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Career Paths for Industrial Engineers

Scott MosesAssistant Professor

School of Industrial Engineering

University of Oklahoma

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Industrial EngineeringLinking People, Processes, and Technology

IEs span the gap between executives, techies, and laborers to manage the

Specification

Selection

Implementation

Integration

of Information Technology Applications

to Improve Business Performance

in a Networked, Collaborative Environment

People

Processes

Technology

Changes to •People (Organization)•Process•Policy•Performance Measure

{Semantics: Understand, Negotiate

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Skills Every IE Needs to Have

Technical

Programming (object-oriented)

Operating systems (UNIX)

Databases, OLTP, and DSS systems

Analytical packages (MILP, simulation, mathematical)

Integration syntax and tools

General

Personal productivity software

Process perspective (global, holistic)

Results oriented

Analytical problem solving capability including modeling

Able to work in a team

Managerial

Oral presentation skills

Written communication skills

Project management

Management of technology

Basic understanding of financial reports

+ Domain Knowledge

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Exciting Career Opportunities

Application Software Integration

Collaborative Business Processes (E-Business)

Supply Chain Management

Implementation of Technology

Enterprise Application Integration

Management Consulting

Software Development

Business Operations Management

Graduate Study

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APS (Analytical IT)

Structure

State

Plan

Master Data

Execution (Transactional IT)

Application Layer

DataLayer

Transactional Data

Changes to Transactional Data

Static Model

Public Plan

Dynamic

Model

Private Plan

Trans-actional Data

Integration … of Packaged Application Software

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Implementation … of Packaged Application Software

Select Technology

Design Solution

Develop Solution

Acceptance Test

Go-Live, Monitor, & Transition