Leverage of Industrial Engineering Education for Sustainable Manufacturing

The connected impact of management and technology can considerably contribute to achieve sustainability in global value creation. Industrial engineering started as an educational program at universities based on existing programs in business administration and engineering. The expanding application of this integrative approach of science and practical implementation in industry and in societal communities coins the architecture of how to implement sustainability in different societies. The practical case of setting up a joint program of universities in an early developed and an emerging country illustrates how potentials of industrial engineering can be exploited for promoting sustainable local manufacturing.