IIE Solutions articles from January 1996

IIE Solutions archives from January 1996

ISO 14001: what does it mean for IEs? (International Organization for Standards)(industrial engineers)
January 1, 1996... Later this year, the International Organization for Standards (ISO) will adopt ISO 14001, the international specification standard for environmental management systems. In July 1995, ISO 14001 and ISO 14004 advanced to draft international status...

Create your own low-risk manufacturing environment. (importance of simulation study)
January 1, 1996... During the past 10 to 15 years, discrete event simulation software has played a major role in modeling automated manufacturing systems. Over time, however, the payback related to simulating automated manufacturing systems has been so high that...

Enterprise solutions: back on the supply chain gang. (supply chain management software)
January 1, 1996... Have you ever been lost and late for an appointment? Maybe you were driving your rent-a-wreck through the streets of some strange city, far from home, looking for the office of a key customer for a meeting. Perhaps you had a map stretched out on...

Plant availability performance: the missing player in manufacturing competitiveness.
January 1, 1996... How should maintenance and reliability functions and practices fit into the whole of manufacturing competitiveness? How should both be made a part of the manufacturing business system and its performance? These questions have long intrigued,...

Leveraging new data collection systems technology. (factors to consider before investing on data collection systems)
January 1, 1996... Historically, the criteria for selecting a data collection system has focused more on hardware components than on the interface to the application. This is understandable since hardware is the tangible, hands-on component of a system, while...

Optim Electronics passes the test of market success. (Optim Electronics Co.)
January 1, 1996... Scientists and engineers turn to Optim Electronics Co. of Germantown, Maryland, when they need custom-configured data acquisition systems for structure analysis. Those systems must respond rapidly and accurately to multi-channel inputs, and Optim...

Bearing down on customer service. (ball bearing manufacturer Lipe-Rollway Corp.)
January 1, 1996... The Lipe-Rollway Corp., of Syracuse, New York, is a bearing and material handling equipment manufacturer for several major corporations. Their major division, Rollway Bearing, manufactures a broad range of radial and thrust cylindrical roller...