IMSE Department is pleased to announce two undergraduate research assistant opportunities for fall 2011 semester for students majoring in industrial and systems engineering or manufacturing engineering in areas of human factors and ergonomics, healthcare systems and lean manufacturing. Students interested in these research opportunities should contact IMSE department

 

There are several job opportunity at Ford and Chrysler. Please follow this link for more details.

The advisory board meeting of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering department was held on November 14, 2008. Eleven faculty and five advisory board members attended the meeting. Following a brief welcome note from the Dean Sengupta, the meeting activities commenced with a tour of Vehicle Ergonomics Laboratory. Drs. Bhise and Rodrick demonstrated three on-going projects during the tour. Both advisory board and faculty members provided their comments and suggestions on the current human factors and ergonomics research.

Following the tour, the attendees convened in PEC 1410. Acting chair Dr. Orady talked about the department that included history, mission and objectives, enrollment, research activities and external funding, new graduate programs, and focus research areas.  Dr. Kridli presented the last academic year's ABET assessment of undergraduate courses. Dr. Bhise presented the findings of a survey on faculty perception of offering undergraduate IE and Manufacturing Engineering programs in distance learning mode. Also, some faculty members made brief presentations on selected externally funded research projects. Meeting concluded with the dinner, during which both faculty and advisory board members exchanged views on faculty research activities and industry-specific potential research areas.

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News Posted: December 02, 2008

Every couple of years, the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) makes a special effort to bring groups of alumni back to campus. This year all IMSE alumni were invited back -- and enjoyed a very special surprise.  

The event on September 14, hosted by Drs. Swatantra Kachhal and Adnan Aswad, drew about 30 alumni and emeriti faculty back to campus for dinner to reminisce, catch up and see what the department is doing. Alumni who attended included Tom Helzerman (BSEIE '67, MSE ‘91), Marlin Thomas (BSEIE '67, MSE '68, Ph.D. '71), Dennis Kirchoff (BSEIS '79), Phil Lavender (BSEIE '68), Keith Talbot (BSEIS '80), Richard Anderson (BSEIE '76, MSE '82) and Bob Matsura (BSEIE '72, MBA '77).

The highlight of the evening was the announcement of a new, named scholarship in honor of Dr. Kachhal. This endowed fund will provide support for future IMSE students for many years to come. Dr. Kachhal was quite surprised. "I had no idea anything like this was going to happen," he said. "I am so pleased and very proud of our alumni for supporting future students. That the endowed fund will be in my name is very humbling."

Dr. Kachhal has been chairman of the department for 25 years and has always been highly regarded by his students. "Dr. Kachhal has had such an enormous impact on so many Engineering students at UM-Dearborn," said Dennis Kirchoff, a former student. "He's been here for half the life of the campus, so he's been an integral part of the lives of hundreds of IMSE alumni. This scholarship fund is our way of saying thanks for all he's done."

An anonymous gift was made to start the fund. But it can be added to at any time, in any amount. Those interested in making a gift to this endowed fund should contact Mike Stein, Director of Development, at mjshd@umd.umich.edu or (313) 583-6744.
News Posted: November 08, 2007

 

Dr. Yung-wen Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, is working with several researchers from Henry Ford Health System on development of the Markovian simulation models and cost-effectiveness methods for investigating long term (five-year) benefits gained through the increase of the annual mammography rate for the African-American employees in the United States.   The benefits include the increases of life expectancy and quality adjusted life years (QALYs), decreases of medical care costs, missing employment hours and turnover costs.

Dr. David Rodrick will join IMSE department in Fall 2007 as an assistant professor. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Louisville, Kentucky. Following his graduate studies, he worked as a post-doctoral research associate at Learning Systems Institute of Florida State University. David’s research interests concern human factors and ergonomics, biomechanics, and occupational safety and health.