FEATURES

Industrial IoT offers smarter planning, decision-making in supply chains

Real-time data reshapes how organizations forecast, respond, compete
By Kevin Patel

Engineering management systems to drive the best in people and teams

Applying the ISE problem-solving mindset can boost human performance
By D. Scott Sink

Functions of management in the age of AI

Technology challenges leaders to maintain a human-centered approach
By Janet Provitera, Michael J. Provitera, Mostafa Sayyadi, Hamid H. Kazeroony

Determining business operational improvement leverages

Filling performance gaps begins with assessing improvement needs
By Hakan Butuner

Common sense keys to successful leadership

The McWane Compass: Grow revenue, respect and reward employees
By Darin Alley, Sultan Ahmed Mohammed and Shahrukh Irani

THE FRONT LINE

Top stories in this month's news from the field

• Cities seek ways to stifle summer sun’s effects
• Candidates adopt AI to fine-tune campaign strategy
• CEOs’ biggest worry: Securing their data
• Robotics on the rebound in US industries
• Data centers are turning up the heat
• Teens don’t always get private time in doctor visits
• Robotaxi firm testing its new driverless vehicle
• Health plans, flexibility top young workers’ desires
• AI skills aren’t showing up yet in paychecks
• Medical pros worry of ‘deskilling’ from AI
• Farmers embrace latest high tech tools
• Supply chains need people to lead, not just tech
• Book of the month: How leaders can look past today’s disruptions

PERSPECTIVES

21st Century Engineering by Anirudh Dhebar

How constraints can concentrate the mind

Personal Development by Aly Kamel

It isn’t the system: The bottleneck is you

THE INSTITUTE

This month in IISE news ...

• IISE groups salute their stars with Annual awards
• Kudos
• Students raise flags, stuff bags to aid Annual
• As tech advances, IISE experts weigh in
• A summer training break can pay off in the end\
• Lead the pace in healthcare as an HSPI presenter
• Don’t keep ergo innovations to yourself