IIE Solutions articles from January 2002

IIE Solutions archives from January 2002

The mouse that roars. (Editor's Desk).(online voting)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Never before in IIE history has the mouse had such a mighty voice. For the first time, the annual Board of Trustees election is being conducted online, allowing IIE members to cast their ballots right from their desktops. Votes began arriving...

Letters.
January 1, 2002... RECOVERY EFFORT I just wanted to congratulate you on a great job with the November issue. I was particularly impressed with the sensitivity, content, and perspective of the article "Working Through the Pain." It was really an outstanding...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2002... Lean Management Solutions 2001 Conference Chair John Fargher was incorrectly identified in the November 2001 issue ("A Lean New World"). Our apologies for the error.

Quality of this fast-food operation can't be questioned. (News).(Pal's Sudden Service)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The U.S. Commerce Secretary's December announcement of the 2001 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients includes a one-of-a-kind winner. Known for its outlandish buildings and giant hamburgers, Pal's Sudden Service is the first...

Design course teams engineers, anthropologists. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Engineering and anthropology students xviii work shoulder-to-shoulder this fall in a year-long engineering design course at the University of Arizona in Tucson. What can anthropologists add to design teams that produce such things as...

Robots rule. (News).(World Robotics survey)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... According to the World Robotics 2001 survey produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in cooperation with the International Federation of Robotics, 2000 was a record year for industrial robot investment, Preliminary numbers...

Linking health and productivity. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Nearly 100 American and United Kingdom business executives and physician leaders met in London last fall to discuss the growing business case linking employee health to productivity The Institute for Health & Productivity Management (IHPM)...

Reasons behind recurring back injury. (News).(Ohio State University research)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... In the first study of its kind, Ohio State University researchers believe they have found an important factor in recurring back injury: our natural tendency to avoid using hurt muscles. The findings point to new forms of physical therapy...

Newsmakers.(engineering appointments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * CAA Inc. announced the appointment of James R Foley as director of human factors. Most recently employed by Visteon Corp. as a human machine interfaces technical specialist, Foley's experience includes eight years as a human factors engineer...

Supply chain management in brown. (News).(UPS Consulting)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... UPS has launched a subsidiary, UPS Consulting, that will offer clients supply chain management strategies. The company will advise clients in fulfillment and distribution as well as product design, sales and marketing, planning, procurement,...

Executive guide to ABC. (Book of the Month).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... IIE member and seminar instructor Gary Cokins adds a new book to his list of accomplishments. Activity-Based Cost Management presents the tools needed for readers to understand and implement an efficient activity-based costing and management...

Advancing women in faculty positions. (News).(science and engineering)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The National Science Foundation is awarding millions of dollars to eight universities as part of its Advance program to support the advancement of women faculty in the fields of science and engineering. The program supports new approaches to...

Recognizing outstanding engineering contributions. (News).(National Society of Professional Engineers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The National Society of Professional Engineers has issued a call for nominations to companies that want to be considered for its annual New Product Awards. Sponsored by NSPE's Professional Engineers in Industry practice group, the awards are...

Free course design tutorial. (Site to See).(engineering courses)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... IEEE, the professional association representing electrical and electronics engineers, has released a free online tool for designers of educational courses. The Reference Guide for Instructional Design and Development can be found at...

European logistics providers slow to adopt web technology. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Many European logistics service providers are in danger of being left behind in their ability to deliver e-fulfillment despite increased customer demand for those services, reveals an Accenture survey While some European companies are...

Starbucks Coffee Co. (In breif).(roasting plant)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Starbucks Coffee Co. will build its third U.S. roasting plant in Douglas County, Nev. "As the company continues to grow, we must continue to maintain world-class roasting, packaging, manufacturing, and logistics infrastructures," said Ted...

Lenox Inc. (In brief).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Lenox Inc., a crystal supplier to the White House and every American embassy, will close its last U.S. stemware manufacturing plant by the end of January. The Mount Pleasant, Penn., facility will close due to falling sales of fine crystal...

Georgetown University's Center. (In brief).(Business and Public Policy school opens)
January 1, 2002... Opening this month is Georgetown University's Center for Business & Public Policy in the McDonugh School of Business. The center will be dedicated to workplace safety issues.

The certification of its manufacturing plant. (In brief).(Eastman Kodak Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... With the certification of its manufacturing plant in Xiamen, China, Kodak can boast that all 28 of its facilities around the world have achieved certification under the ISO 14001 international environmental management standard.

Coors Brewing Co. (In Brief).(Bail Corp. venture)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Coors Brewing Co. and Bail Corp. have formed a 50/50 partnership called Rocky Mountain Metal Container LLC. Among other activities, the joint venture will operate Coors' existing can and end facilities in Golden, Colo., which is one of the...

DuPont donates patents to University. (News).(University of California)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... DuPont is donating key intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and technical information, to the University of California, San Diego. The university's engineering faculty will develop the intellectual property for applications...

Material handling lab opens in Florida. (News).(Tompkins Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Consulting firm Tompkins Associates has opened its Tompkins Development Lab in Orlando, Fla. The facility is North America's first operational warehousing solutions lab for demonstrating material handling equipment and technology. The...

National online library of science. (News).(Cornell University)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Cornell University will build the central engine for the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), an online resource that will make high-quality source materials in science available to students from kindergarten through college. The...

Automating emergency response. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Minutes after the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center's north tower on Sept. 11, information began to flow from the site to police, firefighters, and other emergency personnel. The science of efficiently organizing and...

Spiritual efficiency. (Uncommonie).(Hindu professor discusses union of religion and work in his life)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Before the sun rises, he's meditating. The early hours spent practicing his religion are an intrinsic part of life for this professor of industrial engineering. But for Ram Bishu of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, religious dedication...

Community innovation grants extended. (News).(National Science Foundation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A National Science Foundation program to foster public/private partnerships and help position local communities to accommodate research and development will continue into a second year. The $14 million in grants awarded last year under...

Investment in futility. (Performance Improvement).(annual budgets)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Like countless other managers, I recently participated in the annual budgeting process. A huge burden was lifted from my shoulders with the approval of my cost projections. Now my focus can return to the real work at hand -- helping improve the...

Hide-and-seek cost justification. (Ergonomics).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... More times than I care to recall, I have listened to the arguments against assessment, design, and implementation of ergonomic projects because of the lack of visible monetary so-called "hard-dollar" -- justification. I have heard ergonomics...

The Simulation Games: Engineers are using stmulation modeling to plan venues, ensure security, and increase efficiency for the 2002 winter olympics and paralympics in Salt Lake City.(various articles)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Industrial engineers are people of many talents. But a hazard of their profession is that for their many titles and achievements, their identity as industrial engineers often remains unrecognized. Consequently, the realm of their influence...

Business-building 101: Class is in session when Donna Novitsky shows up to teach entrepreneurs how to build on the promise of their products.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... It all starts with a dream. Some genius builds a faster hard drive, a more adaptable software system, a better mousetrap that would revolutionize the industry if only he could get it to market. Enter Donna Novitsky, venture partner at Mohr,...

Flow manufacturing supports 21st-century themes: The market-driven need to sustain continuous improvement will make many manufactures look toward flow processes.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Customer service, speed-to-market, profitability, and cost control are themes that will dominate the new millennium's manufacturing industry. E-commerce, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, advanced planning systems,...

Expanding the simulation world. (Focus on IIE).(Simulation Solutions Conference)
January 1, 2002... Nestled on the southern shore of California, San Diego will be home to the fourth annual Simulation Solutions Conference April 7-10. The conference, sponsored by IIE, explores many facets of simulation and allows participants from a wide range...

Ask IIE Chapter HYPE. (Focus on IIE).(Institute of Industrial Engineers)
January 1, 2002... Q: My chapter did something notable. How can we promote it through IIE Solutions? A: Contact IIE Solutions editorial assistant Sarah Mason if you have news about a conference or activity sponsored by an IIE chapter. Chapter-related...

Something old, something new. (Focus on IIE).(Institute of Industrial Engineers colloqium)
January 1, 2002... In conjunction with the IIE Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla., doctoral students can take advantage of a new opportunity to develop their careers. Through joint sponsorship by IIE and the Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department...

Letter from Tokyo. (Focus on IIE).(Institute of Industrial Engineers)
January 1, 2002... Hello All, Thought I would say hello and let everyone know we are alive and well over here. The new Disney park -- Tokyo Disney Sea -- that Ben is supporting is operating well and had a great opening. His hours have settled down and he has...

Profile of a winner to be young and outstanding. (Focus on IEF).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Paul Stanfield, Ph.D., was a bit overwhelmed when he won the 2001 IIE Outstanding Young Industrial Engineer Award, he says. But the attention on the associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at North Carolina A&T State...

Added value at ergonomics conference. (Focus on IEF).(Institute of Industrial engineers)
January 1, 2002... To satisfy a growing interest in ergonomics, IIE's Applied Ergonomics Conference has expanded enormously during its five-year history. The annual conference, set for March 12-14 in Baltimore, presents case studies, a vendor showcase, and...

Memorial tribute to IE icon. (Focus on IIE).(Institute of Industrial Engineers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Former students and friends of Loring (Jack) G. Mitten, the prominent Ohio State University industrial engineering and operations research professor who passed away in August 2000, have honored him with memorial plaques along the Trans Canada...

The wait is over. (Focus on IIE).(Institute of Industrial Engineers; online services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... We wait in line at the grocery store, at the post office, at the bank, even restaurants. But for IIE members, the wait is over. With the introduction of the new online Discussion Center, members can sign up and begin networking with peers...

International conference a success. (Focus on IIE).(Institute of Industrial Engineers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The International Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Conference, which comprises the National Industrial Engineering Symposium and the first Joint China-USA International Conference on Industrial Engineering, held an...

Local chapters no longer automatic. (Focus on IIE).(Institute of Industrial Engineering)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... New members of IIE will not be assigned a local chapter if that chapter is inactive or if its headquarters is located more than 150 miles away. Due to population shifts in recent years, IIE has disbanded some chapters and expanded others to...

Publications staff welcomes additions. (Focus on IIE).(Institute of Industrial Engineers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Two additions to the IIE publications staff are bringing fresh talent to IIE Solutions and Industrial Management. Sarah Mason, a former process engineer at Motorola who exchanged her stopwatch for a writer's manual, was hired as editorial...

Applied virtual instrumentation. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Roman Baican Dan S. Necsulescu $225; 277 pages This textbook covers the fundamental knowledge needed to develop a modern monitoring system: connect sensors to a PC, condition their signals when required, as well as store and...

The art of systems architecting. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Mark W. Maier Eberhardt Rechtin $74.95; 344 pages This book restates and extends into the future of the classical architecting paradigm. It is an innovative, insightful treatment on the discipline, providing both the academic and...

Why does working at my computer hurt so much? (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Perry Bonomo Daniel Seidler $14.95; 125 pages This comprehensive guide to prevent and treat computer-induced repetitive stress injuries provides basic anatomy information and the facts about CIRSIs, such as carpal tunnel syndrome,...

Customer equity. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Robert Blattberg Gary Getz Jacquelyn Thomas $29.95; 256 pages Traditional financial metrics do not measure the value of a firm's customer base. But the high market capitalization of many customer-focused, Internet-based...

Design rules. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Carliss Y. Baldwin Kim B. Clark $45; 471 pages Using the computer industry as an example, the authors develop a theory of design and industrial evolution. They argue that the industry has experienced previously unimaginable levels...

Engineering drawing and design. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... David Madsen $90.95; 960 pages With increased emphasis on visualization, the design process, and modern CAD technology, this reference gives an approach to drafting that is consistent with the National Standards Institute and the...

Future Capable Company. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... James A. Tompkins, Ph.D. $24.65; 198 pages Fads, gimmicks, and miracle cures have led many manufacturers down a path that has cost them millions. This book helps companies stop being victimized by fads and adopt a dynamic, consistent...

Inventory control. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Sven Axsater $95; 216 pages Most companies can realize large savings through improved production and inventory management. This book describes and explains scientific techniques, supporting and simplifying implementation in practice....

Managing flow. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... John Ballis $29.95; 212 pages This book provides leaders of business -- from Fortune 500 CEOs to mom-and-pop sole proprietors -- with an easily understood and applicable execution methodology. The goal is to transform a business...

5S for operators. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Productivity Development Team at Productivity Inc. $25; 136 pages 5S is the starting point of any on-the-floor improvement activity and the key to successful change. It's about how to create a workplace that is clearly organized, free...

The strategic management of large engineering projects. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Roger Miller Donald R. Lessard $34.95; 237 pages Based on international research that analyzed 60 large engineering projects, this book addresses an experience-based theoretical framework that will allow managers to understand and...

Lean thinking. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... James Womack Daniel Jones $25, 350 pages This book on lean principles is a follow-up to The Machine That Changed the World by James Womack and Dan Jones. It extracts the principles supporting lean production from the original lean...

Learning to see. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Mike Rather John Shook $50; 111 pages The first in a series of workbooks, this is an easy-to-read guide that teaches engineers, managers, and associates how to see value, separate it from waste, and eliminate the waste to improve...

Creating continuous flow. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Mike Rother Rick Harris $50, 112 pages This is a natural follow-up to Learning to See, which focuses on the door-to-door flow of value. The book narrows the focus to the process level, specifically to implementing true continuous...

Toyota production system: Beyond large-scale production. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Taiichi Ohno $45; 163 pages This classic work is still a mainstay. The creator of just-in-time at Toyota reveals the origins, innovations, and ceaseless evolution of the Toyota production system. This book is a classic text on the...

Toyota production system: An integrated approach to just-in-time. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Yasuhiro Monden $57.95 (IIE members, $43.46); 480 pages The Toyota production system is continuously being improved to achieve better performance. The process of maintenance, improvement, and evolution form a spiral chain to make the...

Speed to Market: Lean Manufacturing for Job Shops. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Vincent Bozzone $59.95; 256 pages The race to win orders begins when a customer's need is discovered and ends when the merchandise is in the customer's hand. This book not only proves that the reduction of lead-time immediately and...

The Manager's Pocket Guide to Project Management. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Michael Greer $8.95; 200 pages This book provides a concise distillation of the essential tasks a project manager should execute. Useful for both new and experienced project managers, the book includes many pull-out tools and...

Developing Performance Indicators for Managing Maintenance. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Terry Wireman $39.95; 256 pages Written by a nationally recognized expert, this book presents a unique, detailed, and much-needed road map about how to measure and improve equipment and asset maintenance management. The author presents...

Maintenance planning, scheduling, & coordination. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Don Nyman $39.95; 320 pages Joel Levitt Well-planned, properly scheduled, and effectively communicated jobs accomplish more work more efficiently at a lower cost. Such work will disturb operations less frequently and be...

Reliability-Centered Maintenance. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... John Moubray $49.95; 448 pages This updated edition includes more than 100 pages of new material about condition monitoring, the analysis of functions and failures, human error, management risk, failure finding, and measurement...

The Project Manager's Partner. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Michael Greer $39.95; 200 pages Based on the competencies described in the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge," this book's second edition is designed for experienced project managers or novices and...

Laser Metrology and Machine Performance V. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... G.N. Peggs $199; 392 pages With increasing emphasis being placed on competitiveness, considerable improvements in the manufacturing process can be made through combining technical approaches. Reporting on the latest international...

The Project Management Tool Kit. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Clay Durr $250; 300 pages Deborah Duarte This comprehensive training program allows organizations to assess needs, plan, and train people in the skills required for successful project management. It includes a complete...

Project management. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. $80; 1,232 pages In its seventh edition, this best-selling project management tome brings coverage of the basic principles and concepts of project management up to date with the latest developments in the field....

Project management. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... David I. Cleland $64.95; 575 pages This reference is for strategic project managers in large and small industrial organizations. The author focuses on the use of flexible teams to implement organizational strategies, particularly...

Quality and Process Improvement. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Mark Fryman $59.95; 400 pages This book offers step-by-step approaches for achieving quality and process improvement through many techniques, including statistical process control, flowcharting, Pareto analysis and fishbone...

ISO 9001 :2000 in Brief. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Ray Tricker Bruce Sherring-Lucas $28.95; 192 pages This book provides practical information on how to set up an ISO 9001:2000 compliant quality management system cost effectively. It explains the meaning of ISO 9000, its history,...

Juran's Quality Handbook. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Joseph Juran A. Blanton Godfrey $150; 1,872 pages For decades, this book has been the essential reference in quality engineering and management practices. Contributed, revised, and edited by a global team of experts, this fifth...

The ASQ ISO 9000 Handbook. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Charles A. Cianfrani Joseph J. Tsiakals John E. (Jack) West $120; 1,000 pages Written by more than 30 experts in the field, the book seeks to be the definitive resource for ISO 9000 questions. It features more than 60...

The Certified Quality Engineer Handbook. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Donald W. Benbow Roger W. Berger, et al. $77; 620 pages This resource focuses on the "Certified Quality Engineer Body of Knowledge." Quality engineering concepts and techniques are succinctly discussed, including management,...

Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Christian N. Madu $169; 504 pages This handbook covers all the major topics in the field, with specific chapters addressing sustainable manufacturing, recycling, eco-labeling, life-cycle assessment, and ISO 14000 series standards, as...

Industrial Engineering Terminology. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Compiled by the American National Standards Committee $135 (IIE members, $110); 662 pages This revised edition features more than 12,000 industrial engineering technical terms, acronyms, and abbreviations. The goal of the volume is to...

Manufacturing Handbook of Best Practices: An Innovation, Productivity, and Quality Focus. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Jack B. ReVelle, Ph.D. $89.95; 512 pages With contributions from manufacturing experts, this book is a single-source reference to what is currently happening in modern manufacturing facilities. Organized so content is easy to find and...

Handbook of Industrial Engineering. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Gavriel Salvendy $250 (IIE members, $187.50); 2,832 pages The third edition of this award-winning publication presents state-of-the-art approaches for increasing productivity and quality and lowering operating costs. Emphasizing the...

Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... Kjell B. Zandin Harold Maynard $150; 2,048 pages This practical guide to the principles, methods, materials, and systems of industrial engineering was designed for industrial engineers who are challenged to do more in more arenas....

Plant engineer's handbook. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... By R. Keith Mobley $125; 1,208 pages This book covers the things a plant engineer does -- such as selection of a suitable site for a factory and provision of basic facilities -- as well as issues such as lubrication, corrosion, energy...

Make no mistake. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... By C. Martin Hinckley $75; 400 pages For the first time in a single source, the author has gathered the best method of reducing complexity, variation, confusion, and the other root causes of defects. The centerpiece of the book is an...

Modeling and simulation. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... By Hartmut Bossel $65; 504 pages This book is an introduction and comprehensive reference to modeling and simulation techniques using computers. It emphasizes applications in economics and the environmental sciences and contains a...

Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... By Forrest W. Breyfogle III $100; 832 pages This book demystifies Six Sigma methods and offers guidance about choosing and using Six Sigma tools effectively. The implementation road map the book describes integrates basic methods, such...

Serious play. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... By Michael Schrage $27.50; 272 pages Much of the serious play that leads to breakthrough innovations is increasingly linked to experiments with models, prototypes, and simulations. As digital technology makes prototyping more...

Root cause analysis: Improving performance for bottom line results. (Buyer's Guide).
January 1, 2002... By Robert J. Latino, Ph.D., and Kenneth Latino, Ph.D. $79.95; 200 pages The authors show how to identify, resolve, and eliminate issues that hinder the attainment of organizational goals. Following the steps outlined in this book,...