1 Industrial Engineers in the Industrial Evolution J.G. “Hans” Demmel, PhD Sr. Vice President – Industry Institute of Industrial Engineers Sr. Manager Systems Engineering Raytheon Missile Systems TPCR: RMS-1402

2 EVOLUTION Process of Continuous Change from a Simpler State to a more Complex State Definition

3 Unique Position Industrial Engineers are in a Unique Position to Manage Evolutionary progress due to the way in which we view the World Pessimist: Glass is half empty Optimist: Glass is half full Industrial Engineer: Glass is twice as big as it needs to be !

4 Industrial Engineers have been, and continue to be, in the middle of the continuing Industrial Evolution Employed the concepts associated with Digital Computing to move Manufacturing from a Simpler State to a more Complex State In The Middle theomahaproject.org britannica.com smallcapworld.wordpress.com

5 Employing Networks Industrial Engineers employed Network Technology to move Service Industries from a Simpler state to a more Complex state Developed integrated order processing systems tying real-time Inventory Systems to Point of Sale order systems ETHERNET

6 Trade Studies Industrial Engineers, as a result of their breadth, lead Trade Studies that evaluate competing alternatives to employ in the Industrial Evolution Trade studies are made at the appropriate level of detail to support decision making and lead to a proper balance between system performance and cost Should I buy a laptop, a notebook, or a tablet

7 Life Cycle Costs Industrial Engineers possess the skills to justify investments in more automated and integrated systems Cost vs. Value Life Cycle Costs sinodefenceforum.com

8 Man-Machine Interface Industrial Engineers are key to keeping the Human a part of the evolutionary process Modern 737 cockpit display commons.wikimedia.org/wiki Early 737 cockpit display commons.wikimedia.org/wiki

9 Mitigate Unintended Consequences With evolution come unexpected results Industrial Engineers cover the elements others may omit zimbio.com creditcardmachine-direct.com

10 Data Fusion Industrial Engineers understand how to leverge multiple data sources Taking various independent data elements, and combining them to create meaningful information Weather Applications and Products Enabled Through Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) ops.fhwa.dot.gov 1/2007 VII ABS Events VII Derived Vehicle Speeds RWIS Road Temps Precipitation Type Road Treatment Data Precipitation Rate Fused Interest Field Final Product – Slick Roadways Decision Support System – Targeted Treatments

11 System Integrators As Industry moves towards greater complexity, a role exists for individuals with interdisciplinary skills to pull the complexity together Industrial Engineers are able to accomplish this Collaborate with –Information Technology –Electrical designers –Computer Science –Mechanical designers –Medical Professionals –Management –Others … INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ELECTRICAL DESIGN MECHANICAL DESIGN COMPUTER SCIENCE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS MEDICAL MANAGEMENT CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PHYSICS FINANCE CONTRACTS / LEGAL SUPPLY CHAIN

12 Parting Thoughts To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories 1)Things that need to be fixed, and 2)Things that will need to be fixed after you've had a few minutes to play with them Engineers like to solve problems If there are no problems available, they will create their own problems  Normal people don't understand this concept; they believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it  Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet