Engineering Branches - Industrial Engineering

Branches for which GATE examination is held

AE: Aerospace Engineering
AG: Agricultural Engineering
AR: Architecture and Planning
BT: Biotechnology
CE: Civil Engineering
CH: Chemical Engineering
CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology

EC: Electronics and Communication Engg.
EE: Electrical Engineering
IN: Instrumentation Engineering
ME: Mechanical Engineering
MN: Mining Engineering
MT: Metallurgical Engineering
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science





AE: Aerospace Engineering
AG: Agricultural Engineering
AR: Architecture and Planning
BT: Biotechnology

CE: Civil Engineering
Industrial Engineering in Civil Engineering
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.in/2012/01/industrial-engineerning-in-civil.html



CH: Chemical Engineering
Industrial Engineering in Chemical Engineering
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.in/2012/01/industrial-engineering-in-chemical.html

CS: Computer Sc. and Information Technology
Industrial Engineering in Computer Engineering and Information Technology
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.in/2012/01/industrial-engineering-in-computer.html

EC: Electronics and Communication Engg.
Industrial Engineering in Electronics Engineering
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.in/2012/01/industrial-engineering-in-electronics.html


EE: Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering in Electical Engineering
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.in/2012/01/industrial-engineering-in-electical.html


IN: Instrumentation Engineering
ME: Mechanical Engineering
MN: Mining Engineering
MT: Metallurgical Engineering
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science




Sectors in the Make in India Website


http://www.makeinindia.com/sectors/

Automobiles

Automobile Components

Aviation

Biotechnology

Chemicals

Construction

Defence Manufacturing

Electrical Machinery

Electronic Systems

Food Processing

IT and BPM

Leather



Mining

Oil and Gas

Pharmaceuticals

Ports

Railways

Renewable Energy

Roads and Highways

Space

Textiles and Garments

Thermal Power

Brain storming particles for productivity improvement - Blog Posts and Emails by Industrial Engineers

Brain storming particles for productivity improvement.


I suggest that all industrial engineering participating in productivity improvement contribute at least one productivity initiative of theirs every year through a blog post or email in a group. The blog post can be in their own blog, on a blog of their company or it can be submitted to blogs of their institute or professional associations. That way the community will have multiple examples of productivity improvement in the entire global economy and some of these examples act as brainstorming particles that excite others to think and implement productivity measures in their organizations. By sharing only one idea every year, every industrial engineer engaging in productivity improvement can energize the entire profession.

Productivity Improvement, Cost Reduction and Industrial Engineering in Mobile Handsets - Phones

2015
As Smartphone Panel Prices Fall, Panel Makers Focus on Cost Reduction, IHS Says
Jimmy Kim, Ph.D.  |  May 14, 2015
https://technology.ihs.com/531153/as-smartphone-panel-prices-fall-panel-makers-focus-on-cost-reduction-ihs-says

2014
Samsung goes into cost-cutting mode, to reduce smartphone portfolio by 30 percent in 2015 (Reducing number of models that it is offering)
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-goes-cost-cutting-mode-reduce-smartphone-portfolio-30-percent-2015


2013
Manufacturing Innovation for Smart Phones


2012

Essentials of Mobile Handset Design
Abhi Naha, Peter Whale
Cambridge University Press, Aug 30, 2012


Discover what is involved in designing the world's most popular and advanced consumer product to date - the phone in your pocket.  Explore core technology building blocks, such as chipsets and software components, and see how these components are built together through the design lifecycle to create unique handset designs. Learn key design principles to reduce design time and cost, and best practice guidelines to maximize opportunities to create a successful product. A range of real-world case studies are included to illustrate key insights. Finally, emerging trends in the handset industry are identified, and the global impact those trends could have on future devices is discussed.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SLYhAwAAQBAJ




Related Article
Cost Reduction - Micromax Mobile Phones

Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques

Kim H. Pries, Jon M. Quigley
CRC Press, Mar 21, 2013 - 365 pages


A company with effective cost reduction activities in place will be better positioned to adapt to shifting economic conditions. In fact, it can make the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty. Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques covers the methods and techniques currently available for lowering the costs of products, processes, and services.

Describing why cost reductions can be just as powerful as revenue increases, the book arms readers with the understanding required to select the best solution for their company’s culture and capabilities. It emphasizes home-grown techniques that do not require the implementation of any new methodologies—making it easy to apply them in any organization.

The authors explain how to reduce costs through traditional Lean methods and Lean Six Sigma. They also present Six Sigma cost savings techniques from Manufacturing Six Sigma, Services Six Sigma, and Design for Six Sigma. The book also presents optimization techniques from operations research methods, design experiment, and engineering process control.

Helping you determine what your organization’s value proposition is, the text explains how to improve on the existing proposition and suggests a range of tools to help you achieve this goal. The tools and techniques presented vary in complexity and capability and most chapters include a rubric at the start to help readers determine the levels of competence required to perform the tasks outlined in that chapter.

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SVPaHTA4RsAC

CLASSIC PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEMS for the assembly manufacturer - JDGray Associates - Consultancy Proposals

Jd Gray Associates
JD Gray Associates, 2011 - 316 pages


CLASSIC PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEMS for the Assembly Manufacturer or Distribution Center REV A. Contains our generic industrial engineering proposals should your company seek outside expertise in your improvement effort.



https://books.google.co.in/books?id=kSPv6KwhIhAC

Cost Reduction and Optimization for Manufacturing and Industrial Companies - Joseph Berk - 2010 - Book Information

Cost Reduction and Optimization for Manufacturing and Industrial Companies


Joseph Berk
John Wiley & Sons, Feb 22, 2010 - 272 pages


Focuses on rapid implementation of practical, real-world cost reduction solutions
In today's economic climate, the need to cut costs can be the difference between success and failure. Cost Reduction and Optimization for Manufacturing and Industrial Companies covers all major cost reduction areas, providing easy to read examples and advice on steps to take. It provides the roadmap for implementing recommended actions with true and tried methods by taking a modern, all-inclusive look at manufacturing processes. Based on the author's cost reduction experience gained during 30 years of senior operations and consulting engagements with hundreds of organizations, this book includes easy-to-understand and easy-to-implement cost reduction concepts organized into five general areas --labor, material, design, process, and overhead.

Each chapter:

Dives into a cost reduction area and starts with the bottom line first by summarizing key points

Provides proven tactics for cutting costs without a lot of extraneous data

Follows a qualitative and design-oriented approach

Emphasizes quick implementation and measurable cost reduction

Identifies who in the organization should do the work

Outlines risks and suggested risk mitigation actions

Contains numerous tables, graphs, and photos to show the concepts described in the book

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1Tc6YlglMUkC


Table of Contents

Introduction.
Chapter 1: Organizing a Cost-Reduction Program.

Part I Labor.

Chapter 2: Head Count.

Chapter 3: Time Standards.

Chapter 4: Efficiency.

Chapter 5: Utilization.

Chapter 6: Overtime.

Chapter 7: Multiple Shifts.

Chapter 8: Lost Time.

Chapter 9: The Learning Curve.

Part II Material.

Chapter 10: Make-versus-Buy Determinations.

Chapter 11: Inventory Minimization.

Chapter 12: Material Utilization.

Chapter 13: Minimizing Supplier Costs.

Chapter 14: Supplier Negotiation.

Chapter 15: Supplier Competition.

Part III Process.

Chapter 16: Work-Flow Optimization.

Chapter 17: Setup Time Reduction.

Chapter 18: Material-Handling Improvements.

Chapter 19: Scrap and Rework Reduction.

Chapter 20: Cleanliness.

Part IV Design.

Chapter 21: The Design Approach.

Chapter 22: Requirements Relaxation.

Chapter 23: Tolerance Relaxation.

Chapter 24: Materials Substitution.

Chapter 25: Packaging.

Part V Overhead.

Chapter 26: General Overhead Expenses.

Chapter 27: Travel.

Chapter 28: Inspection.

Part VI Gaining Disciples and Measuring Progress.

Chapter 29: Suggestion Programs.

Chapter 30: Measuring Progress.

Index.
http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470609575.html



Check out author Joseph Berk's blog at http://manufacturingtraining.wordpress.com/

The Role The of Industrial Engineer in Product Design - Points Made by William McAlee and Harold Lawson

The article was published in the 2nd Edition of Maynard Industrial Engineering Handbook as chapter 10.5



Industrial engineering has a role in both the design for making and design for selling.

Industrial engineer's knowledge of methods improvement, motion economy and motion study, work measurement using stop watch as well as predetermined motion times enable him to redesign the product designs to make the less costly to manufacture and also make them less costly to use by the user.


Design for Making

The industrial engineer is a key person reviewing the design. He makes an analysis of design to determine if it is possible to manufacture at an economical cost. Based on the analysis, he finds ways to reduce costs through suggested design modifications prior to final design approval,

Industrial engineer is also an engineer and hence has knowledge of design process and method. He redesigns the production process also to obtain lower cost of production.  He does this without affectinig the quality, appeal, salability, or any other aspect of the product desired by the customer and explicitly designed in by the product design team. An industrial engineer does this work by his knowledge of equipment, processes, tools, wages and the like.

The typical examples of suggestions by industrial engineers for redesign were given by the authors as:

1. Relocation of holes, appendages, fasteners, and the like for easier access in processing or assembly.
2. Modification of design to use existing tools, jigs, fixtures or equipment.  (especially if a new equipment is suggested that will have low utlization)
3. Addition of tapers, rounded edges, and symmetry to parts to simplify positioning required for assembly.
4. Specification of easier to use fasteners (Shigeo Shingo came out with various ideas on fasteners to reduce set up times of machines)
5. Use of free machining stock or use of materials having higher machinability.