Published in cooperation with the Institute of Industrial Engineers, this extensively revised and updated handbook (first edition, 1982) presents methodologies for achieving increased productivity and quality, competitiveness, globalization of business, and improved quality of working life in manufacturing and service industries. It classifies the discipline of industrial engineering under the four areas of technology; human dimensions; planning, design, and control of operations; and quantitative methods for decision making. For all industrial engineers and managers, whether in profit motivated operations or in other nonprofits fields of activity. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
