachelor's degree or bachelor's preliminary examination, are stored. Some of the services may also be provided by so-called certificates. In modularized program applies depending on the structure of the study program of the completion of all module examinations until the 2nd, 3rd or fourth semester as a bachelor's degree or bachelor's preliminary examination.

Bachelor's degree

To successfully complete the Bachelor of Science are in addition to the thesis, partly a technical internship as well as required " notes ", the cumulative, depending on the institution 180 ECTS (6 semesters) or 210 ECTS result ( 7 semesters ).

Diploma program

For successful completion of the diploma course ( 10 semesters at a university, 8 semesters at a FH ) is one of the thesis and an internship. Often also a student research project.

Master's degree

To successfully complete the Master's program in part a specialized internship, as well as necessary certificates, the cumulative, including a Bachelor's degree, 300 ECTS arise include in addition to the Master's thesis, ( bills in the Master: 120 ECTS (4 semesters ) or 90 ECTS ( 3 semesters) ). The basic requirement is the Bachelor's degree.

Main study / well

A depression is possible in economics or engineering field. Most of the subjects are chosen freely by the combination of elective modules results in the study focus. Exceptions are courses that focus is given.

Economics

Subjects are for example:

• Finance and Investment Business
• Corporate planning and organization theory
• Marketing
• Teaching staff
• Risk Research and Management
• Entrepreneurship ( Entrepreneurship )
• Accounting, Bookkeeping, Cost Accounting, Taxation, Controlling
• Operations Research
• Operating computer science
• Logistics Management
• Procurement
• Production
• Business Ethics
• Economics
• Market system theory
• Innovation and Project Management
• Management
• Factory organization
• Ergonomics
• Sales Management
• Maintenance management
• Service Management
• Energy Management

Engineering

Subjects are for example:

• Automation and System Technology
• Process and Environmental
• Production Planning
• Planning of premises ( Facility planning and ergonomics)
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Project planning and quality management
• Manufacturing and production processes
• CAD modeling and design
• Drive Technology
• Energy Technology
• Electrical Engineering and Applied Electronics
• Factory Planning
• Environmental
• Materials Science
• Sensors
• Transportation
• Control Engineering
• Food production
• Agribusiness
• Hortibusiness
• Telematics
• Knowledge Management
• Complexity Theory
• Efficient Algorithms
• Software and Systems Engineering
• Information and Communication Systems
• Also in interdisciplinary cooperation with the Economics
• E -commerce

Other wells can be found here: Industrial Engineering / study.

Completion of studies and academic degree

At the end of the course the successful completion of final exam is required, which is often divided into several sub- tests for the various economic, engineering and jurisprudential subjects and depending on the university can be of different lengths.

At the end of the course is an interdisciplinary study, thesis, dissertation or master's thesis to write. At many universities, but not at all, also a colloquium is to be held.

The successful completion of study ends with the academic diploma, bachelor 's or master's degrees. Statistically and after most colleges opinion, the Bachelor or diploma (BA / FH) at colleges and vocational colleges the standard degree dar. At universities, the Master or Diplom ( university) is considered a standard degree.

• The degree course includes a rule with the academic degree " Master of Business and Engineering " (abbreviation " Dipl Industrial Engineer. ", " Graduate industrial engineer. " Or "Dipl. -Wi. -Ing. " If necessary. starting with the suffix "( FH )"). As far as the technical-scientific part was not completed in an engineering specialist, is the ending of the professional title instead of " engineer " at individual universities may require changing the appropriate other professional designation such as " Diploma in Business Informatics ". Chance is also on the academic degree "Dipl. -Ing. oec. ".
• The bachelor's degree programs end with the academic degree Bachelor of Engineering ( B.Eng. ) Or Bachelor of Science ( B.Sc.). Frequently the academic degrees closer descriptive additive is added, eg B.Eng. in " Industrial Engineering and Management ", " Business Administration and Engineering " or "Economics and Engineering ."
• The consecutive master degree programs end with the academic degree of Master of Engineering ( M.Eng. ) Or Master of Science ( M.Sc.). Courses at colleges often end with the M.Eng., But also with the M.Sc. degrees in universities do not end with the M.Eng. Non - consecutive master degree programs often end with the academic degree Master of Business and Engineering ( MBE), Master of Business Engineering ( MBE) or Master of Business Administration and Engineering (MBA & E).

Types of studies

Simultaneous studies

In simultaneous studies, the rule, both economic and scientific legal and technical- scientific subjects in the timetable are anchored throughout the study period. Additionally, there are events that specifically address the interdisciplinary nature of business and technology.

The industrial engineering mainly includes the core subjects of business and the respective engineering studies, however, is partly omitted some edge disciplines, which must prove pure economists or engineers.

Content covers the Industrial Engineering degree from each about 70 % of the normal study of the two disciplines, resulting in over the results of the individual discipline in sum, a higher study effort, the corresponding effect on the credit points.

Postgraduate studies

Graduates of technical courses offers a postgraduate course the opportunity to " catch up " the economic and jurisprudential shares. The Fernhochschule Hamburg offers, since 2006, a postgraduate course for economists. The Mittweida bietetseit an 2000 one, now accredited distance learning degree ( Dipl.- Wirt -Ing. FH).

Country-specific statements

For more information on country-specific degrees can be found in the portal Industrial Engineering.

Interdisciplinarity

Profession of industrial engineer

Industrial engineers are usually active within techno-economic cross-section functions, such as for logistical or planning tasks (eg, in the production area ), technical marketing, sales and purchase of technical products, project management and quality assurance.

They are mainly used in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, vehicle manufacturing, construction and consulting firms. Thanks to the extensive knowledge economy engineers are used more often with insurance companies, banks, retail, and in computer science.

Industrial engineers, for example, in the areas of sales (see also: Sales Engineer ), development, maintenance, production, logistics ( port management, shipping companies ), purchasing, finance / administration, corporate governance / management, quality management, environmental management, controlling and Consulting operates.

Associations and organizations

• VWI - Association of German Industrial Engineers
• Association of Industrial Engineers Switzerland
• ESTIEM - European Students of Industrial Engineering & Management
• Federal association of German people and economists

Translations

In English there is no generally accepted translation of the term.

To listen to the content of the studies fit, one of the following English translations are used:

• Business Administration and Engineering
• Engineering and Business Administration
• Engineering, Economics and Management ( EEM )
• Engineering Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Management Engineering

These include both the engineering science as well as the English term for BWL. However, some of the currently popular translations are internationally misleading. "Industrial Engineering" is often equated, for example, in the Anglo- American sphere with ergonomics. The Association of German Industrial Engineers (VWI ) noted this, for example, to: " In particular, the hitherto widespread use of the " Industrial Engineers " as a description of the German industrial engineer is more comparable to production and manufacturing engineers and does not sufficiently explain the complex and integrative German concept of study. " therefore, the VWI recommends the admixture " in Business Administration and Engineering " for academic degrees.

Depending on the field of study and university continue to look for the following terms of use:

• Industrial Engineering & Management ( IEM): corresponds to the content for a kind of economically formed a production engineer, but is often used in Germany as a synonym for all disciplines of W., resulting in foreign countries usually to misunderstandings.
• Business Engineering
• Business Engineering and Management
• Management Engineering
• Civil Engineering & Management: corresponds to the study civil engineering
• Product Engineering

Please note, however, is that business engineering actually encompasses only the planning, execution and monitoring of business ideas and innovations and product engineering is limited only to the design and planning of new products.