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The book is primarily intended to meet the demands for a textbook on the subject that systematically covers the complete syllabus of UPTU on Industrial Engineering for the second year B. Tech. students of Mechanical, Industrial, Production and Metallurgical Engineering branches. The book precisely covers the material in required details in a lucid manner using simple English to enable an average student to grasp the subject. Sufficient solved examples have been included throughout the text to illustrate the concepts. Simple illustrative reproducible sketches and diagrams have been given to help in easy comprehension of the subject. The book includes the basic topics on Industrial Engineering in twenty three chapters. The first chapter presents a detailed introduction highlighting the subject along with its need and importance. The book covers topics like: productivity, work-study, job evaluation, plant layout, materials handling, production planning and control, depreciation, replacement analysis, inventory control, MRP, TQM, business organization, forms of ownership, HRP, factory legislation, sales management, forecasting accounting, budgetary control, project management (PERT/CPM), break-even analysis, OR, engineering economy, optimisation analysis, e-commerce, quality management of physical resources. The book is primarily intended to meet the demands for a textbook on the subject that systematically covers the complete syllabus of UPTU on Industrial Engineering for the second year B. Tech. students of Mechanical, Industrial, Production and Metallurgical Engineering branches. The book precisely covers the material in required details in a lucid manner using simple English to enable an average student to grasp the subject. Sufficient solved examples have been included throughout the text to illustrate the concepts. Simple illustrative reproducible sketches and diagrams have been given to help in easy comprehension of the subject. The book inc