susan201 (thread301-171909: What's Industrial Engineering like in your country?) asked ",as proofseeker has stated,Industrial Engineering is a very diverse field.Some of the responsibilities of an IE are : they study production lay out,work processes and establishes the process standard time of products assembled through time and motion study that will serve as a basis for product costing and pricing.An IE also recommends the best work flow and procedures that will yield to improvement and cost savings.Industrial Engineers also computes material consumption per product, sets performance standards and establishes efficiency improvements and cost saving thru integration of people,materials and equipment.Another responsibility of an Industrial Engineer is the preparation of production schedule.An IE is also expected to coordinate closely with sales department for customer order and product delivery schedule.Computes and monitors factory capacity.These are just some of the responsibilities of an Industrial Engineer in the Philippines.
Again, Industrial Engineering is a very diverse field.Our duties and responsibilities depends on what our position is in the  manufacturing company that we are working for.
I hope this gives you an idea of the type of work Industrial Engineers are typically involved with.Like PSE said, We pretty much have a hand or interest in any aspect of what it takes to launch and build a product.

Kristine
Legazpi City, Philippines
West Palm Beach, Fl, USA

Mabuhay Kristine!  Yes, you said it well.  Everything from the floor to the ceiling seems to come across in our "to do" lists.  Makes for interesting work, though.

ornerynorsk,

Very interesting and challenging work indeed!!

Kristine
Legazpi City Philippines
West Palm Beach, Fl, USA