IIE Solutions articles from July 1999

IIE Solutions archives from July 1999

Mentoring the next generation.(industrial engineering case study)
July 1, 1999... "When I was 17 - in my last year of high school - I fell upon industrial engineering while I was reading about it in a career book. I'd never heard the term before, but what drew me to it was that it brought together everything I knew I was...

Deere on the run.(includes related articles on quick response manufacturing)(John Deere Horicon Works)(Cover Story)
July 1, 1999... Quick response manufacturing drives supplier development at John Deere E-commerce and the Web may receive featured billing on the supply management strategy marquee these days, but John Deere's Horicon, Wisc., facility has another scenario...

Is quality dead?(includes related articles on quality tools)(quality control in industry)
July 1, 1999... Quality's place in the sun hasn't changed as much as the trendy jargon might lead you to believe The question is absurd. Quality is by no means dead, nor will it ever be. Many people would not only disagree with me, they would disagree...

21 warehousing trends in the 21st century.
July 1, 1999... Which innovations are likely to have staying power? Over the past several years, many people have predicted the demise of warehousing because of the evolution of just-in-time, quick response, direct store delivery, and continuous flow...