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The Next Big Thing.(forecasts for the industrial engineering profession)

By O'Briant, Erin
Publication: IIE Solutions
Date: Monday, January 1 2001

Industrial engineers weigh in with what they believe the future holds for their profession

It depends on perspective: Simulation gurus tend to think the next big thing for industrial engineering will be a simulation-related breakthrough, ergonomics professors are banking on a big future for human factors, consultants place faith in efficiency-building processes and software. Who's right? They may all be.

The beginning of a new year is a natural time to think about the future, so IIE sent an e-mail to members in November asking what they predict as the "next

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