Industrial Engineer Engineering and Management Solutions at Work

September 2024    |    Volume: 56    |    Number: 9

The member magazine of the Institute of Industrial and Engineers

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FEATURES

Three nonprofits, various challenges, ISE solutions

Annual Conference volunteers make an impact in Montreal
By Keith Albertson

Digital twins: The key to manufacturing sustainability

Understanding virtual modeling methods, concepts and applications in manufacturing
By Raghunandan Gurumurthy

Supply chain transformation: Powered by innovation, cloud technology

Case study explores inventory problem-solving methods
By Arnab Banerjee

Embracing self-directed work to engage the next generation of ISEs

Work study tools help young engineers focus on innovation, efficiency
By Thomas Beil

THE FRONT LINE

Top stories in this month's news from the field

  • Generative AI a new boon for manufacturing
  • Industries assess new US heat standards
  • Retailers look to trim drone delivery costs
  • 3D-printed corneas offer hope for eye disorders
  • Making robotic hands more touchy-feely
  • See your new kitchen with VR assistance
  • Nothing ‘soft’ about these vital job skills
  • NASA crew emerges from Mars habitat simulator
  • Prime Number: Want workers back in the office? It’ll cost you
  • Quote, Unquote: Turning ideas to action with ‘trystorming’
  • Book of the Month: Get Lean, get better in a 4.0 world

PERSPECTIVES

Performance by Kevin McManus

Taking inventory of more than what is on the shelves

Management by Carl Kirpes

Wandering/wondering vs. optimization

21st Century Engineering by Anirudh Dhebar

The engineer unbound: The joy of tinkering, failing, learning 

THE INSTITUTE

This month in IISE news ...

  • Share your health systems solutions at #HSPI2025
  • Ergo experts sought as conference presenters
  • Enter nominees for 2025 AEC awards
  • Ergo Cup categories updated for 2025
  • Training Focus: Check out what’s new in IISE fall student courses
  • Career Zone
  • Student teams can still enter Rockwell sim contest
  • Experts to share innovation, ideas at work systems event

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QUOTE/UNQUOTE

"Enlightened companies are beginning to realize that people other than the supervisor know about employee performance. In fact, a worker's peers are more likely to know how an employee performs on a job on a consistent basis."  

– Merwan B. Mehta, author of "Peer Evaluations Hit the Factory Floor" in the January issue

 MULTIMEDIA

 
The best job ever 

The best job ever

Mark Wallace with UPS discusses why his job is the coolest job for an industrial engineer in this December 2014 Web exclusive.

Resurrection in Atlanta 

Resurrection in Atlanta

Members of the IISE Atlanta Chapter appear in this October 2014 video to discuss the value of a revitalizing the chapter.

Training humanitarian IEs 

Training humanitarian IEs

IE interviews the three co-directors of Georgia Tech’s Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics.