API.(WHAT ENGINEERS WANT)
API's Glare-Bar Display Filters are designed to improve the
readability of light-emitting displays for a wide range of applications
in computers, electronics, instrumentation, and medical . . .
The Speakman Co.(WHAT ENGINEERS WANT)(Brief article)
The Speakman Co. has created its Countertop Eye/Face Wash and
Drench Hose for easy and fast eye cleansing. An automatic stay-open
valve keeps users' hands free so they can hold their eyes open. . . .
Elvex.(WHAT ENGINEERS WANT)(Elvex Corp.)(Brief article)
Elvex has combined safety with reading necessity in its Rx-100
Safety Reading Glasses. The pair comes in a black frame with clear or
gray lenses, complete with temples that adjust to four . . .
Aearo.(WHAT ENGINEERS WANT)
When the outdoor work site is bright, shades are a necessity.
Aearos 400 Series Protective Eyewear has a soft, adjustable bridge
supported by a high-gloss, high-impact nylon brow. Soft rubber . . .
Regions reloaded: new plan increases participation, improves
access to benefits.(KEEPING PACE WITH IIE)
With an eye toward strengthening the reach to its membership, the
Institute of Industrial Engineers is retooling its networking system.
Over the years, some members haven't been able to enjoy . . .
Students, mark your calendar: university conferences set for
January through march.(Calendar)
The 2008 university regional conferences get underway this month
when the first meeting among 10 worldwide IIE regions opens in Canada.
The conferences provide opportunities for students to . . .
Two months until ergo conference: workshops add to
experience.(KEEPING PACE WITH IIE)(Conference news)
Anticipation is growing and workshops are adding up as the
country's premier ergonomics event fast approaches.
Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo 2008 is set for March 10-13
at the Rosen . . .
Ensuring quality.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)
Q: I work in an operation where operators place vials into a kit.
Some vials are required to be placed into a specific location in the
kit. What is the best way to ensure that the correct number of . . .
Macroscopic standards.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS)
Q: My company has products with thousands of SKU numbers, which
makes figuring the cost of each SKU very difficult. If you have
thousands of SKU numbers and about 50 different machines in the . . .
Higher education.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)
Q: What disciplines can industrial engineers complete their
master's or doctorial studies in other than industrial engineering?
A: Interestingly, many engineering fields feed into . . .
Incentive pay system.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS)
Q: I am researching different types of pay systems. We're
currently using a combination of hourly pay and incentive pay (based on
units produced). I would like to create a system that rewards . . .
Research.
Firms can make significant improvements in their profitability by
properly coordinating decisions. The articles highlighted here describe
two situations in which coordination provides substantial . . .
Canned lean.(SOLUTIONS IN PRACTICE)(Impress Group)
No matter how many canned goods appear on the grocery store shelf,
Michael Borne will be the first to remind grocery shoppers that the can
industry is smaller than it appears.
[ILLUSTRATION . . .
Green * DNA: Philips exercises sense and simplicity in
production.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF electronic products
is increasing in the eyes of policymakers, regulators, and the public in
general. Not only is there an increased responsibility on . . .
Smart loop: simulation improves passenger travel between cars,
planes.
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL Airport is one of the busiest
airports in the United States and the third largest in terms of rental
car transactions, with over 1.5 million per year.
. . .
Only in India: express economic gains demand infrastructure
investment.
INDIA MADE A STRONG ALLIANCE IN THE BATTLE FOR economic growth when
JP Morgan Chase & Co., the third largest U.S. bank, set up a $2
billion fund focusing on infrastructure investments. The . . .
Zones of endurance: a primer on quality to improve business
performance.
WHERE DO I BEGIN? THIS QUESTION IS RELEVANT to senior managers as
they determine how to drive quality and improve business performance. To
help managers answer the question effectively, I offer an . . .
Losing momentum? As Toyota faces quality and sales setbacks,
questions arise about its production system.
CLOUDS OF PERCEPTION, BOTH GOOD AND BAD, OFTEN hang over the head
of the smartest student in the classroom. Some peers express admiration
and seek the brainiac's help. Others show jealousy through . . .
Engineering K-12 education.(member forum)
AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER WORKING in a university is hardly unusual,
but one working in the college of education is somewhat rare. While all
three of my degrees are in industrial and systems . . .
International shipping: the plane truth.(supply chain)
MORE THAN 80 YEARS AGO, CHARLES Lindbergh made transportation
history by completing the first international flight. Today such a
journey is routine to the millions of people who fly . . .
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