This is a list of notable industrial engineers, people who were trained in or practiced industrial engineering who have established prominence in their profession. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

See also: Institute of Industrial Engineers

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) is the worlds largest professional membership society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. ...

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• Charles Armstrong - President of Seattle Mariners (Purdue University)
• Ayham Massadeh- Management Consultant at PCG ( Jordan University)

Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Other nicknames The Ms Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) King County Domed Stadium (Kingdome) (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) None... Purdue redirects here. ...

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• Ali Babacan - State Minister for Economy of Republic of Turkey (Middle East Technical University)

Ali Babacan, born 1967 in Ankara, Turkey is a Turkish politician. ... Middle East Technical University (METU; in Turkish, Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, or ODTÜ) is a public research university in Ankara, Turkey, founded in 1956. ...

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• Roger Corman - American film Producer and Director (Stanford University)
• Nancy Currie - Astronaut

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926), sometimes nicknamed King of the Bs for his output of B-movies (though he himself rejects this appelation as inaccurate), is a prolific American producer and director of low-budget exploitation movies. ... Stanford redirects here. ... Nancy Jane Currie, Ph. ...

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• John Dasburg - CEO, Northwest Airlines (University of Florida)
• W. Edwards Deming - Forerunner of Total Quality Management (TQC)
• David Drake - Professional Lego Builder
• Mike Duke - President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores USA (Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Deepesh Chatterjee- System Designer (Keane)

Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA), occasionally known as NWA, is an American airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, near Minneapolis-St. ... The University of Florida (Florida, UFL, or UF) is a public land-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... William Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900–December 20, 1993) was an American statistician, college professor, author, lecturer, and consultant. ... Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management strategy aimed at embedding awareness of quality in all organizational processes. ... Michael T. Duke is a management executive in the U.S.A.. He is currently serving as the Executive Vice President and President and Chief Executive Officer of Wal-Mart Stores Division. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ...

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• John Edwardson - CEO, CDW Computer Centers Inc. (Purdue University)
• A. K. Erlang - communications, queueing (University of Copenhagen)
• Michael Eskew - CEO, United Parcel Service (Purdue University)

Purdue redirects here. ... Agner Krarup Erlang (January 1, 1878–February 3, 1929) was a Danish mathematician, statistician, and engineer who invented the fields of queueing theory and traffic engineering. ... Main campus on Frue Plads. ... Mike Eskew chairman and CEO of UPS Education Purdue University bachelors in industrial engineering Wharton School of Business Advanced Management Program Career 1972 UPS industrial engineering manager 1994 corporate vice president for industrial engineering 1996 group vice president for engineering 1998 UPS board 1999 executive vice president 2000 vice... Purdue redirects here. ...

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• Adel Faqeeh - CEO of Savola company in Saudi Arabia , Mayor of Jeddah city in Saudi Arabia (King Abdulaziz university)
• Joe Forehand - CEO, Accenture (Auburn University)
• Henry Ford - founder of the Ford Motor Company. Revolutionized industrial production by being the first to apply assembly line manufacturing to a production process.

Joe Forehand is Chairman of the board and former CEO of Accenture. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the second largest university in the state,[5] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of more selective. ... Henry Ford (1919) Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Modern car assembly line. ...

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• Henry Gantt - inventor of the Gantt chart
• Frank Gilbreth - time and motion studies
• Lillian Gilbreth - time and motion studies (University of California, Berkeley)
• Samuel Ginn - Wireless Communications Pioneer and former chairman Vodafone (Auburn University)
• Joe Girardi - manager, Florida Marlins and New York Yankees (Northwestern University)
• Charles Gordon - co-owner of Tri-City Beverages and inventor of "Dr. Enuf" beverage (Virginia Tech)
• John Grado - Retired Chairman and CEO of Technographics, Inc. (Virginia Tech)
• Jack Guynn - President of the Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta (Virginia Tech)

Henry Laurence Gantt, A.B.; M.E. (1861-1919) was a mechanical engineer and management consultant who is most famous for developing the Gantt chart in the 1910s. ... Gantt chart showing three kinds of schedule dependencies (in red) and percent complete indications. ... Frank Bunker Gilbreth (July 7, 1868-June 14, 1924), born in Fairfield, Maine, was a proponent of Taylorism and a pioneer of time-motion studies. ... Lillian Moller Gilbreth (May 24, 1878 - January 2, 1972) was one of the first working female engineers and PhD. She and her husband Frank Bunker Gilbreth were pioneers in the field of industrial engineering. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... Samuel L. Ginn (Born April, 1937) a native of Anniston, AL, received a degree in industrial management from Auburn University in 1959. ... Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the second largest university in the state,[5] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of more selective. ... Joseph Elliot Girardi (born October 14, 1964 in Peoria, Illinois) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball, for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and St. ... New York Yankees manager Joe Torre returning to the dugout (September 2005) In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally, the field manager); this individual controls matters of team batting order to more closely communicate with baserunners, but most managers delegate this responsibility... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 42 Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Other nicknames The Fish Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) a. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Northwestern University (NU) is a selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... This article or section should include material from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. ... This article or section should include material from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. ... Federal Reserve Districts The United States Federal Reserve System consists of twelve Federal Reserve Banks, each responsible for a particular district, and some with branches. ... This article or section should include material from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. ...

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• Joe Hardy - Founder and CEO of 84 Lumber, (University of Pittsburgh)
• G.C.(Chris) Hedye, Sydney - Inventor of Modapts, author of "The sensible task master"
• Homer Hickam - NASA Engineer, Author of The Coalwood Way, Rocket Boys, October Sky, Torpedo Junction and Back to the Moon (Virginia Tech)
• Charles O. (Chad) Holliday - CEO, DuPont (University of Tennessee)
• Dr Eric Haffner- Industrial Engineering Chair and Stand-in Dean of Engineering, Western New England College

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Joseph_Hardy. ... 84 Lumber is an American building materials chain; 84 Lumber Company is the largest privately-held building materials supplier to professional contractors in the country. ... The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (IPA [ˈnæsə]) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nations public space program. ... This article or section should include material from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. ... Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: // E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the worlds third largest chemical company Du Pont Motors Gilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du Nord ST Dupont, a French manufacturer of fine... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ...

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• Lee Iacocca - former CEO - Chrysler (Lehigh University)
• Jonathan Ive - Senior Vice President - Apple Inc (Newcastle Polytechnic)

Lido Anthony Lee Iacocca (born October 15, 1924) is an American industrialist most commonly known for his revival of the Chrysler brand in the 1980s when he was the CEO. Among the most widely recognized businessmen in the world, he was a passionate advocate of U.S. business exports during... For other uses, including the Chrysler Brand, see Chrysler (disambiguation). ... Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Apple Inc. ... The Northumbria University is located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England. ...

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• Robert S. Kaplan - Professor of Cost Accounting, Harvard University
• Edward J. Kearney, P.E. - President, Management Engineering (Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts))
• Robert Kidder - Chairman of the Board, Borden Chemical Inc. (University of Michigan)
• Dick Kovacevich - CEO, Wells Fargo
• Prof. D.R.Kiran , Principal, PMR Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

Robert S. Kaplan is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School and co-creator, together with David Norton, of the balanced scorecard, a means of linking a companys current actions to its long-term goals. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Northeastern University, occasionally abbreviated as NU or NEU, is a top-tier private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... Dick Kovacevich (1943) holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in industrial engineering and a Masters of business administration degree from Stanford University. ...

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• Tom Landry - former Dallas Cowboys Coach (University of Houston)
• Manny Lawson - NFL Linebacker 2006 to present; 1st round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers (North Carolina State University)
• James Lofton - NFL Coach and former player
• Steve Lynn - CEO, Shoney's Restaurants

Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys, The Pokes Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Eastern Conference (1960-1969) Capitol Division (1967-1969) National... For other system schools, see University of Houston System. ... Manny Lawson (born on July 3, 1984 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a linebacker/defensive end in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers. ... City San Francisco, California Other nicknames Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers Team colors Cardinal red, metallic gold and black Head Coach Mike Nolan Owner Denise DeBartolo York and John York General manager Lal Heneghan Mascot Sourdough Sam League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... James David Lofton (Born July 5, 1956, at Fort Ord, Monterey, California) is a former American Football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers (1978-1986), Los Angeles Raiders (1987-1988), the Buffalo Bills (1989-1992), Los Angeles Rams (1993) and Philadelphia Eagles (1993). ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... Shoneys is a restaurant chain in the United States that had a franchise with the Big Boy chain. ...

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• Jim McCaslin - Board member, Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
• Edwin Moses - World record hurdler
• Alphonse Munchen - Luxembourgian engineer and Mayor of Luxembourg City
• Richard Muther- Consultant and author of several influential books on plant layout and material handling

Logo on a 2003 Harley Davidson The Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HDI) is a manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Edwin Corley Moses (born in Dayton, Ohio August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. ... Alphonse Munchen (3 September 1850 – 25 January 1917) was a Luxembourgian engineer and politician. ... The Mayor of Luxembourg City is the mayor of Luxembourgs capital and largest city, Luxembourg City. ... Richard Muther is a consultant who developed many basic techniques used in plant layout, material handling, and other aspects of industrial engineering. ...

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• Carlos Nemer - University Professor (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)

Prof. ... The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ) is the largest federal university of Brazil, where state-owned colleges are the best and most qualified institutions. ...

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• Taiichi Ohno - Father of the Toyota Production System, also known as Just In Time.

Taiichi Ohno (大野 耐一, February 29, 1912 - May 28, 1990) is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, also known as Just In Time or JIT. He has written several books about the system, the most popular of which is Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production. ... The Toyota Production System (TPS) (トヨタ生産方式) is the philosophy which organizes manufacturing and logistics at Toyota, including the interaction with suppliers and customers. ... See also Just-in-time for the compiler system in computing. ...

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• R.K. Pachauri - Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Director, Tata Energy Research Institute
• A. Alan Pritsker - Industrial Engineer and teacher, pioneer of Computer Simulation Languages. (Purdue University)
• A.V.V. Prasada Raju - Project Coordinator, Energy Infratech Pvt Ltd (India)

Born in Nainital, India, Rajendra K. Pachauri (August 20, 1940) was elected chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2002. ... Dr. A. Alan B. Pritsker (1933-2000) was one of the founders of the field of computer simulation. ... Purdue redirects here. ...

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Rahul Sahai- Sales Executive (Kennametal Pvt Ltd.) P K Ray- Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

P K Ray- Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

P K Ray- Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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• Jacob Samuda, the "first Jewish Engineer", credited with devising the atmospheric railway whilst working for Samuda Brothers.
• Shigeo Shingo - Creator of SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) technique and Poka-Yoke (fail-safe) devices.
• William H. Swanson - President and CEO, Raytheon Co. (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)

Jacob Samuda (August 24, 1811 - November 12, 1844 was a Jewish English civil engineer born in London. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Samuda Brothers was an engineering and ship building firm on the Isle of Dogs, founded by Jacob and Joseph dAguilar Samuda. ... Shigeo Shingo , 1909-1990), born in Saga City, Japan, was a Japanese industrial engineer who distinguished himself as one of the world’s leading experts on manufacturing practices and The Toyota Production System. ... Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) is one of the many lean production methods for reducing waste in a manufacturing process. ... Poka-yoke ) means fail-safing or mistake-proofing — avoiding (yokeru) inadvertent errors (poka)) is a behavior-shaping constraint, or a method of preventing errors by putting limits on how an operation can be performed in order to force the correct completion of the operation. ... William H. Swanson (born 1950) is the chairman and chief executive officer of Raytheon Company. ... Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major United States military contractor based in Waltham, Massachusetts. ... California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (also known as Cal Poly) is located in San Luis Obispo, California. ...

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Tahmasbpur Ali- Student of iust

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• Thomas Usher - CEO, USX

The United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X), later named USX Corporation in 1991, then renamed the United States Steel Corporation again in 2001 when the shareholders of USX spun off the steelmaking assets of the company after its acquisition of Marathon Oil, was once the largest steel producer and largest...

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• Tommy Vardell - NFL Fullback 1992-1999; first-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns (Stanford University)
• Venkatanarayanan.V. - Manufacturing Engineer, Kennametal India Limited

Tommy Vardell (born February 20, 1969, in El Cajon, CA) is a former NFL fullback. ... Browns redirects here. ... Stanford redirects here. ...

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• Edward Whitacre, Jr. - Chairman and CEO of AT&T
• Dr. John A. White - Chancellor, University of Arkansas
• Ed Woolard - CEO, DuPont

Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. ... This article is about the current AT&T. For the 1885-2005 company, see American Telephone & Telegraph. ... The University of Arkansas is a public co-educational land-grant university. ... Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: // E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the worlds third largest chemical company Du Pont Motors Gilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du Nord ST Dupont, a French manufacturer of fine...

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• Yun Jong Yong - CEO, Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the worlds largest and leading electronics and information technology company. ...

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