Iranian Entrepreneurship

A guidebook for Iranian knowledge-based Startups and SMEs

de Jalil Khavandkar, Ehsan Khavandkar, afshin motaghi

Table of Figures xi Lists of Tables xii Foreword xv Preface xvii Chapter One: Evolution of Industrial Engineering 1 Introduction 1 Industrial Engineering: What It Is 2 History of Engineering and Development of Industrial Engineering 3 Frederick Winslow Taylor and Principles of Scientific Management 4 Henry Laurence Gantt and Organising for Work 5 Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, Time and Motion Studies 6 Harrington Emerson and Twelve Principles of Efficiency 7 What Do Industrial Engineers Do? 12 Chapter Two: Why are e-Resources Important for Industrial Engineers? 12 TRIZ: The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving 16 Six Sigma: The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving 20 The Theory of Fuzzy Sets 25 Information Architecture (IA) 28 Quality Management 32 Supply Chain Management (SCM) 36 Economics 40 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 47 Entrepreneurship 56 Strategic Management 59 Ergonomics and Human Factors 63 Industrial Safety and Occupational Health 67 Standards 69 Maintenance Engineering 73 Operational Research 78 Production Planning 82 Marketing 85 Project Management 92 Transport Engineering and Planning 95 Engineering Management 100 Value Engineering 116 Computer Applications in Industrial Engineering 122 Industrial Technology 131 Risk Management 134 Human Resource Management 141 Productivity Management 144 Accounting and Financial Management 147 Systems Analysis 153 Knowledge Management 161 Statistics and Probability 162 Industrial Planning 168 Other Sources 170 Software and Applications 172 References 187 Index