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    Introduce yourself (Part II)!

    By: David Brandt , IISE , 3 months ago
    Posted in: IISE Members

    Hello all! Soon after we launched IISE Connect in late 2017, we asked our members to introduce themselves on this great new platform. We since had hundreds of responses, which has been terrific for networking, building our digital community and ...

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    RE: Pay at Risk. my company uses an incentive based pay system.reviewing our system and looking at "pay at Risk"

    By: Kaiwen Cheng , KC Business Consulting , 2 hours ago
    Posted in: IISE Members

    Larry, Are you asking about the bonus program for salary people or the incentive pay for hourly people?    The "appropriate level" for salary workforce is more  about budgeting relates to profit.  For wage workforce, their incentive can be bundled as ...

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    RE: Pay at Risk. my company uses an incentive based pay system.reviewing our system and looking at "pay at Risk"

    By: Wayne Fischer , University of Texas Medical Branch , 5 hours ago
    Posted in: IISE Members

    University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston has an "At Risk" program for certain (higher) salary groups. Base salary is not really at risk, rather a 15% "add-on" (i.e., bonus) is determined by performance against targets at the institution level, ...

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    Pay at Risk. my company uses an incentive based pay system.reviewing our system and looking at "pay at Risk"

    By: Larry Karow , Ashley Furniture Ind. , yesterday
    Posted in: IISE Members

    reviewing our Incentive pay system and question has come up as to are we using an appropriate level of Pay at Risk. I do not know of a standard value and looking to see what others are using as a value for the "pay at Risk"​ ------------------------------ ...

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    RE: IISE MEMBER EXPERIENCE

    By: Michael Hughes , IISE , 2 days ago
    Posted in: IISE Members

    I concur with the others. One big benefit comes from volunteering. For 9 years, I edited ISE (formerly Industrial Engineer) magazine. I did these little things called Volunteer Snapshots, short stories that ran in The Institute section. I cannot tell ...

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    RE: IISE MEMBER EXPERIENCE

    By: William Boyd , Institute of Industrial Engineers , 3 days ago
    Posted in: IISE Members

    I realize I maybe biased with my reply but I have been a member of IISE for many years prior to my current work at IISE as Membership Director. I agree with the comments from Steve and Tamara on the many benefits of membership. The value of professional ...

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    RE: IISE MEMBER EXPERIENCE

    By: Tamara Wilhite , 3 days ago
    Posted in: IISE Members

    I can name several benefits. The first is immediate access to one of the best professional job networks available. IIE/IISE connections helped me get my first professional job after college graduation. If you're in college, the IISE professional chapter ...

Recent Blogs

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    An IE Christmas Tale

    By: Tamara Wilhite 4 days ago

    Yes, Virginia, I’m an engineer. No, I don’t drive the trains near here. I design all the toys you hold dear, just like the computer sitting here. I can make the digital camera go click. And I know what makes it tick. I design the little things that go inside, where all the data goes to hide. I make the parts that make your toys beep, just as my friends designed your brother’s jeep. Some special engineers know a bit more, both how to make it and to get it to the store. Someone must piece each ...

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    The Legacy of Peter Drucker

    By: Tamara Wilhite 18 days ago

    Peter Drucker wrote so much for so long that there are multiple books summarizing what he wrote on particular topics, such as “Drucker on Asia” and “Peter Drucker on Consulting”. Peter Drucker’s greatest contributions to society were the concept of the knowledge worker and systemization of management.   The Knowledge Worker   Peter Drucker realized perhaps before anyone else that we were shifting from an industrial economy to a knowledge economy, and the knowledge worker is at the center ...

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    IISE awards Dec. 1 deadline is here and if you win, make sure to flaunt your achievement

    By: Karen Barnett 22 days ago

    In “Industry Awards Create Buzz for Your Business,” Entrepreneur magazine contributor Janine Popick, CEO and founder of VerticalResponse, gives high praise to accolades. “One of the easiest and most inexpensive ways for you to stand out from your competitors is to win industry awards. They are a way to gain recognition for yourself, your business and your company website. Awards bring you prestige and more traffic, and they enhance your credibility as a business.” With a Dec. 1 deadline for ...

Announcements

  • IISE/Rockwell Undergraduate Student Simulation Competition

    9 days ago
    Winter 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 Orlando, Fla. at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo May 18-21, 2019. The winning team will be announced ...

  • View latest ISE magazine online in two ways...

    10 days ago
    IISE members enjoy the award-winning ISE magazine in print and online, including a flipbook version of each issue. View the latest flipbook of ISE for hot stories on a Swiss supplier flying high with product and business innovations to become a valued partner; getting more money and a better job; helping Habitat boost its ReStore sales; reading recommendations for the holidays; and more.

  • Going for an award?

    15 days ago
    With a Dec. 1 deadline for most IISE awards fast approaching, now is the time to nominate a colleague or a student for recognition. Learn all about the many awards available, nomination requirements and processes, past winners and more at www.iise.org/Honors.

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