How Industrial Engineers Are Optimizing Processes?

A video:

Who:

  • MajorPrep, YouTube channel specifically designed to help future engineers know what major to land into

What:

  • YouTube video describing what is industrial engineering

When:

  • November 13, 2016

Where:

  • YouTube

Why:

  • To describe what industrial engineers do

Advantages:

  • It clearly describes how industrial engineers make processes better with examples (i.e. improving processes at a bank, etc.).

Disadvantages:

  • Instead of seeing real world examples, he draws some scenarios and at times it is hard to picture it.

 

A hyperlink to a professional organization website:

https://www.ohiostateiise.org/

Who:

  • The Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers, Ohio State University chapter

What:

  • Ohio State University chapter (IISE)

When:

  • Founded in 1963 (Ohio State’s chapter)

Where:

  •  Columbus, Ohio

Why:

  • Professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals with improving quality and productivity.

Advantages:

  • We are able to see what the upcoming events for the IISE chapter at OSU, also its Leadership, Active Members, etc.

Disadvantages:

  • There is barely anything for 2019, including the gallery not having anything after 2018.

 

A recent news article with its hyperlink:

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/08/1682437/0/en/KushCo-Holdings-Reports-First-Fiscal-Quarter-2019-Results.html

Who:

  • KushCo Holdings Inc.

What:

  • KushCo shows how it increased 186% year-over-year to approximately $25.3 million, setting a record for quarterly revenue.

When:

  • January 08, 2019

Where:

  • Based in Garden Grove, California and is publicly traded on the New York OTCQB marketplace under the stock ticker symbol, KSHB.

Why:

  • KushCo Holdings is an American company that sells packaging, containers, and other ancillary products for the cannabis industry.

Advantages:

  • Getting a taste of an example of how industrial engineers help optimize processes and save money.

Disadvantages:

  • It is lengthy and its labeling skills are poor so the reader can easy get side tracked.

 

A Book:

https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Six-Sigma-Pocket-Toolbook/dp/0071441190/ref=asc_df_0071441190/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312006100296&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1561561867975743270&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9060263&hvtargid=pla-451038455458&psc=1

Who:

  • Michael L George, John Maxey, David Rowlands, and Mark Price

What:

  • Lean Six Sigma Pocket Tool-book
  • Book I am currently using on my Lean Sigma Foundation course

When:

  • 2005

Where:

  • 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121

Why:

  •  Lean Six Sigma is a method that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste and reducing variation.

Advantages:

  • It guides you through the DMAIC process and it is a guide that groups tools by purpose and use.

Disadvantages:

  • It is a very basic introduction to concepts and has only a few useful tools.

 

Wring from people who are experts on this topic/Other Websites

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8632354

Who:

  • Theodore Allen

What:

  • Writing from Theodore Allen proposing a discrete event simulation model of an organization that maintains computer hosts and incurs several millions of dollars in maintenance and incident response costs.

When:

  • February 04, 2019

Where:

  • [No specific place]

Why:

  • Theodore Allen is very knowledgeable in his field and his primary class to teach is Quality and Reliability Engineering where students learn techniques associated with the Total Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma as well as the foundations of reliability engineering.

Advantages:

  • We see the forecasting cyber maintenance costs with improved scan analytics using simulation.

Disadvantages:

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