industrial engineering

noun [U] PRODUCTION

Definition

› the use of machines to manufacture products, and the study of this: He has a master's degree in industrial engineering.

industrial engineer noun [C] › The agency has an industrial engineer to help managers reform plant operations.

(Definition of industrial engineering noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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