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1 Spring 2010 NEWSLETTER Volume 2 Issue 1 Institute of Industrial Engineers Great Lakes Region Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio IIE Upcoming Events IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010 June 5-9 Cancún, Mexico Great Lakes Regional Conference Date: TBA Ohio University Ergonomics Conference and Expo March 21-24, 2011 Orlando, Florida SHS Conference and Expo February 17-20, 2011 Orlando, Florida You can find more on these events on the IIE website: IIE Great Lakes Region Chapters: Case Western Reserve University Cleveland State University Columbus, OH Dayton, OH Detroit, MI Kettering University Ohio State University Ohio University Purdue University Toledo, OH University of Cincinnati University of Dayton University of Louisville University of Michigan University of Toledo Wayne State University Western Michigan University Wright State University Youngstown State University IIE Regional Events Symposium on Manufacturing May 13, 2010 University of Michigan More information on page 3 Great Lakes Regional Conference Ohio University Spring 2010 More information on page 2 Inside this issue: IIE Annual Conference IIE Now on LinkedIn 2 Regional Conference Chapter Events and News 3 A Message from the Region VP 10 Website Information 10 Region Contact Information 10

2 IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010 This year s IIE Annual Conference will be in Cancún, Mexico June 5-9 at the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Hotel. Register now via the conference website! Several of our regions universities will be sponsoring this conference. There will be a few great presentations to look forward too, including keynote speakers: Warren B. Powell, Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Princeton University. Rob Savage, COO, Taco Bell Corp. Antonio J. Dieck-Assad, Ph.D.,, Universidad de Monterrey Armando Tamez, COO, Nemak Monterrey There will be several educational events such as the Coca-Cola bottling facility and Cancún International Airport tours. Also, there will be sessions including the preconference workshops with topics: Pursuing Process Excellence How to Sustain Your Improvement Efforts Process Improvement Utilizing Lean Six Sigma Principles Lean Manufacturing All IIE members are eligible to attend the Fellows Meeting during the conference. There will also be an Honors and Awards Banquet to formally recognize accomplishments made throughout IIE. And don t forget the great networking opportunities you will attain by attending this conference. The vendor presentations will also be a great way to see new and exciting products and services offered in our field. Do not forget about the exciting Student Competitions! The annual Simulation, Technical Paper, and Lean Student Paper Competitions will all be taking place at the conference in Cancún. Needless to say, you will not run out of things to do in beautiful Cancún. If you are attending the conference and want information from other members around the area attending, you will find officer contact information listed later in the newsletter under chapter updates. Conference Website: The IIE Great Lakes Region is Now on LinkedIn A LinkedIn group for the Great Lakes Region has been created recently. To access the group from your profile search for IIE Great Lakes Region and it should bring it right up. This will be a great way for members to stay connected in the Industrial Engineering workforce. Also, this group will give the professional chapters an opportunity to post job or research openings in our local area. Typical discussions on similar groups range from engineers asking for advice on their projects to upcoming trends in the field. This is a great place to discuss IE related news and learning materials. Do you have a great new IE book or software? Let everyone know your thoughts about it on LinkedIn! Please feel free to join the group and start posting topics of discussion, news, or any local jobs. If you have any IIE regional questions or suggestions, feel free to post those as well....do you have a great new IE book or software? Let everyone know your thoughts about it on LinkedIn!... IIE Great Lakes Regional Conference at Ohio University After such a successful 2010 Regional Conference, hosted by the Purdue University Chapter, we at Ohio University have our work cut out for us for Although the events and activities associated with the conference are still tentative, plans include: student networking activities; a trip to a manufacturing facility; inspirational and informal guest speakers; school competitions, as well as a technical paper competition; a potential job fair; and more. With a few new buildings to showcase, as well as, the atmosphere that surrounds Athens, OH, we simply hope that the rest of the schools throughout the Great Lakes Region are as excited as we are to join us here at Ohio University for the 2011 I.I.E Regional Conference. Sincerely, Anthony Sweetnich Ohio University IIE Page 2

3 Chapter Updates Columbus Professional Chapter Website: Lynne Waldron Vice /Jobs Coordinator Mike Devenney Upcoming Events: Facility Tour Emerson Network Power May 6, 2010 The Columbus Chapter of IIE will be touring the Emerson Network Power facility in Columbus, Ohio on May 6. This event is also to help recruit new members around the area. The facility features the production of precisions cooling systems. During the tour the facility s Lean Manufacturing Coordinator will share a success story of the application of a lean concept used within the facility. The Columbus Chapter also plans to provide another sponsored IIE tour to a Columbus mail processing facility. Greater Detroit Professional Chapter Website: Jeff VandenBoom president@iiedetroit.org Executive Vice John Preston exec_vp@iiedetroit.org The Greater Detroit Chapter of IIE kicked off the 2010 year with the Local Technical Paper Competition. Students from universities around Metro-Detroit submitted technical papers discussing projects in healthcare workflow analysis and wind turbine cost optimization. Recently, the chapter hosted a presentation session by process improvement leader, Khaled Mabrouk. In attendance were both academic leaders and industry experts to learn about how to wisely choose their next improvement path. The chapter has already begun planning the 8th Annual Lean Six Sigma Symposium to be hosted at Crittenton Hospital Medical Center on Friday, November 12th. This annual event attracts over 100 professionals that gather to share innovative ideas and learn about applications of Lean, Six Sigma and Performance Improvement. The chapter will be collaborating with Society of Health Systems and local universities to provide participants with tracks that appeal to different industries. To read more about upcoming programs and our award-winning newsletter visit iiedetroit.org IIE Greater Detroit members and students at the local technical paper competition hosted by University of Michigan and IIE Greater Detroit Chapter (Jan. 2010) IIE Greater Detroit members at the Engineering Society of Detroit Banquet where member, Dave Cottrill, and University of Michigan student, Brooke Silverstein, were recognized for their contributions to IIE (Feb. 2010) Page 3

4 Kettering University Sections A & B Student Chapter Shaun Yuchasz yuch6687@kettering.edu Vice Melissa Sherman melsher8983@kettering.edu This past year both sections were very active. Kettering B-Section took a tour of the Michigan Brewing Company in the Fall, and A-Section took a tour of the same facility early this year. Both sections, including faculty, staff, and alumni, had a great time on the tours. Jeff Golden and Yvonne Madrid, accompanied Professor Terri Lynch-Caris to the Regional Conference at Purdue University in February to Discover the PossibilitIEs. This was the first regional conference where the Kettering chapter has participated. They hope to make it to Ohio University next year to the regional conference. They also received a visit from their friends at the University of Windsor with an invitation to their IIE regional conference. Upcoming Events: Outreach event for pre-college students at the Young Inventors Fair on May 4 th will include the Lego airplane assembly line. A plant tour of the newly remodeled General Motors Flint Engine Plant will take place on May 7 th. Professor Terri Lynch-Caris will be presenting a paper at the IERC in Cancún. It is fun meeting neighboring Industrial Engineers. -Kettering University Kettering IE Students, faculty, alumni, and staff meet at the Michigan Brewing Company for a tour and social gathering. The Ohio State University Student Chapter Brian McDaniel Mcdaniel.555@osu.edu Vice Lauren West west.483@osu.edu The Ohio State University chapter of IIE is very involved around campus this year. This spring they are competing in intramural softball and sand volleyball. Last year they were the champion team in softball, and hope to continue to make names for themselves in both sports. Every Sunday the group participates in the Campus Clean-Up where volunteers help clean up the trash on and around 5 blocks of the OSU off-campus residential area. The second IIE meeting of the quarter is May 6th where General Mills will be doing a presentation. The group plans to send 16 students to Cancún for the Annual Conference this year. They are very excited and looking forward to having double the attendance from last years conference. A tour to Honda is also on their upcoming list of events. Awards and Recognition OSU s Arena Simulation Competition team deserves congratulations. The team was comprised of IIE members Johnny Carmona, Jake Miller, and Josephine Jing. Last year they made it to the top five teams at Annual Conference and competed in Miami, FL. Unfortunately, this year they did not make the top three spots for a chance to compete in Cancún. However, they put in a lot of hard work in and spent many hours in the computer lab making sure their best work was represented. Page 4 OSU IIE members at the Limited Brands Distribution Center tour (Feb. 2010)

5 The Ohio State University IIE Chapter at the 2010 Regional Conference at Purdue University Ohio University Student Chapter Anthony Sweetnich Vice Yanyan Shen Ohio University has big upcoming plans for the rest of this school year. The group will be hosting their annual ISE Spring Banquet where they provide cocktails and dinner to ISE students, faculty, staff, and alumni with entertainment from a guest speaker. During the banquet they will also say farewell to the graduating students and congratulate the newly inducted IIE officers. Later this spring the IIE group plans to help out with the University s annual Relay For Life by raising money and participating in the big event. Also before the end of the year they will be holding a IIE student and faculty social to connect new students with faculty and gain membership. To help raise funds for the group they will be designing IE t-shirts and then selling them to other students throughout the school. Of course we cannot forget that the school plans to hold the 2011 IIE Great Lakes Regional Conference. The group has already started planning and hopes to have a great attendance. Ohio University IIE members on their trip to the Regional Conference at Purdue University Ohio University IIE members on their tour to the Subaru Plant during the Regional Conference 2010 Page 5

6 The Ohio State University IIE Chapter at the 2010 Regional Conference at Purdue University The Ohio State University IIE Chapter at the at the Limited Brands Distribution Center for a tour (Feb. 2010) Purdue University Student Chapter Website: Stephanie Mathis smathis@purdue.edu Vice Anish Patel Purdue University IIE Chapter has had quite a busy past year. After hosting the 2010 Regional Conference they are already planning on more events for the rest of the year. They would like to thank everyone who attended the 2010 Great Lakes Regional Conference. They said that it was everyone s enthusiasm that made the conference so much fun. Purdue University has already made plans and is looking forward to attending the 2011 Regional Conference at Ohio University. Purdue has also decided that they will be sending at least one representative to the Annual IIE Conference and Expo in Cancún. This representative will be paper contest winner Anish Patel, Vice of the IIE Purdue group. The Purdue University also has a few awards and recognitions of members. First, they would like to thank their Faculty Advisor, Professor Barany, for everything he has done for them. This is the professor s last semester. Also, Erica Koeller, was awarded Purdue Industrial Engineering Outstanding Senior Award, Congratulations. And, as previously stated, Anish Patel was the winner of the Great Lakes Regional Technical Paper Contest this past Spring, Congratulations. Continue to the next page for a special letter from the president of Purdue University IIE. Purdue IIE Board for Spring 2010 Page 6

7 Purdue University Student Chapter Fellow Industrial Engineers, Purdue Institute of Industrial Engineers is so more than your average club. Not only do we help develop our members professionally, we organize charity events, play intramural sports, and much more. The regional conference at Purdue this semester was a great example of the creativity and talent of our members. The conference committee definitely set the bar high for future schools and they did a fantastic job planning the weekend. The Crowe case study earlier this semester was also a great example of the work ethic of our members and I appreciate every group s hard work. The faculty luncheon was a success, and I hope that we can continue to increase our relationship with the faculty in the future. I can t believe the semester is over halfway over, yet we still have so much to look forward to. I hope to see you all at the senior banquet and the charity flag football tournament, and let s all cheer for our grand prix team to win the race this year! I believe IIE does a fantastic job fostering an atmosphere of teamwork and preparing our members for the opportunities and challenges that they will meet in the future. I can t stress enough that you get out of it what you put into it, so everyone, please keep up the hard work for the rest of the semester. I am honored to have the opportunity to work with some of the brightest students and best leaders that Purdue industrial engineering has to offer, and I look forward to the rest of Thank you, Stephanie Mathis Purdue University IIE Purdue IIE at the final dinner of the Regional Conference 2010 Toledo Professional Chapter Don Pasley depasley@verizon.net Treasurer Dick Dittman rdittman@buckeye-express.com The Toledo, Ohio Professional Chapter of IIE is planning new activities for the upcoming year. This past year they provided a tour at the new FedEx Ground Toledo Hub in October. And they also held their annual Networking and Holiday dinner meeting during December. The IIE Group is currently planning for the next membership meeting at this time. Please do not hesitate to contact the president for more information regarding becoming a member of the organization. They would love to have some new members join so they can start planning some social networking activities for everyone. University of Louisville Student Chapter Website: Hannah Downs Hannah.downs@louisville.edu Vice Evan Adams Evan.adams@louisville.edu University of Louisville IIE Student Chapter has recently voted on the upcoming school year s officers. The president next year will be Hannah Downs. The group current has no upcoming plans or activities. For more information regarding the group please visit their website listed above. Page 7

8 IIE Great Lakes Region University of Michigan Student Chapter Website: Danielle Martinak Vice Programs Christine So Vice Activities Sophie Christian The University of Michigan has had a great past year. As always, they provided several activities for their Industrial and Operations Engineering students to be involved in. Their past events this year have included the IOE Barbeque this Spring, Tech Day, and IOE Bowling Night. The group has similar plans for events and activities this Fall, including The Welcome IOE Barbeque, University of Michigan Tech Day, IOE Meet and Greet, and the IOE Bowling Night. These activities give a chance for the Faculty and Students to have out-of-classroom social time, which promotes membership and friendship within the group. On May 13th there will be a Symposium on Manufacturing at the University of Michigan. To find out more check out the website ( University of Michigan IOE BBQ 2010 University of Michigan IOE Tech Day 2010 University of Michigan IOE Bowling Night 2009 Wayne State University Student Chapter Website: Norman A. Dotson ndotson@wayne.edu Vice Programs Kristen Jordan aw2244@wayne.edu Vice Membership Mahbubul Khan khanm@wayne.edu During this past year, Wayne State's IIE has served as a model student organization. They organized events such as the College of Engineering's Second Annual Movie Night, Holiday Goods Drive, and the Engineers' Mardi Gras Party. IIE has provided students with events and resources such as study nights, tutoring sessions, mock interviews and career workshops, social events and most importantly a sense of affiliation. In February of 2010, Wayne State s IIE chapter traveled to Purdue University for the Great Lakes Regional Conference with 25+ undergraduate and graduate students. The conference was not only used as a tool to enlighten and exposure their students to a professional conference experience, but also serve as tool to generate interest in not only the Department of Industrial Engineering, but in Wayne State's IIE organization. At the Great Lakes Regional Conference, Wayne State s IIE chapter was honored as the 2010 Great Lakes Region Conference Champs for their participation and performance at the conference. Congratulations. Page 8

9 IIE Great Lakes Region Wayne State University Student Chapter Beside the Wayne States achievement in their attendance to the Regional Conference, they also have several Congratulations to give to IE Students. Vanda Ametlli received the Robert G. Wingerter Award. The Robert G. Wingerter Award is the highest recognition given by the College of Engineering of Wayne State University to graduating seniors. The Robert G. Wingerter award recognizes excellence in scholastic achievement, character and leadership for graduating seniors in the College of Engineering. Danielle Hunter received the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Most Outstanding Senior Award. A Junior student in IME, Roberto Gomez, received the Highest Scholastic Average Award. And the Senior who received the Highest Scholastic Average Award was Vanda Ametlli. Vanda Ametlli also received the Engineering Alumni Association Outstanding Senior Award. Congratulations to everyone. Wayne State University at the Regional Conference 2010 Western Michigan University Student Chapter Ryan Buurstra Ryan.g.buurstra@wmich.edu Vice Carlee McClintic Western Michigan University has recently voted on new officers in the IIE group. This past year they have had several successful events, and plan to continue next year. The group had several members of IIE attend the Great Lakes Regional Conference at Purdue University this Spring. Also, on April 24, 2010 the IIE group held their 8th Annual Golf Outing. Next year the Western Michigan University IIE group is planning to hold a Six Sigma Green Belt Course. Western Michigan University IIE at Purdue University during the Regional Conference 2010 Page 9 Western Michigan University IIE s 8th Annual Golf Outing (April, 2010)

10 IIE Great Lakes Region A Message from the Region Vice Hello IIE Great Lakes Region Members, What a busy winter it has been for IIE! Many of the chapters have completed filling out their required documents including the tax filing, CAR report, and entries to the newsletter competition. Thank you to the chapter officers for keeping up with your chapter documents. I am very proud of all of the improvements by individual chapters in the Great Lakes Region this year and look forward to helping you achieve your chapter goals throughout The Great Lakes Regional Conference back in February was a great success and learning experience for everyone involved. Thank you again to the Purdue University IIE Student Chapter for hosting the conference and keeping all the participants busy with great presentations and a packed agenda. I hope to see many of you again and meet some new IIE members during next year s regional conference at Ohio University. Some updates are being made to the regional webpage at Details.aspx?id= Be sure to stop by and check it for information on upcoming programs and other region activities. Also, you will notice the addition of our IIE Great Lakes Region Strategic Plan for you to monitor your regional leaders progress as we work at adding even more value to your IIE membership. As we move into the summer and our thoughts turn to fun in the sun your regional leadership team will be hard at work planning programs for the fall. If there is a particular topic you are interested in learning more about or would like to present to the region yourself please let me know. I could not end this message without one last reminder for the IIE annual conference coming up June 5-9 in Cancun, Mexico. Start the summer by refreshing your IE skills and relaxing in the beautiful surroundings. For those of you planning to attend there will be a Regional Mixer at Captains Cove Restaurant at 6 PM on June 8. Check the regional web page for more details and to RSVP. Thank you all for your continued support of IIE. Have a great summer! Gary Altman IIE Great Lakes Region Vice Find us on these Networks: Visit our Website! IIE Great Lakes Region Contact Information Region Vice Gary Altman gdaltman@gmail.com Assistant Region Vice for Student Development (ARVPSD) Tycho Fredericks, Ph. D. tycho.fredericks@wmich.edu Region Newsletter Editor Lindsey Thomas Lindsey.R.Thomas@gmail.com If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding the IIE Great Lakes Region please feel free to contact one of the officers. Page 10