IIE Sidelogo name

 

South Central IIE Region eNewsletter

Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Okalahoma, Texas

 
                                                                                                                  February 2009

Are You in the Right Field?

 
With the trend in economic news, it is a mixed blessing to be a wired society. Most people have the tools to be kept up-to-date by radio, television, the Internet, cell phone, Blackberry, et al, and this means it is possible to keep yourself stressed out all day every day.  When some days include news announcements from a half dozen or more of the largest and most respected names in manufacturing and service industries, with each name's news including layoffs in four or five digits, you may start to wonder, "Am I in the right or wrong industry or field?  Is Industrial Engineering the field in which I should stay?"  Read more 
Industrial Engineering - - Share and Share Alike
When he was in graduate school, your Friendly Newsletter Editor (FNE) had a friend in the IE doctoral program who was not a member of IIE. The friend was asked by many of the other students in the program why he wasn't a member. His stock answer with a hint of sarcasm was "What has IIE done for me?"  That answer begs the question "What have you done for IIE?"  IIE membership is the epitome of "you get out of it what you put into it."  The primary raison d' etre for IIE is improvement and continuing education of its members, and this requires deliberate two-way interaction.  More
IE Resolution for the New Year - - Learn a New Language
Although we are approximately two months into 2009, you may find yourself still in need of a resolution for the New Year. If so, a pointer toward an appropriate resolution may be found in the outlets for an industry that has been greatly in the news of late; i.e., your local automobile dealership. If you browse the vehicle stickers at your local Chevrolet dealership, for instance, you will find at the bottom of the stickers in the "country of origin" area, notes such as "engine from China, transmission from Japan."  You will also find, for example, that the Chevy Aveo is made by Daewoo, a South Korean auto manufacturer owned by GM. Indeed, there is no real "U.S. Made" automobile, and the same is true for most of the other auto makers around the world (i.e., there is no automobile that is completely domestically made), and much the same is true for other major and minor industries in the United States. Full article

IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2009

   
Institute of Industrial Engineers conference -  open to all
May 30 - June 3 
Doral Golf Resort & Spa
Miami, Florida
                                                 
 
Industry managers, top-notch researchers and outstanding educators reveal creative and innovative solutions at the Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference and Expo 2009, an event open to all involved in process improvement, at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida. The conference includes research presentations from more than 700 individuals representing industry and academia plus more than 80 industry-focused practical solutions, keynote speakers, awards, simulation competition, facility  tours, networking, student events and everything about industrial and systems engineering you could ask for and more.
 
For information, or call (800) 446-0460 x 102.
 
Student and team rates are available. CEUs and PDHs are available. 

 
South Central Region  
  Leadership Team
Please feel free to contact any of us if you have questions.

Joan Wagner
South Central Region Vice President
 
Assistant Regional
Vice President
 
Assistant Regional Vice President for Student Development
 
Lew Cox
Regional Newsletter and Website Editor
 
Jim Mathais
Regional Webcast Coordinator
Region News
 
2008 Student
 Chapter Recognition Program
Congratulations! 
 
GOLD Award  
University of Arkansas 
Kansas State University 
University of Texas - El Paso 
Wichita State University
 
SILVER Award 
 University of Missouri - Columbia
 
BRONZE Award
University of Texas at Arlington
 
Award of Merit
Texas A&M University - Commerce