Industrial Engineering in Organizational Structure of Company

This article dealt with industrial engineering from the perspective of its appropriate incorporation into the organizational structure of a company. Industrial engineering is a relatively new multidisciplinary field of study which combines technical knowledge of engineering disciplines with knowledge of corporate governance. Industrial engineering strives for the most efficient use of the company resources (financial resources, labour, information and skills of people themselves etc.). Its main task therefore is to rationalize, optimize and improve both production and non-production processes. The aim of this paper was to reflect on the position of industrial engineering in the organizational structure of a company, on job content of this department, as well as on assessment and motivation of individual industrial engineers. In the end of the paper the actual situation in Czech companies was outlined. Key-Words: Organizational structure, industrial engineering, LEAN, process improvement.