The field of industrial engineering encompasses a wide range of knowledge and skills necessary for designing and improving processes in industry, managing people, and handling various matters related to different industries. The absence of industrial engineers in any industry can lead to a decline in work efficiency and impose significant costs on it.
If we consider various engineering disciplines such as electrical, mechanical, computer, civil, materials, chemical, and so on as building materials that construct the framework of the country’s industry, then industrial engineering acts like an adhesive substance that binds these materials together, allowing the industrial structure to stand strong and stable. Essentially, industrial engineering creates connections between different engineering fields and facilitates mutual understanding among them.
This field is suitable for individuals interested in topics such as management, finance and economics, production and inventory control, large project management, planning, and management of industrial units (both large and small). Overall, they are inclined to be involved in the designs and optimizations possible in various industries. Such optimizations are carried out by industrial engineers in various areas, including human resources, workflow processes, waste reduction in production, quality improvement, scheduling enhancements, system design, and improving their performance and effectiveness.
Most high school physics topics such as electricity, magnetism, mechanics, thermodynamics, etc., exist in a much more advanced form in courses like Physics 1, Physics 2, Statics, Strength of Materials, Electrical Engineering Fundamentals, and so on. Additionally, nearly all high school chemistry topics should be studied in a much more comprehensive manner through courses like Chemistry 1, Materials Science, and similar subjects.
In the end, it is necessary to mention that there are general courses such as Farsi, English and courses of the Islamic Studies Group in the field of industrial engineering, and students must take about 24 units of them like other engineering fields.
What are the tendencies of industrial engineering to continue studying?
We have addressed the various branches of industrial engineering and introduced each of them briefly and effectively.
- Systems optimization trend: designing systems and creating optimization in their processes.
- The trend of health systems: designing health-related systems such as hospital systems, clinics, etc.
- Field of Innovation and Technology Management: Management in the areas of innovation, technology, inventions, science and technology parks, and so on.
- The trend of modeling macro systems: modeling systems in macro form and public policies in economic, social, etc. fields and discovering the relationship between different components of a system and also discovering the relationship between different systems.
- Future research trend: future research about economic, social, industry and…
- Financial systems trend: expertise in the field of financial and economic systems, financial engineering and financial and economic management.
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Improving the logistics and supply chain processes for physical or non-physical products, perishable and non-perishable, while reducing product waste during the supply chain stages and minimizing delays and logistics costs.
- Project management orientation: knowledge of managing large and small projects, optimizing projects in terms of time, cost and quality.
- Engineering management trend: management of various engineers working in the industry.
- The trend of system management and productivity: managing various systems to increase the productivity and efficiency of people and processes in the systems by defining the input, process and output for each system.
The best universities in Iran in the field of industrial engineering
University of Tehran
Faculty members and students of the Industrial Engineering Department have repeatedly received titles such as Distinguished Researcher, Notable Researcher, and Top Researcher at the University of Tehran and nationally due to their scientific efforts in the field of industrial engineering. They have been recognized by the President of the University of Tehran, the Minister of Science, and the President of the Republic.
The Industrial Engineering Department of the University of Tehran began its activities in 1995 by admitting students to the Master’s program in Industrial Engineering. In 2002, the development continued with the admission of students to the Bachelor’s program in the field of Planning and Systems Analysis. In 2008, the PhD program in Industrial Engineering was officially launched, and the first PhD graduates completed their studies in 2012. Other academic programs, such as MBA and Engineering of Socio-Economic Systems, as well as other related fields, were gradually established. In 2012, the Industrial Engineering Department successfully obtained permission from the relevant authorities to become the Faculty of Industrial Engineering.
Amirkabir University
The Faculty of Industrial Engineering at Amir Kabir University offers a bachelor’s degree in “Industrial Engineering” with four educational packages: “Industrial Engineering,” “Executive Management,” “Information Systems,” and “Production and Service Systems.” At the master’s level, it provides six specializations: “Financial Engineering,” “Logistics and Supply Chain,” “Health Systems,” “Project Management,”
and Data Analysis,” and “Production and Service Optimization.” At the doctoral level, it offers three specializations: “Logistics and Supply Chain,” “System Optimization,” and “Health Systems.”
Currently, more than 479 students are enrolled in the undergraduate program in Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, and over 1,900 individuals have graduated from these courses to date. Each year, nearly 80 students are admitted to the undergraduate program through the national entrance exam. In addition to this, In total, more than 2,100 individuals are currently enrolled in master’s degree programs, and 1,908 have successfully completed these programs so far. The Faculty of Industrial Engineering began its doctoral program in October 1994, accepting 7 students, and to date, 130 individuals have graduated from it. Currently, 96 students are pursuing their doctoral degrees. .
Research educational facilities
the room council
The Faculty Council room was established on the fifth floor in 2013 with the aim of holding comprehensive council meetings as well as various scientific sessions, including those related to logistics and advanced financial courses. This room has since hosted many important meetings for the faculty and university, along with open training courses. In this space, necessary practical equipment such as a monitor, electronic whiteboard, video projector, and other related supplies have been provided. .
amphitheater
The amphitheater of the faculty is one of the university’s well-equipped amphitheaters in terms of audio and visual systems, which was inaugurated in 2016. This hall, with a capacity of 170 people, is located on the ground floor of the faculty and is characterized by the use of high-quality equipment as well as easy access, especially due to its location outside the main campus of the university.
Laboratories
The Faculty of Industrial Engineering is equipped with a set of advanced laboratories that enable students and researchers to practically experience various industrial engineering concepts in diverse fields such as work evaluation, ergonomics, production systems, optimization, data mining, and logistics. These laboratories include:
- Work and time evaluation laboratory and time measurement systems
- Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering Laboratory
- Flexible Manufacturing Systems Laboratory (Advanced Production)
- Precision Measurement and Quality Control Laboratory
- Decision-Making and Application of Intelligent Systems Laboratory in Industrial Engineering
- Health Systems Laboratory
- Financial Engineering Laboratory
- Optimization and Simulation Laboratory
- Data Mining Laboratory
- Logistics and Supply Chain Laboratory
Iran University of Science and Technology
Industrial engineering, by integrating various sciences such as mathematics, engineering, management, and economics within a systematic framework, aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of both micro and macro production and service systems across economic, cultural, social, and governmental sectors. The approaches used in this field lead to appropriate responsiveness, increased customer satisfaction, proper adaptability, continuous improvement of products and services, and greater profitability.
A problem-oriented approach, along with a focus on developing solutions based on creative systems thinking, is one of the major distinctions of industrial engineering compared to other disciplines. This unique perspective has positioned industrial engineering as an interdisciplinary field and has even led to significant transformations in traditional engineering disciplines.
Currently, the Faculty of Industrial Engineering, as one of the best industrial engineering faculties in the Middle East, operates in four academic departments: 1- Industrial Engineering, 2- Intelligent Systems Engineering, 3- Productivity and Project Management, 4- Logistics Engineering. It offers one undergraduate program, nine master’s degree specializations, and five doctoral degree specializations. The curriculum of this faculty has been developed in line with the needs of industry and the job market, on par with prestigious universities worldwide, with a focus on meeting the scientific and specialized needs of the country and the region.
Khajeh Nasir Toosi
University of Technology
The educational activity of the Industrial Engineering major at Khajeh Nasiruddin Toosi University of Technology began in 1994 following the approval of the Supreme Council for the Development of Universities.
Currently, the number of faculty members in this faculty is 25, who are working in the following groups:
Industrial Engineering Group, Socio-Economic Systems Group, Information Technology Group, Financial Engineering Group
Laboratories: There are eight research and educational laboratories active in the Faculty of Industrial Engineering under the following titles:
- Precision measurement and quality control laboratory
- Information Technology Laboratory
- Advanced Design and Manufacturing and Robotics Laboratory
- Strategic Intelligence Research Laboratory
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Engineering Laboratory
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
The Industrial Engineering Department of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad began its operations in September 2006 with the admission of 56 undergraduate students. The first batch of undergraduate students was accepted in the Industrial Production specialization, and students in subsequent years were admitted without a specialization. Starting from September 2010, the department began admitting students for the master’s degree in Industrial Engineering – Industrial specialization, and in February 2015, the PhD program in Industrial Engineering was launched with the admission of 3 students.
The department has 10 faculty members, including 4 assistant professors, 4 associate professors, and 2 full professors. In addition, 5 members from the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering, Management, and Applied Mathematics departments collaborate as affiliated members with the group.
Group facilities:
1- Precision measurement and quality control laboratory
2- Ergonomics and Industrial Safety Research Laboratory
3- Computer site for postgraduate students
Final words.
Industrial Engineering is considered one of the most popular engineering disciplines, and it has experienced significant growth in Iran today. Students at universities in this country can shape a bright future for themselves in this field.