Introduction ( Journal 1)

Engineering management is a field that bridges the gap between engineering and management.
Engineering Management involves the overall management of organizations with an orientation to manufacturing, engineering, technology or production. Programs are available that provide Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D degrees. Undergraduate programs provide generalist degrees that enable engineers to better deal in the business environment. Master's Degrees in Engineering Management provide a technical-based alternative to traditional MBA programs. Industrial and professional associations such as engineers' societies also offer certification programs that validate Engineering Management knowledge and skills. Specialization areas in both degree and certification programs may include management of technology, product and process, quality, organizational management, operations management, program management, marketing and finance.
Education
Engineering Management education is generally imparted at the graduate level. Candidates are required possess an academic undergraduate degree with a major in Engineering, Computer Science, Math or the Sciences. The length of study for such a degree is usually between a year and two and the completed degree may be designated as a Master of Engineering Management, MS in Engineering Management, MS in Technology or Innovation Management or MS in Management Science & Engineering, depending upon the university. The degree generally includes units covering Management, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Finance and Project Management, among many others. Students often choose to specialize in one or more sub-disciplines such as Marketing, Finance, Healthcare and Energy.
Industrial engineering and Engineering Management is "the technical and human aspects of quality and productivity". Another definition is "the design of complete productive processes". The second definition differentiates Industrial from other branches of engineering which tend to concentrate on the design of things, or on parts of a productive process. IE by contrast considers the entire productive activity. Table 1 gives an official definition from the Institution of Engineers, Australia. All businesses need high calibre people who can consider the productive system comprehensively and who can design systems which can increase productivity and make products of higher quality. Industrial engineering and Engineering Management is specifically aimed to be training for such tasks.
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management is the technical and human aspects of quality and productivity. Official Australian definition: "Industrial engineering and Engineering Management is the engineering discipline concerned with the planning, organising and operation of industrial facilities and processes for the economic, safe and effective use of physical and human resources. Industrial engineering and Engineering Management is applied design for the integration of material, human and financial resources, and of production sequences and methods, optimum flows and layouts, and of work methods and procedures, labour organisation, and in economic evaluation of facilities, processes or techniques. Specific expertise areas include:

Industrial engineering practices

Materials Handling engineering

Operations research Safety and environmental engineering

Manufacturing process engineering

Methods engineering Quality. assurance and control