Engineering good business decisions

IISE Body of Knowledge (May 2021)

By Cameron MacKenzie

We all like to make money to do more things and expand our opportunities. Engineers, especially engineering students, sometimes forget that businesses employ engineers to help them create value and make money. As the IISE Body of Knowledge emphasizes in Chapter 3, Engineering Economic Analysis, engineering economics focuses on helping engineers make better decisions for themselves and their companies.


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