KVSSNRao's Industrial Engineering Handbook

Articles and Papers on Industrial Engineering

2009-12-21T02:01:00.000-08:00

I consolidated my articles and papers on Industrial Engineering on google knol platform into a list

http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-k-v-s-s/industrial-engineering-knols-of/2utb2lsm2k7a/1674

There are 50 articles in the list on various topics.

Introduction to Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering
Focus of Industrial Engineering
THE PURPOSE AND EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering

The Component Areas of Industrial Engineering

Human Effort Engineering

Systems Efficiency Engineering - A Focus Area of Industrial Engineeering

Industrial Engineering and Systems Design

Human Effort Engineering - Methods, Techniques and Related Issues

Work Station Design - An Activity of Human Effort Engineering
Principles of Motion Economy
Motion Study - Human Effort Engineering
Motion Study - Operation Analysis - Questions
Ergonomics - Introduction
Man Machine Interface Devices - Design and Use - Industrial Engineering
Biomechanics in Industrial Engineering Curriculum
Safety Aspect of Human Effort Engineering - A Manual to Support
Safety Gloves
Human Effort - Nature and Effects
The Concept of Human Effort Engineering: HR Dimension

Human Body Science Knols - Bulletin Board

Systems Efficiency Engineering - Methods, Techniques and Related Issues

Efficiency: A Focus Area of Industrial Engineering - Jesse Brogan
Method Study
Process Analysis - Questions/Check List
Installing Proposed Methods
5S System - Work Place Design (Industrial Engineering)
Fact Gathering for Office System Efficiency Engineering Studies
Value Engineering - Introduction
Statistical Quality Control – Industrial Engineering

Systems Design, Installation and Improvement Management
Methods, Techniques and Related Issues

Engineering Economy or Engineering Economics: Economic Decision Making by Engineers
Productivity Measurement
Systems Engineering - INCOSE View
System Engineering Process and Its Management
Systems Engineering Fundamentals - Book Information and Review

Pioneers and Expert Practitioners of Industrial Engineering

Frank B. Gilbreth: Some of His Industrial Engineering Achievements

Harrington Emerson - A Pioneer Industrial Engineer

Henry Laurence Gantt (1861-1919) - Industrial Engineer

Shigeo Shingo - The Japanese Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineering and Scientific Management in Japan

Organizing Industrial Engineering Department

Management and Industrial Engineer
Organizing for Industrial Engineering: Historical Evolution of Thinking
The Role and Career of the Industrial Engineer
A New Charter for Industrial Engineers

Industrial Engineering and Other Departments and Disciplines

Ergonomist - Is He an Industrial Engineer
Management and Industrial Engineer
The Concept of Human Effort Engineering: HR Dimension

Industrial Engineering Programs

Industrial Engineering - Proposed Curriculum

Good Industrial Engineering Programs
Teaching Industrial Engineering
The First Industrial Engineering Program in the World at The Pennsylvania State University

Articles, Books, Bulletin Boards, Course Pages

Article Series Directory – Management – Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering - Bulletin Board
Industrial Engineering Course Pages

Industrial EngineeringTechniques - Articles, Books, Courses

Industrial Engineering Methods and Practices - Vijay Sheth
Knol Magazine of Industrial Engineering
Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook - Book Information and Review Articles

Teaching Industrial Engineering

Innovations in Industrial Engineering

SMED - Single Minute Exchange of Dies - An Industrial Engineering Innovation
5S System - Work Place Design (Industrial Engineering)

Three Major Components of Industrial Engineering

2009-09-10T02:14:00.000-07:00

After writing number of articles explaining What is industrial engineering, I feel:

IE is better explained as having three components.

1. Human Effort Engineering
2. Systems Efficiency Engineering
3. Systems Design, Installation and Improvement Management.

All the techniques that IEs use can be categorised under these three heads. Human Effort and System Efficiency are the core focus areas of IE and IE has broadened to systems design management.

I am developing number of online articles to explain my categorisation and the present list of such published articles is:

http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-kvss/industrial-engineering-knols-of/2utb2lsm2k7a/1674#

TOSHIBA - Requirement for Industrial Engineer in Philippines Sep 2008

2008-09-26T01:08:00.000-07:00

TOSHIBA Information Equipment (Phil.), Inc. Requires an Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer - Engineering
Posted by: TOSHIBA Information Equipment (Phil.), Inc.
Posted date: 2008-Sep-25

Location: Philippines

TOSHIBA, a world leader in high technology, invites you to share its commitment to people and to the the future through its local subsidiary, TOSHIBA INFORMATION EQUIPMENT ( PHILIPPINES ) INC. A manufacturer of leading edge storage devices, the company seeks top caliber individuals to join our quality-driven team.

Functions:
- Develop method, systems and procedures of manufacturing operations, and improve work methodology, production efficiency and quality of manufacturing operations.

Requirements
-Graduate of BS Industrial Engineering
-Must be knowledgeable in training and certification process, statistical tools application, and manufacturing planning.
- Exposure in electronics / semi-semiconductor industry is a definite advantage but not required.
- Must computer literate.

An attractive compensation and benefits package will be offered to successful candidates. We provide shuttle buses for Cubao (via-C5), Pasay Rotonda-Magallanes, Sucat, Bicutan, Alabang, Southmall, Laguna, Tanauan Batangas, GMA Cavite, & Tagaytay residents.

Interested applicants may personally apply or send their resume to:

TOSHIBA Information Equipment (Phil.), Inc.
103 East Main Ave. Ext. Special Export Processing Zone Laguna Technopark, Binan Laguna
Or

Recruitment Section
103 East Main Ave. Ext. SEPZ
Laguna Technopark, Biñan Laguna
Tel. No. (02) 842-0988 loc. 3436 / 3433
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Email hr.recruitment@tip.toshiba.co.jp

Visit the source of information
http://www.asiahotjobs.net/index.php?post_id=8193

Industrial Engineer - Jobs - September 2008

2008-09-06T04:09:00.000-07:00

Corporate Industrial Engineering Manager
Posted by:Top Echelon Network

Job ID: W152250
Location: Buffalo, NY
Salary: $70000 - $95000

Date Listed: 9/4/2008
Job Type: Full Time

Degree Required: Bachelor of Science
General Comments:

CORPORATE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MANAGER

My client is a processor and producer of private label fruit juices, has an immediate opening for an experienced Industrial Engineering Manager especially qualified in implementing continuous improvement programs to join the Corporate Engineering Staff at itsâ€™ Western New York, headquarters.

Broad knowledge of manufacturing systems, improvement methodologies, food plant processes, bottling and secondary packaging systems, operations management and cost systems is required; including demonstrated success in providing corporate leadership in initiating & executing efficiency increasing and waste reduction projects.

Successful candidate will be a self-starter with strong technical, interpersonal & organizational skills and demonstrated success in building teams and delivering results in a dynamic, multiple responsibility environment.

Requirements: BS Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing A minimum of 7 years of Industrial Engineering experience, 2 in a supervisory/managerial position - Broad experience in manufacturing improvement methodologies (TPM, Lean, etc.) required - Experience in food processing preferred, especially hot fill PET bottling - 6 Sigma Black Belt certification is a plus Ability to travel domestically 50% of the time, including occasional weekends

General Duties & Responsibilities: * Successfully develops & leads multiple improvement initiatives supporting corporate growth and efficiency goals at any of Companyâ€™s US facilities. * Directs and supports subordinates and plant associates in identifying opportunities, initiating projects and delivering against objectives. Provides training in production improvement methodologies. Coordinates improvement activities across multiple Company sites. Develops associates skills in establishing a continuous improvement culture. * Identifies opportunities to improve plant performance, product quality and employee welfare, provides leadership in developing and implementing practical solutions * Develops decision support information through work and productivity measurements, statistical analysis, economic feasibility studies, and production modeling. * Provides clear & concise analysis & reporting on manufacturing network capabilities & opportunities. * Initiates appropriation requests, purchase orders, and contracts as required.

http://www.mechanicalengineer.com/jobseeker/sSetup.asp?runsearch=1&spJobAdId=152250

ISOS: A job evaluation system

2008-08-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

ISOS: A job evaluation system to implement comparable worth
Albert Corominas, Anna Maria Coves, Amaia Lusa, Carme Martinez

Intangible Capital, Vol 4, No 1 (2008)

http://www.intangiblecapital.org/index.php/ic/article/view/69

Lillian Evelyn Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972)

2008-07-29T21:31:00.000-07:00

Lillian Evelyn Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972) spent her life advocating the application of psychology, and helped shape the development of applied psychology in the early 20th century. (Kelly & Kelly, 1990; Koppes, 1997; Perloff & Naman 1996).

At the University of California, Berkeley, she majored in psychology at Masters degree. Frank Gilbreth, a contracting engineer, her husband, recognized her keen insight of human behavior, her strong empathy and sympathy for individuals, and her genuine interest in psychology.

After marrying in 1904, Gilbreth immediately became her husband’s engineering apprentice and construction business partner. While constructing buildings, Gilbreth noted that engineers were addressing their technical problems scientifically but they appeared to be unaware that psychology had much to offer as a science. She believed that Taylor’s scientific management system neglected individual needs in the work setting. Gilbreth understood the importance of identifying the best motions to improve efficiency but she also wanted to know if those best motions provided the happiest result to those who used them. While Frank Gilbreth was studying the employee’s motions, Lillian was observing and analyzing the employee’s dedication to his/her job.

lillina Gilbreth prepared a doctoral dissertation n which she asserted that scientific management proponents should consider the perspectives and happiness of workers. Although the dissertation was viewed positively by the faculty, the Ph.D. was not conferred at the last minute by the Academic Senate because she failed to meet the requirement of a final year in residence. After publishing installments in an engineering periodical, she eventually published the dissertation as a book, The Psychology of Management (1914), which became one of the most influential textbooks on industrial relations.

Gilbreth subsequently enrolled in a doctoral program at Brown University. It was one of the first universities to acknowledge scientific management as a legitimate profession. Her second dissertation, The Elimination of Waste, was the application of psychology and scientific management to the work of classroom teachers. She was awarded a Ph.D. in psychology 1915.

In 1912, the Gilbreths gave up the construction business to become management consultants. Their consulting included implementing novel ideas for the time such as an employee suggestion box, rest periods, process charts, and alternative work. They redesigned jobs based on employee’s perspectives, a new approach for the emerging discipline of industrial psychology. They developed ways to employ physically handicapped workers so they could become productive community members. After Frank died in 1924, Lillian continued to consult and research applications of psychology for the next 45 years.

Her work was responsive to many issues, and was characterized by an underlying theme: Whenever possible, a human component must be included. Gilbreth’s writing on topics such as leadership, motivation, selection, job analysis, quality, promotions, group cooperation, training and nonfinancial incentives was at the forefront of many modern ideas of industrial and organizational psychology. She was pivotal in getting management to address personnel issues, and in doing so, attained recognition for psychology in the workplace.

According to her biographer, Edna Yost, Gilbreth would not want anyone to claim for her too great a part in the changes that have come in industry through the science of psychology. But even she could not name a single person who has had a greater influence in this field than she had. Personnel work today – a recognized department in all big industries and many small ones – is, at its best, the intelligent application of psychology in industry, which she first urged. (1943, p.117)

Gilbreth expanded the application of psychology to solve problems in areas such as office machine companies, hospitals, and sports. For example, she worked for General Electric and other appliance manufacturing companies to assist in redesigning kitchen and household appliances. Two of her most notable inventions were the shelves inside refrigerator doors and the foot-pedal trash can. She wrote two books (1927, 1928) that reflected her personal concerns about challenges faced by women in managing homes, raising families, and working in jobs outside the home.

In addition to consulting and researching, Gilbreth taught college and university courses at Bryn Mawr, Newark College of Engineering, and Rutgers University. In 1935, she was appointed professor of management at Purdue University, the first woman to receive such an appointment. She was designated as a resident lecturer for MIT in 1964 at age 86. She also served on committees appointed by six U.S. presidents.

In 1984, a commemorative postage stamp was issued in her honor, making her the only psychologist to receive this accolade.

A pioneer in many respects, Gilbreth advocated compensating for the omission of human aspects in scientific management. She generated innovative applications of psychology to work and generalized her ideas and methods to societal problems. She managed a consulting business from her home, an atypical work style for women.

During a commencement speech in 1990 (the first female speaker at Berkeley), Gilbreth articulated her early philosophy of life, which served as a foundation for her work throughout her entire career. She believed that all individuals have the right to happiness, and the goal of human life is the fulfillment and happiness of the person. While professing that individuals can and should develop their fullest potentials, Gilbreth did just that.

Sources

http://www.psych.yorku.ca/femhop/Lilian%20Gilbreth.htm

Therbligs

2008-07-29T21:03:00.000-07:00

Frank B.gilbreth developed sub divisions or events that are seen as common to all kinds of work. He coined the word therblig to represent these elements of work by a human operator.

They are

1. Search
2. Find
3. Select
4. Grasp
5. Hold
6. Position
7. Assemble
8. Use
9. Disassemble
10. Inspect
11. Transport loaded
12. Transport unloaded
13. Pre-position for next operation
14. Release load
15. Unavoidable delay
16. Avoidable delay
17. Plan
18. Rest to overcome fatigue

Ralph Barnes omitted the therblig 'find' from the list he has given. He argued that it was a mental reaction than a physical movement.

Reference
Motion and Time Study
Seventh Edition
Ralph M. Barnes
John Wiley & Sons 1980

Google Books Work Study and Measurement

2008-07-29T20:48:00.000-07:00

Most Work Measurement Systems By Kjell B. Zandin
http://books.google.com/books?id=c9zSq5HyTGgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=work+measurement&lr=&sig=ACfU3U3w9FyhuxlqBu3lVbngeP9PmrCzqw&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=4_2

This book is an essential guide for those in training for their MOST® certification and a great value to anyone looking to enhance their marketability to prospective employers. Revised to accommodate the evolving needs of current and emerging industries, the third edition clarifies the working rules and data card format for BasicMOST®, MiniMOST® and MaxiMOST®, presents a thorough description of the application of AdminMOSTTM, a version of BasicMOST® for measuring administrative tasks in retail, banking and service environments, and contains new photographs and illustrations. It is an excellent resource for practicing professionals and newcomers in the fields of industrial engineering and management.

Published 2003
Marcel Dekker

Work measurement

519 pages
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Work Measurement and Methods Improvement By Lawrence S. Aft

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Practical, up-to-date coverage for a new generation of engineering and management professionals. Lawrence S. Afts Productivity, Measurement, and Improvement has long served as a seminal reference for students and professionals in industrial engineering, quality management, and other related fields. Now Work Measurement and Methods Improvement brings his work right up to date with the demands of todays rapidly changing marketplace, where work measurement and methods improvement have a vital role to play in improving quality and enhancing productivity in a wide range of industries. Accessible and easy to follow, this book presents solid, practical coverage of the key principles and practices of work measurement. It explains the purpose, use, advantages, and limitations of tools and methods for:Work analysis–including graphical productivity analysis and work methods improvementProduct measurement–from time study and standard data systems to work sampling and labor reporting issuesProduct improvement–ergonomics, incentive systems, continuous improvement, process improvement, and more With straightforward examples, chapter-end summaries, review questions, and practice exercises that emphasize the application of fundamental concepts, Work Measurement and Methods Improvement is an essential reference for current and future professionals who must do the work and manage the process to achieve better quality, higher productivity, and powerhouse performance for their organization.

By Lawrence S. Aft
Contributor Lawrence S
. Aft
Published 2000
Wiley-IEEE

Work measurement

464 pages

Contents

METHODS ANALYSIS 22
scientific method, Brainstorming, status quo

WORK ANALYSIS 31
Blivet, burrito, Mousetrap

WORK METHODS IMPROVEMENT 105
Rold bolr, gross pay, data entry clerk

MEASURING PRODUCTIVITY 145
Standard Deviation, standard normal table, stopwatch

STANDARD DATA SYSTEMS 209
standard data system, regression analysis, independent variables

PREDETERMINED TIME SYSTEMS 253
predetermined time systems, Methods Time Measurement, Morions

WORK SAMPLING 299
Blivet, sampling study, ABC Store

PHYSIOLOGICAL WORK MEASUREMENT 330
heart rate, oxygen, IKonz

LABOR REPORTING 340
control chart, Standard 580, standard deviation

IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY 363
anthropometry, man-machine system, mainframe computers

INCENTIVES TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY 385
Lincoln Electric, incentive plan, eight-hour day

ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR INCREASING 412
participatory management, United Auto Workers, QWL programs
Quality Control Circles 419
IWall, Japan, Scientific Management
Work Measurement and Continuous Improvement 429
flextime, job enrichment, job rotation
Summary 437
Quality Circles, Job Enrichment, Ergonomics
INDEX

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Engineered Work Measurement By Delmar W. Karger, Franklin H. Bayha

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Since its first edition this book has helped thousands profitably use traditional time and Motion Study and the predetermined time system, MTM-1. Offering extensive information on I.E. and work measurement software, it focuses on the MTM material that has been refined and tested for more than three decades. It provides accurate answers to all questions regarding MTM-1 found in the MTM Association for Standards and Research MTM-1 Examinations and covers the minimum work measurement background essential to all who must understand and apply MTM-1.

Published 1987
Industrial Press Inc.

Work measurement

503 pages

Contents

1NTRODUCT1ON BACKGROUND AND FUNDAMENTALS OF MTM 1
Origins and Background of Work Measurement 3
therbligs, Scientific Management, Industrial Engineers
Rating an Operators Performance 18
industrial engineers, LMS system, ANSI
Predetermined Time Systems 37
Methods-Time Measurement, predetermined time system, therbligs
More Introductory Material on MTM 54
Methods-Time Measurement, film speed, Fair Lawn

DETA1LED MTM1 DATA 5 Reach 85
Therblig, ACDm, body assistance
Move 113
double stop, Coefficient of Friction, Therblig

Turn 145
free object, axis of rotation, Reach or Move
Crank 160
cranking motions, conical surface, intermittent cranking
Apply Pressure 178
x force, kilograms, International MTM Directorate
Grasp 198
PISE, film speed, 1A Grasp
Release 219
pliers, Contact Release, motion pattern
Position 225
Posi, Symmetry, Secondary Engage
Disengage 283
during Disengage, REGRASP, recoil path
Eye Usage 301
Eye Focus, Interfixation, Eye Travel
Body Leg and Foot Motions 327
AKOK, Turn Body, Foot Motions
Motion Combinations 357
motion combinations, body members, combined motions
Motion PatternsMethods Evidence 396
motion pattern, Synthetic Elements, outer housing
REDUC1NG LABOR COSTS 419
malingering, labor standards, incentive plan
Computers and the Work MeasurementIndustrial 441
microcomputer, minicomputer, COBOL
Index

Industrial Engineering Faculty - India

2008-07-25T01:03:00.000-07:00

Prof. Pradeep Kumar

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee- 247 667
Email : kumarfme@iitr.ernet.in
Telephone : (91-1332) 285 602 (Office)
(91-1332) 270 211, 285 130 (Residence)

Prof. H. S. Shan

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee- 247 667
Email : shanhfme@iitr.ernet.in
Telephone : (91-1332) 285 680 (Office)
(91-1332) 271 024, 285 016 (Residence)

Prof. P. K. Jain

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee- 247 667
Email : pjainfme@iitr.ernet.in
Telephone : (91-1332) 285 290 (Office)
(91-1332) 285 350 (Residence)
(http://nptel.iitg.ernet.in/Mech_Engg/IIT%20Roorkee/Industrial%20Engineering.htm)

B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technion in Haifa

2008-07-09T23:16:00.000-07:00

B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management

Background:

Industrial Engineering and Management in Israel

Industrial engineering and management deals with the planning, operation, control and improvement of organizational systems and processes and with projects integrating humans, materials and equipment to achieve a variety of objectives.

The first Industrial Engineering program in Israel was taught at the Technion in Haifa, as a specialization within a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering.

Industrial Engineering deals with both systems and interpersonal aspects.

To obtain a degree, the student needs basic knowledge in exact sciences and engineering as well as familiarity with key social science disciplines, particularly economics and behavioral sciences. The increasing importance of the profession in Israel and throughout the world in recent years stems from the need for professionals with technological and engineering know-how to improve production methods and processes through various technologies, to shorten response times, lower prices in competitive market conditions and improve service and product quality. Over the years, industrial and management engineering alumni have been employed in a range of manufacturing and service operations in the private and public sectors, such as hospitals, banks, and insurance agencies, as well as in the military in procurement and logistics functions. Graduates are employed in a wide range of positions which include improvement and analysis of processes and organizations, analyzing computer communications and information systems needs for managing organizations, and in promoting integration of international innovative processes and advanced technologies in the local arena such as introducing industrial robots into production and service organizations, computerization of plants and commercial businesses, and instituting innovative methods for improving quality and service.

The program of study is based on the following fields:
Mathematics and introductory courses in Engineering and Physics
Statistics and Operations Research
Information Systems and Computer Science
Industrial Engineering
Economics, Behavioral Sciences and Management
English
Practical experience

Structure of the program
The program of study is based on an eight-semester format customary in other universities. The program includes a total of 35 courses (158 credits), including laboratories. Prerequisites for existing courses are listed in the syllabus. Prerequisites for courses being developed or upgraded are noted in the schematic structure of the program (Table 3).

Laboratories
The study program includes four (required) courses requiring laboratory use:
1. Work measurement
2. Ergonomics
3. Computerized manufacturing

http://www-e.openu.ac.il/academic/indus-eng.html

Head, B.Sc. program in Industrial Engineering and Management

Dr. Yuval Cohen
yuvalco@openu.ac.il

http://www.openu.ac.il/Personal_sites/yuval-cohen.html#sub2

Senior Industrial Engineer - 25891

2008-07-09T22:23:00.000-07:00

Job Details Employment Type: Full Time Job Location: Fremont, CA Company Name: Boston Scientific (more jobs) Job Description: The Senior Industrial Engineer will identify and lead value improvement and waste elimination projects that drive plant and company performance improvements while promoting the development and advancement of the lean culture within the plant.

Responsibilities:

Lead facility layout and design projects with the Process Development Engineering, Production, Facilities and Manufacturing Engineering teams (as directed by site). Initiate and lead lean projects (i.e. Lean Production, Lean Support and Born Lean) with the Production, Process Development, Manufacturing Engineering and support functions. Introduce and advance the lean manufacturing culture, principles and practices across the plant and work with local management to create and drive the Lean vision for the plant. Constantly promote, educate and instill the culture of waste identification and elimination throughout the plant in manufacturing and support areas. Coordinate and lead complex engineering tasks, which may include: creating and updating standards, maintaining BOMS and routers and creating and approving change requests (as directed by site). Develop and conduct Lean training programs for employees at all levels and departments.

Create, maintain and refine a Lean toolkit that can include: 5S, Kaizen, quick change over, value stream mapping, mistake proofing and line balancing. Promote cross-functional and inter-site teamwork to accomplish shared objectives. May supervise, mentor or provide work direction to other members of the Industrial Engineering team.

Identify key VIPs (Value Improvement Projects) using the Lean and Six Sigma tools.

Fully support the Quality Policy by building quality into all aspects of the incumbent's work and by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements (including but not limited to being current on all training requirements for the incumbent's position and documenting that training).

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required (technical or business) and/or equivalent industrial engineering experience. 5+ years of experience (may consider less experience with a Master’s degree).

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Lachhman "AI" Das, IE

2008-07-09T01:28:00.000-07:00

Lachhman "AI" Das

Senior Project Manager

City of Houston (Texas)

Public Works and Engineering Department

Houston

2001 Senior project manager, City of Houston Public Works and Engineering Department

1991 Manager, industrial engineering, metrics, and documentation, Johnson Controls World Services at Johnson Space Center

1973 M.B.A., Fordham University, New York

1968 IIE Member

1965 M.S., industrial engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.

1959 B.S., electrical engineering, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India

It would be nice if the city would recognize the IE discipline more and create conditions where industrial engineering tools and techniques are used more extensively.

Read the full interview by David Brandt with Das in Industrial Engineer June 2008

Try being a human factors engineer, er, practitioner,

2008-07-09T01:03:00.000-07:00

I'VE HEARD THE GRUMBLING THAT industrial engineers don't get any respect. Other engineers think that industriaJ engineering isn't really even "engineering." You're treated as the "soft" side of the engineering world. Give me a break! Try being a human factors engineer, er, practitioner, er, whatever the heck we call ourselves. At least, industrial engineers have the word "engineer" in the title (and on your college degree).

Michael Maddox, Ph.D., is a senior scientist for HumanCentric Technologies. A certified human factors professional with 20 years of experience, he specializes in human error reduction and risk analysis. He can he reached at mmaddox@humancentrictech.com.

IE june 2008

2008-07-09T00:57:00.000-07:00

Mike Wynn is an ergonomics engineer and vice president of Humantech, a firm that has partnered with companies around the globe to accelerate workplace improvements. Wynn tries to deliver operational excellence, increased profitability, engaged employees, and reduced workplace injuries.

Read his article in June Industrial Engineer

Critical success factors for an ergonomics initiative

Jairo de Jesus, director of industrial engineering

2008-07-09T00:46:00.000-07:00

Jairo de Jesus, director of industrial engineering for Farmland Foods, was inducted into the Black Achievers Society of Kansas City. The 34-year-old organization has recognized more than 400 minority leaders in industry in the Kansas City area. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas as well as an M.B.A. from Baker University. He is also an active member in the National Society of Black Engineers.

IE, June 2008

IIE awards 2008

2008-07-09T00:36:00.000-07:00

Many IEs were honoured with awards at the IIE Annual Conference 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The honors recognize the achievements of both industrial engineering professionals and students, including prizes that acknowledge superior performance in industry leadership, education, and research.
Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator

Harvey Wolfe, emeritus faculty, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Hamed K. Eldin Outstanding Young IE - Education Award

Esma Gel, associate professor, Arizona State University

Captains of Industry Award

Joseph Forehand, chairman and former CEO of Accenture

Fellows

Richard Bernhard, professor, North Carolina State University

Chris Billings, senior vice president, Kiran Consulting Group

Maged Dessouky, professor, University of Southern California

Roman Hlutkowsky, vice president of operations technology and systems support, FedEx Ground

Ted Mayeshiba, principal, Action Consulting & Training LLC

Benoit Montreuil, professor, Universitè Laval

Paul Ray, professor, University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa

Stephen Roberts, professor, North Carolina State University

Susan Sinclair, vice president of continuous improvement, Hershey Foods Corp.

Victor Zaloom, professor and chair, Lamar University

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering

Marlin Thomas, dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology

Outstanding Achievement in Management Award

Terry Warren, senior vice president of global sales and marketing, managing director - Nashville, Willis Group

Outstanding Young IE Award - Business/Industry

Amy Harris, group lean leader - hydraulics, Parker Hannifin Corp.

David F. Baker Distinguished Research

Rajan Batta, professor and associate dean for graduate studies, State University of New York at Buffalo

Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award

First place

Kiavash Kianfar, assistant professor, Texas A&M University

Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering

Sunderesh Heragu, Duthie Chair in Engineering Logistics, University of Louisville

Fred C. Crane Distinguished Service

George Smith, professor emeritus and former chair, Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University

Excellence in Productivity Improvement

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)

Distinguished Achievement Award

R.K. Pachauri, director general, The Energy and Resources Institute; chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

UPS Excellence Award for Minority Advancement

Paul Stanfield, associate professor and chair, North Carolina A&T State University

Student Award for Excellence

First place

Michelle McGaha, University of Alabama

IIE Transactions Award - Design & Manufacturing

"MIP Approach to Balancing Transfer Lines with Blocks of Parallel Operations"- Alexandre Dolgui, Brigitte Finak, Nikolai N. Guschinsky, Genrikh M. Levin, Francois B. Vernadat

IIE Transactions Award - Operations Engineering

"Algorithms for Discrete and Continuous Multi-Commodity Flow Network Interdiction Problems" - Churlzu Lim, J. Cole Smith

IIE Transactions Award - Quality and Reliability Engineering

"Detecting Improvement using Shewhart Attribute Control Charts when the Lower Control Limit is Zero" - James M. Luc, Darwin J. Davis, Erwin M. Saniga

IIE Transactions Award - Scheduling and Logistics

"Value of a Put Option to the Risk Averse Newsvendor" - Frank Youhua Chen, Mahmut Parlar

Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo 2008

2008-07-09T00:30:00.000-07:00

In March, more than 700 ergonomics specialists from fields such as manufacturing, health care, and safety gathered at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, FL, for the 11th annual Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo.

The 2008 Ergo cup competition acknowledged more than 30 companies that offer outstanding ergonomic solutions in the areas of training, engineering, and teamwork.
Honda of America Manufacturing Inc scored well this year, winning Ergo Cups in two of the three categories.
Honda's East Liberty, OH, Automobile Plant won this year's Ergo Cup in the category of training and education with its "Partnership for a Healthy Workforce" ergonomic solution.

Honda's Anna, OH, Engine Plant won this year's Ergo Cup in the category of engineering/ergonomist-driven workplace solution.

PPG Aerospace Transparencies in Huntsville, Ala., won in the category of team-driven workplace solution. The team's ergonomie solution, "Clamp Assist System," involved PPG technicians using spring clamps to assemble aircraft windows.

The University of Memphis' "Feels Good Ergonomics" team won first prize in this year's Ergonomics Graduate Student Design competition. Student teams could choose to use either Auburn Engineers Inc.'s "eTools" or the University of Michigan's simulation software to solve complex cases in the competition.

The next Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo will be held March 23-26, 2009 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev.

Sign Language Interpreting - a high professions for ergonomic injury

2008-07-09T00:07:00.000-07:00

RIT's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering conducted the breakthrough research that is one of the first to show a correlation between mental and cognitive stress and increased ergonomic risk.

The results of the study are available in the March issue of the journal, Ergonomics.

Industrial Engineer, June 2008

The Working Back: A Systems View - Book

2008-07-09T00:03:00.000-07:00

Bringing back stability The Working Back: A Systems View is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. ($75.96).

The book is a hands-on reference for ergonomists, manufacturing engineers, process engineers, industrial engineers and managers, safety engineers, nurses, therapists, chiropractors, physicians, and workers with back pain.

A Letter in 'Industrial Engineer' magazine

2008-07-08T20:26:00.000-07:00

Coverage examination

I read the magazine more regularly after rejoining the faculty of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (India).

In my efforts to understand the focus of industrial engineering from its history, I came to the conclusion that the focus of IE is on efficiency or productivity. This efficiency focus can be categorized into human efficiency and system efficiency.

The focus of [Frederick] Taylor and [Frank and Lillian] Gilbreth was more on human efficiency. The focus of Harrington Emerson was on system efficiency. Industrial engineering is an amalgam of the thoughts of these pioneers and has progressed well.

Industrial engineers have to understand the technical and business processes that are given to them improve efficiency. In a magazine of industrial engineers, there should be material on IE departments, their organization, and achievements. Managing IE departments and implementation of IE projects are vital areas that should be covered. Then descriptions of career progress of industrial engineers from IE departments to CEOs are required to provide role models to young industrial engineers.

Narayano Rao

Mumbai, India

Letter published in 'Industrial Engineer' (IIE Publication) June 2008, Pg. 10.

Google Books on Gilbreth

2008-07-03T21:15:00.000-07:00

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management
Published 2004
Taylor & Francis

Industrial engineering

376 pages

Contents
Section 1
Lillian Gilbreth, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Frank Gilbreth
Section 2
Management, reprint
Section 3
Scientific Management, Frederick W, pig iron
Section 4
therbligs, industrial engineers, craft unions
Section 5
Siegfried Giedion, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Gilbreth Papers

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=aQ5VHgHPa9UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Frank+and+Lillian+gilbreth&sig=ACfU3U2C2HzRmlH1fhxulPMAfEI_akfZAQ

IE Societies - Beginning

2008-07-03T20:49:00.000-07:00

Similarly, the advocates of scientific management sought a professionally-based platform from their earliest days. Of course, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) had been there from the beginning. However, even some of the advocates of systematic management techniques resented the efforts of Taylor, and especially Cooke, to detract from the primary mission of the ASME.

The scientific management advocates countered by forming two new societies, the Society to Promote the Science of Management (formed in 1911 and renamed the Taylor Society in 1915) and the Efficiency Society (1912). In addition, they organized and attended professional conferences, most notably the Tuck School Conference in 1911.

The internal politics of the new societies and the continuing struggles of Scientific Management advocates to have a voice within the ASME is a story by itself. However, one advantage of the new societies was that the scientific management advocates could continue to publish in the Bulletin of the Taylor Society long after the ASME′s Transactionsbecame unavailable to them.

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet;jsessionid=ECAFCA19CEB383BC13B9B559867F1FF9?Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/1580010204.html

From mechanical engineering to re-engineering: Would Taylor be pleased with modern management
Journal of Management History

Volume: 1

Number: 2

Year: 1995

pp: 38-51

Efficiency Society - New Item in New York Times 1912

2008-07-03T01:58:00.000-07:00

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940CE2DA133CE633A25755C0A9679D946396D6CF

Global Efficiency Engineering - ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

2008-07-03T01:30:00.000-07:00

The Company also announced that it has substantially completed the
comprehensive review of its global business processes that it announced and
commenced in fiscal 2007 to re-engineer its extended supply chain, logistics and
transaction processing systems ("Global Efficiency Engineering"). The inventory
reduction initiatives and other programs that have been implemented as part of
the Company's Global Efficiency Engineering have been well executed and have so
far achieved their targets. As a result, the Company has decided to accelerate
the re-engineering of its extended supply chain functions as well as the
realignment of other parts of the organization to best support its new business
processes.

In connection with the Global Efficiency Engineering, the Company is
migrating to a new enterprise software application, the JD Edwards enterprise
software application, to improve key transaction processes and accommodate
anticipated growth of its business. This infrastructure investment is expected
to simplify the Company's transaction processing by utilizing a common platform
to centralize all of its global transaction processing functions.

From an 8-K filing by the company

Efficiency Engineering - Bedaux - 1916

2008-07-03T01:23:00.000-07:00

Charles Bedaux in 1916 started efficiency engineering where famed Frederick Taylor and the Halsey systems left off.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,766351,00.html
Jan. 19, 1942