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noun
an engineering profession concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information and equipment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: industrial management
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology
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