FEATURES

A case study applying OpEx principles to higher education

Small changes can help students meet a ‘Finish in Four’ degree goal
By Merwan Mehta

Wanted: ISE architects for the reindustrialization era

It’s time to retool industrial and systems engineering education for Industry 5.0
By Ethan Lee Copple and Javier Calvo-Amodio

Exoskeletons in the workplace: Navigating the path to widespread adoption

Challenges remain implementing wearables for worker safety, productivity
By LaNiesha Littleton

Systems and their (less than perfect) human agents

A key to improving processes is to acknowledge, overcome our fallibilities
By Anirudh Dhebar

ISE Day 2025: Tell our story to the world

Inaugural celebration aims to share profession’s global impact, efforts

THE FRONT LINE

Top stories in this month's news from the field

• How high school students beat the bots
• EU takes first steps to regulate AI’s advance
• Business by prompt: Many use Gen AI for staff decisions
• Workers’ mental health days still carry stigma
• Purdue honors its ‘first man’ with new space award
• Home health monitoring cuts risks, costs
• Food orders served up with a dash of whimsy
• Construction taps social media to reel in recruits
• Digital twin model creates ‘climate in a bottle’
• Data center cooling process can save energy
• Retailer’s shopping aide aims to hit the right chord
• New plants are going up, but who will do the work?
• Book of the month: Why the intersection of DEI and ergo is vital

PERSPECTIVES

Performance by Kevin McManus

Few, some, many, most: Is there a consensus?

21st Century Engineering by Anirudh Dhebar

Be interested in the boring inertia of our systems

Ergonomics by Madeline Shoot

(Bio)mimicry is learning from nature

Artificial Intelligence by David Brandt

Your company says no to AI? Learn it anyway

THE INSTITUTE

This month in IISE news ...

• Showcase your ingenuity, learn from others at Ergo Cup
• Submit AEC 2026 abstracts by Sept. 14
• You can get Intensive, join the Café at #HSPI2026
• Fresh air, new topics: Problem Solved is back
• Rockwell contest – Where simulation meets real life
• Experts, idealists and innovators: Please step forward
• IISE Training Focus: New online platform improves flexibility, access
• Career Zone: How to effectively work with job recruiters
• Kudos