Lean Product Development Resource Center

IISE

https://www.iise.org/SEMS/details.aspx?id=33478

Trends and Future Research Direction of Lean Product Development

by Ivana Cukor Kirinić D andMiro Hegedić 

Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Sustainability 2023, 15(24), 16721; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416721

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/24/16721

Applying Lean to New Product Development

November 1, 2011

By Marc Hafer

CEO,

Simpler Consulting

https://www.sme.org/applying-lean-new-product-development

Making the Transition to Lean Product Development

Rebentisch, Eric

A case study-based research effort will be discussed that is currently following one PD enterprise through its multi-year transition to more lean, high-performance PD, and understanding the steps along the way, as well as the organizational, management, and workforce issues that enable or inhibit that transition. These and other studies currently underway at LAI seek to expand our understanding of how PD system leaders might implement and benefit from lean principles and practices in their PD systems.

Date issued

2009-01-21

https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/83618

Over 100 Knowledge Briefs - short articles that drill into one aspect of lean product development, written in the form of Knowledge Capture A3 Reports. These articles make the best available knowledge about lean product development accessible, actionable and easy to read.

http://leantechnologydevelopment.com/  - Not working now.

Ud. 22.3.2026

Pub. 8.3.2014

Industrial Engineering - A to Z 2026 - Theme Reveal Post

 

2026 A to Z Blogging April Challenge - Theme Reveal Post

The theme is Industrial Engineering - A to Z 2026.

Will have articles in the discipline of industrial engineering on selected topics.

What is industrial engineering? It is an engineering disciplines that focuses on increasing productivity of resources used in engineering systems and processes. To elaborate it further we can identify product IE, facilities IE, Process IE that involves machine effort IE and human effort IE. Productivity increase will result in lower costs and more goods and services for the society with the same inputs. Productivity science, Productivity engineering and Productivity management are important tasks of industrial engineers.

I am consolidating  my  industrial engineering A to Z posts of various years and also posts in the blog in a big compilation.

Industrial Engineering Encyclopedia - A to Z of Industrial Engineering - Principles, Methods, Techniques, Tools and Applications.

The above consolidation will be released as an E-book.

My earlier Ebook of blog posts was a big success.

Most popular IE publication on Academia.Edu platform.  11,950+ Downloads/Views in one location. 14,000+  Downloads/Views from 3 locations.

INTRODUCTION TO MODERN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING. EBook. FREE Download.

A Collection of Blog Posts on Industrial Engineering. Introduction to Modern Industrial Engineering: History, Principles, Functions and Focus Areas.

https://www.academia.edu/103626052/INTRODUCTION_TO_MODERN_INDUSTRIAL_ENGINEERING_Version_3_0

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2026/02/dates-for-atozchallenge-2026.html

Important dates for 2026:

March 9 - 14 Theme Reveal

March 23 - April 4 Sign-up

May 4 - 9 Reflections

May 11 - Road Trip opens

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If you are a blogger join the challenge.

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com

You can reveal your theme.

Visit  April Blogging from A to Z Challenge: Theme Reveal Blog Hop #AtoZchallenge

https://www.facebook.com/atozchallenge

#AtoZChallenge  Topics for 2026

Applied IE - Agentic AI

Behavioral Aspects in  IE

C.B. Going 1911 - Text Book - Principles of Industrial Engineering - Cost Reduction and Cost Management by Industrial Engineers

Decision Making in IE

Effectiveness of IE

Flow Analysis and Improvement IE

Goals of IE

Health Aspects of IE

Innovations by IEs

Job Shop IE - Shahrukh Irani

Knowledge Management for IE

L.D. Miles - Value Engineering - Product Industrial Engineering - Low Cost Products and Processes for IE

Management Module for IE

New Technologies Adoption by IE in Processes Under Their Productivity Management

Operations Management and IE

Production and Industrial Engineering - A Popular Branch of Engineering

Quality Related Interventions by IEs

Respect for People and Personal Relations - Assertion by F.W. Taylor

Society Prosperity - Industrial Engineering Effectiveness

Total Industrial Engineering

Understanding Processes

Value Addition by IEs

What is New in  IE in 2025-2026?

X-Platform - Industrial Engineers' Participation

YouTube - Industrial Engineering Videos by Narayana Rao

Zeal for Industrial Engineering - Productivity - Cost Reduction

Topics for 2026 - Brief Introduction

Applied IE - Agentic AI

Applied IE is explained as IE in New Technologies - IE with Technologies.

As each new technology appears, applied IE of that technology begins.

Agents Automating the Drudgery of Mechanical Engineering - Industrial AI

The Emerging Agentic Enterprise: How Leaders Must Navigate a New Age of AI

Findings from the MIT SMR-BCG Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy Global Executive Study and Research Project

November 18, 2025

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/the-emerging-agentic-enterprise-how-leaders-must-navigate-a-new-age-of-ai/

Agentic AI  offers possibilities not only to improve cost efficiency but also to expand revenue, accelerate innovation, compress learning curves, and restructure organizations. Without a strategic approach that aligns these objectives, organizations risk limiting returns on their investments.

Industrial engineers have to understand and incorporate AI agents into processes.

Behavioral Aspects in  IE

IEs use behavioral science discoveries and behavioral management approaches in their discipline.

C.B. Going 1911 - Text Book - Principles of Industrial Engineering - Cost Reduction and Cost Management by Industrial Engineers

Cost reduction is final goal of industrial engineering. Cost reduction in all organizations of the society will give more GDP from the resources. Hence there is economic prosperity in the society.

Decision Making in IE

In IE number of decisions are to be made.

Effectiveness of IE

IE has to be effective in an organization to provide expected cost reduction.

Flow Analysis and Improvement IE

Flow is an important aspect in processes and systems.

Goals of IE

Cost reduction is the ultimate goals

Cost reduction happens through productivity improvement of each resource and total factor productivity or total resource productivity.

Incomes of employees have to go up.

Employees have to be comfortable, healthy and happy.

Health Aspects of IE

IE has to evaluate the occupation health aspects of its process changes to increase productivity

Innovations by IEs

Industrial engineers have to create useful process changes through inventions and innovations.

Magazine Spring 2026 Issue

Turn Customer Complaints Into Innovation Blueprints

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/turn-customer-complaints-into-innovation-blueprints/

Job Shop IE - Shahrukh Irani

Job shop IE is the focus of a book by Shahrukh Irani.

Knowledge Management for IE

Industrial engineering is based on knowledge of engineering and IEs have to update the engineering knowledge of  Industrial engineering department as well as others in the organization on a daily basis,

L.D. Miles - Value Engineering - Product Industrial Engineering - Low Cost Products and Processes for IE

Searching the environment of low cost materials, low parts and products and low cost processes is also a daily activity for IED.

Management Module for IE

IE as a function and as a department needs to be managed. IE studies and projects are to be managed. Hence IEs need management inputs in their educational programs.

Mikell Groover in his  Book - Work Systems and the Methods, Measurement, and Management of Work specially includes management of work in the title.

He gave the following chapters under management of work in third edition of the book.

Ch.27 Work organization

Ch. 28 Worker Motivation and Social Organization of Work

Ch. 29 Job Evaluation and Performance Appraisal

Ch. 30 Compensation Systems

New Technologies Adoption by IEs in Processes Under Their Productivity Management

New technologies useful for productivity improvement for the processes under their jurisdiction or ownership have to be identified by IEs. They have to learn the basics of the new technology and arrnage for pilot study in their own facility or technology supplier's facility.

Operations Management and IE

Industrial engineering plays a major role in studies of facilities, layouts and processes used in operations management.

Production and Industrial Engineering - A Popular Branch of Engineering

This is a popular specialization in many institutions.

Quality Related Interventions by IEs

Reducing defects is a task for industrial engineering. They also try to reduce cost of inspection activities.

Respect for People and Personal Relations - Assertion by F.W. Taylor

This aspect of Taylor's writing was ignored and an opinion was created that Taylor did not consider the dignity of  human factor and their physical and psychological well-being.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT F.W. TAYLOR SAID IT IN 1912?

"Almost all of the best suggestions for improvements come from intelligent workmen who are cooperating in the kindliest way with the management to

accomplish the joint result of producing a big surplus which can be divided between the two sides equitably."

The quotation is from Testimony of Taylor before an investigation committee in 1912.

Society Prosperity - Industrial Engineering Effectiveness

Industrial engineering helps the economies to produce more out of the resources used. When IE is done effectively in many organizations, society will have more economic prosperity.

Total Industrial Engineering

Circulating Industrial Engineering Newsletters to all the employees in the company can develop total industrial engineering, industrial engineering furthered by the participation of all employees.

Access Essays on F.W. Taylor's Writing - Belt Drive Design, Productivity System and Section, Shop Management, Productivity Science of Machining, and Scientific Management

Celebrate the birthday of F.W. Taylor in your Industrial Engineering Department and Company. Share what you are implementing in your company from Taylor's Ideas.

Birthday of F.W. Taylor 20th March. Modern Industrial Engineering March  2026 Issue - Taylor Month of IE - Contribution of F.W. Taylor to Industrial Engineering and Productivity Management - Implemented and Neglected

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/march-2026-issue-taylor-month-ie-contribution-fw-industrial-kvss-71nlc

Understanding Processes

Industrial engineers have to understand processes given to them for productivity improvement in their organization.

Mikell Groover - Book - Work Systems and the Methods, Measurement, and Management of Work

            How to Create / Develop the Chart or Diagram? - Mikell Groover.

Analyst has to become intimately familiar with the process and develop a graphic to represent it.

Steps.

Analyst observes and records information about the process

One-on-one interviews with those familiar with the process

A graphic model of the process is developed based on these interviews

Group meetings with personnel familiar with process

The analyst records the discussion of the meeting.

A graphic model of the process is developed based on the group meetings

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2019/12/understanding-process-plans-by.html

Value Addition by IEs

What is the value to be added by IEs?

What is New in  IE in 2025-2026?

There is a bulletin board to record some new developments in engineering and industrial engineering.

X-Platform - Industrial Engineers' Participation

Is IE a popular topic on X-Platform?

YouTube - Industrial Engineering Videos by Narayana Rao and Others.

YouTube - the video sharing platform has many videos related to industrial engineering.

Principles of Industrial Engineering - Taylor - Narayana Rao - IISE 2017 Pittsburgh Conference Paper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU8CdWfZZdU 

Engineering in Industrial Engineering - Product/Process Industrial Engineering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Hv0JH9OkQ 

Zeal for Industrial Engineering - Productivity - Cost Reduction

Industrial engineers must have the zeal to contribute to the engineering professions as well as society through industrial engineering - the discipline that focuses on cost reduction through productivity increasing engineering changes and innovations.

Important to recognize.

April 4 - Birthday of Charles Buxton Going (1863)  - Principles of Industrial Engineering - Book in 1911

April - C.B. Going Month of Industrial Engineering and Productivity Management

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2023/03/april-cb-going-month-of-industrial.html

You can see the list of theme reveal posts in

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/118xvT_WrAQSgldNN5vpV4Z6-X41s4xENCeuzMoMyUAo/edit?usp=sharing

Ud. 9.3.2026

Pub. 8.3.2026

September - Goldratt - TOC Month of Industrial Engineering and Productivity Management

Productivity management started by F.W. Taylor in 1895. It is an important function of industrial engineering.

Productivity Management - Evolution - Importance - Practice - Narayana Rao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dqVIVjVSoA

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31 March - Birthday of Eliyahu Goldratt - Read about his contribution to industrial engineering in March Issue of Modern Industrial Engineering. 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/march-2026-issue-taylor-month-ie-contribution-fw-industrial-kvss-71nlc

Theory of Constraints - Principle, Theory and Bundle of Practices in Productivity Management and Operations Management

https://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2024/09/theory-of-constraints-principle-theory.html

Has Industrial Engineering formally ignored Theory of Constraints Based Productivity Improvement?

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7238549696183422976/

Why is TOC not widely practiced in the industry, compared to #lean? Where is the missing link? 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/opexconsult_lean-activity-7236227018399346689-mRvZ

Summary - Book - The Goal - A Process Ongoing Improvement - Eliyahu Goldratt

https://nraomtr.blogspot.com/2024/09/summary-book-goal-process-ongoing.html

Do we designate one as Bottleneck Industrial Engineer? To implement TOC approach? He can ask for assistance from other IEs as required. #Toc #Bottleneck

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/narayana-rao-kvss-b608007_still-trying-to-fix-everything-in-your-process-activity-7367084947506987008-YFFV

Picture Source - Goldratt’s genius framework explained. -  Sergio D'Amico. 

Sergio D'Amico, LinkedIn Post

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7270785966766788608/

Harrington Emerson - A Pioneer Industrial Engineer -  12 Principles of Efficiency - Principles of Productivity Management.   Lesson 29 - Industrial Engineering ONLINE Course.

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2012/02/harrington-emerson-pioneer-industrial.html

Industrial Engineering Principle  18. Productivity Management Principle of Industrial Engineering.

18A. Productivity Management has to be part of Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Every industrial engineer is a productivity manager. 

He has to plan for productivity and achieve productivity improvement year after year.

As a part of productivity management, he has to assess management actions of the organization for effect on productivity and has to recommend changes if they have an adverse effect on productivity or if there is scope for increasing productivity by modifying them.

http://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2017/06/productivity-management-principle-of.html

Principles of Industrial Engineering - Taylor - Narayana Rao - IISE 2017 Pittsburgh Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU8CdWfZZdU

10,500 views so far.

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2023 - For CEOs at Davos, Efficient, Profitable Operations Take Center Stage.
Companies say they are giving priority to profitability and efficiency amid concerns about macroeconomic conditions. 
In many cases, executives say they are looking to deploy new technology to help cut costs. 
“We have to be much tougher on costs and achieve the same growth plans with a lot less investment,” Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi. 
“We in the tech industry will have to get more efficient." -  Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft Corp.
Creating long-term value and efficiency is key to any organizational transformation, said Ernst & Young CEO Carmine Di Sibio.  
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-ceos-at-davos-efficient-profitable-operations-take-center-stage-11674151208?st=8gffac5pq3i9x4f&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

The bottleneck conundrum

Breaking up logjams can be key for process plant production

By Peter L. King

If you are an industrial engineer trying to make your operation lean, you must understand bottlenecks and how to manage them. One of the primary objectives of lean is to achieve smooth continuous flow of material through the process, and bottlenecks can inhibit flow, cause unnecessary inventories and prevent throughput from matching customer demand (takt). So in order to make progress toward lean goals, bottleneck resources must be identified, managed and improved. From a financial point of view, effective management of bottlenecks can reduce inventory and operating cost, increasing throughput, revenue and profitability.

https://www.iise.org/details.aspx?id=23266

Module of Industrial Engineering FREE ONLINE Course. 

1000 persons accessed in the first year (2020-2021). 

Second time daily sharing (2021-2022). (1 June 2021 - 31 May 2022). 

Present circulation (2024-2025). (1 June 2024 - 31 May 2025).  - 5th year circulation

12560 hits so far for the course page.

Why Focus on Productivity and  Productivity Management?

Chapter of Productivity Management in Engineering Organizations - Online Book

For a Society or  a nation to raise the standard of living of its population, it must strive to maximize the return from its resources or improve productivity so that the economy can grow and sustain a better quality of life.  (ILO, Introduction to Work Study).

The management of an enterprise is responsible for seeing that the enterprise resources ... are combined in the best possible way to achieve the highest productivity. (ILO, Introduction to Work Study).

The Japanese economy successfully weathered the oil crises of the seventies without suffering serious damage ... This success has been attributed primarily to Japan's high productivity. (Shigeo Shingo)

Productivity is a long-term survival issue. Unless a company focuses on productivity as a key
ingredient of their corporate philosophy, it won't survive. (Ian Rolland and Robert Johnson)

Companies must plan for productivity. Productivity does not just happen. It requires a strategy that is comprehensive, long-range, and monitored. It requires rational, purposeful behavior on the part of everyone.  (Ian Rolland and Robert Johnson)

We can easily state that productivity is the only source of real economic growth and progress. A nation must maintain competitive levels of productivity in key industries to even maintain its standard of living in what is becoming an increasingly competitive world market. (D. Scott Sink)

The manufacturing sector of the Japanese economy has led the world in productivity growth rates for almost 30 years. In a number of key industries, Japan has far surpassed the United States in absolute levels of productivity. One factor contributing to Japan's success is its focus on improving competitive capability, efficiency, and "striking power" in strategically selected target industries.  (D. Scott Sink)

Japan's government and industry cooperate to manage industrial policy strategically. As part of the strategy, growth, productivity, quality, and innovation are managed systematically in target industries. (D. Scott Sink)


(C) Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. 2019

Review of the Concept and Importance of Productivity 

337. Functions of Productivity Management

338. The Evolution of Productivity Management

339. Productivity Management - F.W. Taylor

340. Productivity Management in Operations Management Since 1886

341. Productivity Management - Improving Productivity - Stevenson in Operations Management Book

342. Functional Foremanship - F.W. Taylor

        Productivity - Basic Concepts

Harrington Emerson - 12 Principles of Efficiency - Productivity Management

343. Harrington Emerson - The Twelve Principles of Efficiency - Part 1 - Principles of Productivity Management

344. Harrington Emerson - The First Efficiency Principle: Clearly Defined Ideals (Objectives and Goals)

345. Industrial Engineering #Data. Harrington Emerson - The Sixth  Efficiency Principle: Reliable, Immediate, Adequate, and permanent Records. 

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2013/10/chapter-8-sixth-principle-reliable.html

346. Harrington Emerson's The Seventh Efficiency (Productivity Management) Principle: Despatching.

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2013/10/chapter-9-seventh-principle-despatching.html

347. Harrington Emerson's Eighth Efficiency (Productivity Management) Principle: Standards and Schedules 

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2013/10/chapter-10x-eighth-principle-standards.html

348. Harrington Emerson's Ninth Efficiency (Productivity Management) Principle: Standardized Conditions. 

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2013/10/chapter-11-ninth-principle-standardized.html

349. Harrington Emerson's Tenth Efficiency (Productivity Management) Principle: Standardized Operations. 

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2013/10/chapter-12-tenth-principle-standardized.html

350. Harrington Emerson's Eleventh Efficiency (Productivity Management) Principle: Written  Standard-Practice Instructions. 

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2013/10/chapter-xiii-eleventh-principle-written.html

351. Harrington Emerson's Twelfth  Efficiency (Productivity Management) Principle: Efficiency Reward. 

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2013/10/chapter-14-twelfth-principle-efficiency.html

352. Harrington Emerson:  12 Efficiency Principles  Applied to Measurement and Cure of Wastes. 

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2013/10/chapter-15-efficiency-principles.html

353. Total Productivity Management

354.  Industrial Engineering - Its Role in Productivity Improvement

355.  Productivity Planning

356.  Manufacturing Cost Reduction Policy Deployment - Introduction.

357. Organizing for Industrial Engineering Department and Function

358. Resourcing for IE Department and Productivity Improvement Projects

359. Productivity - Communication

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2022/03/productivity-communication.html

360. Productivity Training by Industrial Engineers

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2022/03/productivity-training-by-industrial.html

361. Productivity Control - Productivity Management - Koontz & O'Donnell

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2022/03/productivity-control.html

362. Principles and Practices of Productivity Management

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2021/06/principles-of-productivity-management.html

363. Motorola Participative Productivity Management

364. Productivity Success Story - Coca Cola

365. Promoting Productivity Management

366. Industrial Engineering Strategy

367. Success Stories - Industrial Engineering, Productivity Improvement and Productivity Management

Ud.  21.3.2026, 1.9.2025

Pub. 9.9.2024

Prof. K.V.S.S. Narayana Rao - Influencer Educator - Educational Influencer - Industrial Engineering and Management - Industrial Engineering Knowledge Center

 

Influencer Educator

An "Influencer Educator" is a person who combines the role of an educator with that of a social media influencer, using their online presence and platform to share educational content, resources, and insights. Apart from explaining the topics of the subject of their expertise, they often focus on topics like career advice, financial literacy, exam preparation, or personal development, reaching a wide audience through various social media platforms. 

Here's a more detailed look:

Who they are:

Educators:

They are individuals with knowledge and experience in a specific area or subject.

Influencers:

They utilize social media platforms  and engage with their audience through various content formats, including videos, blog posts, and live sessions. They do attract sizeable number of followers.

Content creators:

They create engaging and informative content that educates, inspires, and motivates their followers. 

What they do:

Share knowledge:

They provide educational content, tips, and strategies to help others learn and grow. 

Connect with audiences:

They build communities and foster engagement with their followers through social media. 

Promote learning:

They encourage a mindset of continuous learning and personal development. 

Inspire and motivate:

They use their online platform to inspire and motivate others to pursue their educational goals. 

Examples of topics covered:

Academics: subject-specific knowledge, Exam preparation, study tips, and learning strategies .

Career development: Career advice, resume writing, interview preparation, and job searching.

Financial literacy:  investing, money management, and personal budgeting.

Personal development: Self-improvement, mindset, goal setting, and leadership skills. 

Why they are important:

Increased accessibility:

They make education more accessible and engaging for a wider audience. 

Innovative teaching methods:

They often introduce new and innovative approaches to learning and teaching. 

Influence on learning:

They have a significant impact on how students learn, preparing them for future success. 

Brand partnerships:

They can also collaborate with brands in the education and related industries, further expanding their reach and impact. 

Google AI.

Learning Resources Maintained by Prof. K.V.S.S. Narayana Rao

(Retired) Professor - NITIE Mumbai, SP Jain Mumbai, ICFAI Mumbai, IIM Mumbai

Global Number 1 Blogs

4.175 million page view blog

Industrial Engineering  Knowledge Center

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com

MBA - Management Theory Review

Chapter Summaries of Each Core Subject in MBA curriculum along with Subject Updates.

Global Top Blog with 4.744  million page views.

https://nraomtr.blogspot.com

Many articles were ranked as number 1 in Google search as well as other search engines for many years.

Academia.Edu - EBooks and Pdf Files

19,600+ Downloads.  Industrial Engineering Notes & E-Books.

Top 3% of authors on the platform.

https://nitie.academia.edu/NarayanaKvss

EBook

Most popular IE publication on Academia.Edu platform.  12,000+ Downloads/Views. 

INTRODUCTION TO MODERN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING. EBook. FREE Download.

A Collection of Blog Posts on Industrial Engineering. Introduction to Modern Industrial Engineering: History, Principles, Functions and Focus Areas.

https://www.academia.edu/103626052/INTRODUCTION_TO_MODERN_INDUSTRIAL_ENGINEERING_Version_3_0

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/narayana-rao-kvss-b608007/

10,000+ Followers

20 March - Birthday of F.W. Taylor. Important Day for Industrial Engineers.

I would like to bring to your notice Birthday of F.W. Taylor. You can celebrate the birthday of F.W. Taylor in your Industrial Engineering Department and Company. You can share what you are implementing in your company from Taylor's Ideas. You can also circulate a newsletter to all employees highlighting Taylor's ideas to improve productivity and reduce costs.

My Industrial Engineering Newsletter - March 2026 - Taylor Month of IE - Contribution of F.W. Taylor to Industrial Engineering and Productivity Management.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/march-2026-issue-taylor-month-ie-contribution-fw-industrial-kvss-71nlc

965+ reads so far.

1070+ Reads by Industrial Engineers and Managers.

Current Issues of Interest in Industrial Engineering to Make it Effective.

Modern Industrial Engineering - LinkedIn News Letter - May 2025 Issue. 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/current-issues-interest-industrial-engineering-may-2025-kvss-1hekc

Influencer Educator - LinkedIn Announcement

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/narayana-rao-kvss-b608007_im-happy-to-share-that-im-starting-a-new-activity-7330572001465524224-N6Dl    

YouTube Videos Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@NarayanaRaoKVSS

ప్రభుత్వ పాలన శాస్త్రం - పరిచయం - ప్రొఫెసర్ నారాయణ రావు

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xqb9Moabms

57,300+ views   900 likes

Principles of Industrial Engineering. IISE Conference Presentation Video. 10600+ views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU8CdWfZZdU

10,700+ views  115+ likes

Institutional and influencer educators must coexist to shape a competent generation

Educational regulatory bodies such as NCERT and UGC must provide support mechanisms for institutional educators to ensure quality is maintained while striving for relevance and innovation, writes Amit Singh Khokhar, assistant professor, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University

https://www.educationtimes.com/article/campus-beat-college-life/99737596/portal-exclusive-institutional-and-influencer-educators-must-coexist-to-shape-a-competent-generation

Ud. 19.3.2026, 22.5.2025

Pub. 20.5.2025

Modern Industrial Engineering - LinkedIn Newsletter - Archive

 

Latest Issue on Top.

March  2026 - Taylor Month of IE - Contribution of F.W. Taylor to Industrial Engineering and Productivity Management.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/march-2026-issue-taylor-month-ie-contribution-fw-industrial-kvss-71nlc

975+ reads

February 2026 - Innovation

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/february-2026-innovation-industrial-engineering-department-kvss-gb7nc/

700+ reads

January 2026 - Improvement

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/january-2026-issue-improvement-management-performance-kvss-dfb2c/

2026 Issues Themes

Jan - Improvement

Feb - Innovation

March - F.W. Taylor

April - A to Z of Industrial Engineering

May - Principles of Industrial Engineering - Productivity Science - Productivity Improvement and Engineering -  Productivity  Management 

June - IE Economics, Mathematic, Statistics and OR - IE & Information Systems

July - Gilbreth - Human Effort IE - Modern IE

August - Emerson - Productivity Improvement and Management Cost Reduction, Waste Elimination

September - Toyota Production System - Lean Systems - Improvement Priorities - Delivery and Bottleneck

October - Productivity Engineering - Operation Analysis

November - Supply Chain

December - News 

October 2025

Celebrating the birthdays of famous second generation industrial engineers - Ralph M. Barnes and H.B. Maynard.  Birthday Barnes - 17 October, Birthday Maynard - 18 October.

Modern Industrial Engineering - October 2025 Barnes - Maynard Months - Human Effort - Machine Effort Industrial Engineering.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/modern-industrial-engineering-october-2025-barnes-maynard-kvss-8vbjc

July 2025 Issue of Modern Industrial Engineering - LinkedIn Newsletter.

Theme - 21st Century Industrial Engineering - Industrial Engineering  New Framework.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/21st-century-industrial-engineering-new-framework-prof-kvss-guvnc

Cost of Ignorance is Square of Cost Quality. - Narayana Rao.

July 2025 - IEKC Industrial Engineering Self-study Online Course Lessons

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/july-2025-iekc-industrial-engineering-self-study-online-kvss-0filc

#IndustrialEngineering #Productivity #CostReduction

 

Modern Industrial Engineering - Summary Explanation.

Modern Industrial Engineering - LinkedIn Newsletter - April 2025 Issue.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/modern-industrial-engineering-summary-explanation-april-kvss-8hiyc

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February 2025 Issue

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March - F.W. Taylor Month of Industrial Engineering and Productivity Management

"Let us Industrial Engineer a Better World together with Creative Ideas, Engineering and Management."

March 2025 - Issue 2

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Modern Industrial Engineering - Summary Explanation.

Modern Industrial Engineering - LinkedIn Newsletter - April 2025 Issue.

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July 2025 Issue of Modern Industrial Engineering - LinkedIn Newsletter.

Theme - 21st Century Industrial Engineering - Industrial Engineering  New Framework.

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Pub. 1.7.2025

Olivier Larue - About Toyota Systems

 

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H.B. Maynard - Operation Analysis - Machine Work Study - Operator Work Study

 

H.B. Maynard -  Operation Analysis - Machine Work Study - Operator Work Study

Nine Points of Primary Analysis in Operation Analysis of a Process (Revised Steps - 16.3.2026). 

1. Purpose of operation.

2. Complete survey of all operations performed on part.

3. Inspection requirements.

4. Material.

5. Material handling.

6. Equipment, accessories, tools and setup and tool - Storage facility.

7. Common possibilities for job improvement.

8. Working conditions.

9. Method.

a. Sequence change - Divide further, Combine, Rearrange, Simplify

b. Work place arrangement

c. Machine motions -  machine work improvement

d. Operator movements and motions - motion study  

First analyze and improve material, machines, tools (inputs) - Then Machine effort related aspects and last human effort related aspect.

Modern Industrial Engineering Newsletter  - October 2025 Issue. 

Focus Issues - Barnes - Maynard Months - Human Effort - Machine Effort Industrial Engineering.

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Purpose of Nine Points of Primary Analysis in Operation Analysis of a Process (Revised Steps - 16.3.2026). 

1. Purpose of operation. - Is the purpose relevant? Is the operation effective in fulfilling the purpose? Is it to be eliminated as it is not required now?

2. Complete survey of all operations performed on part. - The analyst must always have in his mind all operations of the process so that sequence decisions can be made at the right moment.

3. Inspection requirements. - What is the inspection specification?

4. Material. - Input material - Is it in right shape for making the operation effective and efficient? Batch quantity decision can also be examined at this stage.

5. Material handling. - How is the material coming to this work station from the earlier location stores or work center.

6. Equipment, accessories, tools and setup and tool - Storage facility. - For each operation, processing, inspection, material handling or storage the equipment and accessories used have to be analyzed,

7. Common possibilities for job improvement. - /this is a common list

8. Working conditions. - The working conditions around the work station are analyzed from the point of view of quality and worker comfort.

9. Method.

a. Sequence change - Divide further, Combine, Rearrange, Simplify

b. Work place arrangement - The placement of materials, inspection tools and other production tools.

c. Machine motions -  machine work improvement - the movement of the machine elements, tools and material are examined from the point of quality and time.

d. Operator movements and motions - motion study  - Operators movements are examined. Motions are examined.

This analysis is done for processing operations, inspection operations, storage operations and material movement operations.