Industrial and Production Engineering is an engineering discipline that is greatly valued internationally. It has been contributing enormously to the improvement of productivity and operations as well as the operating conditions of numerous organizations all over the world. In Bangladesh, the esteemed arena of Industrial and Production Engineering emanated from BUET in 1981 as a postgraduate program through the establishment of the department of IPE. In order to develop competent engineers with managerial capability for our industrial sectors, the department of IPE started enrolling 20 students at the undergraduate level in 1997. Later on, considering the growing demands of IPE graduates in different industrial sectors, the number of new students per batch was first increased to 30, then to 50 in the academic year 2017–18, and now to 120 in the academic year 2020–21.
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Since its establishment, the department has been conducting vigorous research emphasizing manufacturing engineering, production technology, establishing expert systems, development of machines and instruments from locally available resources, development of local industries, improvement of efficiency and productivity, elimination of waste, quality control management, etc., making the study of IPE a successful amalgamation of engineering and management science.
The department also makes a continuous and conscious effort to bridge the gap between the industries of the country and the department. IPE education is heavily geared toward practical situations, and proper knowledge in this field cannot be obtained without adequate exposure to the industrial environment. For this reason, industrial attachment is taken as a compulsory credit course for the third-year students of the department. Manufacturing Processes, Product Design, Operations Research, Ergonomics and Safety Management, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management, Operations Management, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Machine Tools, and other courses are available to students to help them expand their knowledge. The relationship between the department and the local industries is further strengthened through various programs such as seminars, conferences, training, and yearly events.
It is very necessary for any manufacturing industry and also service-providing enterprise to implement the concept of engineering and principles of management science. IPE engineers figure out how to do things better, they engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity.
The department also makes a continuous and conscious effort to bridge the gap between the industries of the country and the department. IPE education is heavily geared toward practical situations, and proper knowledge in this field cannot be obtained without adequate exposure to the industrial environment. For this reason, industrial attachment is taken as a compulsory credit course for the third-year students of the department. Manufacturing Processes, Product Design, Operations Research, Ergonomics and Safety Management, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management, Operations Management, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Machine Tools, and other courses are available to students to help them expand their knowledge. The relationship between the department and the local industries is further strengthened through various programs such as seminars, conferences, training, and yearly events.
It is very necessary for any manufacturing industry and also service-providing enterprise to implement the concept of engineering and principles of management science. IPE engineers figure out how to do things better, they engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity.
Program Outcomes:
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- Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
- Ability to identify formulate and solve engineering problems
- Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practices
- Ability to design, develop, implement, and improve integrated system that include people, materials, information, equipment, and people
- Ability to function in multi-disciplinary teams
- Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Knowledge of contemporary issues
- Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints
- Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
- Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
- Ability to integrate systems using appropriate analytical, computational, and experimental practices