Industrial Engineer articles from May 2003

Industrial Engineer archives from May 2003

The power of one and all.(Editor's Desk)
May 1, 2003... Every generation experiences tumultuous times, and in the firestorm of combating ideas, it's easy to start feeling that your actions do little to influence the tides of change. For control freaks like me, it's pretty unnerving. But one of the...

Chinese restoration.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... The March issue of Industrial Engineer had an article about IEs building homes ("A Home for Efficiency"). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I am currently working as a project engineer for the construction management company Liberty Street...

Opening up to quality.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I just finished reading "An Open Design" (March), and it triggered several ideas. After a varied career as an industrial engineering manager, maintenance manager, Army officer, and process improver, I am now working as a forensic engineer...

Cover up the cover.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I'm very disappointed with the cover design and format of the new magazine. It is boring at best and awful at worst. The front of the magazine looks like a typical back cover. The logo is a square box with square letters! Who came up with that?...

A woodworking IE.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I am very pleased to find my Industrial Engineer magazine displaying its proper name. Almost 50 years ago, on the GI Bill of Rights, I went to Germany to become an engineer in furniture manufacturing and management. At a local bookstore a...

Building up business at home.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... "New World Manufacturing Order," (February) is a great article! Too bad American businesses let dispersed manufacturing get away from them. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The empowerment of the "John Waynes" to do a job and do it well is...

Green deconstruction.(News)
May 1, 2003... Michael Auto Parts in Orlando, Fla., does a good job of undoing the work of BMW. Michael Auto, a BMW partner, specializes in dismantling BMW vehicles, and for its efforts toward pollution control and environmental compliance, the...

Beyond JIT.(Book of the Month)
May 1, 2003... A consultant with 40 years of manufacturing experience, Toshiki Naruse perceived a problem with the application of the just-in-time concept pioneered by Toyota. While it was a good system for companies that manufacture or process products for...

FDA proposes medication bar coding.(Book of the Month)
May 1, 2003... Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced in March a proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration that would require bar coding on medications. The rule, part of FDA's strategic initiative to reduce adverse events...

IDing the world.(Site to See)
May 1, 2003... The Auto-ID Center's aim is nothing less than to change the world. By creating an open global network that can identify anything, anywhere, automatically, it seeks to give companies near-perfect supply chain visibility. The system, if widely...

Linking industry to education: supply chain lab brings together academia and commerce.(News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... An information technology laboratory that connects the supply chain from the factory floor to the end user opened on the Texas A&M University campus in February. The lab will provide education for students while offering solutions for industry...

Corrine H. Lyle.(Newsmakers)
May 1, 2003... Edwards Lifesciences Corp. announced that outside director Corrine H. Lyle has been named chief financial officer. Previously, Lyle served as CFO for Tularik Inc. She holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University...

David Hurwitz.(Newsmakers)
May 1, 2003... David Hurwitz joined Niku Corp. as vice president of marketing. Hurwitz has held a number of positions with Silicon Valley companies, most recently serving as vice president of marketing and strategy at Perfect Commerce Inc. He holds a B.S. in...

Tuomas Sandholm.(Newsmakers)
May 1, 2003... Tuomas Sandholm, Ph.D., was awarded the Computers and Thought Award from the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the Sloan Research Fellowship from the Arthur J. Sloan Foundation. Sandholm is the founder and chairman...

Cesar O. Malave.(Newsmakers)
May 1, 2003... Industrial engineering professor and IIE member Cesar O. Malave, Ph.D., was named assistant dean of international programs in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. Malave earned a bachelor's degree in chemical...

Ingenuity moves America: design competition inspires engineers to innovate.(News)
May 1, 2003... "Ingenuity, engineering, and manufacturing are still prime movers in the United States," declared Emhart Teknologies president and CEO Paul A. Gustafson. Gustafson was moved to make that statement as a result of receiving more than 1,100...

Funding for better water: research grants available.(News)
May 1, 2003... The Awwa Research Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the science of drinking water, seeks proposals for research projects scheduled for launch in 2003. Eight of these projects, with nearly $2.4 million in funding,...

Pablo Montesinos.(Newsmakers)
May 1, 2003... LanChile Airlines named Pablo Montesinos vice president, North/Central America and Asia. Montesinos has experience in strategic planning, marketing, operations, and organization. He holds a degree in industrial engineering from the Pontificia...

Robert G. Sargent.(Newsmakers)
May 1, 2003... Robert G. Sargent, Ph.D., professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science at Syracuse University, received the 2002 Lifetime Professional Achievement Award from the INFORMS-College on Simulation. An IIE member since 1966,...

Laura Joslin.(Newsmakers)
May 1, 2003... Laura Joslin joined Six Sigma Academy as a master consultant as part of a new leadership initiative. Previously she worked as a Six Sigma statistician with General Electric's aircraft engine division. She holds a master's degree in industrial...

Edith W. Martin.(Newsmakers)
May 1, 2003... Nutra Pharma Corp. named Edith W. Martin, Ph.D., its president and elected her to its board of directors. Martin has accrued a range of experience in pharmaceutical research. She holds a B.A. in experimental psychology from Lake Forest College...

Criminal penalties for safety violations: senator advocates tougher laws to reign in employers who disregard worker well-being.(News)
May 1, 2003... Since many employers will not address safety issues unless they believe prosecution is a serious possibility, the threat of punishment has to be real and the potential consequences severe, according to U.S. Sen. Jon S. Corzine (D-N.J.) He would...

Business briefs.(News)
May 1, 2003... The 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid, the first vehicle to integrate a gasoline-electric hybrid system into an existing high-sales volume automobile, won the Technology of the Year Award from IndustryWeek magazine. * HealthSouth Corp. Will provide an...

Education briefs.(News)
May 1, 2003... Nortel Networks' R&D team in Galway, Ireland, has fostered relationships with local educational institutions for 29 years. As part of that initiative, Nortel awarded a prize for the best final-year undergraduate project in industrial...

The road goes ever on.(Uncommon IE)
May 1, 2003... When industrial engineer Robert Bantz retired from his research and development job with the Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., he felt something lacking. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Retirement's a terrible thing," he says with a wistful laugh....

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... JUNE 7-11 * SAVE International Conference, Scottsdale, Ariz., (937) 224-7283; http://www.value-eng.org. SAVE International offers a variety of workshops and seminars to those interested in learning about or expanding their value...

A matter of experience.(Performance Improvement)
May 1, 2003... In sports, years of experience means less than the measured ability of a person to perform a given set of skills. We in business need to shift our focus toward that approach. For one thing, years of experience can often be more of a...

Managing to lead.(Management)
May 1, 2003... About 15 or 20 years ago, it became popular to believe that management and leadership comprise two different sets of traits, and being good at one does not necessarily mean being good at the other. Conventional wisdom is that you cannot achieve...

Life-and-death ergonomics.(Ergonomics)
May 1, 2003... Anyone who thinks ergonomics is not a life-and-death issue was not watching news coverage of the war in Iraq. As I saw the clips of troops moving about the battlefield, I felt a sense of pride that America has the best-equipped forces in the...

Of age and reason.(Manufacturing)
May 1, 2003... As most people age, when they have gotten over the shock of becoming eligible for senior discounts, they begin to place more value on experience. It is a natural thing. We older folks tend to subscribe to the belief that wisdom comes with age....

[3.sup.RD] Annual Lean Management Solutions Conference.
May 1, 2003... September 7-11, 2003 * Atlanta, Georgia * Sheraton Buckhead LEAN FOR ACCELERATING GROWTH INTO THE FUTURE PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS September 7, 2003 CONFERENCE September 8-9, 2003 POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ...

Provocative politics: Seymour Melman argues for workplace democracy and against a military economy.(Cover Story)
May 1, 2003... If professor Seymour Melman knows his views are contrary to that of the sitting majority, he doesn't seem to care. As the Bush administration went before Congress seeking tens of billions of dollars to fund a war in Iraq, the 85-year-old...

Course schedule / fall 2003 - spring 2004.
May 1, 2003... COURSE AND DATE MEMBER | NON-MEMBER Six Sigma Seminars Six Sigma Concepts $395 | $445 September 3, 2003 January 14, 2004 May 15, 2004 (Houston, TX) Six Sigma Green Belt ...

Reporting for duty: Industrial engineers improve the world by doing their jobs.
May 1, 2003... "Work... is not what we do for a living but what we do with our living." --William J. Bennett, The Book of Virtues One of the best ways to feel a sense of significance in the world is through work. Through their chosen...

Redefining our relevance: the writing is on the wall: industrial engineering must change to survive.
May 1, 2003... The roots of industrial engineering are in the industrial revolution. It was the success of the industrial revolution to change society that eventually assured the acceptance of mass production worldwide. Due to the increased competition,...

High standards: triumph over the turmoil of work measurement.
May 1, 2003... Consider the following questions: * Does your business have incentive standards? * Do you pay people based on some form of engineered standards? * Does anybody have good standards? * Is anyone happy with the rates? * Are...

State of emergency: modeling heals the wounds of emergency department diversions.
May 1, 2003... In the past several years, there has been a growing concern about the increasing frequency of emergency department diversions on a local and national level. When an emergency department (ED) declares a diversion, an emergency medical system...

Building the next generation: Home Depot helps fund IIE student award.(Focus on IIE)
May 1, 2003... Home Depot made a valuable contribution to the Institute in March when it donated $4,200 to fund the IIE Student Award for Excellence. Presented annually, the award recognizes the efforts of undergraduate IIE members who demonstrate exceptional...

Chapter adapter: pump up your IIE chapter at the Annual Conference.(Focus on IIE)
May 1, 2003... In conjunction with the IIE Annual Conference in Portland, Ore., IIE will offer a two-part Communities Leadership Training session. Held May 17-18, the workshops are designed to help members increase participation and maximize value in their...

The write stuff: IIE's publications department keeps members in the know.(Meet the Staff)
May 1, 2003... When you flip through the pages of your IIE member magazine, do you ever stop to think about the wealth of editorial and artistic angst and expertise that went into it? Editorial Director Jane Gaboury, Managing Editor Monica Elliott, Editorial...

Be prepared: Industrial Management gives insight into anticipating difficulties.(In Other Publications)
May 1, 2003... In "Changing in Spite of Difficult People," consultant Rae Cook details the four different personality types most often encountered in personal and professional relationships: Dominators, Influencers, Steadiness-Lovers, and Conscientious...

Chapter check-in: if spring is in the air, then it must be time for revving up chapter activities.(Focus)
May 1, 2003... Cleveland As part of National Engineers Week, IIE Chapter 7 helped host the Engineering Expo at Cleveland's Great Lakes Science Center in February. A wide variety of professional engineering organizations were on hand representing the...

The Gilbreth Award.(Ask IIE)
May 1, 2003... Q: A colleague of mine won IIE's Gilbreth Award some years ago. What is that? A: First presented in 1962, the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award is the most prestigious honor conferred by IIE. It celebrates individuals...

Meet me down South: student chapters gather in Clemson, S.C. for the IIE Southeast Regional Conference.(Ask IIE)
May 1, 2003... The 2003 IIE Southeast Regional Conference was held Feb. 6-9 at Clemson University. Attended by industrial engineering students from across the South, the conference is an annual opportunity to develop networking skills while forging contacts....

We go, you go, ergo: good feelings at work in the field of feeling good at work.(Focus)
May 1, 2003... More than 500 attendees descended upon the Hotel Intercontinental in Dallas for the sixth annual Applied Ergonomics Conference. Held March 10-13, the conference drew ergonomists, engineers, and safety and health professionals to demonstrate,...

Your guide for finding industrial engineering services and recruiters.(Resources)
May 1, 2003... Work Measurement MTM Association * Work Measurement Systems * Work Measurement Software * Industrial Engineering Training and Support * Ergonomics Training * Productivity Improvement Analysis * Profitability...

Missed manners: injurious behaviors on the job harm workplace productivity.(Punchline)
May 1, 2003... Left unchecked, workplace incivility can poison the well of office productivity. "Incivility is a mild yet often harmful form of abuse," said researcher Lisa Penney from the University of South Florida. "It is not necessarily intentional...

A 'more perfect' engine.(Punchline)
May 1, 2003... Marlan Scully, the Texas A&M University professor whose flare for quantum physics earned him the nickname Quantum Cowboy, has improved the design of the "perfect" automotive engine. The Carnot engine, which has stood for nearly 200 years as...

Restaurant efficiency: turning the tables profitably.(Punchline)
May 1, 2003... Simply purchasing the right kind of tables and arranging them appropriately can help restaurateurs increase their revenues. Research by Gary Thompson of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration reveals that mid-size (about...