Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricki Ingalls, Oklahoma State University; mario cornejo, Oklahoma State University; Chinnatat Methapatara, Oklahoma State University; Peerapol Sittivijan, Oklahoma State University; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Braden Hunsaker, University of Pittsburgh; Erin Claypool, University of Pittsburgh; Nuri Gokhan, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Mason, University of Arkansas

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Industrial Engineering

a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Centroamericana, in San Salvador.Chinnatat Methapatara, Oklahoma State University Chinnatat Methapatara is Master's Candidate in the School of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University, OSU. He is currently working as a Research Assistant on the Design for Supply Chain project. Prior to joining OSU he worked as a Research Assistant and a Systems Engineer. In 2005 he received his Bachelor's Degree from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok in the field of Electrical Engineering.Peerapol Sittivijan, Oklahoma State University Peerapol Sittivijan received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso; Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Tzu-Liang Tseng; Noe Vargas Hernandez; Samuel Riccillo, University of Texas at El Paso

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Industrial Engineering

to make clear to thecommunity that the purpose of the virtual college is to provide engineering solutions toengineering problems using dispersed worldwide expertise, and that nominal costs forintellectual property rights exchanges would be involved in realizing the solutions. Eventually,one or more solutions are offered to the community; these solutions were taken to the localgovernment, aid agency, or development organization to realize it with great success.Scenario 2: Faculty and Students Working on a ProjectAs part of their Senior Design project, a multidisciplinary group of students is looking for achallenging and meaningful project. These students belong to an academic institution (e.g. BYU,Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Monterrey Tec

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Jean Fullerton, Elizabethtown College; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College

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Industrial Engineering

specific tactics, which fit naturally as subtopics withinexisting courses, students often encounter lean tactics in a piecemeal fashion, making it difficultfor students develop an integrated understanding of the underlying philosophies. Courses Page 13.1340.2dedicated to lean are generally aimed at senior-level students. Opportunities to practice processdesign are often the domain of senior-level capstone projects as well.To improve the teaching of lean concepts, as well as to develop students’ ability to designeffective processes, several IE faculty at one university (referred to as Site 1 here) developed alean laboratory to support an

Conference Session

Focus on IE Course Design and Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul Griffin, Georgia Tech; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Tech

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Industrial Engineering

skills has beenintegrated into the Stewart School of ISyE at Georgia Tech Capstone Design course since2002[15]. The course involves student teams working on real-life design projects with for-profitcorporations, non-profits, health care organizations and government agencies. Students give sixpresentations during the course. The proposal presentation, interim presentation, and finalpresentation are each given to the Faculty Committee and class and to the client.ApproachThe presentation instruction is unique in its stress on information about communication collecteddirectly from people in the workforce: practicing industrial engineers, managers, and seniorexecutives of organizations employing many IEs. The interview process is described in

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Summers, University of Dayton

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Industrial Engineering

. Employment growth willbe driven by increasing demand for healthcare and social assistance because of an agingpopulation and longer life expectancies. Employment in administrative support and wastemanagement and remediation services is projected to grow by 31 percent and add 2.5million new jobs to the economy by 2014. Service industries have accounted for almostall U.S. job growth since the 1960’s. Wages in the service sector overall have risen fasterthan wages in most other sectors.The Bureau of Labor Statistics has the most complete information concerning IE and IETemployment. Analysis of their data is somewhat limited due to the lack of informationabout job titles or degree types. Another gap in the data concerns the other job titles thatIEs and

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2008-1701: IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS INUNDERGRADUATE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMSKaren Bursic, University of Pittsburgh Karen M. Bursic is an Assistant Professor and the Undergraduate Program Director for Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the department she worked as a Senior Consultant for Ernst and Young and as an Industrial Engineer for General Motors Corporation. Dr. Bursic has done research and published work in the areas Engineering and Project Management and Engineering Education. She is a member of IIE and ASEE and is a