Industrial Engineering and Management

College of Engineering and Architecture

World leadership—whether for nations, states or individual companies—depends upon providing the highest quality in goods and services at costs that are affordable to the widest possible audience. Retaining world-class status requires relentless continuous improvement in all aspects of the business or governmental enterprise. Industrial engineers focus on the processes for achieving quality, continuous improvement and cost effectiveness for all types of enterprises—manufacturers, service industries, non-profits and governments.

The Profession

Industrial engineers are involved in the creation of wealth and prosperity. This is achieved through designing and implementing better, more productive systems in both a manufacturing and a service environment.   Industrial engineering is an interdisciplinary program by nature. Industrial engineers design, install, fabricate and integrate systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy necessary to accomplish the desired function.  The main areas of employment are in manufacturing, service and consulting. 

 

Industrial engineers often are responsible for productivity improvements, supply chain optimization, project management, feasibility studies for new technologies and applications, lean and just-in-time implementation, health care management and logistics, and systems integration and engineering. Whether it’s shortening a rollercoaster line, streamlining an operating room, managing a worldwide supply chain, manufacturing and designing superior automobiles, or solving logistics problems, industrial engineers are at the forefront.

The Program

The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) at NDSU offers programs in industrial engineering and management and in manufacturing engineering.  Both programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). 

 

As a graduate of industrial and manufacturing engineering, you will have the opportunity to design systems and processes that improve the quality and productivity of an organization’s business activities.  You will employ a strong base of fundamental engineering and management skills to effectively integrate people and resources to create positive change.  Quite simply, you’ll design and implement the best way to get work done.

The Faculty And Facilities

The faculty and staff in the IME department have extensive experience in industrial and manufacturing specialties.  The IME faculty and staff will know your name, understand your potential and problems, and will give encouragement when you need it.  When you leave NDSU, you will have built excellent capabilities for career success, the confident ability for life-long personal growth, and a network of friends and professional colleagues.

 

The IME department has nine laboratories with a significant amount of equipment that provide valuable services in support of students’ educational needs.  The departmental laboratories include computer simulation, human factors, automation and robotics, PLC, and welding.

Career Opportunities

The IME programs can help you to open the door to various opportunities starting your professional career in a wide range of industries or to seek advanced degrees at NDSU or another university.  The IME programs will help you to develop a strong basis in general education and engineering fundamentals that provide the foundation for a very wide range of career choices and for a lifetime of growth.  The IME program’s core will help you develop industry-standard skills – the skills you can use to open the door to many career opportunities which can offer you financial rewards and exceptional professional growth.

 

Graduates of the IME programs have become a source of talent working in industries such as health care, manufacturing, consulting, food, transportation and distribution, and information systems.  The recent IME graduates command starting salaries in the top rank of engineering disciplines.  The 2006 salaries data that is provided by the NDSU Career Center shows an average of $48,000 for IME graduates.

Transfer Admission

Students who have studied two years of pre-engineering at another institution may be able to transition into industrial engineering and management programs with no loss of credits.

Scholarship and Financial Aid

The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering awards scholarships annually.  However, the majority of these scholarships are awarded to upper-division students.  At NDSU, academic scholarships for freshmen are coordinated through the Office of Admission.  These scholarships include the Helgason Scholarship which is available only to College of Engineering and Architecture students.  Other forms of financial aid are available through the NDSU Office of Student Financial Services.

Contact Information

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Chair

North Dakota State University
Civil and Industrial Engineering 202
Fargo, ND 58105-5285

Tel: (701) 231-7287
Fax: (701) 231-7195
Email:Susan.L.Peterson.2@ndsu.edu
Web: http://www.ndsu.edu/ndsu/ime/

Office of Admission

North Dakota State University
124 Ceres Hall
Fargo, ND 58105

Tel: (701) 231-8643
Fax: (701) 231-8802
Email: NDSU.Admission@ndsu.edu
Web: http://www.ndsu.edu/prospective/students/

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