The industrial engineering Master of Science program prepares students to give practical and economically efficient solutions to real-life, complex problems --- solutions that require a system level approach. Examples of these problems include health delivery, food and energy systems as well as those that arise in the strategic planning of manufacturing, logistics operations and service industries. Some of the tools used to address these problems include statistics, optimization, computer simulation and advanced analytics.
The industrial engineering program is immersed in the innovation environment that permeates Arizona State University, and its faculty members are internationally recognized for their innovative research projects, funded both by government and industry.
Industrial engineers integrate people, processes, equipment, information and systems to do things better. The industrial engineering graduates will be developing, implementing and improving processes, operations and systems in industries for manufacturing, services, communications, agriculture or any other field.
Students completing the Master of Science program in industrial engineering are suited for careers in logistics, finance, defense, travel and health care.