FEATURES

The future of leadership education

Management studies must evolve to meet changing needs of business, society
Michael J. Provitera and Mostafa Sayyadi

A model for an optimal procurement strategy

Kraljic’s matrix can better ensure a steady supply at favorable costs
By Steve Greene

Leveraging improvement efforts to reduce hospital infections

Certification process led to strategies that improved patient outcomes
By Sonya Floyd and Casey Bedgood

THE FRONT LINE

Top stories in this month's news from the field

• Rice University team finds way to employ dead arachnids as micro grippers
• Binghamton team peels metal off discarded music discs to make wearables
• Purdue-Indiana grant to fund research toward use of sensors to gauge collaboration
• Seattle aims to bring power to the people
• Driverless trucks gear up for real-life road tests
• UK teen launches 3D-printed retro rocket
• Germ-killer could boost potency of N95 masks
• Book of the month: Building a Sustainable Lean Culture – An Implementation Guide

PERSPECTIVES

Performance by Kevin McManus

Shocks to our systems

Management by Carl Kirpes

Lessons from the gridiron

Member Forum by Adedeji Badiru

The next frontier for industrial engineering

THE INSTITUTE

This month in IISE news ...

• Put Georgia on your mind at #Lean6Data2022
• Submit abstracts by Sept. 30 for healthcare conference
• SHS FlexSim competition to award winners at HSPI 2023 in Louisville
• Earn prizes, glory and a trip to New Orleans
• CHAPTER CHECK-IN: University groups honored at Annual Conference & Expo 2022