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1 Fall 2010 NEWSLETTER Volume 2 Issue 1 Institute of Industrial Engineers Great Lakes Region Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio IIE Upcoming Events Great Lakes Regional Conference Date: TBA Ohio University IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2011 May 21-25, 2011 Reno, Nevada Ergonomics Conference and Expo March 21-24, 2011 Orlando, Florida SHS Conference and Expo February 17-19, 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 IIE Great Lakes Regional Conference Ohio University Athens, OH More information on page 5 Regional Webinar November 30th, :00pm EST Details.aspx?id=643 More information on page 2 Inside this issue: IIE Annual Conference 2 RVP Update 2 Chapter Events and News 3 Website Information 11 Region Contact Information 11

2 IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2011 This year s IIE Annual Conference will be in Reno, Nevada May 21-25, 2001 at the Grand Sierra Resort Hotel. Register now via the conference website! There will be a few great presentations to look forward too, including keynote speakers to be listed on the website soon. Also, there will be several educational workshops such as Six Sigma Applied to K-12 Education which is presented from the Washoe County School System in Reno, Nevada. They will be showing how six sigma can be used to help lower operating costs for school systems. Another planned workshop is the Role of IEs in Measurements of Software Productivity. Also, a workshop about how to manage project risks will be hosted by Greg Hutchins from Quality Plus Engineering. Conferences are a great way to do some networking and get to know other professionals and students. The vendor presentations will also be a great way to find out about new opportunities in our field. Do not forget about the facility tour and the annual Simulation, Technical Paper, and Lean Student Paper Competitions will all be taking place at the conference.. 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: Region Vice Update Hello IIE Great Lakes Region Members, Welcome back to the busy fall season! As you settle back into your routines for school and work remember that IIE keeps programs going year round to add value to your membership. Our final webinar for 2010 will be Tuesday, November 30 th at 3:00 PM EST. Like all IIE webinars it will be recorded and available on the IIE website in the Knowledge Center on the Home Page under Webinars ( Congratulations to the Purdue Student Chapter on receiving the Gold Award recognition for this past year. Thank you for your diligence in supporting IIE despite the busy demands of your classes and other activities. Thank you to all of the busy Chapter Leaders throughout the Great Lakes Region that have kept up on their chapter documentation. I am looking forward to seeing more Great Lakes Region chapters receiving awards at the 2011 annual conference. Updates are continuously being made to the regional webpage at Details.aspx?id= Be sure to stop by and check it for information on up-coming programs and other region activities. 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. Enjoy the remaining days of fall and the fast approaching Thanksgiving Holiday! Thank you, Gary Altman IIE Great Lakes Region Vice Page 2

3 Chapter Updates Columbus Professional Chapter Website: Lynne Waldron Vice /Jobs Coordinator Mike Devenney This past May, the Columbus Chapter of IIE toured an Emerson Network Power Facility located near Worthington Ohio. Emerson presented on their value stream mapping process, as well as Lean and 5S projects recently implemented at the plant. Many of the members attending found their Visual Controls very interesting and took a lot of the information back to their workplaces with them. Following this up, in July we hosted a social event with the OSU student chapter at a Columbus Crew soccer game. We had a great time tailgating and networking with members of the student chapter, and to top it off, the Columbus Crew smothered Houston Dynamo the score line read 3-0. Upcoming events include the All Ohio event at Der Dutchman on October 13 th. Roman Hlutkowsky, Current IIE, will be the keynote speaker and will be presenting on IE Opportunities Outside Manufacturing. We are also co-sponsoring a "Process Analysis and Improvement Workshop" being organized by Dr. Shahrukh Irani from the OSU ISE department in early November. The sponsorship will allow IIE members and other IEs to attend the workshop for free. Lastly, we are planning a Beat Michigan event with the OSU student chapter on November 23 rd. It should be yet another great networking experience for the students as well as the senior members of the chapter. The Columbus Professional Chapter at a Crew Game Event Greater Detroit Professional Chapter Website: Jeff VandenBoom president@iiedetroit.org Executive Vice John Preston exec_vp@iiedetroit.org IIE - Greater Detroit Chapter The Greater Detroit Chapter of IIE has been working on planning activities to support our mission of promoting the advancement of Industrial Engineering by providing professional development information and resources to our members. Recently, we hosted a Dual Networking Event with SHS (Society for Health Systems). Our first half of the program consisted of a Manufacturing Productivity Presentation Page 3 (Harbour Report). The second half of the program was a presentation on the current state of Healthcare and the role of Industrial Engineers as drivers of continuous improvement. The event attracted members and students with focus in manufacturing, healthcare and operation management. To aid in the professional development of our members, as a chapter we have been working to host our annual Lean Six Sigma Symposium. This year s symposium in conjunction with Crittenton Hospital Medical Center will take place on Friday, November 12 th from 7:00 am 3:30 pm. The theme of the Symposium is Sustaining Excellence. Four tracks in lean, continuous improvement, Baldrige and research will take place. The symposium is opened to all professionals and students. To register please visit : Early bird registration ends November 1 st!

4 The Ohio State University Student Chapter Brian McDaniel Vice Lauren West The Ohio State University chapter of IIE is ready for another exciting and involved year. Thanks to the Rob and Susan Savage Foundation, 16 lucky students were given the opportunity to attend the national conference in Cancun over the summer! Attendance at the sessions, networking opportunities, exposure to top professionals, and a lot of fun has set the tone for success within the group. The buckeye chapter began a program for students to share summer internship experiences at the start of general meetings. The group is excited to have Kroger give a presentation in October with several others such as General Mills and Unilever to follow. Last year, The Limited, Graeter s, and the Columbus Zoo were kind enough to give the group a tour of their operations. After a successful trip to the Purdue conference, Ohio State s chapter is looking forward to visiting their neighbors at the Ohio U. conference. This will be a good way for the current members to prepare for the 2012 regional conference in Columbus. The IIE crew will balance their studies by volunteering on campus clean up days and entering a team into various intramural sports throughout the school year, including the celebrated intramural softball team. Please visit our new website at It is under construction, but the webmaster is working hard to fully complete the information on the site. Awards and Recognition Congratulations to three members who competed in the arena competition this year for Ohio State: Jonathan Carmona, Jacob Miller, and Josephine Jing. Communications Officer, Bob Smyth serves as a National Liaison for the Construction Division of IIE. Through that role, he was asked to present a paper on Lean Estimating at the conference in Cancun, it was well received and was a great public speaking opportunity. Rob and Susan Savage along with The Ohio State University s lucky 16 students who attended the 2010 Annual Conference. The Ohio State University s IIE Members at the Annual conference in Cancun. Page 4

5 Bob Smyth, Ohio State University, presenting a paper on Lean Estimating at the 2010 Annual Conference. Ohio University Student Chapter Marie Minnich mm712207@ohio.edu Vice Yanyan Shen shenyanyan@gmail.com We are starting off this year with quite an extensive to do list. Our chapter is welcoming several new officers: Marie Minnich as and Daniel Olander as Secretary. We have also put together a Conference Committee for the 2011 Conference here at Ohio University and we are thankful to have Shane Lynch, Ryan Miller, and Anthony Sweetnich as Conference Activity Officers. Plans for the 2011 Great Lakes Regional Conference are coming along well; activities are looking to include a plant tour, a Q&A session with a panel of recent OU grads, networking time with members of the region s Senior Chapter s members, competition contests, several guest speakers, a scavenger hunt to explore our Uptown scene, and great food and friends! We are very excited. Other fall activities our chapter is planning include tailgating for one of the football games. The Russ College of Engineering is celebrating their 75 th Anniversary this year and we will be joining them for tailgating and other activities during our Homecoming on October 16 th. We are also planning to hold an IIE tailgating event the last weekend in October. We are starting up our T- shirt sales again to fundraise. Our officers each volunteered several hours a week to sell the shirts in our new Academic & Research Center. The chapter is also trying to make arrangements for a plant tour of the Honda facilities in Marysville, Ohio. Look for information to be ed about the conference and technical paper contest submissions. Ohio University ISE Spring Banquet. During the Banquet we honor our graduation seniors, outstanding students, and awards for research. Page 5

6 Purdue University Student Chapter Website: Stephanie Mathis Vice Anish Patel Purdue University s IIE chapter has continued its active campus involvement this year with a number of company info sessions aligned with the Purdue Engineering Student Council s Industrial Roundtable, the nation s largest student-run job fair. We have also put our considerable athletic prowess on display by fielding a championship-caliber co-ed flag football team whose never-say-never attitude and inscrutable coaching staff continue to propel us to the top of the leader boards. Our upcoming activities include a number of additional company info sessions and plant trips, as well as hosting a 2-night exposé on our professors areas of study and their available positions for undergraduate research. We continue our commitments to the Adopt-A-Spot highway cleanup program, various 5k run/walk events, and other charitable causes. This semester we welcome the arrival of our new faculty advisor Vincent Duffy, and celebrate James W. Barany s recent reception of the Honorary Boilermaker award for over 50 years of service to the university. The chapter also received our 10 th consecutive Gold Award for excellence in an organization. Our student Vice, Anish Patel, has made it safely back across the border from the Annual IIE Conference in Cancun and we look forward to attending the regional conference at Ohio University this spring. Until next time, stay classy, Great Lakes Region. Purdue University at the Engineering Fountain Purdue University after cleaning up roads for Adopt-A-Spot Page 6

7 University of Louisville Student Chapter Hannah Downs Treasurer Evan Adams The University of Louisville IIE Chapter recently participated in our student council s Society Picnic. This picnic serves as an informational fair for all incoming engineering students to learn about all the professional societies we offer here at Speed School. Also, we participated in our student council s Society Cup. This event is an Olympic style competition between all the professional societies here at Speed School. Some games at the event included tug-of-war, relays, and hot dog eating contests. Most notably, our school has become the first engineering school in the nation to achieve dual-level accreditation by EAC of ABET for both our baccalaureate and master of engineering programs. We are very proud of this achievement. In addition to our accreditation achievement, on June 7, Dr. Sunderesh Heragu of the Industrial Engineering department at the University of Louisville received the prestigious 2010 David F. Baker Research Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers. This prestigious award recognizes "significant contributions to the advancement of the industrial engineering profession through outstanding research activity. The award was presented during the Annual IIE Conference and Expo held in Cancun, Mexico. University of Michigan Student Chapter Danielle Martinak dannycm@umich.edu Vice Programs Christine So caso@umich.edu Vice Activities Sophie Christian sophielc@umich.edu The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) IIE Chapter just finished their second annual Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) BBQ where their IIE Members flipped burgers and hot dogs for IOE staff and students for free. They also participated in the University of Michigan's Tech Day where they informed High School students about all the opportunities available at the University of Michigan. Specifically, our IIE members work a table that informs students about Michigan's Industrial and Operations Engineering program which is ranked 2nd in the nation! Upcoming events include information sessions with L'Oreal and Walmart and a Bar Night scheduled in mid- November. For more information about our IIE Chapter please visit our website at: University of Michigan members Danielle Martinak, Sophie Christian, and Christine So gearing up for their IIE Annual Bowling night. IIE University of Michigan participating in Tech Day Page 7

8 IIE Great Lakes Region Wayne State University Student Chapter Norman A. Dotson Vice Programs Kristen Jordan Vice Membership Mahbubul Khan 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 our 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 our participation and performance at the conference. In May of 2010, Wayne State s IIE chapter sent 6 undergraduate students, as well as, 4 graduate students the Cancun, Mexico for the Annual IIE Conference. The experience was describe by students as once in a life time in which a new sense of pride for their career choice was gained WSU-IIE began the fall semester strong with two events; one of which was a cookout where we catered to the faculty, students, and staff of the newly named Industrial and Systems Engineering department. The second event to begin the semester was the Welcome Back Picnic in which we welcomed back our department, as well as, mix and mingle with the new faces in our department. WSU-IIE has made student recruitment its number one priority this year. Our plan of attack includes targeting undecided engineering students already in college, as well as, expanding our areas of recruitment outside of the traditional Northwestern Metro Detroit area. By venturing off to schools who typically don t receive much attention from colleges, we hope to 1 increase out admission numbers, 2 encourage students to explore industrial engineering as an option for study, and 3 give these once neglected schools the attention that all students deserve. Besides recruitment WSU-IIE wishes to continue to serve as a resource for our students. Last year was a noteworthy year for our department. Last semester the WSUs College of Engineering recognized and honored 143 students who made the College Dean s List. In order to receive this honor a student had to achieve a 3.50 grade point average; 12% of those 143 students were Industrial Engineering students. You might think 12% is not a large percent but since our enrollment is approximately 55 students, which is less than 2% of the total enrollment of the College of Engineering, we can proudly say 31% of our students were granted this distinction. We hope to add to our previous academic excellence and have set a goal to have 45% of our students make the Dean s List. WSU-IIE currently offers walk-in tutoring as well as designated tutoring times for particular classes 4 days a week. Besides assisting our students academically, WSU-IIE serves as an outlet for our students to not only to relax from the dayto-day stress from classes. We are currently installing a team mentality with our organization and department. Team Night, luncheons, and frequent trips are only a handful of social activities that we provide our students with. This year WSU-IIE plans to attend the Regional Conference at Ohio University and the Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada. Page 8 Previous Industrial and Systems Engineering Chair, recently name Dean of Student Affairs, Dean Darin Ellis enjoys a dip in the cold water thanks to WSU-IIE Luis Hernandez at the Engineering Welcome Back Picnic

9 IIE Great Lakes Region Work Hard, Play Hard WSU IIE members enjoying a game of soccer WSU- Great Lakes Regional Conference Western Michigan University Student Chapter Ryan Buurstra Ryan.g.buurstra@wmich.edu Vice Carlee McClintic Carlee.d.mcclintic@wmich.edu Western Michigan University has the following planned activities: October 7th, Whirlpool Open House IIE Soccer Games every Friday November 5-7th IIE Green Belt Course for students Haunted House Trip Weekly FE prep sessions Their past events of this year include a golf outing during the spring time. The IIE group is also planning to attend the upcoming Great Lakes Regional Conference. IIE Students, Carlee McClintic, Anna Kamphaus, and Adrien Darby at their golf outing Western Michigan University IIE Soccer team picture shaking hands after a win Western Michigan University IIE group at the 2010 Regional Conference Page 9

10 IIE Great Lakes Region Wright State University Student Chapter Beth Pohlabel Vice Karl Hendrickson WSU IIE is in the process of planning a Corn hole or Bowling Tournament with University of Dayton s IIE group. This is still in the early stages of development and a date and location have not been decided on yet. We are also planning on hosting a few guest speakers on the topics of lean or six sigma for the upcoming quarters. Lastly, a group of our members are planning to attend an etiquette luncheon on Tuesday October 19 th. Also, a group of our members are planning on attending the IIE All Ohio Event on October 13 th. WSU s IIE group designed a WSU Engineering shirt and has been selling these as a fundraiser, beginning with WSU Welcome week and continuing throughout the school year. Also, two of our members, Danny Munoz and Aaron Doak, volunteered their time to speak to freshman engineering classes to promote IIE! Since then we have had freshman and sophomores ing the president asking for more details! Awards and Recognition Last Spring 3 IIE members, Beth Pohlabel, Karl Hendrickson, and Aaron Doak participated in the National Rockwell Arena Simulation Contest. WSU IIE Members volunteering at the Welcome Week Booth selling WSU Engineering t-shirts in September 2010 WSU at their Spring planning meeting in June 2010 Page 10

11 IIE Great Lakes Region Youngstown State University Student Chapter Melissa Airhart Vice Andrew Kolbus Youngstown State University s IIE Chapter is very excited about this year and the new events to come within it. We have started out the year with great participation from current members as well as doubled our chapter through recruitment. Recruitment was done through networking in classes, constructing a Facebook page, participating in All Majors Day, and presenting information about IIE at the intro to engineering classes. Our Chapter has monthly meetings where we plan upcoming events and review how past events went. We were honored to hear Roman Hlutkowsky speak about IE Opportunities Outside of Manufacturing at the All Ohio Day in Plain City. Our Chapter looks forward to participating in the Great Lakes Regional Conference again this year. We are planning numerous fundraising activities to help with funding the trip to Athens Ohio. The Chapter is arranging plant tours of local companies, social events, and our annual End of the Year Picnic to acknowledge graduating seniors and all of the hard work put into IIE. This past year our Chapter and Advisor accepted the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award for Region Four and hope to continue in the rising success of our chapter. Youngstown State University picture with Roman Hlutkowsky at All Ohio Day Find us on these Networks: You can find the Great Lakes Region Mission and Strategic Plan for on the Region 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 Visit our Website! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding the IIE Great Lakes Region please feel free to contact one of the officers. Page 11