Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

About the IMSE Department

Industrial engineering entails designing, controlling, and managing complex systems and procedures for using production resources (people, information, equipment, and materials). The applications of industrial engineering principles can be found in manufacturing, healthcare, delivery and financial services, airlines, space programs and so on.

The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering offers three BSE degree programs in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Human-Centered Engineering Design. In addition, the department offers several master's degree programs and a full-time, research-based Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. This fully-funded Ph.D. program of the Rackham Graduate School of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is located, administered, and offered by UM-Dearborn.

IMSE faculty is actively engaged in research in the areas relevant to industrial and systems engineering. These areas include integrated design and manufacturing, operations research/decision science, and human factors and ergonomics. The faculty consistently obtains competitive research grants from federal government agencies, the state of Michigan and the automotive industry.

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