Can't find one single thread or anything touching industrial engineering and there has been no hit with two threads I started in both the education and the career sections on industrial engineering. Mehn, does that mean there are no industrial engineers on nairaland whether students or professionals?

Well, its not so popular in Nigeria, but of course those enthustiastic engineers in Nigeria are interested in the mainstream engineering like the mech, chemical, eletrical and not forgetting petroleum etc. I am not necessarily an industrial engineer but i could relate my field to it.

So are you a professional or student and whats your specialization in Industrial Engineering?

yemmy_ma: Well, its not so popular in Nigeria, but of course those enthustiastic engineers in Nigeria are interested in the mainstream engineering like the mech, chemical, eletrical and not forgetting petroleum etc. I am not necessarily an industrial engineer but i could relate my field to it.

So are you a professional or student and whats your specialization in Industrial Engineering?

Thanks for responding. I am neither. But I recently made a decision to get into the profession. I wanted to get a feel of the Nigerian perspective on it. What profession is yours?

Well i am a runaway engineer but i plan on equipping myself in the operations research area of industrial engineering. That will be the cherry on the cake for me.

yemmy_ma: Well i am a runaway engineer but i plan on equipping myself in the operations research area of industrial engineering. That will be the cherry on the cake for me.

What's a runaway engineer? Do you mean runway? Or that you are an apostate of engineering? lol
Operations research is one of the more intriguing parts of industrial engineering for me, but I'm not making any decisions about that till I have gone some substantial way with a training program in it.

I had a bachelor in engineering but that was as much core engineering i will have. I am more of a management person.

yemmy_ma: I had a bachelor in engineering but that was as much core engineering i will have. I am more of a management person.

ok, I understand now. Are you based in Nigeria? I can see why operations research calls to you. I actually left a bachelor's in electrical/electronic engineering. Just didn't jive with my purpose in life. I believe there's need (even if not recognition) for industrial engineering in Nigeria. But I want to know how the profession is faring in it. So, where are you based?

No I am not based in Nigeria and don't know how it is with that field in Nigeria.

yemmy_ma: No I am not based in Nigeria and don't know how it is with that field in Nigeria.

Thanks a lot for answering my post.

Ihedinobi:

What's a runaway engineer? Do you mean runway? Or that you are an apostate of engineering? lol
Operations research is one of the more intriguing parts of industrial engineering for me, but I'm not making any decisions about that till I have gone some substantial way with a training program in it.

Does O.R. work in nigeria? Just asking. It used to be my favorite back in school. Linear prog, network analysis, transportation, integer prog, simulation, inventory, etc. I've never done anything with O.R. before; just found myself teaching other people the same thing again.

^ Not having had any experience in it in Nigeria I wouldn't know. But my feeling is that since there is evident need for it, it must work wherever it is employed here.

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did you study in a non-english speaking country and are you nigerian?

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did you study in a non-english speaking country and are you nigerian?

No and yes.

yemmy_ma: Well, its not so popular in Nigeria, but of course those enthustiastic engineers in Nigeria are interested in the mainstream engineering like the mech, chemical, eletrical and not forgetting petroleum etc. I am not necessarily an industrial engineer but i could relate my field to it.

So are you a professional or student and whats your specialization in Industrial Engineering?

This is because it is called something else. It is called Manufacturing Engineering and it is very much in use in Nigeria. The oil companies have them and without them, the other engineering branches cannot really function. This is because they interface with the people/client/market and feedback the information to the other engineering sectors while "they" themselves are part of the sectors within the cycle. They are the highest paid of all the other sectors too. This position also has no cap limit as Mech or Elect etc engineers have in their careers. The opportunities are broader as you move up the ladder in your career.

Trac:

This is because it is called something else. It is called Manufacturing Engineering and it is very much in use in Nigeria. The oil companies have them and without them, the other engineering branches cannot really function. This is because they interface with the people/client/market and feedback the information to the other engineering sectors while "they" themselves are part of the sectors within the cycle. They are the highest paid of all the other sectors too. This position also has no cap limit as Mech or Elect etc engineers have in their careers. The opportunities are broader as you move up the ladder in your career.

Please could you name a couple or so of Nigerian unis that do the Manufacturing Engineering? Are you a professional in the field? I'd like to ask you a few q's if you are.

Trac:

This is because it is called something else. It is called Manufacturing Engineering and it is very much in use in Nigeria. The oil companies have them and without them, the other engineering branches cannot really function. This is because they interface with the people/client/market and feedback the information to the other engineering sectors while "they" themselves are part of the sectors within the cycle. They are the highest paid of all the other sectors too. This position also has no cap limit as Mech or Elect etc engineers have in their careers. The opportunities are broader as you move up the ladder in your career.

Thanks for clearing the air. I know U.I has a program called Production Engineering, FUTA runs Industrial Management. Maybe you can explain better the questions asked by Ihedinobi. Thanks

yemmy_ma:

Thanks for clearing the air. I know U.I has a program called Production Engineering, FUTA runs Industrial Management. Maybe you can explain better the questions asked by Ihedinobi. Thanks

UI - Industrial Engineering
Unilag - Systems Engineering
UNIBEN - Production Engineering

I'm not aware of the FUTA program.

AjanleKoko:

UI - Industrial Engineering
Unilag - Systems Engineering
UNIBEN - Production Engineering

I'm not aware of the FUTA program.

Thank you very much. As far as I know the Systems Engineering at Lag is a master's degree program. I knew of Ibadan but not Benin. I'll check Benin out. Thanks a lot again.

Now, I just wish I'll hear from practising professionals.

AjanleKoko:

UI - Industrial Engineering
Unilag - Systems Engineering
UNIBEN - Production Engineering

I'm not aware of the FUTA program.

When i was at Yabatech, two class mates went to study that Industrial Management at FUTA, but i don't know what happened. I can't find that course on their website.

And I saw someone on LinkedIn put Production Engineering from U.I on his profile. Don't know how these information came about.

Thanks for the contribution

Ihedinobi:

Thank you very much. As far as I know the Systems Engineering at Lag is a master's degree program. I knew of Ibadan but not Benin. I'll check Benin out. Thanks a lot again.

Now, I just wish I'll hear from practising professionals.

Systems Engineering exists in Unilag at undergrad level.

AjanleKoko:

Systems Engineering exists in Unilag at undergrad level.

Ok. Thanks for clearing that up

Ihedinobi:

Please could you name a couple or so of Nigerian unis that do the Manufacturing Engineering? Are you a professional in the field? I'd like to ask you a few q's if you are.

All the major corporations in Nigeria have them. This is particularly true for the Oil & Gas sector; this is from the decentralised and employee caring Shell to the cold Exxon and Schlumberger.

To clear certain things for the sake of clarity, I will mention some reflections of the Industrial Engineering titles:
- Operations Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Safety (Ergonomics) Engineer
- Financial Engineer
- Process and Statistical Engineer (Process is not to be confused with the Chemical Engineering derived Process Engineer)
- Production Engineer (not truly the same as a Product Engineer)

-- and many more depending on the specialisation of function. So, tagging it as Industrial Engineering is narrowing it. The name varies geographically. I met a Nigerian years ago and I was explaining to him product lifecycle and the use of computer aided engineering and manufacturing. He told me that it is known in Nigeria as Manufacturing Engineering (which I believe is the global title to the sector for the name oversees the other derivatives).

yemmy_ma:

Thanks for clearing the air. I know U.I has a program called Production Engineering, FUTA runs Industrial Management. Maybe you can explain better the questions asked by Ihedinobi. Thanks

Industrial Management will focus more on the financial/managerial/safety/time motion studies at the moderate expense of the engineering aspect. In other words, less rigorous engineering to favour the aforementioned "variables." IE is nothing but a traded-off Mechanical, Electrical and Business Administration fused to make a curriculum suited for an allocated time-frame (4 years). The trade-off of Mechanical and Electrical is more to favour the Business aspect in Industrial Management.


It is very wide subject to talk about and a post cannot explain in totality a mere summary of what it is as one can with Mechanical Engineering. The opportunities are wide and many. Some colleges had it together with their Mechanical Engineering curriculum but it took 6 years to complete and very expensive for the institutions to run, so it was split into two. Your concentration will also matter and prepare you for the field you will professionalise in. I'd recommend this if you decide to pursue this - never skimp on CAD/CAE/CAM (even if you might never use them). For the electrical aspect, be able to digitally simulate digital circuits before implementations. Multisims is the only tool I know about. Your mind will be broadened for these are professional tools. Getting acquainted with the simulating environment is easier said than thought.

AjanleKoko:

UI - Industrial Engineering
Unilag - Systems Engineering
UNIBEN - Production Engineering

I'm not aware of the FUTA program.

AjanleKoko:

Systems Engineering exists in Unilag at undergrad level.

What is Systems Engineering?

Trac:
What is Systems Engineering?

It's a clone of the UI industrial engineering program.
Or was it something else you were asking?

Trac:

Industrial Management will focus more on the financial/managerial/safety/time motion studies at the moderate expense of the engineering aspect. In other words, less rigorous engineering to favour the aforementioned "variables." IE is nothing but a traded-off Mechanical, Electrical and Business Administration fused to make a curriculum suited for an allocated time-frame (4 years). The trade-off of Mechanical and Electrical is more to favour the Business aspect in Industrial Management.


It is very wide subject to talk about and a post cannot explain in totality a mere summary of what it is as one can with Mechanical Engineering. The opportunities are wide and many. Some colleges had it together with their Mechanical Engineering curriculum but it took 6 years to complete and very expensive for the institutions to run, so it was split into two. Your concentration will also matter and prepare you for the field you will professionalise in. I'd recommend this if you decide to pursue this - never skimp on CAD/CAE/CAM (even if you might never use them). For the electrical aspect, be able to digitally simulate digital circuits before implementations. Multisims is the only tool I know about. Your mind will be broadened for these are professional tools. Getting acquainted with the simulating environment is easier said than thought.

Bros, all those for me? Thanks. I don't think engineering is a go area for me anymore. I'll just let it pass. But i agree with you that one can make lots of bucks in manufacturing engineering. It is a very wide subject, there can also be the temptation of wanting to do it all and not get anything done.

Your outlook to life is wrong, therefore you've made judgements at the expense of a fair oversight/investigation. In addition tot he first statement, if it is your destiny, then you are in trouble if you miss it because you will not recognise your helpers. Don't get me wrong, it may/mayn't be your path but at least since it crossed your awareness and in the integrity of your own person, make full conclusions. If you commence on a path and there are no oppositions, it is because it is leading you nowhere.

-- reason for the first paragraph? You had belittled yourself when in actuality it isn't the way you routed your conclusions. Also, in correction, you cannot do all. You will also pick a concentration by junior or rising junior (3rd year) and your focus begins from there. When you get your degree, it doesn't mean that is your focus. School only prepares you for what the real work is. You learn just the fundamentals in school; the courses you pass and the higher you acquire only grants you the ability to understand and translate to use the proprietary information a company/corporation would administer to you. Your specialisation would be when you start working. The medical field is wide with a lot of disciplined specialisations. Do you do all and then fear that you might become discombobulated and end up with nothing? Absolutely not! Howbeit the same with "manufacturing." You are only getting an education and not a career; in other words, a means to an end. I'm not saying manufacturing is what you must do but never to underestimate yourself.

Never look at something and say it is too much for you or it is too big and complicated. If it is a mountain, begin from a point and bore-through till you've overcomed it.

In summary, you learn the bare fundamentals in school. The subsidiary knowledge will be imparted to you by the company you begin you career with. Then you nurture your career and every two-to-three years, you venture into different descriptions (opportunities within your specialty). The overall reflection is what the corporations term as experience.

AjanleKoko:

It's a clone of the UI industrial engineering program.
Or was it something else you were asking?

You've answered it but a bit shallow. What concentration is it? Is it biased towards control-systems, robotics, machineries?

Trac: Your outlook to life is wrong, therefore you've made judgements at the expense of a fair oversight/investigation. In addition tot he first statement, if it is your destiny, then you are in trouble if you miss it because you will not recognise your helpers. Don't get me wrong, it may/mayn't be your path but at least since it crossed your awareness and in the integrity of your own person, make full conclusions. If you commence on a path and there are no oppositions, it is because it is leading you nowhere.

-- reason for the first paragraph? You had belittled yourself when in actuality it isn't the way you routed your conclusions. Also, in correction, you cannot do all. You will also pick a concentration by junior or rising junior (3rd year) and your focus begins from there. When you get your degree, it doesn't mean that is your focus. School only prepares you for what the real work is. You learn just the fundamentals in school; the courses you pass and the higher you acquire only grants you the ability to understand and translate to use the proprietary information a company/corporation would administer to you. Your specialisation would be when you start working. The medical field is wide with a lot of disciplined specialisations. Do you do all and then fear that you might become discombobulated and end up with nothing? Absolutely not! Howbeit the same with "manufacturing." You are only getting an education and not a career; in other words, a means to an end. I'm not saying manufacturing is what you must do but never to underestimate yourself.

Never look at something and say it is too much for you or it is too big and complicated. If it is a mountain, begin from a point and bore-through till you've overcomed it.

In summary, you learn the bare fundamentals in school. The subsidiary knowledge will be imparted to you by the company you begin you career with. Then you nurture your career and every two-to-three years, you venture into different descriptions (opportunities within your specialty). The overall reflection is what the corporations term as experience.

awww, apologies for my last comment. Maybe i should have included 'pun intended'. If only you knew me a bit more.

Trac:

You've answered it but a bit shallow. What concentration is it? Is it biased towards control-systems, robotics, machineries?

Go here for the Unilag Systems engineering handbook.

AjanleKoko:

Go here for the Unilag Systems engineering handbook.

Thanks! It is the same manufacturing (Industrial Engineering) curriculum but with less business integration and leans more on automation, shop management and control-systems. -- pretty focused curriculum.

Trac:

Thanks! It is the same manufacturing (Industrial Engineering) curriculum but with less business integration and leans more on automation, shop management and control-systems. -- pretty focused curriculum.

Most engineering programs in Nigeria incorporate courses that cover the basic fundamentals of engineering management into their curriculum. Even at undergraduate level. Control and automation engineering is a fundamental part of mechanical and electrical engineering, at undergrad level.