Recently added articles from Industrial Engineer:
Ergonomists gamble on learning solutions: Department of Defense and networking highlight conference activities.(KEEPING PACE WITH HE)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Ergonomists from industry, military, health care and other fields descended upon the biggest little city in the world, Reno, Nev., in March for the 12 th annual Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The event, themed" Improve, Impact, ...
Work perfect: the day we strive for.
Jun 01, 2009; ... Booz Allen Hamilton, a management and technology consulting firm, is focused on government clients. The team that I work under is the modeling, simulation, war-gaming and analysis team, though we're more on the analysis side. Much of what I do on this team is portfolio management, some ...
More measurement now.(Mail)(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2009; ... In the March issue, "Return to Work Measurement," by Shigeyasu Sakamoto was a very thought-provoking column. Work measurement can be very expensive. As a former member of General Electric's corporate manufacturing staff I found that there should be about one industrial engineer ...
Emerging technologies: baking it safe.(INNOVATIVE TOOLS OF THE TRADE)
May 01, 2009; ... Datapaq, a company dedicated to improving the efficiency of heat processing, offers a Food Tracker temperature profiling system to help lower energy costs while maintaining product safety by optimizing continuous or batch cook, bake, chill, freeze or fry processes. The system ...
Modernized IE.
Mar 01, 2009; ... In the upcoming years, the value of good industrial engineering talent and knowledge becomes immeasurable, but we have to step up to the plate, market and deliver our talents to the world. I believe the three topics industrial engineers will be addressing this year are improving ...
Energy should be the entree.(RANTS AND RAVES)
Mar 01, 2009; ... In 2009, I would like to see how industrial engineers can contribute more to the energy saving, efficiency improvement of energy systems, clean energy system design, implementation and ...
Let it be.
Mar 01, 2009; ... It seems to me that we go through this discussion every year about what to call ourselves. Having been an IE for 38 years and always called an industrial engineer, I'm satisfied with that description of our profession. I was just going over an issue of Industrial Engineer from 2003 and the ...
Lost in terminology.
Mar 01, 2009; ... Please leave out the word "systems" from our organization name. I am a graduate of the Department of Systems Design Engineering at University of Waterloo and proud of it. From all our training, I am very aware of the broad range of meanings in the word, and I have a great grounding in ...
Toyota's shutdown foreboding? Eleven-day production halt in Japan worries auto industry experts.(NEWS, TRENDS & TACTICS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Toyota Motor Co.'s announcement of a three-day shutdown of 12 domestic plants in Japan came days before the United States Congress passed a $13.4 billion emergency bailout proposal in December to stop Chrysler and General Motors Corp. from shuttering their own operations. The mixed news ...
Automated lab excites third largest state: new biomanufacturing pilot plant set to advance technology.(NEWS, TRENDS & TACTICS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Recognized as an academic enterprise for advancing sustainable development through five strategic areas--research, teaching, working with partners to create environmental solutions, reducing its carbon footprint on campus and engaging students--the University of Massachusetts-Lowell is ...
Keeping the doors open.(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2009; ... What would you do for your company? This is a loaded question, but conversations about loyalty are varied and frequent. Across industries and businesses, company loyalty as an essential message or employment requirement has overpowered customer loyalty. With a Rolodex rotary ...
Turning off the lights: Office Depot and University of Miami cap energy use.(Front Line)
Feb 01, 2009 ... "Buy green. Be green. Sell green." These are Office Depot's three environmental aspirations. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, instead of breaking out champagne, the executive team forged a partnership with the University of Miami's Department of Industrial Engineering to reduce energy ...
Don't mess with Texas (Tech): College of Engineering named after IE grad, former AT&T CEO.(Front Line)
Feb 01, 2009; ... "Texas Tech has no better friend or loyal supporter than Ed Whitacre," Kent Hance, system chancellor at the university, told Forbes after the announcement of a $25 million gift from AT&T and alliances of the company to the College of Engineering in honor of Whitacre. The gift's meaning is ...
Sick pay.(PRIME NUMBER)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009 ... According to a recent study conducted by human resources consulting firm Mercer, the total cost of planned and unplanned absences in ...
War's honorarium: consortium helps veterans start businesses.(front line)(Purdue University. Krannert School of Management)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Purdue University's Krannert School of Management has joined a consortium that has more than textbooks on the syllabus when it comes to cultivating business minds. Created at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management in 2007, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with ...
Recession's perks.(BOOK OF THE MONTH)(Collapse of Distinction)(Brief article)(Book review)
Feb 01, 2009 ... With all the depressing news about the economy, a book about the recession being good for business is refreshing and intriguing. At minimum, Collapse of Distinction by Scott McKain is expected to have a unique voice and bring a unique experience to the conference room. Too, a little ...
Art meets industry: donation to the Smithsonian pays tribute to manufacturing.(front line)(CH2M Hill Constructors Inc.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Engineering history in the form of 36,000 drawings and photographs has a place among treasured art collections thanks to a donation by CH2M Hill, a global engineering, procurement, construction and operations firm. Ink on linen architectural renderings that were discovered in 1996 at an ...
Dilbert.(Cartoon)
Feb 01, 2009 ... DO YOU HAVE THE APPROVED VENDOR LIST? HMMM, ALICE AND ASOK ASKED FOR THAT LIST TOO. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARE YOU ONE OF THREE PEOPLE ASSIGNED TO THE SAME PROJECT BECAUSE YOUR BOSS BELIEVES NONE OF YOU ARE RELIABLE? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Wall St investment revolution.(QUOTE, UNQUOTE)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009; ... "The world of international investment is now on the cusp of a revolution more profound than anything it has witnessed in literally decades. Hard-nosed Wall Street investment bankers, not a species previously noted for excessive hand wringing about environmental quality, social ...
Real estate transaction coordinator.(UNCOMMON IE)(Karen Doyle)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009 ... THE TASK AT HAND: "For sale" is a familiar phrase in communities every where, but in the state of Illinois, The Doyle Team is three equally recognizable words. Karen Doyle coordinates with clients, realtors, lenders and title companies on all pending transactions, working to bring them ...