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Industrial Engineering back issues
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Reserve space in your toolbox for low-tech work measurement.(Work Measurement: A Series of 3 Articles)(Cover Story)
April 1, 1995... Sophisticated work measurement tools available to today's IEs are a far cry from the simple watches and recording sheets that were the norm just a generation ago. The IE today can choose from an array of electronic tools--digital timers that emit signals for an observation at random intervals,...
Work-measured labor standards: the state of the art. (includes related article)(Work Measurement: A Series of 3 Articles)(Cover Story)
April 1, 1995... Work-measured labor standards have been around for about a century, and they will continue to be around for the foreseeable future. They are useful tools applicable to many areas of business. Perhaps the only thing wrong with these tools is their lack of a buzz word or catchy acronym. Maybe...
Achieving planned performance results using manufacturing operations.(Work Measurement: A Series of 3 Articles)(Cover Story)
April 1, 1995... Achieving planned performance results from manufacturing operations is a primary goal of plant and operations managers. Using a well-designed operations management system is one method that can help them reach this goal.
Performance measurement is a strongly established tradition within...
Increasing competitiveness with a simplified cellular process.
April 1, 1995... A leading supplier of open network computing systems, Sun Microsystems Computer Co. always strives to be in the forefront of industrial engineering by investing in leading edge manufacturing technologies.
The company's desktop computer system manufacturing plant in Milpitas, Calif., is...
Increase safety and productivity.
April 1, 1995... Many of the jobs performed by workers in a production environment require the movement or positioning of large and heavy objects--objects that are too heavy or bulky to be safely or efficiently moved by a production worker When this is the case, it is often in the best interest of a company and...