IIE NEWSLETTER

Issue 2

San Jose State

University:
Institute of
Industrial
Engineers

March 2016
BOARD OF OFFICERS 2015-2016
This is the second official newsletter of San
Jose State Universitys Institute of Industrial
Engineers (IIE) of the 2015-2016 edition. The
goal of this newsletter is to further inform
our members of updates and opportunities
within IIE and the Industrial and Systems
Engineering (ISE) department. If there is a
topic you would like to see in future
newsletters, please email aniharnur@gmail.
Thank you!

In this newsletter:

Overview of previous events

A look at what's to come

Officer elections/positions

Announcements

Internship Panel

Following a vote from the professional chapter,

our club name is no longer IIE and instead is now
IISE. The name change occurred after the
professional chapters across the country voted
for the change, with the reason being the
"Systems" component in the name makes the
professional market much bigger. Starting in
the next academic year, our club will be the
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
(IISE).

In the tail end of February, IIE hosted a panel

that had current IIE members who had
previous/current internships. The panel
provided an opportunity for members to ask
questions about what the interns had learned
during their experiences as well as what types
of opportunities there are in our field.

Our club recently had elections to determine the

Board of Officers for the 2016-2017 school year.
This year's board decided to decrease the
amount of positions available, deciding on the
following six: President, Vice President,
Treasurer, Secretary, Public Relations, and
Historian. The results will be posted in the next
Newsletter. We thank you for your patience.

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The Interns: (L-R) Niki DeLeon, Daniel Bruhn, Kelli
Asako, Sandeep Kanan

The Students

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ISE 101 Workshop Part II

IIE Bake Sale

On Saturday March 19th, Franklin Davis

returned to continue his workshop on Lean in
the Industry. Similar to the previous event,
the workshop was open to all majors and
alumni, with a mix of undergraduate and
master's students as well as working
professionals in attendance.

Thursday March 17 , marked the return of

the IIE Bake Sale. The spread of goodies this
year was delicious, ranging from cupcakes to
cakes to lucky charm rice krispies - simply
incredible. Perhaps the most popular item of
the day was one of the most ubiquitous
college-club fundraising stable - Costco Pizza
(I know I bought some slices!). The great
thing about the bake sale is that the event is
very profitable, and will help us with setting
up more social events in the future. This
event could not have been possible without
some of the officers and members who put in
a lot of time baking these delicious goods.
Thanks to everyone who helped bake, buy, or
sell.

Davis continued the lecture from his previous

visit, reviewing the 5S Lean Principles, by
focusing on lean concepts such as 6-Sigma
and Kaizen. His lecture began with the origin
of lean, in which he discussed how Motorola
was one of the first companies in the industry
to practice lean in an effort to focus on speed
and reduce waste.

Future Events
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He then transitioned into explaining how 6Sigma differs from other lean concepts in
that it focuses on reducing variation and
involves a heavy use of statistics, whereas
lean's main goals are in reducing workflow
and eliminating waste.
The bulk of his lecture centered on a very
important Industrial Engineering process
referred to as DMAIC.

Some of the many food items available

Define - Determining the problem/scope of

project; uses tools such as SIPOC (Suppliers,
Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers)
Measure - Understand the current state
Analyze - Using value stream mapping
among other tools to understand process;
"The 5 Why's" (asking "why" five times to get
to the cause)
Improve - Eliminate and reduce existing
issues; know the relationship between
impact and effort
Control - Making the process last
Davis also touched on another popular lean
topic - Kaizen. A Kaizen shift typically
requires a multifunction group needed to
undertake the task. The objective is to have
actions of improvements implemented
during the Kaizen process. It is a structured
approach requiring 3 main steps Preparation, Event, and Follow-Up.
We thank Franklin Davis for coming out on a
Saturday to help students learn more about
what Industrial Engineers can do
professionally. He has expressed interest in
keeping these lectures going, and we hope to
have him back soon.

The whole spread!

Fear not IIE, your officers are still looking to

embark on a hike with the club this semester.
Let's hope Mother Nature takes it easy on us
one of these weekends after break, and we
can hike one of the many summits the Bay
Area has to offer.
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On May 6 , we are hosting a Spring Banquet.

Much like the Winter Formal, we plan for it to
be a celebration of the semester but with a
more casual tone. The event is another
opportunity for us to fundraise, and as such,
there will be a cover charge (donations are
also welcome!). However, what makes this
event much more special is that we want to
celebrate you people, the members as well.
For the spring banquet, we want to
incorporate a talent show in the mix! Every
member will have at most 5 minutes to show
off a talent or skill. So, if you know how to
play an instrument, can sing, or have a talent
that you can perform in less than 5 minutes,
start practicing! Please email
aniharnur@gmail.com if you wish to partake
in the talent show so we can plan
accordingly.