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This open textbook is primarily based on the open resource, Introduction to Industrial Engineering, by Dr. Jane M. Fraser. Additional open source materials were used in the Teamwork chapter from Exploring Business produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. The Problem Solving Skills chapter was adapted from Introduction to Problem Solving Skills produced by the MIT Office of Digital Learning. The following index details where content from each source was used in this manuscript. New content (as noted below) indicates major additions that I created.
Chapter 1 – What is Industrial Engineering?
- Chapter 1
- Figures added throughout chapter.
- Chapter Exercise added.
Chapter 2 – Teamwork
- Chapter 8, Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3
- Sections edited to include only the most relevant information.
- Chapter Exercise added.
Chapter 3 – What is Problem Solving?
- Sections edited to include only the most relevant information.
Chapter 4 – Big Ideas in Industrial Engineering
- Chapter 2
- Word cloud created and figure added.
- Chapter Exercise added.
Chapter 5 – Using Models
- Chapter 10, Sections 3 and 4
- Chapter Exercises added.
Chapter 6 – Deming’s 14 Points
- Chapter 5, Section 4
- Added photo
- Added Chapter Exercise
Chapter 7 – People in the System
- Chapter 9, Sections 2, 3, and 4
- Added diagrams and figures
- Added Chapter Exercise
Chapter 8 – Systems Thinking
- Chapter 5, Section 2
- Added diagrams and figures
- Added section headings
- Added Chapter Exercise
Chapter 9 – Lean Operations
- Chapter 5, Section 3
- Added diagrams and figures
- Added section headings
- Added Chapter Exercise
Chapter 10 – The IE Approach
- Chapter 5, Section 1
- Added some of the diagrams and figures
- Pared down section to most relevant information
- Added Chapter Exercise
Chapter 11 – Organizations’ Missions, Visions, and Values
- Chapter 4, Section 1 and 5
- Added diagrams and figures
- Added definitions of organizational roles
- Added Chapter Exercise
Chapter 12 – Lifelong Learning
- Chapter 8, section 2
- Added information about Texas licensing
- Updated section on the content of the FE exam
- Edited list and added information on UTA student chapters of professional societies
- Added Chapter Exercise