工业工程专业英语.doc

The 21st century is just a few years away. Strategic planners all over the world are using the year 2000 as the point future business activities. Are we all ready for that time? As the industrial world prepares to meet the technological challenges of the 21st century, there is a need to focus on the people who will take it there. People will be the most important of the “man-machine-material” systems competing in the next century. IEs should play a crucial role in preparing organizations for the 21st century through their roles as change initiators and facilitators. Improvements are needed in IE undergraduate education if that role is to be successfully carried out. 21世纪来临在即，全世界的战略家们把2000年作为商业活动的焦点。我们的工业工程教育为这一时刻的到来做好准备了吗？当工业界去迎接21世纪的技术进步时，有必要去关注将要从事这些技术挑战的人。在下一个世纪，人将是“人-机-物料”系统竞争中最重要的构成部分。工业工程师为21世纪在正在准备的组织工程中扮演了一个至关重要的角色，他们的角色是作为创始者和促进者。如果这个角色成功执行的话，在工业工程本科教育过程中，改进是必须的。 Undergraduate education is the foundation for profession practice. Undergraduate program are the basis for entry into graduate school; and other professional fields. To facilitate this transition, urgent improvements are needed in education strategies. Several educators have recognized that the way engineering is practiced has changed dramatically over the year and an upgrade is needed in engineering education. Educators, employers and practitioners are calling for a better integration of science with the concepts of design and practice throughout the engineering curriculum. Such an integration should be a key component of any education reform in preparation for the 21st century. 本科教育是专业实践的基础，本科教育的课程是进入研究院和其它专业领域的基础。为了促进这个转变，在教育策略方面作以紧迫改进是必须的。很多教育者已经意识到工程教育实施的这种方式在很多年中有了很大的变化，并且意识到工程教育中的改善是必要的，教育者、雇主和从业者提倡用设计和实践的观念，通过工程课程使其有一个较好的科学的综合。这种综合将是为21世纪作准备的任何教育改革的一个关键的要素。 Hurried attempts to improve education are being made in many areas. We know have terms like total quality management for Academia, just-in-time education, and continuous education improvment. Unfortunately, many of these repre