A course page of Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. containing the contents and supporting articles is available at
http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-k-v-s-s/introduction-to-industrial-engineering/2utb2lsm2k7a/2105#
Contents
Definition
Component Areas of IE: Human Effort engineering, System Efficiency Engineering and Systems Engineering
Pioneering Efforts of Taylor, Gilbreth and Emerson
Human Effort Engineering: Motion Study, Task Analysis
Time Study
Ergonomics: The Applied Science for Human Effort Engineering
Work Measurement, PMTS, MTM
System Efficiency Engineering: Method Study, Work Study, Methods Design
Value Engineering
10.SQC and Quality Management
11.Operations Research and Quantitative Techniques
12. Plant Layout
13. Developments in IE in Japan
14. Systems Engineering: Systems Design and Industrial Engineering
15. Systems Improvement
16. Systems Installation
17. Productivity, Safety, Comfort, and Operator Health Management
18. Organization of IE departments
19. Current Research in IE