IIE Midwest Region 6 Conference Lunch Keynote Presentation

What People Think IE’s Do

And a Look at What You Can Do

Solutions for Supply Chain ∙ Labor ∙ Warehousing ∙ Transportation

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What Does an IE Really Do?

Let’s take a look at what some people think I do…

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What My Friends Think I Do

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What Other Engineers Thinks I Do

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What My Mom Thinks I Do

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What My Boss Thinks I Do

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What My Daughter Thinks I Do

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What Society Thinks I Do

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What I Want To Do

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What I Think I Do

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What I Really Do

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• What does Industrial Engineering really mean?

• Is there a primary role for IE’s within industries?

• Do IE’s really have more career opportunities?

So Does IE have a branding issue?

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Okay....so what’s that mean to the future graduate?

Know any famous IE’s?

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Where IE’s Are Now

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Timothy D. Cook

CEO, AppleBSIE, Auburn University 1982

Michael (Mike) T. Duke

CEO, WalmartBSIE, Georgia Institute of Technology 1971

The Path to a CEO role

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From Spencer Stuart, a research firm that annually looks at the background and experience of CEO’s of S&P 500 companies

The DNA of one IE’s Career

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Cooperative Education

• Manufacturing Engineer (turbine generators)

• Engineering Consultant (time study software)

Manufacturing• Industrial Engineer (power tools)

• Asst. Project Mgr. (food service equipment)

Distribution • Project Manager (retail salons and products)

Software Systems

• Senior Engineer->Senior Manager->Director (supply chain software)

Consulting• Senior Manager ->Account Executive-

>Practice Director (3rd party integrator)

• Managing Director (The Open Sky Group)

Who We Are

Open Sky specializes in services and support for Supply Chain Execution software.

We strive every day to be the best consulting partner on the planet.

• Founded in 2006

• Over 300 projects completed

• Steady growth averaging 20% / year

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Open Sky’s experienced consultants help clients get the most from their software, people and processes through a complete cycle of services for Supply Chain Execution Systems:

– Engineering

– Implementation & Integration

– Technical

– Support

How We Add Value

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Where We Add Value

Engineering

• Operations Analysis & Improvement

• Organizational & Operational Readiness

• Software Evaluation & Selection

• Workforce & Labor Consulting

• Engineered Labor Standards

• Slotting & Replenishment Optimization

Implementation & Integration

• Warehouse, Labor & Transportation Management

• Program / Project Management

• Documentation

• Testing

• Integration of Material Handling Equipment

Technical & Support

• Software Enhancements & Upgrades

• Training

• Integration to ERP and other Software Systems

• Production Support

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Select Open Sky Clients

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The Supply Chain

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Copyright @2010 Logistics Management

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Where an IE impacts Logistics

Typical Supply Chain Projects

• Network Design / Inventory Optimization

• Facility Design & Automation

• Evaluation, Selection, Design & Implementation:

– Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

– Labor Management Systems (LMS)

– Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

• Simulation & Modeling

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Supply Chain Engineering Services

Our focus is on supply chain process & people

The goal is helping clients taking direct AIM at sustainable results that improve the bottom

line, with a rapid return on investment

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Engineering Service Offerings

Labor Management Implementation

Design, Configuration, Implementation, Integration &

Support for:

• LMS / WFM Implementations:• Staffing & Forecasting• Simulation & Modeling• Slotting Integration

• Reporting, Dashboards & Analytics

• Time & Attendance

• Payroll & Incentives

Workforce & Labor Consulting

Strategic & Operational Consulting

• Best Practices & Methods• SOPs• Work Instructions• Preferred Methods

• Engineered Labor Standards• Time Study• Pre-determined• Work-sampling /

Statistical

• Activity-based Costing

• Compensation & Incentives

• Union Arbitration Support

• Assessments

• Software/Technology Evaluation & Selection

• Organizational & Operational Readiness

• Slotting & Replenishment Optimization

Through partnerships:

• Network / Inv. Strategy

• MHE Design & Installation

• Strategic & Master Planning

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What Results We Bring Clients

• “Agile scrum” approach to engineering with a proven readiness program

• Project that yield:

– 15-25% productivity increase

– 3-10+% in safety and quality

• Results that yield:

– Savings in as little as 3 months

– ROI routinely under 12 months

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How We Do It

Through a proven “AIMs” methodology

Our assessments will help identify the right improvements, match the solution and/or measure the future state, and support and sustain

unleashing the hidden efficiency in your supply chain

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A Look at Labor Management

Long-Term Success

Develop support

program for continuous and

measureable improvement

Alignment of people with process and

technologies

Sustain

Metrics & Standards

Establish metrics for direct and

indirect functions

Increase visibility and

reporting

Improve accountability

Measure

Implement Future State

Document best practices and

preferred methods

Define appropriate

coaching and feedback

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Improve

Current State Evaluation

Baseline methods and

processes

Evaluate organization

Align with future state

requirements

Assess

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Path to Continuous Improvement

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Leadership Development / Learning Management

Process Optimization

TechnologyOptimization

EquipmentOptimization

Labor Optimization

Organizational & Operational Readiness (Change Management)

Organizational & Operational Assessment

CMIPrograms

Typical Labor Management Project

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Career Considerations

• Think beyond salary

• Save/make your company 3 times your salary

• Make the decision for today, not “what-if”

• Replace yourself

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One thing is for certain, the first job you take will not be your last…

A CEO position just may be in your future!

Thank you for your time!

Brian C. LindenmeyerManaging Director, Engineering Servicesbrian.lindenmeyer@openskygroup.com

Solutions for Supply Chain ∙ Labor ∙ Warehousing ∙ Transportation

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