Let's start with the basics, even if it may seem obvious: industrial engineering corresponds to the engineering function present in industrial sectors. It is either integrated with industrial clients, or represented by independent engineering companies which work for various industrial clients.
Industrial engineering defines, makes reliable and optimizes production and control operations, as well as the means associated with these operations, taking into account the requirements of quality, costs, deadlines, robustness and safety, from the design of the product until the end of the project life cycle.
The weight of integrated engineering is difficult to measure because it would have to be differentiated from the industry to which it is attached. On the other hand, we know the importance of independent industrial engineering which employs more than 20% of people working in engineering in France, mostly managers and engineers.
Industrial engineering provides studies, design and supervision of the production of production units and processes for the client for whom it works. Most of these are high added value services for industries in very diverse sectors (agro-food, plastics, chemicals, metallurgy, energy, etc.).
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING: THE SUCCESS OF INDUSTRIAL PROJECTSThe success of an industrial project is based as much on the commercial strategy of the principal as on the technical and economic choices made upstream of the project or on the ability to anticipate risks and effectively manage the realization of the project. The role of industrial engineering is key in all of these facets. It must be able to identify the internal and external constraints of the project from the first phases (technical complexity, standards and regulations, etc.), provide a transversal vision of the project by collaborating with all the actors and partners involved and make the progress of the project reliable.
The earlier the engineering will be involved in the project, the greater the gains will be for the project manager. Associating engineering ensures to benefit from clear methodologies and best practices for all project stakeholders. It is therefore essential to have a project repository shared by all stakeholders and throughout the life cycle of the project.
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