IIE Solutions articles from April 1998

IIE Solutions archives from April 1998

IE makes a different 'one person at a time'. (industrial engineer Claire Thielen)(IE Successes)(Column)
April 1, 1998... Claire Thielen says her decision to become an industrial engineer was something of a "fluke," even though her career accomplishments would suggest otherwise. "Coming out of high school, I thought I would be a math major or a librarian," says...

Getting added value from ISO 9000.(Commentary)(Column)
April 1, 1998... ISO 9000, the international quality assurance standard, just passed its 10th anniversary as one of the most celebrated tools available anywhere in the world for testing consistency in manufacturing. Around the world, companies have discovered...

Improving quality through operator certification systems.
April 1, 1998... Operator certification is the process of passing the primary responsibility of product quality from the quality department to manufacturing. In this system, the quality department performs an audit function rather than an inspection function....

Training: a strategic tool for ISO and QS-9000 implementation.
April 1, 1998... Since 1987 - the official release date of the ISO 9000 standard - thousands of organizations have achieved ISO or QS-9000 registration. Numerous studies of this process have been conducted, and the conclusions are consistent and clear:...

Kaizen blitz attacks work processes at Dana Corp.
April 1, 1998... The quest for continuous improvement is more than a token memo on the bulletin board at Dana Corp. Dana, a Toledo, Ohio-based company that specializes in the engineering, manufacture, and distribution of vehicular components and systems, has for...

The role of IE in engineering economics. (industrial engineering)
April 1, 1998... As we are now in a global economy with ever-increasing competition, the need for world-class performance cannot be ignored. This need implies, among other things, the continued emergence of world-class quality, information systems, ergonomics,...

Work measurement in the computer age.
April 1, 1998... Many organizations have relegated work measurement to the "basement" of management information required to operate the organization effectively. The traditional industrial engineering functions of measurement and reporting of labor and related...

Simulation software helps laser manufacturer boost productivity. (Cymer Inc)
April 1, 1998... CHALLENGE: Increase the production capacity of two lines of lithography lasers by more than 400 percent. STRATEGY: Use simulation software to build a stochastic model of the factory and analyze the production facility for ways to meet increased...