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This article originally appeared at Liberty Island Magazine . Let’s cultivate the positive, uplifting science fiction so that we can inspire kids who will go out and create that world we’ve imagined for them. Someone described a classic science fiction novel’s cover as a book cover that launched a thousand engineering careers, and I completely understood the sentiment as an engineer, a science fiction fan and science fiction author. What many don’t seem to understand is the connection between ...

No matter the challenges we face worldwide, ISEs continue to lead and find better systems and processes that benefit us all. It’s more important now than ever that ISEs come together to share innovative practices, network with colleagues, enrich and expand knowledge bases, and strengthen careers.   This month, ISEs have that opportunity at the all-virtual IISE Annual Conference & Expo   May 22-25. Stimulating keynotes and a special Q&A with IE and Apple CEO Tim Cook complete a packed ...

Note that my blog originally appeared as an answer to this question on Quora . I have more than a decade of practical experience with product data management software, product verification integration software and shop floor data management system roll-outs. There are a number of procedural solutions you can use. Make sure your naming conventions for parts and part numbers don’t conflict with that of customers or suppliers. Track their part number changes so that you don’t end up with ...