Socket Communications Inc.(WHAT ENGINEERS WANT)(Brief
article)
For improving customer satisfaction, increasing worker
productivity, and minimizing wait time, Socket suggests companies use
its CF Mag Stripe Card Reader 4E. Adaptable with Pocket PC and . . .
UPS continues support of minority, women engineers: IIE expresses
appreciation of partnership lasting more than a decade.(KEEPIN
One of the world's most recognized names in shipping is
continuing its commitment to higher education by funding IIE's UPS
Women and Minority Industrial Engineer Outreach Program. Art Muniz,
region . . .
Industrial Engineer process map: even media can use industrial
engineering approaches to spread the word.(KEEPING PACE WITH
IIE)
Every month, editors, writers, and other contributors to Industrial
Engineer share insight, data, and advice to working industrial engineers
and industrial engineering students. Whether it's a case . . .
Crossing the conference border: readiness key to successful
Canada trip.(KEEPING PACE WITH IIE)(Conference news)(Brief
article)
The IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2008 is a five-day industrial
engineering extravaganza of training, awards, and networking scheduled
for May 17-21 at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, British . . .
What's in a name? Operational Excellence Conference to put
two concepts into array of applications.(KEEPING PACE WITH
IIE)(Confe
As the culture of lean and quality changes, so does the conference
showcasing it. Based on the theme of the Lean and Quality Conference
& Expo 2007, the newly named Operational Excellence . . .
Define standard methods.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS)
Q: When developing a time standard that involves semi-automated
machinery, how much, if any, material handling should be included in the
standard? Example: Operator A loads parts into a machine . . .
PLM software spikes efficiency.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS)(Brief article)
Q: I am hoping to learn information on the efficiency savings that
can be achieved by using a software solution that incorporates workflow
technologies. Specifically, I am looking at the benefits . . .
Tracking workload.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)(Brief
article)
Q: I am an IE student working for Transnet Rail Engineering in
South Africa, and I work in the coach business. I have been there for
six months now and there is a serious productivity problem. We . . .
Weathering the elements.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS)(Brief article)
Q: We load vehicles onto railcars in Hermosillo, Mexico.
Temperatures during eight months of the year are higher than35 degrees
Celsius. The temperature inside of railcars is sometimes up to . . .
A productive day.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)(Brief
article)
Q: What percent of a technical professional's day should be
considered productive? A few clarifications and amplifications: (1) This
number would be used in work force planning or forecasting . . .
Research.
Designing systems with the right amount of capacity and flexibility
is crucial for success. This month we highlight two articles that
address these issues. The first article is concerned with . . .
Stricken with lean.(SOLUTIONS IN PRACTICE)
After years of training, Tony Coomer still can't get enough of
lean. As the vice president of advanced manufacturing and improvement
for seating systems at Lear Corp., Coomer applies years of . . .
Accurate value: finding a place for inventory.
THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS (TOC) PROPOSES excess inventory is a
liability to a company, yet on a firm's financial statements,
inventory is entered as an asset. Inventory-dollar-days, a way . . .
Lions, tigers, and lean: a safari park joins the process
improvement loop.
WHEN LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ELIMINATE repetitive and wasteful
activities, lean thinking is viewed as the solution to track costs so as
to obtain flexible and adaptive processes. Although the . . .
It's not easy being green: energy management appraises the
details.
ENGINEERING MANAGERS ARE CHALLENGED TO MEET increasing energy
demands while holding the line on energy costs. The $1 trillion 2006
energy cost went up $200 billion from 2005, and power consumption . . .
Built for brains: school design annotates human factors.
ARCHITECTURE CREATES SPACES FOR PEOPLE. HUMAN factors in
architecture focuses on health and safety, performance, comfort, and
aesthetic pleasantness. Since the beginning of the "built
environment," . . .
Scalable injury prevention: safety assurance is a key business
advantage.(Cover story)
PREVENTING ON-THE-JOB ILLNESSES AND INJURIES HAS always been an
important goal for companies, but recent trends suggest that it is about
to become an even higher business priority.
[ILLUSTRATION . . .
Long live work measurement.(member forum)(Viewpoint
essay)
INNOVATION AND ADVANCEMENT owe their sustainable foundation to some
measurement scale. We must measure work before we can improve it. This
means that we still need work measurement.
Like most . . .
Human factors 101.(human factors)
WHILE THINKING ABOUT THIS column, it occurred to me that I've
never explained some of the more interesting aspects of human
perception. These properties are so fundamental that most human . . .
Considering a merger?(management)
INDUSTRIES NATURALLY consolidate as they mature. A slowing economy
may accelerate consolidations. Smaller companies are merged into larger
ones, or groups of smaller companies are combined to form . . .
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