IIE Solutions articles from August 1997

IIE Solutions archives from August 1997

Manufacturers embrace Internet as customer service tool.
August 1, 1997... The majority of manufacturers are using the Internet to communicate with their customers and sales forces, bringing both opportunities and threats to the enterprise applications software market, according to a new survey from AMR (Advanced...

Executive brings IE skills to the board room. (industrial engineer Bill White)
August 1, 1997... In a managerial career that has spanned a wide variety of industries - apparel, paper, wood products, and information access, to name a few - Bill White has used industrial engineering as a universal tool with which to meet each challenge....

Facilities planning: a vision for the 21st century.
August 1, 1997... Eighty-five percent of all human knowledge did not exist before 1964. Therefore, although the wheel, industrial revolution, computer, machine age, and electricity are all interesting stepping stones, they add only historical perspective and do...

Facilities planning: a perspective for the information age.
August 1, 1997... Facilities planning has always played an integral role within larger, facilities-intensive organizations. In past years, the planning challenge was to ensure that the facility provided maximum beneficial use at the lowest possible cost. Now,...

Updating your factory layout drafting and design system: a step-by-step approach.
August 1, 1997... New technologies have led to revolutionary changes in what is possible and practical for factory layout design and analysis. To ensure that a technology gap does not make them less competitive, manufacturers should undergo regular reviews of...

The facilities planning iconoclast.
August 1, 1997... According to Lewis Carroll, Humpty Dumpty was confident of his survival, or rather his resurrection in good shape, even if he fell off the wall. "Yes, all his horses and all his men...they'd pick me up again in a minute, they would." Later, after...

Applying just-in-time systems in health care.
August 1, 1997... Since the government introduced diagnosis related groups (DRGs) in 1983, hospitals have had to make significant changes in the way they operate. DRGs establish flat fees for certain medical services that are paid by the government, regardless of...

If activity based costing is the answer, what is the question?
August 1, 1997... Why do engineers shake their heads in disbelief when they think about their company's cost accounting system? Imagine that you are a roving reporter, and you ask managers throughout your organization, "How happy are you with the existing...

WMS enables timely operations for watch manufacturer. (warehouse management system)
August 1, 1997... Before reengineering its distribution center, Seiko Corp. of America (SCA) found it difficult to obtain complete real-time information on order status, inventory levels, and incoming receipts at its operation division in Mt. Olive, New Jersey. A...