Undergraduate · BE
Industrial Engineering
Engineering study focused on designing and improving integrated systems, operations, and decisions.
Industrial Engineering and Management
Engineer systems around people.
Design, improve, and lead complex systems across operations, technology, logistics, projects, and organizations.
Overview
Engineering all systems toward a viable world.
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management studies how people, processes, technology, information, and resources work together.
Its programs prepare students to improve performance, make responsible decisions, lead change, and serve organizations and communities in Lebanon and the region.
BE + MEM
Core degree pathways
Online MEM
Flexible graduate option
3
MEM concentrations
2015
Department established
Department focus
Improve the whole system, not one part.
IEM combines engineering analysis, management judgment, human factors, and operational decision-making.
Industrial engineers design and improve systems where technical choices, human needs, resources, and organizational goals meet.
The department's educational mission emphasizes leadership, ethical decision-making, business context, graduate preparation, and service.
- Operations, logistics, optimization, and decision systems
- Engineering management, projects, and technology
- Human factors, design, and organizational performance
Study options
Industrial engineering and management programs.
Choose undergraduate engineering, on-campus or online graduate study, a minor, or a professional diploma.
Graduate · MEM
Engineering Management
Graduate study combining engineering, management, finance, projects, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Graduate · Online MEM
Engineering Management Online
A flexible online route to the Master of Engineering Management.
Minor
Engineering Management
A focused pathway in management concepts for students in engineering and related fields.
Professional diploma
Project Management
Professional preparation in project planning, execution, control, and leadership.
MEM concentrations
Shape the graduate pathway
Current concentrations cover Financial and Industrial Engineering, Project and Program Management, and Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Research
Better decisions across complex systems.
IEM research connects optimization, human factors, logistics, design, projects, operations, supply chains, and stochastic systems.
Optimization
Simulation and optimization
Mathematical modeling, simulation, stochastic processes, queuing, and optimization for difficult decisions.
Human systems
Ergonomics and occupational biomechanics
Research on human performance, physical work, safety, usability, and the design of better work systems.
Flow and resilience
Supply chains and humanitarian logistics
Planning inventory, transport, supply networks, and relief operations under uncertainty.
Design
Engineering design and human-computer interaction
Designing products, services, interfaces, and systems around human needs and behavior.
Delivery
Projects and product development
Research on project management, product development, technology decisions, and organizational execution.
Operations
Retail and service systems
Operations research for retail, services, capacity, demand, and customer-facing systems.
Official resources
People, student work, and community.
Follow official department pages for current faculty, awards, student organizations, alumni, and project work.
People
IEM faculty directory
Current faculty profiles and expertise.
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Students
Student awards
Recognition earned by IEM students.
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Community
IISE student society
The AUB chapter of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.
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Projects
Final-year projects
An archive of industrial engineering capstone work.
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Alumni
Distinguished alumni
Graduate profiles and career stories.
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Department
IEM highlights
Selected department news, achievements, and activities.
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Official source
Confirm requirements and deadlines with AUB.
This page presents the most useful information in a clearer format. AUB remains the authoritative source for admissions, curricula, policies, dates, and forms.
Need help?
Contact Industrial Engineering and Management.
Chairperson Bacel Maddah is in Bechtel 319B, extension 3551. Use his current AUB profile or the official department office page for guidance.