THE ROLE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROFESSION IN THE FUTURE

So the breadth of scope that can be reached to apply science industrial engineering, however are still worth to remember all of them should remain based on physical sciences, mathematics and social-economical, brings its own problems for professional  industrial engineering  by the time they have to explain exactly ” what should we do and where should we work?”.

This is really not an easy question to answer briefly, clear and satisfying those who still lay with the science of industrial engineering. The fact that frequently encountered is that a set-back science industrial engineering often are and work everywhere, ranging from operational line to managerial line. A professional industrial engineering often prides itself in it's ability to design and develop concepts with systems approach that is an insightful, comprehensive-integral. The mindset of this system compliant may be strong basic techniques from a professional industry wherever he resides or works. Some individuals who are successful in improving the performance of the company feel perfectly well how the discipline of engineering industry has been able to respond to the issues which it finds itself. Herm Reininga is President of Collins Avionices and Comunications Division (CACD), USA is one example of a successful manager bring the entire activities of manufactuing CACD for over a decade, due to the industrial engineering profession background he has. When asked which he tricks the key to success, Reininga said " …. The industrial engineering dagree gave me a system that the other didn’t have. It gave me the ability to statistically analzed products and processes” (Boggs,1997). The same thing with Reininga also stated by Susan Story as Vice President of Albama Power Co., a man set his formal education as a nuclear engineer, but felt that the success reached more career, supported by her participation in the following training on various occasions IE owns. At the time told his success tips, Susan said " . . . a background in industrial engieenering gives you a creadibility you can’t get otherwise. Industrial engineering combines the technical skill with the people skill and some business-type skills that proven to be important in project management and people management ….”(Boggs, 1996). How to achieve success in the early endeavors a person because IT studies the mastered, certainly much more to be gained from a variety of stories of its success. It is not only found in LN, but can also be learned from what has been stated by a Cacuk Sudariyanto educational backgrounds in 1964 as a mining engineer at the time to boost the performance of the ITB PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia moving toward global business. In the pernyataanya in front of Congress and seminar attendees ITSMI at about the beginning of the 1990s and a variety of occasions, expressed his admiration with Cacuk Sciences it turned out to be quite effective in solving problems of industry management. Similarly, how can a Kuntoro Mangkusubroto on the back of a strong field operation problems of research and other industrial management is able to let go of PT. Timah which almost collapsed until it becomes a healthy company. Although at that time people have yet to get to know the concept of reegineering, however what has been done by a second Bachelor's degree is really giving real contribution will be the role of the discipline and profession of engineering industries in a revitalizing the company's performance.Global challenges that brought the impact towards the harsher competition atmosphere, the course will give you the feel of a new paradigm that changes must be anticipated by a capable Manager of the company starting from the production line/operational up to the line defining wisdom and strategic decision makers. Facing this kind of situation is of course required an industry that has a provision majer strong not only mastering technical operational capabilities (enginereering design/processes), but it must also be controlled with either the ability of human affairs (human skill), as well as the ability in the da gives birth to formulate new concepts that effectively-efficient could provide a breakthrough in solving problems of an industry that is increasingly complex and fraught with uncertainty.




 by : Oky Dwi Kartika Sari 
source : Boggs, Kathryn C. IE Successes : IE helps Story Succeesd as VP II-Solution, September 1996.
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