industrial engineering


industrial engineering

noun

Definition of INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

: engineering that deals with the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems (as of people, materials, and energy) in industry
industrial engineer noun

First Known Use of INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

circa 1924

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