Archive for 'Research'
QRM helps Wisconsin company to slash lead times and expand into new markets
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
People want product as soon as possible. We have more customers knocking on our door saying, ‘Okay, you said two weeks, but can we get it in a week?’”says Sam Crueger, manufacturing engineering manager at Pointe Precision, a machining shop located in Plover, Wisconsin. Using quick response manufacturing (QRM) techniques developed at the UW-Madison QRM [...]
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Department news
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Assistant Professor Oguzhan Alagoz received the outstanding young IE in education award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers. The award recognizes individuals in academia under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding characteristics in leadership, professionalism and potential in industrial engineering, as well as engineering contributions in the application, design, research, or development of industrial engineering methods. [...]
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Your best bet: Optimizing optimization when symmetry is at play
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Professor Jeff Linderoth is working on a way to help computers make yes/no decisions faster by enhancing the standard algorithm computers use to solve a class of problems called integer programs. These algorithms are used in a variety of programs that perform optimization calculations, such as helping Google Maps calculate the shortest route to your [...]
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BP visits campus
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Industrial and systems engineering students and faculty who have received funding from the oil company gathered at a reception this spring with BP business recruiting leader and 2001 ISyE graduate Casey Thomas. The company has provided more than $800,000 in scholarships to UW-Madison departments since 2008, and more than 200 Wisconsin graduates work at BP. [...]
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Drug courts test smart phone app to help addicted offenders
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Smart phones make phone calls, play music, take pictures and keep track of your appointments. Now, researchers at the UW-Madison are investigating ways in which smart phone applications can help people deal with a chronic illness, such as addiction. The system they’ve developed, called Addiction-CHESS (A-CHESS) gives users access to an online peer support group [...]
