Industrial Engineering

Introduction

Industrial Engineering is a discipline which can contribute a lot towards the optimization and integration of resources, streamlining of processes, eliminating waste, meeting targets and improving quality. With such a powerful combination of various engineering elements coupled with strong management sciences, it was inevitable to launch an Industrial Engineering (IE) discipline at University of Engineering

and Technology (UET) Peshawar, Jalozai Campus to produce proper knowledgeable and skilled people for our manufacturing and service sectors. The UET Peshawar, Jalozai Campus launched the IE program in September 2015. Our curricula both at the under- graduate and postgraduate levels are rich in contents covering manufacturing, optimization, quality, ergonomics and management. Working engineers from other engineering disciplines also opt for industrial engineering because their nature of jobs highly demands for industrial engineering knowledge. Our graduates are successfully serving both in national and multinational organizations.

Most of our industries use conventional technologies and conventional techniques to manage them with minimum R&D activities. The result is, low productivity, low quality, more waste, and comparatively high unit price. With such a performance and output, it is very difficult to compete even with the neighboring countries. At the national level, it is the question of survival of our local industries which are facing competition from China, India, Bangladesh and other countries from Far East. Customers are free lancers.  They buy products which are affordable and better in quality, whether these products are made in Pakistan or by any other country. We need to streamline and improve the performance of our industries and at the same time need to go for the emerging technologies to compete at the international level to widen the scope and contribute more effectively towards the economy.

The future prospects of industrial engineers are bright not only in Pakistan but also abroad. They are typically found in organizations responsible for managing operations, manufacturing systems, process engineering, automation, supply chain management, quality control, sales, banking, hospitals, airports etc. Studying industrial engineering is one of the smartest decisions, because it is estimated that demand for these professionals will continue to rise every year. Industrial engineers are among the best paid professionals.

Academic Program  

• B.Sc. Industrial Engineering (Level II Accredited Program by PEC)

List of Laboratories   

• Central Workshops & Manufacturing Processes
• Smart Industry 4.0
• Metrology
• Engineering Mechanics
• Human Factors Engineering & Safety Center
• Production Automation and Robotics
• Materials Engineering
• Electronics (Shared with Electrical Engineering)
• Thermo-Fluid (Shared with Mechanical Engineering)

Field Visits / Industrial Visits   

Industrial visits are regularly conducted to broaden the breadth and depth of technical and practical Industrial Engineering Knowledge.

Internships

As a requirement for graduation, every student must complete 800 hours of practical work / apprenticeship in an industry. Students are allowed to complete this requirement during summer holidays but not before 4^th semester.

Research   

The Faculty of Industrial Engineering is actively involved in research activities, providing solution to problems of different industries in the following areas:

• Manufacturing Systems
• Industrial Automation
• Engineering Management

Why Study here?

The future prospects of industrial engineers are bright not only in Pakistan but also abroad. They are typically found in organizations responsible for managing operations manufacturing systems, process engineering, automation, supply chain management, quality control, garments, textile, sales, banking, hospitals, airports etc.

Studying industrial engineering is one of the smartest decisions, because it is estimated that demand for these professionals will continue to rise every year. Industrial engineers are among the best paid professionals. Currently, our job ratio is highest among the engineering graduates.

Currently, 95% of the students are on job, entrepreneurs or perusing their higher education in leading institutions in the world.