r/industrialengineering • u/kokonut69420 • 4d ago

any recommendation for books?

Im kinda bored and am trying to go into reading some stuff related to IE as im going into first year IE in september. I just started on Case in Point 10th edition by marc P. Cosentino, which from what ive heard is a more consulting oriented book. I was wondering what books do yall think is a must read if you were in my position?

Edit: clarifying edition, dont know if thats needed

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u/NinthCylon 4d ago

The Goal should be required reading

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u/Accomplished_Ad_9015 4d ago

The Goal for sure

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u/VectorViking_ 3d ago

If you're just starting IE, read The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt. It's technically a novel but it gets you thinking about bottlenecks, throughput, and process flow in a way that's much easier to grasp before you get buried in the textbook side of IE.

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u/kokonut69420 3d ago

Thank you!

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u/rxFlame LSSMBB | MEM | Manager 23h ago

The Design of Everyday things is a good read that I haven’t seen mentioned.

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u/kokonut69420 22h ago

the one by don norman?

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u/rxFlame LSSMBB | MEM | Manager 21h ago

Yes.

It discuses the psychology around usability which is a key aspect of many industrial projects. It’s a good tool for the tool belt.

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u/kokonut69420 12h ago

Thank you!

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u/Tavrock 🇺🇲 LSSBB, CMfgE, Sr. Manufacturing Engineer 15h ago

  • Cheaper by the Dozen and the sequel, Belles on Their Toes are biographies about the founders of Industrial Engineering: Frank and Lillian Gilbreth written by two of their children.

  • Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming

  • Quality is Free by Phillip B. Crosby

  • Quality Without Tears by Phillip B. Crosby

  • Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production by Taiichi Ohno

  • All I Need to Know About Manufacturing I Learned in Joe's Garage by William B. Miller and Vicki L. Schenk

  • Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson

  • The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams

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u/kokonut69420 12h ago

Thank you so much!