INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER MAGAZINE
Industrial Engineer serves the diverse audience of professionals and students whose common interest is industrial engineering. Our mission is to provide useful, interesting, timely and thought-provoking content that addresses the broad spectrum of industrial engineering practice in all industries. As the pre-eminent voice of the profession, Industrial Engineer strives to give readers information they can use to enhance their professional capabilities, improve their organization's performance and advance the development of their profession.
Industrial Engineer (ISSN 2168-9210) is published monthly. Copyright ©2012 Institute of Industrial Engineers.
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IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, nonprofit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research and development of industrial engineering. Industrial engineers focus on continuous quality and process improvement to achieve better products, services and profits. They work in a wide array of professional areas, including management, logistics, manufacturing, health systems and ergonomics, and they influence policy and implementation regarding topics like sustainability, innovation and Six Sigma. Like the profession, industrial engineers are rooted in the sciences of engineering, the analysis of systems, and the management of people.
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President
Kim LaScola Needy, Ph.D. | University of Arkansas
President-Elect and CFO
Dennis Oates | FedEx SmartPost
Immediate Past President
Douglas R. Rabeneck | Accenture
Senior VP-at-Large, Academic
Janet M. Twomey, Ph.D. | Wichita State University
Senior VP-at-Large, Industry
Joan Wagner, P.E. | Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Senior VP, Regional Operations
Michael D. Foss | Weir Oil & Gas
Senior VP, Continuing Education
John W. Fowler, Ph.D. | Arizona State University
Senior VP, International
Bopaya Bidanda, Ph.D. | University of Pittsburgh
Senior VP, Publications
Sunderesh S. Heragu, Ph.D. | University of Louisville
Senior VP, Technical Operations
Tim McGlothlin | The Ergonomics Center
VP, Student Development
Joseph H. Wilck, Ph.D., P.E. | East Carolina University
Secretary
Jessica Matson, Ph.D., P.E. | Tennessee Tech University
Chief Executive Officer
Don Greene | Institute of Industrial Engineers