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Job Opportunities for ISE Graduates with USPS
Wed, Feb 07, 2007 @ 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Joint Meeting of the Institute of Industrial Engineering, IEEE Engineering Management Society Student ChaptersMr. Bradley Bashears of the United States Postal Service will make a presentation and discuss job opportunities for ISE graduates with USPS.Ever since Benjamin Franklin was named the first Postmaster General in 1775, the US postal system has been keeping America connected. Come learn about a dynamic, thriving organization with a sense of history, superb logistics, and a drive toward the future. Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 5:00 PM, GER 224For more information, contact Tahseena Khan at tahseenk@usc.edu or Albert Mangahas at amangaha@usc.edu
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 224
Audiences: Department Only
Contact: Georgia Lum
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KPMG Meeting / Information Session
Wed, Feb 07, 2007 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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The Information Systems Association (ISA) will be hosting KPMG at our next meeting!WHAT: KPMG Meeting / Information SessionWHEN: Wednesday, February 7, 2007TIME: 6:30 PMWHERE: HOH 305You do not need to be a member to attend. This meeting is FREE and open to all USC students and majors. Don't forget: Free Catered Food!It's not too late to become a member! Come to this week's meeting for more information or visit the ISA website at www.uscisa.net. Please contact Ariel at saldin@usc.edu with any questions or for more information.Ariel Saldin, VP of Membership, Information Systems Association, http://www.uscisa.net
Location: H. Leslie Hoffman Hall Of Business Administration (HOH) - 305
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Changing Project Delivery Strategy
Thu, Feb 15, 2007 @ 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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CHANGING PROJECT DELIVERY STRATEGY: AN IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT SECTORGiovanni C. Migliaccio2007 Ph.D. Candidate, University of Texas at AustinUSC-CEE Faculty Candidate in Construction ManagementThursday, February 15, 20072:30 – 4:00pm, Kaprielian Hall, 203Abstract: For organizations such as departments of transportation, other public agencies, or private companies, the adoption of a new approach to procure services for delivery of construction projects requires significant organizational changes; these changes include modifications to both their work processes and existing organizational structures. Because these adjustments encompass many different aspects of the organization's interests, they must occur for the change initiative to be successfully implemented. Researchers at the Center for Construction Industry Studies are investigating the adoption of innovative project delivery approaches within the transportation project sector in order to better understand the dynamics of this type of organizational change. This seminar will present findings from a study of state transportation agencies that have recently implemented the design-build method for delivering highway projects.Using as a case study the new $1.3 billion SH 130 tolled expressway project in central Texas, the research team has analyzed project documentation and performed 39 interviews to individuals affiliated with owner, legal counselor, engineering consultant, and contractor. Findings suggest that project representatives institutionalize practices and routines connected to the new approach by adapting to new challenges, rather than by "overwriting" previously existing practices. Consequently, the institutionalization of innovative approaches to project delivery happens concurrently with a deinstitutionalization of the previous approaches. This concurrency produces different effects on the project environment, depending on the mediating action of some emerging industry practices and the perspectives of the involved parties.Using these findings, the presenter has developed a conceptual framework for helping owner organizations implement a new project delivery approach. This framework has been further enriched by the data from a comparative study of three transportation projects around the United States. In addition, 90 experts in the implementation of the design-build method for transportation projects were identified and invited to participate in a Delphi study to validate and populate the developed framework. Findings from all of these studies will be presented in this seminar, including preliminary findings from the ongoing Delphi study.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 203
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Interface Object Model Framework for Systematic Model-Based Interface Management
Tue, Feb 20, 2007 @ 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Civil Engineering Seminar - USC-CEE Construction Management Faculty Candidate"Interface Object Model Framework for Systematic Model-Based Interface Management"Qian (Victoria) ChenPh.D. Candidate, Dept. of Building Construction, Virginia TechABSTRACT: Various interface issues significantly lower overall project performance and implicitly hinder industrialization of construction. Ignored by traditional project management, interface management (IM) is now regarded by researchers and practitioners as critical to the success of multidisciplinary construction projects. Several challenging problems associated with IM include: 1) how to build a holistic understanding of interface issues in the current built environment for developing all-around IM solutions; 2) how to define and present interface information in a unified, accurate, and efficient way to improve information sharing and implementation among IT applications; and 3) how to resolve interrelated interface issues as a whole to optimize the performance of IM in a project. These problems have neither been well studied nor resolved in the construction management literature. This research is aimed at enhancing overall performance of a project delivery process by improving interface information modeling through systematic model-based interface management. Specifically, this research conducts multi-perspective interface-related analysis to identify comprehensive cause factors for interface issues, and creates an Interface Object Model (IOM) framework that presents the basic data structure and contextual relationships of interface information. This conceptual research also develops a systematic model-based strategy incorporating IOM, project processes, and other IT tools to perform more effective and efficient IM in an integrated project delivery environment. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2007, 2:30–4:00 PM, KAPRIELIAN HALL, ROOM 203
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 203
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Earnings and Truck Financing Among Port Owner Operators
Wed, Feb 21, 2007 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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METRANS Seminar - Seminars are held on Wednesdays, over the lunch hour, in Lewis Hall. Bring your lunch if you like. Speaker: Dr. Kristen MonacoProfessor, Department of Economics, California State University Long BeachABSTRACT: Using data from two data sets of truck drivers working at the San Pedro ports, we analyze wages and working conditions of drivers. We extend a prior study of port drivers by examining driver expenses in detail and use this to infer the likely costs of the truck replacement and retrofitting program proposed by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.For more information, please contact Hossein Ataei "ataei@usc.edu** Bring a bag lunch. Refreshments will be served. **WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007, 12:00-1:30 PM, LEWIS HALL (RGL) ROOM 215
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 215
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Optimization, Equilibrium and Games
Wed, Feb 21, 2007 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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EPSTEIN ISE DEPARTMENT SEMINAR - "Optimization, Equilibrium and Games"Professor Jorge NocedalElectrical Engineering/Computer Science and Industrial Engineering/Management Science Departments, Northwestern UniversityABSTRACT: We discuss applications in economics, engineering and computer games in which optimization and equilibrium are closely related. After presenting the mathematical concepts that tie them together, we discuss the need to solve problems of this form very quickly -- often in real time. To illustrate the challenges in this area, we discuss in some detail two applications: physical simulations used in many popular computer games and the pricing of American options.Wednesday, February 21, 2007, 3:30 PM, GER 309
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 309
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Protiviti Meeting / Information Session
Wed, Feb 21, 2007 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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The Information Systems Association (ISA) will be hosting Protiviti at our next meeting!WHAT: Protiviti Meeting/Information Session, http://www.protiviti.com/WHEN: Wednesday, February 21TIME: 6:30 PMWHERE: HOH 305From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protiviti"Protiviti is an international provider of independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting services. Protiviti has become recognized worldwide as a top expert in internal audit and risk management, as well as a thought leader in areas that include the complexities and challenges of complying with corporate governance regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.The company operates in 28 major US markets and 5 international markets.
Protiviti has been featured in publications such as Businessweek as a leader in providing consulting services related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.The name of the company is a coined term:[It] communicates our key brand attributes -- professionalism and proactivity as well as independence and integrity. The unique spelling with three "I's" represents "Independence," which is perhaps the most important concept.The name of the firm was chosen as a part of the branding studies done at the firms founding. Beyond the terms linguistic aspects it was found to be free to be established as a unique trademark world-wide.The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half International, Inc., a specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 Index.The firm offers three distinct lines of service: Technology Risk, Business Risk and Internal Audit. The firm was established in 2002 when Robert Half International, Inc. 'hired more than 700 professionals who had been affiliated with the internal audit and business and technology risk consulting practice of Arthur Andersen LLP, including more than 50 individuals who had been partners of Andersen. These professionals formed the base of the Company's new Protiviti Inc. subsidiary.'Milestones: Protiviti named by BusinessWeek as one of the best places to launch a career. At just over four years old, Protiviti was one of the youngest organizations ranked by BusinessWeek. Protiviti ranked number 52 out of 100. BusinessWeek magazine will only publish the top 50, however, the website will publish the top 55."You do not need to be a member to attend. This meeting is FREE and open to all USC students and majors. Don't forget: Free Catered Food!It's not too late to become a member! Come to this week's meeting for more information or visit the ISA website at www.uscisa.net. Please contact Ariel at saldin@usc.edu with any questions or for more information.Ariel Saldin, VP of Membership, Information Systems Association, http://www.uscisa.net
Location: H. Leslie Hoffman Hall Of Business Administration (HOH) - 305
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Models for Improving Mass Dispensing and Vaccination Clinic Planning
Wed, Feb 28, 2007 @ 03:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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EPSTEIN ISE DEPARTMENT SEMINAR - "Models for Improving Mass Dispensing and Vaccination Clinic Planning"Jeffrey W. HerrmannAssociate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute for Systems Research,
Director, Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory, University of MarylandABSTRACT: To prepare for a biological attack or epidemic, public health departments must plan mass dispensing and vaccination clinics (MDVCs). This talk discusses simulation models and queueing network approximations being used to improve MDVC planning. Based on key clinic parameters, the models estimate clinic capacity and the time patients spend in the clinic. Clinic capacity affects the number of clinics that must be opened and the total time needed to vaccinate the affected population. The time-in-system affects the number of patients who are inside the clinic. More patients require more space and cause congestion, crowding, and confusion. To improve MDVC planning, researchers at the University of Maryland have been collaborating with public health professionals to develop appropriate models and implement them for use by emergency preparedness planners.The models determine not only the utilization of the staff in the clinic but also the average number of patients waiting in line at each station in the clinic and the average time that patients spend in the clinic. The presentation will also cover recommendations for clinic layout to improve patient flow.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007, ANDRUS GERONTOLOGY BLDG, GER 309, 3:30-4:50 PM******BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Jeffrey W. Herrmann is an associate professor at the University of Maryland, where he holds a joint appointment with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute for Systems Research. He is the Director of the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory. He is a member of INFORMS, ASME, IIE, SME, and ASEE.Dr. Herrmann earned his B.S. in applied mathematics from Georgia Institute of Technology. As a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow from 1990 to 1993, he received his Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Florida. His dissertation investigated production scheduling problems motivated by semiconductor manufacturing. He held a post-doctoral research position in the Institute for Systems Research from 1993 to 1995.Dr. Herrmann has led applied research projects supported by NSF, NIST, ONR, the Semiconductor Research Corporation, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Harris Semiconductor, Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors and Systems Division, Black & Decker, and other manufacturers in the state of Maryland. His publications cover topics in process planning, production scheduling, manufacturability evaluation, and manufacturing facility design. His current research interests include modeling and simulation of decision-making and operations for emergency preparedness, product development, and manufacturing.
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 309
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
