王爱虎编著的《工业工程专业英语(第3版)》突出了对专业词汇的介绍，与普通英语的教学有很好的衔接；内容基本上涵盖了工业工程的知识体系；兼顾了对基础和现代工业工程的理论和方法的介绍；在对工业工程基本概念、理论和方法进行介绍的同时，还重点对该领域最新发展动态做了解读；突出了工业发达国家的学者和从业人员对工业工程发展过程中经验的总结、思考和对未来的展望；大部分内容选自高水平国外刊物，有很强的前瞻性，有利于高年级本科生、研究生，乃至博士生的论文写作。

王爱虎编著的《工业工程专业英语(第3版)》系统介绍了工业工程领域的概貌、发展历程和发展趋势，清晰地勾勒出工业工程的知识体系。全书共6篇(24章)，分别是：对工业工程的认识、基础工业工程、现代工业工程、丰田制造模式、工业工程前沿和工业工程展望。编者对每篇文章中的主要专业词汇和晦涩难懂的句子进行了详细注释和解读，并结合文章内容和国内工业工程的管理实践提出了相关问胚供读者思考。为方便读者查阅和使用，在书末还附有工业工程专业词汇汇总表。

《工业工程专业英语(第3版)》既可以作为工业工程专业本科生的专业英语教材使用，也可以作为该领域专业硕士和博士研究生论文写作的参考用书。同时，也可以作为其他专业的学生和从业人员快速了解工业工程领域发展历程、内涵和趋势的专业参考书。

第一篇 对工业工程的认知

CHAPTER 1 Industrial Engineering Education for the 21st Century

 1.1 Introduction

 1.2 Quality in IE education

 1.3 Theory and practice

 1.4 Curriculum integration

 1.5 Role of the IE

 1.6 Ethics in education

 1.7 Curriculum assessment

 1.8 Conclusions

CHAPTER 2 Real IE Value

 2.1 Introduction

 2.2 The name game

 2.3 Curriculum

 2.4 Other steps

 2.5 Expectations

 2.6 Future directions

 2.7 More challenges

CHAPTER 3 Grand Challenges for Industrial Engineering in the 21st Century

 3.1 Background and introduction

 3.2 NAE grand challenges

 3.3 IIE council of fellows role for industrial engineering

 3.4 A research and contribution plan for industrial engineering

 3.5 Futurizing the IE curriculum

 3.6 Summary and conclusions

第二篇 基础工业工程

CHAPTER 4 Operations Research

 4.1 Brief history

 4.2 Some OR accomplishments

 4.3 An outlook on a research agenda

CHAPTER 5 Work-Measured Labor Standards

 5.1 Introduction

 5.2 Developing standard times

 5.3 Maintaining standard times

 5.4 Summary

CHAPTER 6 Ergonomics

 6.1 The origin of ergonomics

 6.2 A system description of ergonomics

 6.3 The goal of safety

 6.4 The goal of productivity

 6.5 The trade-off between productivity and safety

 6.6 The goal of operator satisfaction

 6.7 Conclusion

CHAPTER 7 Research Challenges and Recent Progress in Next Generation Factory Layouts

 7.1 Introduction

 7.2 Emerging trends in industry

 7.3 Next generation factory layouts

 7.4 Research challenges

CHAPTER 8 Operations Management

 8.1 Celebration of history and accomplishments

 8.2 The challenges of the 1970s and 1980s and the response

 8.3 The department's history and current editorial mission

 8.4 The way forward

CHAPTER 9 The Role of IE in Engineering Economies

 9.1 Introduction

 9.2 Engineering economics

 9.3 Steps in the evaluation process

 9.4 Analytical problems encountered

 9.5 Tools of engineering economy

 9.6 The potential of IE for the firm

CHAPTER 10 Systems Engineering and Engineering Management.

 10.1 Nature of system development

 10.2 Systems engineering and engineering management

 10.3 Overlap, difference, and synergies

第三篇 现代工业工程

CHAPTER 11 Concurrent Engineering

 11.1 Introduction

 11.2 The training philosophy

CHAPTER 12 New Product Development

 12.1 Introduction

 12.2 What is the "Front End"?

 12.3 A well-engineered front-end process

 12.4 Balancing front-end explicitness and flexibility

 12.5 Diagnosing front-end activities

 12.6 Managing the transition

 12.7 Conclusion

CHAPTER 13 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)

 13.1 Computer-aided design

 13.2 Computer-aided engineering

 13.3 Computer-aided manufacturing

 13.4 Networks

 13.5 Other key elements of factory automation

CHAPTER 14 The Evolution of Simulation

 14.1 Introduction

 14.2 The early days

 14.3 Technical factors in simulation development

 14.4 Organizational factors

 14.5 Concluding summary

第四篇 丰田制造模式

CHAPTER 15 Classification of JIT Techniques

 15.1 JIT's pure engineering elements

 15.2 Worker's operations/activities as JIT elements

 15.3 Japanese management-related elements of JIT

 15.4 Is the classification justifiable?

 15.5 Significance of the classification

 15.6 Lessons

 15.7 Summary

CHAPTER 16 Industrial Engineering of the Toyota Production System

 16.1 Introduction

 16.2 Continuous material flow

 16.3 Holisticview of TPS

 16.4 Ancient rite of waste elimination

 16.5 Three pathways

 16.6 The Gilbreths' "four step" approach

 16.7 Origin of the MOI2 process chart

 16.8 Contemporary industrial engineering

 16.9 Shigeo Shingo and the JMA

 16.10 Discussion

 16.11 Conclusions

CHAPTER 17 Toyota's Practical Thinking Shared Among Its Employees-

 17.1 Introduction

 17.2 Literature review

 17.3 Research approach

 17.4 Conclusions

第五篇 工业工程前沿

CHAPTER 18 Total Quality Management

 18.1 Introduction

 18.2 The research problem

 18.3 The critical dimensions of TQS

 18.4 Summary

CHAPTER 19 Agile Manufacturing

 19.1 Introduction

 19.2 Agile manufacturing -- definitions

 19.3 Agile manufacturing strategies and technologies

 19.4 A framework for the development of agile manufacturing

 19.5 Summary and conclusions

CHAPTER 20 Theory of Constraints

 20.1 Introduction

 20.2 Historical background and basic concepts of TOC

 20.3 Issues and research opportunities

CHAPTER 21 Experimental Economies and Supply Chain Management

 21.1 Introduction

 21.2 Why do we need an experiment?

 21.3 The beer distribution game

 21.4 Behavioral causes of the bullwhip effect

 21.5 Methods for reducing the bullwhip effect

 21.6 Conclusions and lessons for managers

第六篇 工业工程展望

CHAPTER 22 The Evolution of Information Systems and Business Organization Structures

 22.1 Introduction

 22.2 Early developments

 22.3 Computers in business

 22.4 Growth of information systems and business organizations

 22.5 Integrating computer architectures and organizational structures

 22.6 The impact of computers on organizations

 22.7 Phases of the computerization in organizations

 22.8 Linkages between computers and organizational structures

 22.9 Implications for emerging and future organizations

 22.10 Internet, stand-alone computers and small businesses

CHAPTER 23 The New IE: Information Technology and Business Process Redesign.

 23.1 Introduction

 23.2 IT in business process redesign

 23.3 Redesigning business processes with IT: five steps

 23.4 Defining process types

 23.5 Management issues in IT-enabled redesign

 23.6 Summary

CHAPTER 24 Post Industrial Engineering

 24.1 Introduction

 24.2 Methods

 24.3 The history of work studies in IE

 24.4 The changing nature of work

 24.5 Bringing work back into IE

Summary of Professional Vocabularies and Expressions

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