2012 Annual Conference was a success!!!!
Photos from 62nd Annual IIE Conference and Expo - Orlando, Fla.
http://www.iienet2.org/annual2/Annual2012Photos/
Keynote speakers, renowned experts in industrial engineering and management, set the tone for the various sections of the annual conference.
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IIE Industry Best Practice Award
The Lean Division of IIE launched its 2nd industry best practice award.The Lean Best Practice Award recognizes organizations for innovative and effective implementation of Lean principles and practices that deliver exemplary business performance improvement. Every year IIE conducts the award competition to promote successful implementation of Lean by recognizing best in class industries and sharing their stories with others. This is a very prestigious award for a team and their industry.
The award was bestowed to the top three teams and was presented at the IIE Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla., May 19-23, 2012.
Lean Best Practice Award 2012 Highlights!
The Lean Best Practice Award 2012 was a great success. There were eleven submissions for this award and two of them were from overseas. Based on pre-screening evaluation, only top four teams were selected as finalists and were allowed to present their case in the IIE Annual Conference 2012, Orlando, Fla. The 2012 finalist teams represented the following companies:
Click here to find out winners and read short descriptions of winning projects.
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Key Points on Operational Excellence Sub-Optimization
The Applied Solutions' Industry Advisory Board and Lean Track coordinated three joint panel discussions at the IIE Annual Conference 2012 to identify causes for Operational Excellence sub-optimization and the role of Industrial Engineers (IE) for overall optimization. Vital information for the American industry resulted from the discussion between panelists and audience from several companies including, DuPont, John Deere, Boeing, Purdue University, Bradley University, MD Anderson, FedEx, National Centers for System of Systems Engineering, Memphis Light Gas & Water, Edwards Lifesciences, Ventura Foods, and others. Read more
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Question: What's world-class?
I am familiar with lean manufacturing, just-in-time manufacturing, and quick-response manufacturing. Where does world-class manufacturing fit in?
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Featured Lean definitions
Learning curve: A graphic representation of the progress in production effectiveness as time passes. Learning curves are useful planning tools, particularly in the project-oriented industries where new products are phased in rather frequently. The basis for the learning curve calculation is the fact that workers will be able to produce the product more quickly after they get used to making it.
Manage by wandering around (MBWA): A practice whereby managers frequently tour areas for which they are responsible, talk to various employees, and encourage upward communication.
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