Engineering management

Engineering management or Management Engineering (Mandarin: 經營工學 / 经营工学, Japanese: 経営工学, Korean: 경영공학)[1][2] is applied engineering. It is the application of engineering methods, tools, and techniques applied to business management systems. Engineering management is a career that brings together the technological problem-solving ability of engineering and the organizational, administrative, legal and planning abilities of management in order to oversee the operational performance of complex engineering-driven enterprises. Careers positions include engineering manager, project engineer, product engineer, service engineer, process engineer, equipment engineer, maintenance engineer, field engineer, technical sales engineer, quality and safety engineer. Universities offer bachelor degrees in engineering management. Programs cover courses such as engineering management, project management, operations management, logistics, supply chain management, engineering law, value engineering, quality control, quality assurance, six sigma, quality management, safety engineering, systems engineering, engineering leadership and ethics, accounting, applied engineering design, business statistics and calculus. A Master of Engineering Management (MEM) is sometimes compared to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) for professionals seeking a graduate degree as a qualifying credential for a career in engineering management.[3]

  1. ^ "Waseda University School of Creative Science and Engineering". www.cse.sci.waseda.ac.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. ^ "KAIST College of Business". www.business.kaist.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  3. ^ "MSEM vs. MBA - Gordon Institute". Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2015-05-26.