Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

This course is highly valuable for students and professionals who aim to develop strong analytical, optimization, and decision-making skills. Enrolling in IE & OR helps learners understand how to analyze complex operational problems, allocate limited resources efficiently, minimize costs, improve quality, and enhance overall system performance. The course is particularly relevant for careers in operations management, planning, analytics, consulting, supply chain, and project management.

It is also extremely useful for competitive examinations, higher studies (MTech, MS, MBA, PhD), and research roles, as operations research forms a core component of many technical and management entrance exams. Professionals from civil, mechanical, electrical, production, and computer engineering backgrounds benefit from this course by gaining a managerial and optimization-oriented perspective that complements their technical expertise.

1. Introduction to industrial engineering and systems thinking

2. Work study and methods engineering

3. Productivity measurement and improvement techniques

4. Operations research modeling and optimization

5. Linear, nonlinear, and integer programming

6. Transportation and assignment problems

7. Network models and project scheduling (PERT/CPM)

8. Inventory control and materials management

9. Queuing theory and waiting line models

10. Forecasting and demand planning

11. Quality control and statistical process control

12. Reliability engineering and maintenance management

13. Simulation and decision analysis

14. Supply chain and logistics optimization

15. Application of IE & OR in manufacturing and service systems