European Institute of Industrial Engineers

In 1988 the EFPS founded the European Institute of Industrial Engineers. The foundation is registered in Switzerland.

Objectives

• The foundation will acknowledge the training for " European Industrial Engineer" according to the principles set up by the national member associations of the EFPS and confer the title European Industrial Engineer (EuroIE) to those who meet the requirements.
  
  
• The advancement of Industrial Engineering, Productivity and Management Services as well as the exchange of knowledge and experience in these fields by means of
  
  • organising conferences and seminars
    
  • supporting research projects and
    co-operating and exchanging experiences with other institutes and organisations in this and similar fields.
• The EFPS offeres the seminar

European Industrial Engineer

The seminar is based on fundamental knowledge of work and time study. In seven units with 40 or 32 hours each, the competence to secure and increase the national and international competitiveness of the company and its staff is imparted to the participants.

Unit 1: Team Development, Communication, Cooperation

• Unit 1-1: Introduction and Global Objectives
• Unit 1-2: Improving the Willingness and Capability to Learn
• Unit 1-3: Interlinked Thinking
• Unit 1-4: Moderation and Presentation
• Unit 1-5: Discussion Leading and Conflict Handling
• Unit 1-6: Team Development
• Unit 1-7: Intercultural Thinking and Acting
  

Unit 2: Planning, Design, Realization

• Unit 2-1: Project Management
• Unit 2-2: Analysis of Potential Problems
• Unit 2-3: Value Analysis
• Unit 2-4: Utility Value Analysis
• Unit 2-5: Creativity Techniques
• Unit 2-6: Reduction of Change-Over Times (COE)

Unit 3: Cost Management and Controlling

• Unit 3-1: Introduction to the Subject of controlling
• Unit 3-2: Profit and Loss Account (PLA)
• Unit 3-3: Cost Planning and Cost Control
• Unit 3-4: Marginal Costing
• Unit 3-5: Activity-Based Cost Accounting

Unit 4: Product and Process Design

• Unit 4-1: Management of Change
• Unit 4-2: Work Design / Data Management
• Unit 4-3: Logistics
• Unit 4-4: Process Control and Process Optimization
• Unit 4-5: FMEA
• Unit 4-6: Quality Management Tools

Unit 5: Staff and Work Organisation

• Unit 5-1: Industrial Law
• Unit 5-2: European Industrial Law
• Unit 5-3: Personal Time Management
  
• Unit 5-4: Staff Organisation and Development
• Unit 5-5: Flexible Working Time Design
• Unit 5-6: Determination of Remuneration

Unit 6: Company and Market

• Unit 6-1: Marketing
• Unit 6-2: Benchmarking
• Unit 6-3: Capital Expenditure Planning
• Unit 6-4: Capital Budgeting and Capital Spending Decision
• Unit 6-5: Quality Management Manuals
• Unit 6-6: Total Quality Management

Unit 7: Euro Competitiveness

• Unit 7-1: Globalization of World Economy
• Unit 7-2: Effects and Consequences
• Unit 7-3: Safeguarding and Economic Growth
• Unit 7-4: Euro Case-Study
• Unit 7-5: Examination and Final Discussion