Handbook of Industrial Engineering, 2nd Edition

By Gavriel Salvendy

Book Overview

"The advent of the computer in control of machine tools, and the revolution which it has produced in systems analysis and organization have greatly extended the frontiers of industrial engineering and have provided a number of exciting and powerful developments, all of which are purposefully examined in the book. "The Handbook well illustrates the increasingly valuable academic input to the interconnected fields of industrial engineering." --Lord Tombs of Brailes Chairman of Rolls-Royce PLC (from the Foreword) "This Second Edition of the Handbook of Industrial Engineering comes at an opportune time. It incorporates new knowledge and experience in a rapidly changing core discipline that is vital for a wide range of managers and engineers in both manufacturing and service industries and in educational institutions and government." --Ruben F. Mettler Retired Chairman and CEO TRW, Inc. (from the Foreword) "The Second Edition of the Handbook of Industrial Engineering will serve as an extremely powerful tool for industrial engineers and managers. "Described here are recently developed techniques and concepts such as simulation, CIM, flexible manufacturing systems...Moreover, the appropriate techniques required in each field are described and clearly illustrated with examples by specialists in those fields. Readers will be able to learn widely from the basic theory to practical application to leading-edge techniques." --Tadahiro Sekimoto President, NEC Corporation (from the Foreword) "It has been a privilege for the Institute of Industrial Engineers to participate with John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Dr. Gavriel Salvendy, and the nearly 200 professionals to help create this compendium of leading-edge throught on industrial engineering. There is no doubt that the Second Edition of the Handbook of Industrial Engineering will be an absolute requirement in the tool bag of tomorrow's industrial engineer." --Gregory Balestrero Executive Director Institute of Industrial Engineers (from the Foreword) Of related interest... Edited by Gavriel Salvendy (0 471-88015-9) 1,904 pp. 12 Chapters with 104 Contributors "The publication of the Handbook of Human Factors is therefore particularly timely. Regardless of what phase of the economy a person is involved in, this handbook is a very useful tool. Every area of human factors from environmental conditions and motivation to the use of new communications systems, robotics, and business systems is well covered in the handbook by experts in every field." --E. M. Estes Retired President General Motors Corporation (from the Foreword)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471502766
• ISBN13: 9780471502760
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 2816 Pages
• Weight: 5.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.7" x 3.4" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Still using after 10 years

I've had the 2nd edition for 10 years now and am looking to "upgrade". I can honestly say that this book holds up well both literally and professionally. I use it at least weekly for myriad topics from communications structures to risk management to systems engineering. It's a must-have for any professional engineer or research scientist.

Can't say anything under 'Totally Satisfied'

As soon as I received this book, I started realize the price is great compared to what the book is offering. We IE usually need to remember some things we learnt while we were studying, and instead of looking for it in many many books, you'll find it here. A friend of mine bought the Maynard's, and sincerely, Salvendy's is a lot better, better focused and clearly explained everything. Great buy!!

Perfect

In one word; perfect!It is a must for an industrial, and system engineerit serves and explains every useful information we need.Thank you!

A Sturdy Reference Manual.

One of the best, if now the only, Reference manuals specifically written and aimed towards the practice of the wide field of industrial engineering. Within this massive 'CODEX' an IE can find information covering almost evey area in the vast field. Not meant as an introduction to the field, I however highly recomend it for the practicing members of our field.