IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering.

With more than 15,000 members and 280 chapters worldwide, IIE’s primary mission is to meet the ever-changing needs of its membership, which includes undergraduate and graduate students, engineering practitioners and consultants in all industries, engineering managers, and engineers in education, research, and government.

IIE is recognized internationally as:

• The leading provider of cutting-edge education in industrial engineering
• The acknowledged source of productivity improvement information via the Internet, publications, and live events, including the Annual Convention and topical seminars
• An invaluable source of member benefits that include professional development programs, fringe benefits, a career center, networking communities, chapters, and affinity programs that save members time and money.
• The only association that supports the profession of industrial engineering and promotes an increased awareness of the value of industrial engineers
• The only association that supports accredited Industrial Engineering programs through the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)