Two Air Force Institute of Technology professors, Dr. Adedeji Badiru and Dr. Marlin Thomas, are the editors of the newly published Handbook of Military Industrial Engineering. Dr. Badiru is Professor and Head of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management's Department of Systems and Engineering Management. Dr. Thomas is the Dean of the Graduate School. The handbook was published by CRC Press, a division of Taylor and Francis Group. It presents a collection of chapters on the applications of the tools and techniques of Industrial Engineering to various aspects of military operations. Recent events around the world have necessitated the need to look at military operations more critically in terms of process design, planning, management, improvement, and control. Industrial engineering offers one proven approach to achieving that goal. Industrial engineering has been applied to military operations for many decades. Unfortunately, until now, there has not been a focused collection of the applications for ease of reference. The Handbook of Military Industrial Engineering presents a compilation of the fundamental tools of industrial engineering techniques with a focus on military applications. Examples of the roles that industrial engineering plays in military operations can be seen in many present operational strategies of the military. Industrial engineering is well versed and appropriately positioned to create, adapt, utilize, and disseminate new knowledge and tools for direct application to military operations. The versatility of industrial engineering has been demonstrated again and again over the years. It is through the application of industrial engineering principles, tools, and techniques that many operational improvements have been achieved in many organizations.

The chapters in the handbook are contributed by well-known researchers, educators, and practitioners. Military and civilian members of DoD also contributed to the handbook. The contents of the book will help military organizations to effectively evaluate operational constraints of time, cost, and performance. The techniques and applications contained in the book cut across all military services: Air Force, Navy, Army, Marines. The utility of the handbook is not limited to one national focus. Mutual applications can be found in friendly and cooperating nations. In military organizations, workers need to know which tools and techniques to use for the various operational challenges that they face in daily-to-daily functional responsibilities. In operational crises, industrial engineering techniques can be used to identify sources of problems and to make operational corrections as well as respond to emergencies efficiently and effectively. Industrial engineering research and development can lead to the identification of the most effective ways to use human resources, tools, and work processes. Thus, this handbook has potential utility in non-military applications.