ChE、MetE、CerE、MatlE、ME、EE、IE/EM的绝大多数工程专业毕业生都受雇于制造公司，几乎所有人都是学士。这些新工程师是他们公司的未来，因此，他们应该充分理解:1）制造的重要性和性质，2）将其转化为实践，3）如何解决他们肯定会遇到的制造过程问题。本文描述了制造业的一般性质、其潜在的化学、物理和生物学基础，以及这如何导致解决复杂制造过程问题的结构化场景。 它还提出了本科生制造业教育应包含的内容。

The vast majority of engineering graduates in ChE, MetE, CerE, MatlE, ME, EE, IE/EM are employed by manufacturing companies, virtually all at the bachelor level. These new engineers are the future of their company and should, therefore, possess a good understanding of: 1) the importance and nature of manufacturing, 2) its translation into practice and 3) how to solve the manufacturing process problems they are certain to encounter. This paper describes the generic nature of manufacturing, its underlying chemistry, physics and biology base, and how this leads to a structured scenario for solving complex manufacturing process problems. It also suggests what should be encompassed in manufacturing education for undergraduates.