noun
management engineering
An interdisciplinary field applying engineering principles to management, including operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering.
彼は大学で管理工学を専攻している。
He is majoring in management engineering at university.
管理工学の手法を使って生産ラインを改善した。
We improved the production line using management engineering techniques.
経営工学 is a closely related term often used interchangeably, but 管理工学 may emphasize the management and administrative aspects more broadly.
Compound of 管理 (management) and 工学 (engineering). A modern technical term likely coined in the 20th century.