2016 Manufacturing and Design Young Investigator Award
IIE's Manufacturing & Design (M&D) division is inviting nominations for the
2016 M&D Outstanding Young Investigator Award that recognizes division members under the age of 35 for their technical contributions to manufacturing and design. The nomination deadline has been extended until
February 15, 2016. The nomination package (email to
[email protected]) must include:
- Nominee's name
- Affiliation
- Contact information
- Birth date to verify age requirements
- Statement of specific technical contribution(s) that qualify them for the award (max 2 pages)
- Curriculum vita (max 10 pages)
- Three letters of recommendation (each limited to 2 pages)
- Nominator's name and contact information
Other Awards
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Register now for the IIE Annual Conference
Manufacturing and Design Division is a sponsor of two presentation tracks at the IIE Annual Conference and Expo in Anaheim, California, May 21-24, 2016: ISERC Manufacturing and Engineering Design Track, for research oriented presentations, and Applied Solutions Manufacturing and Engineering Design Track, for application oriented presentations. Hope to see you there!
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7 ways to keep your employees from jumping ship
# 2 - Reimburse membership costs
With an improving economy, employees gain confidence to job hunt. What will your company do this year to keep top performers?
According to a Robert Half Finance & Accounting survey, 64 % of professionals polled said the opportunity to gain new job skills is critical. According to a recent article in The Business Journal, one of seven strategies savvy employers can use to keep top employees is to "consider covering membership fees for employees to join professional organizations".
Professional organizations like the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) off
er training, webinars and networking opportunities to keep employees' job skills sharp.
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Impact of Visual Models On Risk Attitude And Decision Trade-offs In Aircraft Component Repair
Presented by Manufacturing & Design Division
Jan. 14 | 2 p.m. Eastern time
Presenters: James Schreiner LTC, U.S. Army and Deborah L. Thurston, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
This webinar presents a method for using visual models to help composite aircraft component repair personnel make better decisions. Designers employ both structured and unstructured decision processes. Normative decision processes typically prevail during the early phases of product development, design and construction.
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Check out the full list of IIE Webinars
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.
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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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Stay connected
- If you are interested in delivering a webinar, please contact John Jackman.
- If you would like to be on our email list, please contact Guha Manogharan.
- We would like to invite all members to volunteer in the division activities, particularly industry members and student chapters. To volunteer send an email to the M&D Division president John Jackman at [email protected].
- The M&D board holds a monthly one-hour conference, both to discuss administrative details (approximately 20 minutes) and to conduct a roundtable discussion on a topic of current interest to IEs (20-30 minutes). All M&D members are welcome to participate. If you'd like to be added to the distribution list for these calls, please contact [email protected].
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Manage your membership
It's easy to renew your membership, update your member record or change your member status. Just log on to the
IIE webiste or call our customer service line at 800-494-0460.
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