Introduction for Master of Industrial Engineering

Program code: 085236　　　　Name of program: Master of Industrial Engineering

1.Main Research Area and Tutors

Manufacturing Informatization, Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation, Quality Engineering and Six Sigma Management, Advanced Manufacturing Theory and Applications; Cost Control, Production Planning and Control; Facilities Planning and Design; Human Factors Engineering; Lean Production; The Application of Industrial Engineering in Service Sector

Weidong Chen, Yongqiang Chen, Gang Du, Huibin Du, Juhong Gao, Junpeng Guo, Shuguang He, Zhen He, Yanfang Huo, Hu Jia, Bo Li, Wenhua Li, Qiang Lin, Sheng Lin, Yu Lin, Hongwei Liu, Jinlan Liu, Junying Liu, Weihua Liu, Zixian Liu, Wenxue Lv, Junhai Ma, Zhaofang Mao, Guofang Nan, Bin Nie, Zhanwen Niu, Ershi Qi, Jiang Shen, Liangxing Shi, Hui Sun, Bo Wang, Xueqing Wang, Huiying Zhang, Jianxiong Zhang, Min Zhang, Daozhi Zhao, Ruiqing Zhao, Tao Zhao, Xiaosong Zhao

2.Program Features

Tianjin University is the one of the first universities to be approved to set up the “Industrial Engineering” program in 1993. It is also one of the first universities to be approved to establish the professional degree of “Industrial Engineering” in 1999 and is a institution attached to Industrial Engineering Branch, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society. Over the years, Industrial Engineering has been among the best of relevant professional competitions in the country. In 2009, it began to recruit full-time Master of Industrial Engineering (dual certificates) students.

Industrial Engineering is a highly technical and applicable discipline and has been widely used in the manufacturing and service industry. Industrial Engineering is the key management technique that optimizing factors of production for a business enterprise, improving efficiency and quality, reducing consumption, and improving service and core competitiveness.

Major advantages of Industrial Engineering in Tianjin University include: Manufacturing Informatization, Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation, Theory and Methods of Integrated Management, Quality Engineering and Quality Management, Six Sigma Management, Cost Management, Complex System Management, etc.

Industrial Engineering program in Tianjin University enjoys very close academic links with overseas counterparts, and they often conduct various forms of overseas academic exchanges. A wide range of communication channels have been established with Industrial Engineering programs in a number of leading universities in China Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States, Canada, Australia, South Korea and other countries and regions.

Industrial Engineering program in Tianjin Universityattaches great importance to the construction of laboratory. For in recent years, industrial engineering laboratory has been supported by “211 Project” and “985 Project”, so its facilities have been improved so much that effectively support the research and teaching work.

Industrial Engineering program in Tianjin University focuses on personnel training at all levels and has sent a lot of high quality industrial engineering talents who are highly valued by employers.

3.Major Scientific Projects and Achievements for the Past Years

In recent years, Industrial Engineering program in Tianjin Universityhas undertaken a number of national key scientific research projects including the subject of National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, key projects of the National High Technology Development Program (863 Program), applied basic research projects of National High-tech Development Plan (863 Program), demonstration projects of National High-tech Development Plan (863 plan).

The program emphasizes on the application of industrial engineering in the enterprise, and consecutively works with Kelon Group, Midea Group, Ting Hsin Group, Motorola, Huawei, and Jinzhou Petrochemical Company for cooperation in the field of industrial engineering. The past five years has witnessed more than 200 academic papers to be published, which were indexed by SSCI, SCI, and EI. Various awards above the second prize of provincial and ministerial level have been achieved.

4. The Enrollment for Past Years

From 2009, we began to recruit full-time Master of Industrial Engineering (dual certificates) students. Quality of students enrolled is on the top level.

5. Main Courses and Thesis Requirements During Graduate Study

Major courses during graduate study: Fundamentals of Management Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Operations Research, Modern Management, Managerial Economics, Introduction to Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Modern Quality Engineering, Engineering Economics, Cost Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Management System, Supply Chain Management.

Students are required to, during graduate studies, lay a solid theoretical foundation, and correctly use theory and methods of qualitative and quantitative system analysis method to solve theoretical and practical problems in the field of management. Topic of thesis needs to be chose on the basis of a knowledge of latest international and domestic development in the field, creatively putting forward new ideas, and scientifically and creatively applying relevant researching methods to solve practical problems, or being engineering background and application values; Papers should have a rigorous theoretical analysis, steady practice background and full experimental and positive calculation with rigorous reasoning and systematic wording; Thesis writing should be provided in an orderly and rational manner with smooth writing and consistent with specifications of scientific writing.

6. Employment

Graduates of the program are appropriate to work in multinational corporations, large and medium state-owned enterprises, high-tech enterprises, banks, consulting firms, service industries, government bodies, universities and institutions to engage in senior professional industrial engineering and management.