President’s Message January 2012

January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Luis Armendariz, 2012 IIE LA Chapter PresidentOn behalf of the IIE Los Angeles Chapter, I would like to wish each of you a very productive year, and to wish you all Professional Success in 2012. We all make lots of resolutions at this time of year and how we want to do better in both our personal and professional aspirations. Many of us honestly, can only stick to one or maybe two at the most even at that, it’s very hard to keep focus.

For those of you who want to improve on their skills and develop new ones, the IIE Los Angeles Chapter will have activities throughout the year where you can participate in:

  • Shaping the profession of Industrial Engineers
  • Learn and share best practices
  • Network with IE professionals representing; Universities, public and private organizations
  • Making the IE field locally and globally recognized

We will have plant tours, workshops, conferences, webinars, networking opportunities, support to your certifications, student paper competitions, and team projects where you can learn, apply or share your knowledge.

Welcome to the 2012! I look forward to meeting each and every one of you in our professional meetings and I am very much looking forward to serving you this year. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing organization and truly excited about our activities this year and your involvement with IIE Los Angeles.

Respectfully,

Luis Armendariz, P.E. MBA, LSS
President, IIE Los Angeles Chapter
LuisArmen100@gmail.com

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iPhones and IE’s: Why China Over USA

January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Charles Duhigg and Keith Bradsher shed light on some of the reasons behind the continued reliance on China for major manufacturing.  Note this quote:

Another critical advantage for Apple was that China provided engineers at a scale the United States could not match. Apple’s executives had estimated that about 8,700 industrial engineers were needed to oversee and guide the 200,000 assembly-line workers eventually involved in manufacturing iPhones. The company’s analysts had forecast it would take as long as nine months to find that many qualified engineers in the United States; In China took 15 days.

 

How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
New York Times 01/22/2012
Authors: Charles Duhigg and Keith Bradsher
c. 2010 New York Times Company

When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president.

But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke, President Obama interrupted with an inquiry of his own: what would it take to make iPhones in the United States?

Not long ago, Apple boasted that its products were made in America. Today, few are. Almost all of the 70 million iPhones, 30 million iPads and 59 million other products Apple sold last year were manufactured overseas.

Why can’t that work come home? Mr. Obama asked.

Mr. Jobs’s reply was unambiguous. “Those jobs aren’t coming back,” he said, according to another dinner guest.

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Three Rules of Career Management for 2012

January 11, 2012 by 1 Comment

article published courtesy of Deborah Walker

The biggest difference between today’s employment world and that of our fathers’ is the rapid pace of corporate change. Expectations of company stability and long lasting employment are a thing of the past. If one isn’t tuned into the signals of corporate change it can mean an unexpected layoff and months of unemployment and job searching. Do you have a career management plan to ensure your career growth in times of corporate chaos?

To prevent career disaster, live by these three rules of career management:

  • Expect Change
  • Adjust quickly to change
  • Build a strong professional network in good times

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Three Resume Rules for Baby Boomers

December 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment

article published courtesy of Deborah Walker

The most common concern among job seekers over 50 is that their resume
tends to date them. While it’s true that with age comes wisdom, it’s
also true that securing a great new job becomes challenging after a
certain age. If you are a member of the baby boomer generation you’ll
want to take note of the following three resume rules.

1. Don’t make it a history lesson.

One sure way to date yourself is to take your resume all the way back
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Student Competition for Process Industry Division-PID – 2nd Annual

December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Download the flyer here:  IIE_PID_Intl_Student_Comp_2012b

The Institute of Industrial Engineers, through the Process Industry
Division-PID will coordinate the 2nd international Student Paper
Competition giving students from different countries the opportunity to
submit papers related about the use of:

  • Industrial Engineering
  • Productivity
  • Quality
  • Lean-Six-Sigma tools

There is a $1500 cash award for the first place winner thanks to the
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Job Opening – Director/Senior Managers of Operations

December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The following is provided as a service to our members. Please see contact details at the bottom to contact the recruiter if interested.

COMPANY
Our client is a progressive and growth oriented Third Party Logistics provider. The client has established an aggressive strategic plan to continue to capture additional market share. As a result, they’re seeking aggressive distribution/transportation/logistics operations executives.

LOCATION
Greater Los Angeles

JOB DESCRIPTION
Direct operations of one or more facilities; Read more of this post

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Last Call for University YouTube Videos

November 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Bulletin from IIE National.  Last year your LA IIE chapter donated $$ to support the efforts of Cal Poly SLO who won the competition.

IIE Student Chapters – You-Tube Video Contest

(sponsored by the IIE-Industry Advisory Board)

Update: 11/23/11

 

Purpose: To promote the Industrial Engineering profession to high school students, teachers and councilors

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LA Times Plant Tour, Nov 17, 2011

November 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The Los Angeles APICS Chapter and IIE Los Angeles Chapter invite you to our final event of 2011 at the Los Angeles Times printing plant in downtown Los Angeles. This exciting event takes place on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 2:15 to 4:30 p.m.   Free parking is available!

We look forward to seeing you as we learn about the Times’ cutting edge supply chain operation and its integral contribution to how our means of communication have evolved over time.

Key features of this tour:

  • The building holds the largest inventory of newsprint on the West Coast
  • Building is the size of a football field and 50′ high
  • There’s a rail spur that goes directly into the plant
  • Presses are 4 stories tall and produce 10 newspapers per second
  • One-half million gallons of ink and 1 million plates used each year
  • Advanced robotics deployed throughout the plant
  • The packaging system stacks papers onto pallets and delivers the pallets directly to delivery trucks

Funds from this plant tour will be used to support the 2012 APICS Southwest District Student Case Competition.

latimes2Event Info
Date: November 17, 2011
Tour Registration: 2:15 pm

Plant Tour: 2:45-3:45 pm
Networking Session: 3:45-4:30 pm
Location:
2000 E. 8th Street (near 8th and Alameda), Los Angeles, CA (map)
Parking:  Free on site!

Register and prepay on the Los Angeles APICS  website.

Register for this exciting event on their new website! APICS Los Angeles Chapter is proud to announce the creation of our new, updated APICS-compliant Los Angeles Chapter website.

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Job opportunities for IEs at Toys”R”Us

November 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Toys”R”Us has opportunities for Industrial Engineers at their distribution centers in McDonough, GA and Reno, NV. They are seeking people with experience in time and motion studies, ROI analysis, creating labor standards, and Lean/Six Sigma/Kaizan.

If you are interested, please contact:
Aimee Lokitz
Talent Acquisition Manager
Toys”R”Us
Aimee.Lokitz@toysrus.com.

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Calling All Recruiters – Is anyone out there?

November 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Online job services were meant to automate the job search process and get job seekers in front of prospective new employers quicker. How well is it working for you? If you’ve sent out dozens of resumes and gotten little or no response it probably feels like you’re shooting your resume out into some vast black hole with no recipient at the other end. Do you feel like shouting “hey, is anyone out there?”

To better your odds of that your resume is being seen by a real person who can offer you a real job, here are three guideline to make your resume more effective.

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