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-- See Also the narrower term Automation

--subdivision Automation under names of individual corporate bodies and under types of industries, factories, processes, systems, and organizations, e.g. Construction industry--Automation; and subdivision Effect of automation on under occupational groups and types of employees

-- See Also the narrower term Computer integrated manufacturing systems

-- See Also the narrower term Costs, Industrial

--subdivision Costs under subjects

-- See Also the narrower term Engineering economy
Here are entered works on the quantitative evaluation of engineering alternatives in terms of worth and cost.

-- See Also the narrower term Human engineering
Here are entered works on engineering design with reference to man's anatomical, physiological, and psychological capabilities and limitations.

-- See Also the narrower term Methods engineering

-- See Also the narrower term Operations research

-- See Also the narrower term Plant layout

-- See Also the narrower term Production control
Here are entered works on procedures for planning, routing, scheduling, dispatching, and expediting the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within a plant from the raw state to the finished product in an orderly and efficient manner.
--subdivision Production control under types of industries, plants, and processes, e.g. Construction industry--Production control

-- See Also the narrower term Production engineering
Here are entered works on the planning and control of the mechanical means of changing the shape, condition, and relationship of materials for greater effectiveness and value. Works on the application of engineering principles and techniques to the design, installation and improvement of integrated systems employing persons, materials, and equipment for a high level of productivity at an optimum cost are entered under Industrial engineering.

-- See Also the narrower term Project management

-- See Also the narrower term Psychology, Industrial

-- See Also the narrower term Quality control
Here are entered works on the procedures used in establishing and maintaining acceptable limits of variation for products and services.
--subdivision Quality control under types of industries, plants, and processes, e.g. Construction industry--Quality control; Foundries--Quality control

-- See Also the narrower term Standardization
Here are entered works on the establishment of standards of quality for commodities and services.
--subdivision Standards under topical headings, e.g. Drugs--Standards; Electric engineering--Standards

-- See Also the narrower term Systems engineering

-- See Also the narrower term Wages and labor productivity

-- See Also the narrower term Work environment

-- See Also the narrower term Work measurement