No one needs to tell industrial leaders about the 2050 Challenge: for those competing on a global playing field, 2050 is now. With the rise of China, India, and a host of other industrial powers on the world stage, businesses must exploit every possible efficiency in order to survive, let alone thrive. And that means engaging engineers who can design and implement the tools, practices, and processes that determine if a given enterprise will ultimately succeed or fail in this hyper-competitive environment. 

With a graduate degree or certificate in industrial engineering from Iowa State, you’ll be more than  just a cog in the machine—you’ll help design the machine. EDE’s programs in industrial engineering offer education and research opportunities that address productivity, cost, quality, and lead time, all fundamental issues affecting the economic health of industry. So whether you specialize in engineering management, operations research, manufacturing, human factors, or enterprise computing, you’ll acquire the tools you need to lead—and succeed—in the 21st-century business world. 

Enterprise computing focuses on the principles and practices of the engineering methods and information technology used to design, analyze, and implement scalable enterprise-wide systems. Courses are available in e-commerce systems, data mining and knowledge discovery, enterprise modeling and integration, and manufacturing information systems. 

Manufacturing systems engineering addresses the development and application of tools and methods that support production, with particular emphasis on  the design/manufacturing interface, manufacturing processes, and systems integration and design. Courses are available in rapid prototyping, CAD/CAM, concurrent engineering, automation, and quality control.  

Applied operations research concentrates on the application of mathematical theory and modeling to quantitative problems, including the design and analysis of industrial, commercial, and governmental systems and operations. Specific research areas include mathematical optimization, stochastic processes queuing, simulation, inventory and scheduling, networks, artificial intelligence, and logistics.  

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION

Masters in Industrial Engineering