Meanings
nounindustrial engineering (uncountable)
- uncountablean engineering profession concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information and equipment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways
Similar
industrial management
Broader
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Translations
Dutch technische bedrijfskunde
- technische bedrijfskundecertain engineering profession
Finnish tuotantotalous
- tuotantotalouscertain engineering profession
Indonesian teknik industri
- teknik industricertain engineering profession
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APA
industrial engineering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrial%20engineering
MLA
“industrial engineering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrial%20engineering. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “industrial engineering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrial%20engineering.
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