To achieve higher levels of productivity through the efficient use of man and machines is the work of industrial engineers. They are the bridges between management and people.

An industrial engineer plans the most effective ways for an organisation to use people, materials, information, energy and machines. They work to increase productivity through the management of people and methods of business organisation.

These engineers are employed with all kinds of industries - steel, chemical, fertilisers, refineries, power, etc. Management jobs and that of an industrial engineer often overlap.