Operations Research Division
Members apply mathematics and sophisticated computer programs to solve engineering problems. Some members work in areas such as forecasting, statistical analysis and simulation. Operations Research News, an e-mail newsletter sent periodically to all members, includes articles on simulation developments and applications, and statistical process control as well as other points of interest.
New board members and president-elect
The members of the Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE) Operations Research (OR) Division conducted an election for two open board of directors positions. The voting was tabulated earlier this month and the newly elected Board of Directors members are John Fowler (Arizona State University) and Maria Mayorga (Clemson University). These two new board members replace Brandy Montague (Disney) and Gwen Campbell (Harris). Thank you, Brandy and Gwen, for your service to the division! Additionally, Jeff Kharoufeh (University of Pittsburgh) was elected to be president-elect.
In this year's election for the board, there were six candidates for two open positions. This is the most number of candidates for board positions in the last four years. If anyone would like to participate in the OR division and you are attending IERC or IIE Solutions conference in Cancún, you are encouraged to attend the OR Division Townhall Meeting at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, June 6, in Cancún.
Excellence in the Teaching of Operations Research
Operations Research Division mission
The mission of the division shall be to support its members by fostering networks, offering programs and maintaining resources that represent their core competencies and/or areas of specialized practice.
Operations Research Division goals
These five goals are essential to addressing IIE’s mission:
- Develop, maintain, and disseminate a body of technical knowledge.
- Provide a forum for technical networking.
- Be perceived as the voice of the technical specialty.
- Collaborate with IIE to support the mission of the Institute, provide member value and promote the discipline.
- Work with the NLC to establish a set of metrics that track society and division activities.
Archived Newsletters
OR Division News | Oct. 2007
The strength of IIE is in its members, who volunteer to serve on boards such as this.