IIE Lean Division News

    February 2010     


Education
An IIE certificate program
 
Lean Facilitator Certificate
 A new IIE certificate program
 
Webinars
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Lean Enterprise seminars

Six Sigma seminars

IIE Lean Division Town Hall Meeting
at the
IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010
June 5-9, in Cancún!
 
Town Hall Meeting 
Monday
June 7, 2010
5:15-6:30 p.m
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  IIE 2010 Annual Conference | Cancun, Mexico
   IIE 2010 Annual Conference Exhibitor Prospectus
Lean Division Board 2009-2010
 
The mission of the Lean Division is to support its members by fostering networks, offering programs and maintaining resources that represent their core competencies and/or areas of specialized practice. The 2009-2010 Lean Division Board comprises of the following members.
 
President: Ahad Ali, Assistant Professor, Lawrence Tech University
Past President: Marjorie Koch, Senior Industrial Engineer, Nike IHM Inc.

Directors:
1. Fazleena Badurdeen, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky
2. Kate Bombach, Lean Coach, Michigan Quality System, University of Michigan Health System
3. Beth Cudney, Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology
4. Ira Dunoff, Wilmington, Del.
5. Tomasita Louviere-Ligons, IBM
6. Martin Nazareth, OpEx Solutions, Inc.
7. Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
8. Aman Sapra, Sr. Logistics Engineer, St. Onge Co.
9. MD Sarder, Assistant Professor, University of Southern Mississippi
 
 Lean Six Sigma Conference
Mark Your Calendars
for
Monterrey, Mexico
 
IIE Presents ...
Lean & Six Sigma Solutions Conference 2010
Sept. 27-28, 2010
InterContinental - Presidente Monterrey Hotel
Monterrey, Mexico
  
Mark the dates on your calendar and watch for updates as IIE plans the world's most comprehensive Lean and Six Sigma Conference!
 
Offering sessions in English and Spanish
 

IIE Annual Conference 2010: IERC Research Sessions, Lean Systems Track - Update
 
The track on Lean Systems at the IIE Annual Conference is a forum for researchers and practitioners to share research focused on the application of Lean Systems concepts to improve organizational performance. A large number of abstracts in diverse areas related to Lean were received this time. We are excited to announce that there will be sixteen research sessions (almost 60% higher than at 2009 IIE Annual Conference) and a tutorial session under the Lean Systems track this year.
IIE Annual Conference 2010: Applied Solutions Sessions - Update
 
Please join us for the 2010 IIE Applied Solutions Annual Conference in sunny Cancún, Mexico. Industry leaders will deliver solid application of time-honored methodologies that have proven results. They will introduce you to tools and ideas that you can discuss with your peers at the conference and take back to
others in your company.
The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.
-Shigeo Shingo
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