FEATURES

Preparing the operator of the future: A 5-step roadmap for immersive training

Every small correction today becomes a safer, stronger workplace tomorrow
By Nishat B. Alam and JuHyeong Ryu

From paper to platform: Electronic batch record engineering for pharmaceutical manufacturing

EBR is not a digitization project but a transformation of control strategy
By Subash Senthil Mohanvel

The emerging AI productivity divide

Why expertise may matter more than ever for aspiring ISE professionals
By Dennis Oates

From alert to action: Context graphs for supply chain AI

Organizational knowledge aids decisions across risk, procurement, demand planning and fulfillment
By Prabhat Rao Pinnaka and Sukanya Bollineni

Workstation planning and assembly cost estimation in contract manufacturing

How a simple equation replaced time studies for staffing, costing decisions
By Harry Kao and James Wang

THE FRONT LINE

Top stories in this month's news from the field

• Inland port extends reach of Savannah harbor
• Astronauts need computing power beyond the clouds
• AI changes the formula for computer coders
• Studies find telehealth improves access without spiking costs
• Job seekers, employers caught in online chess match
• Some execs delegate tasks to their digital clones
• AI platform aims to predict, prevent airport collisions
• Many workers skip doc visits due to high costs
• Hail the robotaxis, now common sights on US streets
• Engineering investment is a ‘multiplier’
• Book of the month: Expert helps clear hurdles toward successful leadership
• Data platform models remedies to ease urban heat

PERSPECTIVES

Management by Cynthia J. Young

Stop rewarding firefighting in the workplace

21st Century Engineering by Anirudh Dhebar

Modeling how the world really works

Supply Chain by Jim Tompkins

Rip Van ISE wakes up in a new world

THE INSTITUTE

This month in IISE news ...

• Bright ideas shine in stellar Lone Star State conference
• Annual Conference competition awards
• ISE pros, students turn warehouse chaos into 5S order
• Learn to ride the wave of automation in free virtual forum
• Share insights as a presenter at an IISE conference
• Three IISE members earn ABET awards
• Faces and places of IISE