April 2021 | Volume: 53 | Number: 4
The member magazine of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
The intelligent enterprise takes advantage of the symbiosis of man and machine by designing AI systems from the ground up.
The supply chain industry drives a need for expanded warehouse capacity, but careful planning is needed to weed out inefficiencies.
High-mix, low-volume manufacturing should trade traditional value stream maps for new ways to analyze multiproduct production systems.
A successful use of data analytics requires a study of predictive models adjusted for change and disruptions.
Blending AI tools, diverse human thought can drive future business creativity By Joseph Byrum
Use of circular sequencing and travel nodes improves productivity By Rolando Vazquez Molina
High-mix, low-volume shops need software toolkit to analyze production By Shahrukh A. Irani
Predictive data model must be enhanced to respond to change, disruptions By William E. Hammer Jr.
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