What is the best laptop for IE classes in college? Been looking online but I can't find a clear answer.

Long story short my job (which I got with an EE bachelors) requires me to get a masters after a year of work (which job will help pay for yippee) and it’s pretty broad as to what I can pick to study (anything STEM pretty much). I’m thinking of straying from another EE degree and was thinking of doing an engineering management or industrial engineering degree as a way to expand my horizons and future job opportunities/possibilities. Definitely leaning toward IE as it feels slightly more quantitative of the two, but just wanted to ask some people’s perspectives. I’d be looking at schools around Boston or NY.

Thanks :)

Hi All,

Could anyone please give me feedback on my resume? I’m currently CI/OpEx Engineer in the manufacturing industry and trying to move into a larger company/position

I am in the process of completing an IE degree along with my PMP and BB through ASQ.

Please point out any gaps or things I should be ready to expound on.

Thank you in advance!

Hello! I’m an IE student from the Philippines! I’m looking for 20 Industrial Engineering graduates who are willing to be interviewed via call for my academic requirement.

This will be short (only 5-15 minutes) and i will only ask about your career progress and experience.

If you are willing to participate, kindly dm me plsss or you can comment here then i’ll reach out to you 🙏 thank you

Hi everyone!

I'm currently doing my BS in Industrial Engineering at a large state school (~top 50) and am on track to graduate in 3 years. I have the option to do a 3+1 program and get my master's here in just one additional year.

Cost isn't a huge factor since I've been fortunate enough to have scholarships, so I'm wondering if it's worth applying to more prestigious/"top" IE programs, even if that means spending 2 years on a master's instead of 1. Would the difference in connections, recruiting opportunities, and career prospects actually be worth it? Plenty of smart people at my school, but also have the feeling that my peers aren't "motivating/challenging" me as much as I'd want to or have similar career aspirations.

As a side note, I have mixed feelings about some things at my current school and know have friends at other schools I'm considering. Neither is a deal breaker, but it's something I'm thinking about.

I'm not in a huge rush to graduate, but some of the positions I'm interested in eventually require both a master's and work experience. I'm trying to figure out whether it's better to get the master's done sooner and get some work experience under my belt earlier, or spend an extra year at a potentially better-connected school.

Would appreciate any advice, especially from people working in IE or who have gone through a similar decision!

I’m currently working as a web developer, but I’m noticing that AI is taking over more and more of my work. I barely write code myself anymore. It’s becoming mostly about writing specs, architecture design and talking to clients.
The problem is that I don’t really enjoy the client communication side of things, and my people skills aren’t the best either.

So I’ve been thinking about switching to electrical engineering / industrial automation, maybe becoming a PLC engineer. I like the idea of still doing some programming and designing, but also working hands-on with installations, testing and troubleshooting.
My main concern is whether AI will eventually take over most of the programming and engineering work in this field too.
For those working in industrial automation, how much is AI already changing your job?

Hi everyone! I’m a college student in Texas, US who trying to decide whether to pursue industrial engineering, and I’d love to hear from people who are already working in the field.
I’m curious about what industrial engineering is really like beyond what we learn in school. If you’re an industrial engineer, could you share a little about your experience?
What field can you work as an industrial engineer?
What does a typical workday look like for you? What tasks do you spend most of your time doing?
How are your working hours, stress levels, and workload?
Do you feel your pay and opportunities are worth the time and effort you put into this career?
Would you still choose industrial engineering if you could go back to college? Why or why not?

I’d especially appreciate honest answers, including the downsides.Thank you to everyone who takes the time to share your experience! I really appreciate it.

I need resources for industrial cyber security

I don’t know if this belongs here but I need to get it off my chest. I’m in my fourth year (out of five) of studying ISE, and I feel SO burnt out. I just feel like I have an assignment after assignment, all semester midterm (finished 6, have 1 left) even though i’m only taking 5 courses. Like i’m contemplating whether or not its gonna get better, or if the job is even better than all of this. I guess what I’m really asking if it is worth in the end ?

Hi everyone, industrial engineering student here, trying to figure out whether what we learn about quality management matches the real world.

We study the NCR to CAPA loop, supplier qualification, SPC, and being ready for an audit at any time. But every quality engineer or inspector I have talked to says real life is NCRs sitting open because nobody owns the next step, supplier certificates arriving as scanned PDFs that do not match the PO, and the two weeks before an audit spent rebuilding evidence that already exists somewhere in a shared folder.

So I am trying to understand where the time actually goes in a typical week on the quality side.

What is the routine task that is mostly chasing people and paper? NCR follow up, collecting supplier documents, calibration records, first article packages, customer complaint responses, audit prep? What takes far more manual effort than it should, and what workaround did someone build to survive it? And what is the headache management or the auditor never seems to understand?

Any perspective from quality engineers, inspectors, or people on the floor would help a lot. Thanks.

So as the title says, I have a bsc inpsychology now realize maybe I choose wrong and I’m not that interested in humanities, I was thinking of doing a master in IE I’m 26 and that looks like a way better option than doing a full 5 years bsc.

But how do you see the job market for a master in IE I don’t necessarily have one job market decided, since I can pivot to finance, computer science, logistics etc or even start my own company.

But what’s the consensus on a master in IE I’m not from the USA but your advice will probably apply to my country as well.

Hi guys, gusto ko lang ng advice, fresh grad here last sept., I was able to have my job as of now, 3 weeks, at the same time taking CIE review, and I think di ko sya kaya pagsabayin, badly need advice if I push through both or magfocus muna sa CIE, no pressure from my fam, just my thoughts only.

Defence offences.............................

Are there anyone indians in University of Oaklahoma for industrial and systems course

My husband is currently in his first semester of his masters in Industrial Engineering Management. His bachelors degree was for Architecture Engineering. He wants to know what would be the best courses to take or certifications he could get to enrich his resume?
He’s been applying for internships already and is also curious when he should expect to be accepted into one, if anyone has relevant experience.
Any advice would be appreciated!! TIA

For context, I am in a rotational program for industrial engineers and my official job title during all rotations is “Rotational, Ops”.

What this means is, and my manager supports this, it’s up to my discretion what I call myself on my resume… as long as it’s honest and defensible. With that being said, I’d like to find a more technical role name that supports my aspirations to become a project engineer.

My current role:
\- owner of site MES, and technical lead for all ERP data projects
\- I occasionally dabble in SQL, R, or Python for various data projects
\- I use my statistics/probability background for building our defect density models
\- I am the local SME for Power BI and Power Apps

Is there an honest job title I could use that gets “engineer” onto my resume? Where is the line between data science and analytics, and what side do I fall on?

Something clicked for me this week: a line can look busy all day and still add almost no value, because the product spends most of its time waiting between steps.

I was poking at the sample line in the Floor Simulator. It shows 10.2 days start to ship and only 38% value add. So most of that time is just waiting.

The way to read it: value add % is the share of start to ship time when work actually changes the product. Busy and value-adding are not the same thing.

Try it on your own line and tell me what you find. The tool is at symplprocess.com.

Hello everyone!

I’m looking for insight into what school I should attend. I was recently accepted into The University of Florida and The university of Louisville. Both schools will be paid for by my employer so money is no issue but Louisville’s program is a year shorter than Florida. Florida also appears to be the better school. I’m torn between the two and am looking for advice.

Tl;dr is it worth spending an extra year in grad school to go to a better program.

Thanks!