산업공학 vs 공업경영 학위 (Industrial Engineering vs. Engineering Management Degrees)

산업공학 vs 공업경영 학위 (Industrial Engineering vs. Engineering Management Degrees)

 

학계에서 산업공학(IE: Industrial Engineering)과 공업경영(EM: Engineering Management)은 혼동하기 쉬울 정도로 유사하다. 특히 여러 프로그램들이 합친 것처럼 보여서 더 그렇다.

이에 답하여, Missouri – Rolla (현재는 The Missouri University of Science and Technology)의 연구원들은 각 용어에 대한 일반적인 사용에 대해 알아내기 시작했다. 제공되는 각 부서의 강의에 따라, 그들은 두 분야의 일반적인 차이를 도출할 수 있었다.

다음의 표는 공업경영학부과정(BEM: Bachelor’s in Engineering Management), 공업경영석사과정(MEM: Master’s in Engineering Management), 산업공학학부과정(BIE: Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering)의 가장 많이 쓰고, 일반적인 용어를 비교한 표이다.

 

	Engineering Management (BEM and MEM)	Industrial Engineering (BIE)
Most Popular Term Differences	·Management ·Project Management ·Business ·Problem Solving ·Organization ·Cost/Finance ·Communication ·Technology	·Design ·Information ·Improvement
Most Popular Terms in Common	·Engineering or Engineers ·Systems ·People or People/Human Factors ·Manufacturing/Production

 

이 결과들에 따르면, 공업경영 과목들은 중간관리자와 경영자의 교육에 초점을 맞춘 것처럼 보이고, 반면에 산업공학 과목들은 Facilitator(조정자 혹은 협력자) 및 팀장들의 교육에 초점을 맞춘 것처럼 보인다. 혹은 뒤집어 말하면, 공업경영은 사업, 경영의 향상에, 산업공학은 시스템 개발 및 향상에 관련된 것이다.

아래 표는 각 학문에서 제공되는 핵심 과목의 유사점 비교이다.

 

	BEM		BIE
Most Popular Course Differences	·General Management & Leadership ·Accounting ·Marketing ·Project Management ·18 Hrs on Emphasis Area	Vs.	·Ergonomics, Human Factors, Work Design ·Production Planning, Inventory Control, Scheduling ·System Analysis ·Automation, Simulation, or Manufacturing Processes ·Facilities Design, Material Handling, & Plant Layout
Most Popular Course Similarities	Total Quality Management	Vs.	Statistical Process Control & Quality Methods
	Operations & Project Management	Vs.	Operations Research
	Senior Seminars & Internships or Senior Design	Vs.	Senior Design or Project
Most Popular Courses in Common	·Economics (Micro and/or Macro and/or Engineering) ·Probability & Statistics

 

일반적으로, 경제, 확률 및 통계 외에 각 학문의 핵심 과목들은 겹치지 않는다. 추가적으로 두 분야의 품질, 설계 및 운용 등을 포함한 과목들은 유사함을 보이는 반면에, 공업경영은 경영에, 산업공학은 직무분야에 초점이 맞춰져 있다.

과목들에 대한 더 깊이 있게 보면, 공업경영학부 커리큘럼이 산업공학학부 커리큘럼과 더욱 유사하다는 것을 발견할 수 있다. 산업공학학부 커리큘럼과 산업공학에 초점을 맞춘 공업경영학부 커리큘럼은 차별화하기엔 너무 유사하다. 그러므로, 든든한 경쟁자로 유지하기에는 너무 유사하기에 학위의 가치를 고려해 후자의 통합이 고려되어야 한다.

위의 연구에 의하면, 산업공학학부로 자신의 경력을 시작하여, 후에 공업경영석사로 완성해나가는 것이 최적의 길이라 보여진다. 대부분의 기술팀들은 대학에서 갓 졸업한 인재들을 관리자로서 받아들일 수 없다. 보통 말하는 그런, 산업공학학부는 실무를 시작하기 위한 더 많은 도구를 제공하고, 경영공학과목은 이후에 경력의 가치를 더 높일 수 있게 한다. 이러한 측면에서 선택할 수 있는 온라인 경영공학석사 과정이 무수히 많다.

 

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Industrial Engineering vs Engineering Management Degrees

In the academic world, Industrial Engineering (IE) and Engineering Management (EM) are similar enough that it can be easy to confuse the two; especially since a number of programs seem to merge the two disciplines.

In response to this confusion, researchers from the University of Missouri - Rolla (now the Missouri University of Science and Technology) set out to determine a general usage for each of the terms. By studying the individual departments’ course offering, they were able to produce a general comparison of these two areas.

The following table compares the most popular terms Universities used to describe a Bachelor’s in Engineering Management (BEM), a Master’s in Engineering Management (MEM), and a Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering (BIE):

 

	Engineering Management (BEM and MEM)	Industrial Engineering (BIE)
Most Popular Term Differences	·Management ·Project Management ·Business ·Problem Solving ·Organization ·Cost/Finance ·Communication ·Technology	·Design ·Information ·Improvement
Most Popular Terms in Common	·Engineering or Engineers ·Systems ·People or People/Human Factors ·Manufacturing/Production

 

According to these findings, it seems that EM courses focus on training middle management and executive positions; while IE courses focus on training facilitators and team leaders. Or to put it another way, EM works to improve the business while IE is concerned with the design and improvement of a system.

In the table below, a similar comparison is made of the core courses offered in each of these disciplines:

 

	BEM		BIE
Most Popular Course Differences	·General Management & Leadership ·Accounting ·Marketing ·Project Management ·18 Hrs on Emphasis Area	Vs.	·Ergonomics, Human Factors, Work Design ·Production Planning, Inventory Control, Scheduling ·System Analysis ·Automation, Simulation, or Manufacturing Processes ·Facilities Design, Material Handling, & Plant Layout
Most Popular Course Similarities	Total Quality Management	Vs.	Statistical Process Control & Quality Methods
	Operations & Project Management	Vs.	Operations Research
	Senior Seminars & Internships or Senior Design	Vs.	Senior Design or Project
Most Popular Courses in Common	·Economics (Micro and/or Macro and/or Engineering) ·Probability & Statistics

 

 

In general, there isn’t much overlap between the core courses for each discipline, beyond one economics and one probability and statistics course. Additionally, while the two areas seem to have similar courses covering quality, design, and operation, the EM courses focus more on management while the IE courses focus more on field work.

Upon closer inspection of the courses, researchers found that BEM curriculums had more overlap with BIE curriculums than vice versa. They also noted that BIE curriculums and BEM curriculums with a focus on IE are too similar to differentiate. Thus, while the integration of the latter is considered to be a more valuable degree, they are similar enough to remain staunch competitors.

Given this knowledge, it seems to me that the best path would be to go with a BIE to begin one’s career and a MEM to round it out later. Most engineering teams would likely not accept a manager right out of university. As such, the BIE seems to give you more tools for entering the real world, while the EM course will be of most value later in your career. At which point there are plenty of online MEM courses to choose from.

 

Source:http://www.engineering.com/Education/EducationArticles/ArticleID/6654/Industrial-Engineering-vs-Engineering-Management-Degrees.aspx