Work perfect: the day we strive for.
Starwood Vacation Ownership (SVO) is a subsidiary of Starwood
Hotels & Resorts, which includes the brands Sheraton, Westin, St.
Regis, W, The Luxury Collection and Le Meridien. SVO owns and . . .
IIE goes tropical, cosmopolitan: Miami is the next site of the
Annual Conference.(focus)(Conference news)
The IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2009 offers five days of
industrial engineering and operational excellence training, education,
networking, facility tours and awards. Given this year's . . .
Rooting for Kansas: IIE members push pre-engineering and science
courses.(focus)
Home to four major aircraft companies and 40 percent of all
manufacturing jobs in Kansas, Wichita can certainly claim a stake in
engineering education. But the The Wichita Eagle reports that there . . .
Applied ergospeak: keynoters bring a world view to the March
conference.(FOCUS)(Conference notes)
Ergonomics is influencing our world in tremendous ways.
Practitioners can be spotted in dozens of fields including product
design, safety, health and hygiene, environmental medicine and . . .
Linked in: your member site expands and improves.(FOCUS)
If you belong to one of IIE's divisions and societies or you
are considering taking one of the Institute's upcoming courses,
extensive information has been updated and can be found at . . .
Emerging technologies: innovative tools of the trade.
Right moves
The movement of today's industrial work force toward an office
environment was ignited by jobs in assembly and production becoming
automated. The availability of commercial and . . .
Ask the Expert: answers to your technical
questions.(Interview)
An IE in the making
Q: I have been thinking about entering a form of engineering for
some time, yet I am really interested in research of new technologies
and innovations. The problem is that I . . .
Research: executive summaries.
As products become more complex and sales of online retailers grow,
manufacturing companies and distribution centers are increasingly
turning to advanced technology to reduce their material . . .
Case study: solutions in practice.(Dot-com distribution)
Defining core values as a company is one thing. Performing them on
a daily basis is another. Zappos, a Las Vegas-based online footwear
distributor, has doubled its sales every year since 1999 . . .
Better way in vogue: lean takes to the catwalk in the garment
industry.(Company overview)
LEAN, AS THE TOYOTA-REFINED PRODUCTION SYSTEM for continuous
process improvement, is everywhere. Beginning in the auto industry, its
application expanded outward to all forms of manufacturing, . . .
Comfort zone closed: space reserved for breakthrough leaders
only.
THE NEW ECONOMY IS A PLACE WHERE THE RULES have changed so much
that one wonders if there are any rules. It is an economy where power
has been equalized between buyers and sellers. It is an economy . . .
Strong enough for a storm: MedBuild builds veterans outpatient
clinic for New Orleans residents.(Company overview)
MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA DEVASTATED THE United States'
Gulf Coast, emergency reconstruction was necessary for more than just
homes. Public services and utilities were ravaged, reducing . . .
'May I assist you?' Avatars enter the industrial work
force.
IN THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, WE NEED industrial solutions that
can streamline our processes today while allowing for continually
improving our processes in the future. Most importantly, these . . .
Brazil's edge: industry expansion is no longer a
sceret.
BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL, THE WORLD'S LONGEST CULTURAL celebration,
monopolizes the city of Rio de Janeiro with fashion, food, music and
tourism for months at a time while the ebb and flow of . . .
Practice cultural ergonomics.(member forum)
THE CASE OF THE SAMEK, ALSO known as Skolt Lapps, who live on the
Kola Peninsula near Russia is often used to demonstrate the importance
of technology from a cultural perspective. For generations, . . .
Project justification.(manufacturing)
COUNTLESS PROJECT DIE BEFORE they see light of day.
Management's excuses about budgets are all too familiar. While cost
is often used as the reason for killing a project, it may just be a way
to . . .
Validating best practices.(management)
WHILE MOST OF US MAY PURSUE perfection in our chose endeavors, some
of us are quite satisfied to achieve best practice. Best practices can
be defined as the most efficient and effective methods of . . .
Treadmill teachings.(performance)
WHEN YOU SPEND FIVE OR MORE hours a week on a treadmill and you are
a time freak like I am, you had better find a good way to make use of
that time. Spending this amount of time in a repetitive, . . .
Are you in or out?(BOOK OF THE MONTH)
Given, the books introductory chapter, "Topsy-Turvy: The Sky
is Falling!" it's readily apparent that One Foot Out the Door
by management consultant Judith Bardwick is not going to read like . . .
To be an engineer.(SITE TO SEE)
A committed environmentalist in high school, Daniele Lantagne
Cultivated an education in science and engineering and then focused on
public health challenges in roles at the Centers for Disease . . .
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