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Industrial engineering: a dynamic response to change?

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A study of industrial engineering in seven European countries was carried out for the purpose of comparing European organization and practice in that field with the American situation as revealed by an earlier survey. The data obtained relate to organizational variables such as distinctiveness, location, degree of centralization and contact with headquarters; staffing factors such as number of personnel and their education, and the use made of specified techniques. Changes and trends in these terms are then explained. The data suggest that Europe and the U.S. are essentially similar. Finally, the future of industrial engineering is explained in terms of the demands which will be made on industry and the contribution which industrial engineering can make to meeting these.

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  • Holt, Knut, 1975. "Industrial engineering: a dynamic response to change?," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 3(5), pages 523-540, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:3:y:1975:i:5:p:523-540
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