March APICS Meeting Announcement – LA IIE Welcome!

LA IIE members are invited to join the joint meeting of LA and Anaheim APICS chapters.  See the meeting summary here and details at http://www.lapics.org/events/professional-development-meetings/march-pdm

LOS Professional Development Meeting – Managing to Lead, APICS Los Angeles Chapter
When: Thu, March 15, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Holiday Inn Torrance, 19800 S. Vermont, Torrance, CA (map)

Meeting Annoucement – X-Ray Your Organization

Late announcement!  IIE LA members are invited to join LA APICS for their February Professional Development Meeting.  Please RSVP to LA APICS – see below for registration info…

Attend our Professional Development Meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2012 with an interactive case study on “X-Ray Your Organization” with Daniel Feiman, MBA, CMC. Read more of this post

IE Intern Position at Barksdale in LA

Posted as a service to our LA IIE community.  Interested parties, please see the contact info below…

BARKSDALE, INC.
JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:         Industrial Engineering Intern                                            FLSA  Status:   Hourly

Date:                February 2012                                                                                       File Name:

Reports To:      Value Stream Manager and OpEx Manager  Read more of this post

Events for 2012

We have published the first edition of our 2012 calendar of activities and events.  We will be revising this as the year goes on and as events become confirmed.  Please check our EVENTS section regularly for the latest.

See the calendar here…. Read more of this post

Ability First Report Out – Meeting 2/11/2012

IIE / Ability First Project Meeting Announcement, Feb 11, 2012

Our team of volunteers will present their report to all in attendance.  Join us to learn about what engineering analysis was done and what operational improvements lie ahead.  This is a really wonderful project that allows IE’s of all backgrounds to give back to our local community and to better the lives of people directly and indirectly.

Where: Ability First, 3812 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90037  map | directions

When: 2/11/1, 10:30 – Noon

Three Rules of Career Management for 2012

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

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
to your first job out of college. Read more of this post

Student Competition for Process Industry Division-PID – 2nd Annual

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
sponsorship of DuPont and Hershey’s Read more of this post

Job Opening – Director/Senior Managers of Operations

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

Last Call for University YouTube Videos

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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