Entrepreneurial Mindset in ISE Practice
Presented by the Society of Engineering Management (SEMS)
1:30 p.m. ET Dec. 15
Presenters: Dr. Nadiye Erdil, Dr. Sandy Furterer, and Dr. Amir Momenipour
Industry expectations of engineering graduates are increasingly expanding with changing times. Employers look for knowledge and skills beyond discipline specific technical competencies. Having inquisitive thinking and desire to learn, ability to see relationships and how things fit together and be able to use these qualities in identifying opportunities and creating value in any context,
the attributes associated with an Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM), are to name a few. In this webinar, we will explore EM concepts and terminology and discuss the synergy and overlap between EM and ISE. During these discussions we will show example implementations of EM in ISE curriculum and provide other resources that you can bookmark and examine later.
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Work measurement endeavors in any form provide common currency to understand the process and focus in improvement areas that would have the highest impact on key performance indicators. From manufacturing to consumer retail, construction to healthcare, accurate time measurements are vital for proper management of jobs. Without them, an organization cannot assign precise costs to an original labor task or predict the savings of an improved one.
Business, engineering and technology communities have in common the need for good judgment, innovation and creative problem solving.
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Operations managers need to make complicated maintenance prioritization and actions plans for their systems. These systems typically include multiple pieces of inter-connected equipment which require maintenance. Often such models isolate equipment when maintenance decisions are to be made. This presentation presents a case for considering multiple pieces of equipment together when evaluating a maintenance policy for a dependent component. This is accomplished by reviewing the optimal policy of the two-component system compared to a non-optimal policy. Such work could be scaled to other applications such as industrial equipment.
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The overall topic of sustainable supply chain management will be defined using examples from various industrial sectors. The key hot topics in supply chain management (customization, resilience and so on) will be used to confront how sustainability is a challenge that can be met by getting some of the basics right as well as through more innovative approaches.
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Each of us belongs to a community, or network. The individual members of a network have a shared commitment and affinity to the kernel. As such, they will behave in a predictable manner since there is nothing to gain by any individual changing their position unilaterally. In reality, to disturb the predictability never even crosses the mind of the members. Applying Game Theory and the Nash Equilibrium, this session will investigate the circumstances under which change takes place – and when it does not. And finally, we will discuss the creation of an effective disruptor and how it can be deployed in a controlled and sustainable fashion.
In this webinar, a methodology to help an organization select the most appropriate problem solving method for the problems/opportunities is presented. The methodology designed as a questionnaire which the business transformation team can use to identify the right methodology for the problem. As part of the webinar, participants will also see the functioning of the methodology through case studies to determine the problem solving method, such as lean, lean Six Sigma, eight-step-structured problem solving and kaizen events, for a given set of problem statements and opportunities.
Risk in Economic Choices I - Risk Identification
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Large-scale enterprises are comprised of multiple organizations that work together to provide goods and/or services. However, there is a lack of empirical research documenting how these organizations are integrated and how this integration impacts enterprise performance. In the case of healthcare enterprises, patients often require a number of services that span multiple departments and programs within the enterprise, increasing the complexity of maintaining a continuum of care for patients.
Procedures, methods, and measurement are essential to having a controlled operation. However, the ever growing availability of data, along with expanding computing power and tools, opens the door to businesses gaining competitive advantage through analytical processes and skill. Competing on analytics requires organizational support in the form of data, tools and senior management commitment.
Now that you've done the research, you need to synthesize the results and communicate it to others in your field. But how do you go about writing a research paper? This presentation will provide basic considerations for authoring a research article and strategies to increase your chances of getting your papers accepted. Examples will be provided so that students can appreciate various approaches for reaching the end goal of finding yourself on Google scholar.
This presentation describes how to move from a "quality-owned" to a "process-area-owned" management review process in the ISO 9001 or ISO 13485 environments. This shift leads to accountability for efficient and effective processes throughout the organization. The content includes the before-and-after approach used to make the review more engaging and risk based. These processes include production controls, product design, sourcing and material controls, human resources, environmental, CAPA, document and configuration management, and customer feedback. The method has been recognized as a best practice by external assessors.
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SEMS Student Initiatives Series
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Research publications in quality journals is the most important criterion in tenure and promotion decisions at major research universities. This seminar discusses the keys to getting your research published with emphasis on selecting appropriate research areas, writing a publishable paper, successfully navigating the review process, balancing multiple research projects, targeting the right journals for your work, and other aspects that are critical in the publication process. We will also discuss specific guidelines associated with the review/revision process at top-tier journals.
Series on "Creativity"
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Miniseries: Transformational Change
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