The demands of the world.(editor's desk)
When A.B. Short and Bill Freeman co-founded MedShare International
10 years ago, they probably didn't realize that their nonprofit
would serve as a great ambassador for industrial engineering. But . . .
Work perfect: the day we strive for.
The EPA is the largest environmental federal regulatory agency in
the world. We spend about $7.5 billion a year and employ more than
17,000 people. Most people know us through our regulations and . . .
Georgia Tech students win SHS competition.(KEEPING PACE WITH
IIE)
Two students from the Georgia Institute of Technology were
recognized by the Society for Health Systems for outstanding papers that
demonstrate the use of IE skills in improving a health care . . .
SEMS backs Engineering Management Forum: Baseball team president
Chuck Armstrong scheduled to speak at event.(KEEPING PACE WITH
The IIE Annual Conference and Expo, set for May 17-21, is the most
significant industrial engineering event of the year. The Society for
Engineering and Management Systems (SEMS) is a major . . .
Former IIE president Cotton dies: quality expert founded
industrial engineering department at Mississippi State.(KEEPING PACE
WI
Frank E. Cotton Jr., Ph.D., 84, a former IIE president and fellow
as well as founder and first department head of industrial engineering
at Mississippi State University, died Feb. 5 in Bloomington, . . .
Leadership in bloom: Board of Trustees, region vice presidents
start April 1.(KEEPING PACE WITH IIE)
At IIE, springtime signals a changing of the guard. After nearly
eight weeks of winter voting, IIE members have picked a new leader.
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Jane Ammons, Ph.D., P.E., was chosen . . .
Visualizing the future.(INNOVATIVE TOOLS OF THE TRADE)
Wouldn't it be great if the world energy crisis puzzle was
solved in the morning?
Solutions require innovation, technology, and engineering all
working together. A perfect example of this synergy . . .
Assembly pacing.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)
Q: My shop produces heavy construction equipment. Demand sits at
approximately 50 units per month, and the total time to produce a unit
is averaging 53 hours per unit, where some are as low as 20 . . .
The 10-year plan.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)
Q: I graduated two years ago with a bachelor's degree in
industrial engineering and operations research and have since worked in
a manufacturing operation position. I have decided to pursue . . .
Pit crew approach.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)
Q: There has been an existing struggle with the transfer of product
knowledge and responsibility between manufacturing and design
engineering on a product that is approximately three years old. . . .
Cross disciplines.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)
Q: I studied industrial engineering but presently I am working in
the commercial department of a conglomerate as a trainee accountant. I
am in the audit section, where I go to each of the . . .
The latest in IE.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS)
Q: I am in a master's degree program in Turkey. I graduated in
industrial engineering last year, and it is time to start my
master's thesis, but I want to study current popular topics. Can
you tell . . .
To process or not to process.(ANSWERS TO YOUR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS)
Q: I am a cost accountant by qualification and aspiring SAP
controlling consultant. I have to submit a paper on costs in tile
manufacturing with scenarios in SAP. I am confused as to whether . . .
Research.
Complex, ever-changing requirements of physical and financial
markets in high-risk settings emphasize the importance of scheduling and
logistics. This month we spotlight two articles that address . . .
Change with care.(SOLUTIONS IN PRACTICE)
Most managers who implement lean into their operations will
probably agree that it can be a bumpy road to travel. John Smith, chief
operating officer of Michigan-based Ross Controls, can be counted . . .
Define your space: a primer on workplace layout.
IN OUR CAREERS, WE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE ASKED to provide some
type of facility layout, whether for a small assembly line or a totally
new facility. It is important that the steps to accomplish . . .
Transforming supply chain performance: creation of a lean
extended value stream.
AMERENUE IS THE MISSOURI SUBSIDIARY OF AMEREN, which is
headquartered in St. Louis and serves approximately 1.2 million electric
and 110,000 gas customers. UE repairs many failed transformers that . . .
The emotionally intelligent team: understanding and developing
the behaviors of success.
THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. ONCE WE THOUGHT THAT an M.B.A. and wireless
technology would secure the future. It won't. Reams of data all
point to the need to work together in teams and the strategy . . .
Maintenance in reliability: engineering for a life cycle.
IMAGINE A CORPORATION FIGHTING AN UPHILL BATTLE to survive in the
face of growing foreign competition, an aging work force, and other
internal and external issues that seem designed to defeat . . .
Inside minds: industrial engineering departments around the world
represent compelling mix of knowledge.(Company overview)
IT'S 2008: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS are embedded in every industry
that contributes to humankind. A surge in the profession can be
attributed to a planet that defies old work standards and downplays . . .
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