Industrial Engineer Engineering and Management Solutions at Work

February 2011    |    Volume: 43    |    Number: 2

The member magazine of the Institute of Industrial Engineers

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Health Systems by D. Junell Scheeres

Industrial Engineer’s monthly column about industrial engineering applied to health systems (February 2011)

Healthcare systems engineering 101

At a recent business networking event, I was approached by a couple of assistants who were organizing attendees into “like” groups to facilitate the networking experience. Imagine their surprise when they asked me where I would best fit – healthcare, manufacturing, retail, government, education or finance – and I said “All of the above.”

They probably thought I was being facetious, but industrial engineers bring value to all these settings. The real challenge lies in finding our personal “fit” where we can apply our time and talent to make a difference.


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