IIE Solutions articles from October 1998

IIE Solutions archives from October 1998

Taking his skills to new heights. (industrial engineer Brett Cumberland of SABRE Technology Solutions)
October 1, 1998... Brett Cumberland was partway through his electrical engineering degree at Purdue University when he decided to switch to industrial engineering. "The IE side of things focused more on business problems and developing solutions to the problems,"...

Simulation specialists thrive in consulting.
October 1, 1998... When John Carson and I were operating our simulation practice, seeing the words "consulting opportunity" made me jump at the possibilities. These days, consulting opportunities are running hot and heavy in the simulation area. The demand is...

Taylor to TQM: 100 years of production management. (Frederick Taylor; total quality management)
October 1, 1998... When IIE convened at Banff for the annual conference last May, the date was almost 100 years to the day since Frederick Winslow Taylor joined the Bethlehem Steel Co. In his four years at Bethlehem, Taylor would put a fine finish on what, a decade...

The last word on supply chain improvement.
October 1, 1998... This article summarizes the responses to a short reader survey published in the April 1998 issue of IIE Solutions ("The Last Word"). The survey contained five questions, which were derived from a more comprehensive survey developed by the...

When is enough, enough? Inventory control contributes directly to a company's profitability.
October 1, 1998... It's nearly impossible to overemphasize the importance of keeping inventory levels under control. Despite well-documented studies that have proven a 77 percent correlation between overall manufacturing profitability and inventory turns,...

The IE as change master. (industrial engineer)
October 1, 1998... Juggling solution delivery, project management, and change management In December 1985, then again in December 1992, I offered views about the question of IEs becoming masters of change. The theme of both articles centered on the role of change...

Improving project management: better project management begins with a project management office.
October 1, 1998... Establishing a project management office (PMO) is usually part of a larger effort to establish effective project management in big organizations. An undertaking of this scope must be led by senior management in order to be successful. Such an...

Selecting scheduling software. (includes buyer's guide)
October 1, 1998... The shop floor scheduling problem has been around for a long time. The research community started publishing articles in the 1950s, with a flurry of stories about it appearing in the '60s and '70s. The first book on industrial scheduling was...

Chapters fill pages of IIE history. (Institute of Industrial Engineers)(part seven)
October 1, 1998... In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, IIE Solutions presents the seventh in a series of histories, reflections, and projections about IIE. This month we take a look at chapters. IIE's chapter...

Taking the gamble out of slot machine fabrication.
October 1, 1998... CHALLENGE: Increase worker productivity and comfort while reducing time and cost required to manufacture heavily used slot machine. STRATEGY: Work with industry leader to select the correct tools and most accommodating workstations, all with...