Announcements

IISE/Rockwell Undergraduate Student Simulation Competition

Fall session entries now being accepted.

 

Encourage a team of three undergraduate students to solve a “real-world” situational case study using Rockwell Software’s Arena simulation software. Your team could win the first place prize of $5,000.

 

Each team will have approximately eight weeks to develop its solution for preliminary judging. Three teams will be chosen to compete in the finals in New Orleans, La. at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo October 31-November 3, 2020. The winning team will be announced at the conference. Three finalist teams receive $1,250 each for travel to the finals, complimentary conference registration, cash awards and certificates. For more details about the competition and entry parameters, visit the competition web site.

 

Entry forms for the Fall session of the IISE/Rockwell Undergraduate Student Simulation Competition are due Sept 30.

 

Questions? Contact Bonnie Cameron at bcameron@iise.org or (770) 349-1105, with questions. Thank you.

SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT LIVESTREAM (10 DAYS, 2 HOURS PER DAY)

10 Days | 2.1 CEUs
Aug. 10-21
IISE Training Center

COVID-19: A Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Professionals

Presented by Chapter #1 - OPEN TO ALL
July 23, 11 a.m. Eastern time
Presenters: Mike Sherwin, University of Pittsburgh and Jon Carmona, The Poirier Group

Sponsored by Xcentric Mold & Engineering

IISE’s Outstanding Service Systems Engineering Global Competition
July 7, 11 a.m. Eastern time

Wondering how Mentors and Mentees get matched here on IISE Connect? Visit connect.iise.org/participate/mentoring and learn all about this valuable IISE member program ... mentors share their experience and make a difference in a budding ISE's career!

Pioneering and Engineering a New World

June 16, 11 a.m. Eastern time
Presenter: Jim Dobson, senior manager, The Walt Disney Company

Healthcare is Changing and So Should We

June 16, 2 p.m. Eastern time
Presenters: Laura P. McMichael, OTR, MBA and Tom West, Green Dot Group

IISE is deeply saddened by the events surrounding the death of Mr. George Floyd in Minneapolis and similar situations elsewhere. IISE values and celebrates the diversity of participants in the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) profession worldwide ...

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The Engineering Lean & Six Sigma Conference 2020 + AI Symposium offers a global hub for sharing organizational transformation discoveries fueled by Lean and Six Sigma thinking. SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT by June 15!

Happy Friday! It is a great pleasure to report to you the result of this year’s division election as shown below:

· Johanna Ficatier, MS, MBA, PMP – President elect

· Crystal Y. Davis, CLSSBB – Director 2020-2022

· Chinweike Eseonu – Director 2020-2022

· Krishnan Krishnaiyer – Director 2020-2022

· Leigh Ann Schildmeier – Director 2020-2022

Meanwhile, the following IISE OpEx Division board members are ending their terms this month.

· Valentine Boving – Past-President

· Johanna Ficatier, MS, MBA, PMP – Director 2018-2020

· Farnaz Ghazi Nezami – Director 2018-2020

· Dave Harry, PMP® CSSBB LBC – Director 2018-2020

· Sushil Shetty, PhD. – Director 2018-2020

IISE has released the names of its annual award winners who are being honored for their achievements in leadership, teaching, research, service or academic pursuit. Key IISE award winners include Deborah Nightingale, University of Central Florida/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who is the 2020 recipient of the coveted Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award – the highest and most esteemed honor IISE bestows.

Who can help you promote your online master’s or distance learning program, product or service? Who can help you find that right recruitment mix on IISE’s platforms – print media & digital? Answer: Trent Sexton. Contact IISE's Director of Advertising and Multimedia Sponsorship Sales at (770) 349-1100, or at tsexton@iise.org.

Introducing ISE Microlearning Refreshers, the quickest and most cost-efficient way to keep your skills up to date, earn CEUs for your Professional Engineering recertifications, enhance your digital badge collection and remind yourself what is necessary to survive and thrive in a world turned upside down. Check out:

• Healthcare Crisis Management and the ISE, 0.1 CEUs with James Swisher, PE, PMP
• Advanced Excel Tools for ISEs, 0.1 CEUs with Elizabeth Gentry, Ph.D., LSBB
• Regression Refresher, 0.1 CEUs with Larry Aft, PE

Presented by Chapter # 1 - OPEN TO ALL
April 22, 11 a.m. Eastern time
Presenters: Aaron Kramer, Sutphen Project, Jenna Tishenkel, Grange Insurance and Matt Haight, Columbus City Schools — Transportation Division

Congratulations! The top 3 winners of the IAB’s 2020 YouTube Video Contest are:
1st place: University of Miami https://youtu.be/5Lck_E6kTUs
2nd place: ITESM Queretaro (Mexico) https://youtu.be/rRfquuInLKg
3rd place: UCF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYPQuqOPW2E

There's a new "Crisis Resource Community" on IISE Connect that will give members a designated online place to share potential solutions and responses to some of the immediate challenges being faced by our colleagues, customers, students, faculty, family and friends from around the world. 

At the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, the health and welfare of our members and customers are our top priority. We also continue to review IISE events and make decisions based on continuing developments. Read the full statement at: https://link.iise.org/covid19

Creating Cultures that Support Full Potential Performance/Operational Excellence ... The context for operational excellence, an organization's culture, is often treated as a "given" or pre-existing condition or constraint, non-treatable variable. Presenters: David Poirier, CEO of The Poirier Group and President-Elect for IISE, and Sreekanth Ramakrishnan, senior technical staff & CX program director at IBM.

Please read the 3/16 letter from IISE leadership ... We understand the predicament you're facing in regards to #IISEAnnual2020. As of today, we plan to hold the event as scheduled, May 30 – June 2 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans.

The OR Nominating Committee is making a call for nominations for the position of president-elect (three year term and must be a current or past board member). All nominees must be current OR members of IISE. Students are not eligible.

 

The new term will begin on June 1. Board members are expected to be an active participant in monthly board conference calls and to participate in various initiatives, some of which are led by committees working in partnership with the full board.

 

Board members are also expected to attend the IISE Annual Conference and to participate in the Town Hall meeting held during the annual conference. 

                                              

To submit a nomination, complete the Nomination form and send to Kathy Gamboa NO LATER than March 12th.  

 

Contact Chase Rainwater if you have any questions about the positions and responsibilities. Please consider giving back to your profession through a OR leadership position. 

Managing Editor Keith Albertson received news that ISE is a regional finalist in the 2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence! Keith’s superior writing and reporting skills earned the win with his article “Freight expectations: Growing port seeks logistic expertise” in the March 2019 issue of ISE. Keith continues former ISE Managing Editor Michael Hughes' - now IISE's manager of marketing - winning tradition as this is the third year in a row that ISE has earned Azbee wins. Azbees are presented by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

Agile Methodology to Enable Rapid Process Innovation and Improvement

Presented by Chapter # 1 - OPEN TO ALL
Feb. 25, 12 p.m. Eastern time;
Presenters: Joan Tafoya, Sandia National Labs and Caitlyn Spargo, International Management Systems.
Sign up now for this in-depth overview of how ISEs and others can apply agile principles and methods to drive more rapid benefits realization on process improvement initiatives.

Celebrate Engineers Week! As a long-time coalition member of DiscoverE, IISE represents industrial and systems engineers in the grand scope of DiscoverE’s quest “to ensure people everywhere understand how engineers, technicians, and technologists make the world a better place.”

Leaders for 2020 have been chosen in the IISE annual election. IISE CEO Don Greene announced the results. Three seats were filled on the 14-person board of trustees: Bopaya Bidanda, Ph.D., as president-elect; Ronald Askin, Ph.D., as senior vice president, publications; and Rohan Shirwaiker, Ph.D., as senior vice president, technical operations. New officers are elected by IISE professional members and serve for three years. Terms begin April 1.

Oguzhan Alagoz, Ph.D., is the new editor-in-chief of IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering. He replaces Teresa Wu, who served her four-year term as editor of the quarterly journal beginning in 2016. He has served as associate editor for IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering since 2010 and IISE Transactions since 2011, and as a referee for several other journals. Contact Alagoz at alagoz@engr.wisc.edu.

NEW IISE CUP: Get recognized for innovative, effective ISE principles and practices. Top 3 winning teams announced at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo May 30-June 2 in New Orleans. Enter by Jan. 31.

IISE receives a $15,350 grant from The UPS Foundation, which drives global corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for UPS (NYSE:UPS). The grant will be used toward the continuation of the IISE Minority and Women Industrial Engineer Outreach Program, which includes the UPS Minority Advancement Award and scholarships for female and minority industrial engineering students.

IISE CEO Don Greene expressed gratitude for the grant on behalf of the industrial and systems engineering profession. “IISE is grateful for the long-standing support of The UPS Foundation. Its generous grant bolsters our mission to better serve ISEs ‘who solve the complex and critical problems of the world.’ Together, IISE and UPS are ensuring a bright future for students through scholarships and awards, ensuring diversity and inclusion in the process.”

All - Please consider to apply for this high quality award recognizing young researchers in the energy research field.

As a long-time coalition member of DiscoverE, IISE represents industrial and systems engineers in the grand scope of DiscoverE’s quest “to ensure people everywhere understand how engineers, technicians, and technologists make the world a better place.” Take the second annual #GlobalEngineerSurvey and help us learn more about the future of engineering. Survey closes Jan. 10. Results will be shared on #WorldEngineeringDay (March 4).

You were born with a competitive nature and

IISE recognizes people like you for that endless yearning to better yourself, your profession and the world. Have a look at those who made the winners' circle and the awards they won, and learn more about IISE's awards program. Deadline for most IISE awards: Dec. 1.

Share your work, insights and discoveries with international colleagues and thought leaders at the 2020 IISE Annual Conference & Expo, May 30-June 2 in New Orleans. Submit your abstract today! Deadline: Nov. 8.

... in Metro Atlanta (Norcross, Georgia)

Lean Black Belt: Oct. 21-24, and Dec. 2-5, 2019

Lean Black Belt for Healthcare: Oct. 21-24, and Dec. 2-5, 2019

Introduction to Engineering Analytics: Nov. 4-5, 2019

Advanced Engineering Analytics: Nov. 6-8, 2019

Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement: Nov. 12-14, 2019

Six Sigma Green Belt for Healthcare: Nov. 12-14, 2019

Lean Scrum: Nov. 19-20, 2019

Online registration ends today for IISE's Engineering Lean & Six Sigma Conference 2019. Visit Houston's Magnolia Hotel Sept. 23-25 to find best practices, add to your professional network, and return to your job energized to make a difference. After Sept. 16, you can register on-site at the conference.

Submit Now to make the Sept. 13 abstract deadline for the Health Systems Process Improvement Conference 2020, scheduled for Feb. 26-28, 2020, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah in the historic city of Savannah, Georgia. 

Accreditation agency highlights organizations in good standing ... IISE is the featured Spotlight Provider on the Interna­tional Association for Continuing Education and Training website, www.iacet.org, on Aug. 21.

Follow the lead of Lean/Six Sigma leaders like the Mayo Clinic, Intel and the University of Texas-San Antonio. Win cash and fame in the poster competition at IISE's Engineering Lean & Six Sigma Conference 2019, Sept. 23-25 at the Magnolia Hotel-Houston, Texas.