According to a Wikipedia definition:
Industrial Engineers are concerned with the optimization of complex processes, system or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated system if people , money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy and materials.
They are responsible for a day to day review of an industry production activities, monitoring engineering specification, providing manufacturing or production plans or methods, reviewing technical documents, orders and etc.
Industrial Engineering at RMIT University.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) don't do industrial engineering programme but instead is Advance Manufacturing and Mechatronic.Advance Manufacturing entails the use of cutting edge technology to improve production process of an industry, thereby improving the quality and quantity of products in other to make the industry stay competitive.
This course at RMIT covers area such as materials, automation, machining, system and control.