Probability Modeling Fundamentals
C. Richard Cassady · 2008
The.primary.focus.of.industrial.engineering.is.improvement..The.origins.of. the.field.lie. in.the.second.stage.of.the.industrial.revolution.with.the.move. to.mass.production..The.scope.of.application.of.industrial.engineering.has. expanded. to. include. banking. and. finance,. health. care. delivery,. military. operations,.retail.goods.distribution,.communications.networks,.transportation.systems,.government.services,.and.other.avenues.of.human.endeavor.in. addition.to.the.traditional.domain.of.manufacturing..Throughout.this.evolution.in.industrial.engineering,.the.focus.has.remained.process.improvement,. productivity,. and. effectiveness.. As. the. discipline. of. industrial. engineering.has.evolved,. the.set.of. tools. that. it.encompasses.has.been.refined.and. expanded..The.methods.of.operations.research.have.comprised.an. important.ingredient.in.this.expansion.