Industrial Engineering Today. Industrial Engineering and Information Technology. Industrial Engineering (Introduction, Definition, History, Development, Present state of IE) Contributions to Industrial Engineering. Activities of Industrial Engineering. Industrial Engineering Approach. Objectives of Industrial Engineering and Functions of an Industrial Engineer. Techniques of Industrial Engineering. Place of Industrial Engineering in an Organization & Forms of Internal Organization. Industrial Engineering in Service Sector. Systems Approach (Characteristics of the System, and System Design Methodology) Productivity - Introduction, Concept and Definitions. Production and Productivity Explained with Mathematical Illustration. Expectation and Benefits from Productivity. Dynamics of Productivity Change. Productivity Measures - Partial Productivity, Total Productivity, Total Factor Productivity. Productivity Calculation: Numerical Example - 1 Productivity Measurement Models. Factors Influencing Productivity. Work-Study (Definition, Concept, Components, Importance, and Advantages of Work-Study) Work-Study Procedure, Work Simplification, and Different Considerations in Work-Study. Influence of Method study and Time study on Production Activities. Concept of Work Content, Reasons for Excess Work Content, and Techniques to Reduce Work Content. Concept and Factors Governing Plant Location Selection. Steps Involved in Method Study - The Method Study Procedure. Method Study Symbols. Allowances in Work Measurement (Relaxation, Interference, Contingency, and Policy Allowances) Development and Selection of New Method in Method Study. Principles of Motion Economy. Understanding Performance Rating (Internal, External Factors and Methods of Performance Rating) Basic Constituents of Standard Time (Breakdown of Standard Time) Activities of Industrial Engineering. Techniques of Industrial Engineering.