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The 4 Rs of your continued IE relevance
By Lew Cox
To say the last few years in industry have been volatile is a great understatement. A number of the people you know, as well as a number of your friends, have probably been given the opportunity to make a career adjustment, albeit not voluntarily. A few, because of the same conditions, have more than likely been given additional duties and challenges which, though burdensome at the moment, should augur well for their advancement in the longer haul. To maintain relevance to the IE profession, and perhaps to stay employed, industrial engineers should be careful to pursue the four Rs of Read, Re-educate, Reflect and Repeat. Full article
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What's in a name - or set of initials?
By Lew Cox
A major source of conversation and point of contention in the field of industrial engineering is the name, itself. As members recall, there was a vote last year on whether or not to change the name of the Institute. Also as members recall, it was voted down. Yet, the unease over the term industrial engineer - the initials "IE", the IE profession, and the concise definition and content of the terms -continues. Note the "On the boards"content and discussion in the March and April 2010 issues of Industrial Engineer magazine. Read more
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 CALLING ALL STUDENTS The IIE International event of the year is just around the corner...
Plan now to be in Cancún for the IIE Annual Conference & Expo 2010
The four top reasons you should be there: 1. The best networking opportunity you will have this year. Thousands of industry and academic professionals from around the world. 2. One of the lowest priced conferences you will have an opportunity to attend this year. Student member conference price is only $195 until April 30. 3. Two days of sessions designed by students for students and access to all of the sessions and exhibits offered at the conference. 4. It's Cancún, Mexico. Register today before the pre-conference pricing ends on April 30.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
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South Central Student Conference and Meeting
On Feb. 26-27, IIE Student Chapter 873 at St. Mary's University hosted the Region 5 Conference and Paper Contest at the historic Gunter Hotel in San Antonio. Participants from fourteen universities were in attendance. There was wide participation from the student chapters in the region, with presenters from the University of Texas-El Paso, Oklahoma University, Wichita State University, the University of Arkansas, Lamar University, St. Mary's University, Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, Oklahoma State University and Texas State University- San Marcos. More
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What's a body to do?
By Lew Cox
Today's economic thus, industrial, situation is more than a little volatile, and the news media reflects it all too well. Indeed, if one dwells on current news too long, it might be tempting to either take to hard liquor or develop some kind of personally induced chemical imbalance. A potpourri of headlines taken from the SME Daily Executive Briefing provide some justification for that comment. More
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Missouri S&T News (Chapter 917)
In this academic year, undaunted by the weather and the economy, the Missouri S&T student chapter has hosted a number of professional meetings and speakers, in addition to being involved in charitable events. More |
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Greater Kansas City Chapter News (Chapter 92)
One of the most fertile fields for use of industrial engineering techniques and tools is in hospitals. For IE work in hospitals the meanings of just
terms like "production," "assembly line," "safety stock," et al, have to be mentally and emotionally adjusted to take into account the fact that the applications now have a direct effect on human lives.
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