Virginia Tech: Invent the Future Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Thumbnail of Image of Paul Torgersen ISE's and the Hokie Nation rally around Paul Torgersen
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Thumbnail of Three Best Paper Awards ISE Faculty Generate 3 Best Paper Awards
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Thumbnail of Konstantinos P. Triantis R.H. Bogle Professor Fellow awarded
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Thumbnail of Maury Nussbaum H.G. Prillamen Professor Fellow awarded
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Thumbnail of presentation of the Marvin H. Agee Distingished Alumni Award 2008 Academy of Distinguished Alumni inducted at the Academy of Distinguished Alumni Banquet
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Thumbnail of U.S. News & World Report The ISE Department has moved to #7 (from #8) in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate engineering programs.
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What is ISE?

I knew that I wanted to be an engineer but I was having a hard time making up my mind as to what I wanted to do. I looked at the ISE curriculum and saw that so many aspects of engineering are explored and applied as an ISE. I knew with such a broad learning base, I would be exposed to enough variety to use in many different careers and specialties. - Ali Haskins, ISE student

Definition of Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineering is simply, “designing and improving systems” or, engineering that deals with the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems (as of people, materials, and energy)
Mirriam - Webster Dictionary
What do Industrial Engineers do according to the Institute of Industrial Engineers?
“Many people are misled by the term industrial engineer. It’s not just about manufacturing. It also encompasses service industries, with many IEs employed in entertainment industries, shipping and logistics businesses, and health care organizations...”
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Student and Professor in front of Waterfall

Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means for enabling the realization and deployment of successful systems. It can be viewed as the application of engineering techniques to the engineering of systems, as well as the application of a systems approach to engineering efforts.

For Further Information

Visit the IIE National Site at: http://www.iienet2.org/Default.aspx

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