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President's message | New Year, New Vote for SEMS
Dear SEMS Members,
Tis the season! Not for Christmas, but certainly for elections. It is hard to turn on the television without a barrage of ads and positioning statements. The democratic electoral process was completed for the SEMS' Board of Directors. We are pleased announce the winners; as we have a marvelous group of colleagues joining the SEMS Board. We know that we will be in good hands when the transition occurs at the SEMS' Town Hall in Anaheim in May this year. Read more.
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Membership Survey
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Time for the professional roundtable | IIE Annual Conference and Expo
The 2016 IIE Annual Conference and Expo is happening
May 21 - 24 at the Disneyland Resort Hotel, Anaheim,
California, USA.
SEMS sponsors the Engineering Management tracks in both the ISERC and the Applied Solutions Conference. In addition to the Engineering Management Tracks, the annual conference will feature the SEMS Town Hall and many student activities. The student activities include presentations geared to students, networking opportunities, and a Student Best Paper Competition. Please make your plans today to join your SEMS colleagues at the 2016 annual ISERC and Applied Solutions Conference! Early registration discounts are available through April 8, 2016. Visit the
Annual Conference website.
See you in
Anaheim
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Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) and Applied Solutions Conference (ASC) - Engineering Management co-Track Chairs:
Brian K. Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University
Patrick T. Hester, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University
Paul Componation, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
Applied Solutions Conference (ASC) - Engineering Management co-Track Chairs:
SEMS Student Initiatives Champion
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Cecilia Martinez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Engineering Management, at Clarkson University School of Business.
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SEMS Says | 'Where are the engineers?' applies to customer experience, too
I thought I was ready for anything. Then came a call from a colleague who had just been named the inaugural chief experience officer for a technical solutions and business services company.
Researching the field of customer experience yielded an enormous quantity of information but no scientific body of knowledge. Critics say the field suffers from a high "rhetoric to results" ratio. Most customer experience programs are anecdotal accounts about a basket of interventions, but rarely can folks explain the scientific foundation of an idea or predict its effect.
I wondered, "Where are the engineers?"
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SEMS Says | Cyber as an emerging area for industrial engineers
One of the most exciting aspects of being an industrial engineer is the ability to enact real change through continuous improvement initiatives, especially when opportunities arise in emerging areas such as cybersecurity. Although computer science and network infrastructure research have dominated this realm, IEs are ready to make their contributions.
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Upcoming Webinars
SHS State of the State Meeting Presented by
Society for Health Systems
March 22 | 2 p.m. Eastern time
Presenters: Joyce Siegele, director, productivity management, Northside Hospital and Amanda Mewborn, executive director, project management office, Piedmont Healthcare
After an exciting 2016 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference, the SHS Board would like to share the Strategic Initiatives and new Committee Structure.
 What's in it for me at IIE Annual?
Presented by Annual Conference Program Committee
(OPEN TO ALL)
March 29 | 2 p.m. Eastern time
Presenters: Hui Yang, Pennsylvania State University, James Kong, Virginia Polytechnic, MD Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi, Phil Kaminsky, University of California Barkley, Sean Genovese, Boeing and Katie Coperich - FedEx
Several speakers involved with IIE Annual Conference will provide a highlight of various programs that offer value proposition to attendees.
A Tutorial On Bi-level Optimization
Presented by Operations Research Division (OR)
March 31 | 2 p.m. Eastern time
Presenter: Bo Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh
This webinar will cover the fundamental aspects of bi-level optimization, including popular models for interdiction problem, leader-follower game and mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC), their structural properties and popular computational methods, and typical industrial applications on pricing, energy market, and system reliability and security.
These free* one-hour presentations are a benefit of your IIE membership. They are presented by knowledgeable professionals and experienced volunteers provide deeper insight into topics and issues involving industrial engineers and industrial engineering-related disciplines.
*Webinars presented by the Society for Health Systems and the Society for Engineering and Management Systems require membership in those societies to attend.
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International perspective | Risk: growing underpinning of successful operations
The world is an increasingly dynamic and interconnected place. The use of global supply chains in an uncertain world, the need for sustainable requirements and the increasing use of information systems that tie in different partners and processes alike all add to the operational uncertainty. This makes risk a major and constant consideration. However, current risk management approaches are insufficient, necessitating the development of three conditions that are lacking. Read more.
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Let's read and share a book (SEMS book browse) | Sharing knowledge
Principles of Macroeconomics by OpenStax College.
Published by OpenStax College
ISBN-10: 1938168259, ISBN-13: 978-1-938168-25-3,
611 pages (March 2014)
This easily accessible book works for both the university student and the practitioner, whether you are now learning about Macroeconomics or need a refresher course. This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The text made quick work about the general behaviors of economics, macroeconomics (economic behavior of countries), political macroeconomics and some social macroeconomics.
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