Lean Division
ABOUT THE DIVISION
The Lean Division collaborates with IISE to support the mission of the institute, provide member value and promote the entire discipline. Members of this division are interested in advancing their knowledge of lean practices across industry domain. Focus areas include healthcare process improvements, non-traditional lean implementations, use of six sigma and value engineering methods as well as critical thought leadership on various strategic, operational and organizational initiatives. The division members host the annual lean best practice award, the lean teaching award and the lean student paper competition. The lean division is perceived as the voice of technical specialty by developing, maintaining and disseminating a body of technical knowledge in domain of lean and continuous improvement practices.
Lean Division bylaws
Lean Board of Directors
Lean Division awards
Lean Teaching Award
IISE's Lean
Division offers a number of awards to recognize the contribution of individuals
to advancing the knowledge and practice of lean concepts. The Lean Division's
Teaching Award is given out annually to honor the services of a person or group of
people who have developed curriculum and disseminated courses in the subject
area. The Lean Division now invites nominations for the 9th Lean Teaching
Award.
The award will
be presented at the Honors and Awards Banquet at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, Orlando, Florida, from May 19-22, 2018.
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Lean Division Student Paper Competition
The 11th annual IISE Lean
Division Student Paper Competition will be held to honor outstanding papers in
the field of lean research and practices. The papers should demonstrate or
describe the use of techniques such as simulation, lean principle implementation,
alternative designs, kaizen implementation, etc. Both undergraduate and
graduate students and design teams are invited to submit papers. The award will
be given each year at the IISE
Annual Conference & Expo, if there is a suitable
recipient.
Three awards may be given upon
recommendation of the selection committee.
The winners must present their
papers in the Lean
Systems Track at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, Orlando, Florida, from May 19-22.
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Lean Best Practice Award
The Lean Division of IISE administers its annual industry best practice award
and invites applications from organizational teams for the Lean Best Practice
Award 2018.
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 IISE 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 will be bestowed to the top three teams and be presented at the
upcoming IISE Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, May 19-22.
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LEAN DIVISION NEWSLETTERS
November 2017
May 2016
February 2016
Lean Features
Feature Article
Value Network Mapping by Shahrukh A. Irani
Definitions
Kaizen-The systematic, organized improvement of processes by those who operate them, using straightforward methods of analysis. It is a "do it now" approach to continuous incremental improvement to create more value with less muda. Kaizen establishes what needs to be done and instills the principles of continuous improvement. Also call point kaizen, process kaizen or blitz.
Cycle time-The total time one piece of product or one transaction resides in a process activity. It includes the setup time, process time, waiting for other units processed in the batch until the batch is released to the next process step.
Search the IISE online dictionary of industrial engineering terminology.
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Ask the Expert
Question: What is the difference between Lean and Six Sigma methodologies?
Answer: Essentially, Six Sigma and Lean systems have the same goal. They both seek to eliminate waste and create the most efficient system possible, but they take different approaches toward achieving this goal. In simplest terms, the main difference between Lean and Six Sigma is that they identify the root cause of waste differently.
Lean practitioners believe that waste comes from unnecessary steps in the production process that do not add value to the finished product, while Six Sigma proponents assert that waste results from variation within the process.
Of course, there is truth in both of these assessments, which is why both Lean and Six Sigma methodologies have been so successful in improving overall business performance in a variety of fields. In fact, these two disciplines have proven to be especially successful when working in tandem - hence the creation of Lean Six Sigma.
Source: Villanova University
Resources
Connect with the LinkedIn IISE Lean Division group!
The IISE Lean Division has a LinkedIn group. Our group is a subgroup of the IISE LinkedIn group and is a great place to network, learn and share virtually with other lean practitioners from various backgrounds and across different industries. We have nearly 400 members and are looking forward to welcoming more members. If you have not yet joined the group –
click here to do so. Read
quick tips on making this group a value-added resource for everyone.