Industrial Engineering: Beyond the Basics

Industrial engineering is a branch of study, which deals with the maximum utilization of human, economic and material resources in an organization to attain better efficiency, minimize energy and time loss to achieve desired outputs. The relevance of this field can be found in the diverse fields of manufacturing, process engineering, safety engineering, operations management and project management among many others. Some of the tools utilized to understand and evaluate a system in its entirety are computer simulation, mathematical optimization, machine learning and data science. While understanding the long-term perspectives of the topics, the book makes an effort in highlighting their impact as a modern tool for the growth of the discipline. It contains some path-breaking studies in the field of industrial engineering. This book aims to equip students and experts with the advanced topics and upcoming concepts in this area.