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From left to right: Chun Shu Tak Mark, Ha Fung Yi Amy, Dr. Neville Lee, Lai Kin Man Benjamin Message from the Department Head 2
Faculty News 2
Hong Kong Six Sigma Forum 2007 3 Think Beyond the Book: CILT Student Day 2007 3
HKSTP Visit Opens Eyes 3
Awards for IELM Department 4
IAAI Applications Award for Journal-Ranking.com 4 We are the Champion!
2007 HKSQ Company-Based Student Project Competition 5 Scholarships to Outstanding IELM Students 5
Scholarships Awardees 5
Upgrading Manufacturing Industry 6 Logistics Forum: Logistics and Supply Chain Management 7 IELM Student Ambassador Program 2006-07 8
In this Issue
I S S U E N o . 1 5DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Prof. Mitchell TSENG: Outstanding Industrial Engineer Award
The School of Industrial Engineering in Purdue University is the second oldest IE school in the world. In the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the School of Industrial Engineering in Purdue University in October 2005, Prof. Tseng was awarded as the Outstanding Industrial Engineer.
Great Reduction
in Border Crossing Time
SIXSIGMA
Hong Kong
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Wong Wai Chung Alan
Student Ambassador (2006-2007), IELM, UG Year 3
It really has been an honor to be selected as one of the student ambassadors to promote our department. During this year, I helped with many UG recruitment activities like outreach day, a school tour and communicating with high school students. This was definitely a worthwhile experience as it not only expanded my social network, but also increased my confidence.
Shek Yau Shing David
Student Ambassador (2006-2007), IELM, UG Year 3
"Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never knowing too much to learn something new." From Og Mandino.
During this year, I have seen so many students starting to plan for their future; all of them showing their eagerness to be well-rounded individuals who are ready to meet the challenges in life. I am proud of being the student ambassador of my department. It is a great opportunity to share the knowledge that has inspired me together with the feelings and experience of being a student of Industrial Engineering.
Au Yim Lee Emily
Student Ambassador (2006-2007), IELM, PG
I am proud to represent IELM as the senior student ambassador. This has provided me with an exciting opportunity to share my knowledge and experience of both UG and PG studies with not only students from secondary schools, but also their parents. I hope that these sessions will act as an information exchange for all of us and that they will consider joining IELM.
Cover Story
A Year of Victory for IELM Students
It’s now two-thirds into Year 2009, and our students have already claimed championship and runner-up titles in three major competitions. The honors they have earned are indeed well-deserved and everyone at IELM is extremely proud of them. On March 21, 2009, a team of five IELM students competed with eight teams from other tertiary institutions in Hong Kong in the CILTHK Student Day 2009. The event was jointly organized by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong and IELM. The nine teams formulated solutions for recent logistics and transport issues and defended their proposals against criticisms from fellow competitors. Our team impressed the panel of judges with their insightful discussion on ‘Cooperation rather than Competition among Ports in the Pearl River Delta Region’, and was awarded the championship in the competition.
Meanwhile, two teams from the IELM Department won the championship and first runner-up titles in the 2009 HKSQ Company-Based Student Project Competition on April 18, 2009. Nine other teams from local universities also competed but their performance was eclipsed by the inspiring, in-depth discussions of our winning teams. In their project titled “Strategies for Implementing the New ISO 9001: Quality Management System Requirements”, the champion team painstaking compared ISO 9001:2000 with the new version ISO 9001:2008, highlight the advantages of the new version while suggesting ways to cope with the challenges it poses.
Then on June 18, 2009, an IELM student presented his business plan at the YCD Entrepreneurs Challenge (E-Challenge) 2009 Business Plan Competition. His innovation GPS Robotic Water Analyzer impressed the judges with its cost effectiveness and earned him the championship title. Some 900 students from various tertiary institutions in Hong Kong took part in this competition organized by the Young Entrepreneurs Development Council.
We congratulate our winners, once again, on their outstanding achievements and excellent teamwork, and are confident that our students will go on to earn even more honors in the coming year and the many years ahead.
Message from the Department Head
How time flies! Our department has been established for 15 years, and to celebrate our first 15th anniversary, we launched a series of activities to share our success with the public. The celebration started with the IELM 15th Anniversary Alumni Homecoming Dinner in February, which was followed by the CILTHK Student Day 2009 in March and the 2009 INFORMS International Conference on Service Science in August.I am glad that our department has continued to receive different kinds of awards and honors, such as IIE Transactions Best Paper Award and championships of the CILTHK Student Day 2009, the 2009 HKSQ Company-Based Student Project Competition and the YDC Entrepreneurs’ Challenge (E-Challenge) 2009 Business Plan Competition.
As educators, we are always eager to share our latest research findings with the public. We recently organized the first 2009 INFORMS International Conference on Service Science, and with the support from universities, companies and industry organizations across the globe, we were able to share our insights on various service science related topics including education, system simulation, finance and marketing among others.
In the future, we will strive to offer an even more stimulating research and learning environment to our faculty members and students, and take the department to new heights.
Professor Fugee Tsung Professor and Acting Head IELM Department
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Conference on Service Science
The 2009 INFORMS International Conference on Service Science, organized by IELM Department, was held on August 6-8, 2009. The event, which was a huge success, was attended by scholars from world renowned academic institutions as well as professionals and executives from companies and organizations across the globe. We were honored to have distinguished experts and professors share their insights on recent developments in service science.
Day 1 of the conference began with a Welcome Speech by Professor Fugee Tsung, Professor and Acting Head of the IELM Department. This was followed by keynote speeches by Professor Way Kuo, President of City University of Hong Kong and Professor Candace Yano, Professor of the University of California, Berkeley (U.S.A.).
A panel discussion on “Research and Practice of Service Science” was scheduled on Day 2 of the conference. All distinguished speakers, including Dr. Grace Lin, INFORMS Fellow and Distinguished Engineer of IBM (U.S.A.), had lively interactions and shared their views and experience on the subject.
Meanwhile, the IBM Best Student Paper Award was presented at the conference. Our PhD student, Yanfen Shang, claimed First Prize in the competition. Hao Cao of Tongji University (China), was awarded the Second Prize while Jun Shan of the IELM Department, HKUST, and Chenbo Zhu of Fudan University (China), won the Honorable Mentions. The event provided a successful platform for exchange between educators, manufacturing specialists, business representatives, professional associations, government officials and economists.
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Homecoming Dinner
The IELM 15th Anniversary Alumni Homecoming Dinner was held on February 28, 2009 at China Garden Restaurant on the HKUST campus. More than 200 alumni and faculty members participated in this joyous, celebrative event.
The event was packed with exciting highlights and these include a lucky draw, a photo taking session at our Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium as well as inspiring words of encouragement from Professor Fugee Tsung, Professor and Acting Head of the IELM Department, Professor Chung-yee Lee, Chair Professor of the IELM Department and Professor Mitchell Tseng, Chair Professor of the IELM Department.
It has been quite a while since many graduates and professors last saw one another and they were all thrilled to be able to catch up at the dinner. It was a memorable evening, and everyone truly had a great time.
Insights on Industrial Engineering
Professor Fugee Tsung, Professor and Acting Head of the IELM Department and Regional Vice President (Asia) of IIE, attended the annual dinner of The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) (Hong Kong) as Distinguished Speaker in April. Professor Tsung shared his insights on “Recent Development of Industrial Engineering in Greater China”.Professor Tsung discussed the convergence of technology and events in China that has allowed the region to become an important part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing. Meanwhile, the industrial engineering profession has made considerable progress in the Greater China region in recent years. The professor’ s presentation gave an overview of recent developments of industrial engineering in Greater China covering China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.
Awards to Honored Professors and
Students
Professor Jeff Hong awarded IIE Transactions Best Paper Award Professor Jeff Hong, Associate Professor of the IELM Department, was awarded the IIE Transactions Best Paper Award – Operations 2009 for his paper "Selecting the best system when systems are revealed sequentially", coauthored with Professor Barry L. Nelson of Northwestern University. The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) is the world's largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession as well as individuals involved in improving quality and productivity.
IELM Students win Championship of CILTHK Student Day 2009 Congratulations to our team of five students – Kwok Pui Sum, Wong Chiu Fai, Tsang Tsz Hang, Choi Wing Yee and Ip Hei Yan – on being the champion of the CILTHK Student Day 2009!
The CILTHK Student Day 2009 was co-organized by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong and the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on March 21, 2009. Besides our university, other 8 tertiary institutions also participated in the event, and they included HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi), Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Lingnan University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Macau University of Science and Technology.
The event mainly focused on honing the problem solving and presentation skills of the participating students. Each team of students was required to formulate solutions for recent logistics and transport issues within a specific time period and then defend their proposals against criticisms from the teams from other institutions.
Our team discussed “Cooperation rather than Competition among ports in the Pearl River Delta region to establishing the world-class logistics hub”, and making use of the Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat (SWOT) analysis, they analyzed different ports in the Pearl River Delta region and pointed out possible ways for cooperation. The team’ s presentation was highly appreciated by the panel of judges, who found them outperforming the other eight teams and worthy of the championship award.
IELM Students named Champions and
1st Runners-up of 2009 HKSQ
Company-Based Student Project
Competition
On April 18, 2009, two teams from the IELM Department beat nine other teams from local universities to become the champion and first runner-up teams in the 2009 HKSQ Company-Based Student Project Competition, organized by the Hong Kong Society for Quality. This is the fourth time, since 2006, that our students have won the competition.
During the competition, our student teams, along with their competitors, studied real-world problems and presented their findings and proposed solutions for improvement on the status quo. The champion team looked into “Strategies for Implementing the New ISO 9001: Quality Management System Requirements”. Since the current quality standard ISO 9001:2000 will expire by the end of 2009 and be replaced by the updated version ISO 9001:2008, certifications of the original ISO 9001 will expire by November 2011. Companies and organizations thus have to study the new standard thoroughly, digest the details and update requirements, as well as revise existing quality control practices in order to comply with the new quality standard and renew their certificates.
The winning project was sponsored by Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) Limited. The students meticulously compared the old and new versions of ISO 9001 to identify critical changes in the new version, and they also discussed positive and negative impacts of the new ISO9001 on the company. The findings of their project shed light on ways to make use of the advantages of the new ISO9001 and cope with the challenges it poses.
YDC Entrepreneurs’ Challenge
(E-Challenge) 2009 Business Plan
Competition
A team from IELM, ECE and ECON of HKUST outperform 240 teams consisting 900 students from other tertiary institutions in Hong Kong to become the champion team of the YDC Entrepreneurs’ Challenge (E-Challenge) 2009 Business Plan Competition on June 18, 2009. The competition was organized by the Young Entrepreneurs Development Council (YDC).
Our Year 3 student, Zhou Daijun, formed a team with other HKUST students called Tech4Enviro. At the competition, the team unveiled their innovation, GPS Robotic Water Analyzer, which is an unmanned robotic miniature boat platform with chemical sensors. The analyzer is capable of monitoring and analyzing water quality at a fraction of current prices.
“YDC is an excellent channel for engineering students to incubate their business sense and know the gap between technology and real-life practices. The most important factor for our victory was the excellent engineering training provided by UST, added to that our own vision. We have thoroughly enjoyed overcoming difficulties and frustration, and also the brainstorming, discussion and presentation,” said Zhou Daijun.
POMS Excellence Service Award
Professor Chung-Yee Lee, Chair Professor, has received an Excellence Service Award
f r o m t h e P r o d u c t i o n a n d O p e r a t i o n s M a n a g e m e n t S o c i e t y ( P O M S ) f o r h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n s a s a B o a r d M e m b e r a n d R e g i o n a l Vice-President for Australasia.
American Society for Quality Fellow
Professor Fugee Tsung, Head of Department, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in recognition of his significant contributions to the field. This is the organization’ s highest honor. Prof Tsung received the accolade “for truly outstanding academic achievements in the field of quality; for professional activities spanning many years and without n a t i o n a l boundaries; and f o r p e r s o n a l i n i t i a t i v e s i n p r o m o t i n g e d u c a t i o n a l programs and application projects throughout Asia”, according to his citation. ASQ is the largest professional association and leading authority globally on quality improvement, quality control and certification in all fields including manufacturing, education, healthcare, the service sector and government. The Society has more than 100,000 members worldwide. There are only four ASQ fellows in Greater China to date. Prof Tsung is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and an ASQ Authorized Six Sigma Master Black Belt Trainer.
SOLA-AIR Products Bi-annual Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention
Professor Ho-Yin Mak, Assistant Professor, received an Honorable Mention at the SOLA-AIR Products Bi-annual Dissertation Award for his dissertation on “Integrated Supply Chain Design Under Uncertainty”. The award, sponsored by INFORMS and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc, focuses on the area of location analysis.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Wishing you a healthy and abundant Year of the Dragon! I am delighted to start with the good news that to strengthen ties between the Department, students and alumni, this newsletter will be issued biannually from now on.In the current edition, we are very pleased to report that members of the De-partment have continued to see their excellence and innovative achievements recognized through a host of different honors. These range from international awards at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest to editor roles at eminent journals and University accolades.
There are also several major events to look forward to in the year ahead. In August, the 62nd College International pour la Recherche en Productique (CIRP) General Assembly 2012 will take place in Hong Kong, with IELM Chair Professor Mitchell Tseng as chair of the organizing committee. The Asian Network for Qual-ity Congress 2012 will also be held at HKUST in the same month.
Within the Department, we shall continue to advance our dynamic research and learning environments in 2012 in order to drive forward to new discoveries and to produce leading IELM engineers who can contribute to solving both the local and the grand global challenges that people face in the 21st
cen-tury.
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Faculty News
Professor Richard So has taken up editor roles for two leading ergonomics journals. Professor So has become a scientific editor of Applied Ergonomics and an editor of Ergonomics. Both are publications of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, the oldest professional society in the field. The organization promotes public awareness of ergonomics and its applications, and provides educational material for students and teachers.
Professor Ning Cai received the School of E n g i n e e r i n g Te a c h i n g E x c e l l e n c e Appreciation Award for 2010-11. The award was established in 1994-95 to recognize the outstanding teaching of engineering faculty. Prof Cai gained the honor for his continuous excellence in undergraduate teaching as well as his efforts to promote student learning.
Professor Xiaowei Zhang joined the Department as an Assistant Professor in 2011. Prof Zhang received his PhD in Operations Research and MS in Financial Mathematics from Stanford University (2011, 2010) and his BS in Mathematics from Nankai University (2006). His research interests include stochastic simulation, rare event analysis, financial engineering, and applied probability.
With Asia now the largest manufacturing center in t h e w o r l d , t h e r e i s a demand for a broad range of industrial engineering t e c h n i q u e s , o p e n i n g u p f r e s h h o r i z o n s f o r industrial engineers in the
region. Emerging fields, such as the environmental industry, a r e a l s o b r i n g s n e w c h a l l e n g e s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s . Recognizing the rising importance of Asia, the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the world’ s largest professional society in the field, held its first Asian regional conference in
Shanghai in June. The conference was jointly organized by Shanghai Jiaotong University and HKUST. The conference brought together scholars and industrial experts to exchange views on industrial engineering research and applications in Asia in the new era.
IIE Asian Conference 2011
10 June 2011
Events
Honors and Awards
Students
International Academy
for
Quality Academician
Professor Fugee Tsung, Head of IELM, has been elected an Academician of the International Academy for Quality. The academy is the most prestigious international organization i n t h e f i e l d o f q u a l i t y. M e m b e r s a r e p e e r- n o m i n a t e d i n d i v i d u a l s i d e n t i f i e d a s g l o b a l t h o u g h t l e a d e r s i n quality-related issues. Prof Tsung has a strong research record in quality control and improvement of complex systems in both manufacturing and service sectors. He is the second International Academy for Quality academician in Hong Kong and one of only six academicians in Greater China.
Institute of Ergonomics
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Human Factors Fellow
Professor Richard So has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors. The Institute, founded in 1949, is the oldest professional society in ergonomics. Its publications, Ergonomics and Applied Ergonomics are the most recognized journals in the field.
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Forthcoming
The Second POMS-HK International Conference, jointly organized by the IELM Department, HKUST Logistics & Supply Chain Management Institute and Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) - Hong Kong Chapter, will be held on January 6-7, 2011. The theme is “POM in the Economic Recovery”. The conference creates a forum for the discussion of production and operations management issues in the face of the changing economy. Practitioners and academics are invited to share their knowledge, experience, and insights on the design, analysis, planning, implementation, and management of production and service systems and their impact.
Events
ung Hei Fat Choi! Wishing you a healthy and abundant Year of the Dragon!
I am delighted to start with the good news that to strengthen ties between the Department, students and alumni, this newsletter will be issued biannually from now on.
In the current edition, we are very pleased to report that members of the Department have continued to see their excel-lence and innovative achievements recognized through a host of different honors. These range from international awards at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest to editor roles at eminent journals and University accolades.
There are also several major events to look forward to in the year ahead. In August, the 62nd College International pour la Recher-che en Productique (CIRP) General Assembly 2012 will take place in Hong Kong, with IELM Chair Professor Mitchell Tseng as chair of the organizing committee. The Asian Network for Quality Congress 2012 will also be held at HKUST in the same month. Within the Department, we shall continue to advance our dynamic research and learning environments in 2012 in order to drive forward to new discoveries and to produce leading IELM engineers who can contribute to solving both the local and the grand global challenges that people face in the 21st century.
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Professor Fugee Tsung
Professor and Head IELM Department
Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal
Ivan So Yik Ching received the Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal for Distinguished Service to the Student Body of HKUST. The annual award is presented to the student who best exemplifies the qualities of caring, constructive and dedicated leadership. In 2009-10, Ivan served as Acting President and Internal Vice-President of the Students’ Union when the President stepped down for personal reasons shortly after being elected.
Ivan devoted great efforts to representing students’ interests, including being elected to the University Council as the first student member. He sought to enhance the caring culture on campus through a campus-wide charity concert, with funds donated to Sowers
IELM Alumni Dinner cum IELMSS
Annual Gala
2 March 2012
T h e D e p a r t m e n t a n d t h e I n d u s t r i a l E n g i n e e r i n g a n d Logistics Management Students’ Society (IELMSS) invite all members to the IELM Alumni Dinner cum IELMSS Annual Gala at the Chinese Restaurant on HKUST campus. The reunion will provide a great chance to see professors and classmates again and meet new friends. It also presents a w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y f o r s h a r i n g e x p e r i e n c e s a n d networking. For details, please contact Ms. Algina Chan at [email protected]. Hope to see you there!
Asian Network for Quality
Congress
31 July-3 August 2012
HKUST will co-host the Asian Network for Quality (ANQ) Congress 2012 this summer, together with the China Association for Quality and Hong Kong Society for Quality. The event promotes academic research in quality, enhances communication between quality practitioners and experts from different countries and regions, and aims to strengthen Asia’ s voice in the area globally.
ANQ comprises non-profit organizations from 39 regions in Asia. It seeks to improve the quality of human life by contributing to the progress of science and technology; and to the development of industry through promotional activities for research and development of quality and quality management.
The theme of the congress is “Striving for Excellence through Product and Service Quality” – " 優 化 品 質、邁 向 卓 越 ". D e l e g a t e s a n d q u a l i t y
professionals will explore how quality concepts have extended from product manufacturing into healthcare, education and services and discuss how to achieve excellence in both life and work by improving the q u a l i t y o f p r o d u c t s a n d services. It will be held at HKUST.
Postgraduates on
Prize-winning Form
Postgraduates on
The exciting research being carried out by the
Department’s doctoral students is drawing the world’s
attention with a host of prestigious awards over the
past year
Prize-winning Form
The exciting research being carried out by the Department’s doctoral students is drawing the world’s attention with a host of prestigious awards over the past year
Postgraduates on
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DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
ostgraduates in the Department of Industrial Engineer-ing and Logistics Management (IELM) have had a fruitful year in securing international recognition for their research, with a clutch of well-deserved honors confirming their achievements and the world-class status of HKUST.
In July 2010, PhD candidate Jian Li received the First Prize in the IBM Best Student Paper Award at the 2010 Institute for Operations Research a n d t h e M a n a g e m e n t S c i e n c e s (INFORMS) International Conference on Service Science in Taipei. INFORMS is the world’ s largest professional soci-ety in operation research and manage-ment science. The award recognizes excellence in theory, methodologies and applications in Service Science, Engineering and Practice. Li gained the accolade with his paper on “Directional Monitoring Schemes for Multivariate Categorical Processes”. The paper was co-authored by Professor Fugee Tsung, Head of the IELM Department, and Changliang Zou. Li went on to receive a Best Student Paper Finalist Award in the Quality, Statistics and Reliability Section of the INFORMS Annual Conference, held in Austin, US in November 2010. The confer-ence, which gathers together leading international scholars to exchange their latest research results, saw 5,000 researchers attend and nearly 100 sessions take place. Li’ s paper focused on “Multivariate Categorical Charting Techniques via Log-Linear Models” and was also co-authored by Professor Tsung and Zou. In the first half of 2011, four more IELM PhD postgraduates received awards. In January 2011, Liang Lu, supervised by Profes-sor Xiangtong Qi, received first prize in the Best Student Paper Competition at the Second POMS-HK International Conference, organized by the Production and Operations Management Society - Hong Kong Chapter. His paper looked at “Cooperation in Recycling
with Economy of Scale and Capacity Limit”.
Cuiting Guo, supervised by Professor Richard So, received the Best Short Paper Award at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Virtual Reality 2011 Conference in Singapore in March. The gathering is the premier international event and exhibition on virtual reality. It focuses on recent research and development in virtual environments, augmented reality, and 3D user interfaces.
In April, Daniel Mo Yiu-wing received a Sir Edward Youde Memo-rial Fellowship 2010/2011. These highly competitive honors rec-ognize the efforts of an outstanding postgraduate student with a proven record of academic excellence. Daniel also received a Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship in 2004 during his master’ s degree study. His PhD supervisors are Professor Raymond Cheung and Professor Mitchell Tseng.
In addition, Hui Cheng, supervised by Professor Xiangtong Qi, won the Best Paper Award at the 8th International
Conference on Service Systems and Service Management. His paper explored “The 3PL’ s Opti-mal Transportation Pricing Problem in Dynamic Lot Sizing Models”. The conference was held in Tianjin in June.
It is IELM’s goal that our students contribute to society and strive for greater achievements with each year that goes by, and to train outstanding performers who will be of great benefit to the devel-opment of science and technology in the future. Our doctoral stu-dents are now taking that message around the world with their high-flying research.
If you would like to join our dynamic researchers, visit http://www1.ielm.ust.hk/ for further details of our work.
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Postgraduates on
The 2nd Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)-Hong Kong International Conference, jointly organized by the IELM Department, HKUST Logistics & Supply Chain Management Institute and the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) - Hong Kong Chapter, brought together practitioners and academics to share their knowledge, experience and insights on the conference’ s theme, “POM in the Economic Recovery”. Discussions focused on production and operations management issues in the face of the changing economy, with experts offering perspectives on the design, analysis, planning, implementation, and management of production and service systems and their impact.
Events
2nd POMS-HK International Conference
6 January 2011
The IELM Department successfully hosted the 1st Forum for the Council of Industrial Engineering Department Heads in Greater China (CIEDHC) at HKUST.
1st Forum for the Council of Industrial Engineering Department Heads in Greater China
8 January 2011
Over 160 mentors and student mentees enjoyed an informal get-together at the IELM Mentorship Dinner in November. The mentorship program provides a great platform for s t u d e n t s t o g a i n i n s i g h t i n t o t h e w o r l d o f i n d u s t r i a l engineering. To help the long-term development of students’ careers, the program offers a channel for students to ask the
advice of those already in the business, broadening students’ vision and building a supportive relationship between mentors and mentees. By taking part in the program, mentees can also gain a competitive edge, expand their networks, and build social skills to boost their career potential.
IELM Mentorship Dinner
3 Nov 2010
Message from the Department Head
Faculty News
Professor Richard So has taken up editor roles for two leading ergonomics journals. Professor So has become a scientific editor of Applied Ergonomics and an editor of Ergonomics. Both are publications of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, the oldest professional society in the field. The organization promotes public awareness of ergonomics and its applications, and provides educational material for students and teachers.
Professor Ning Cai received the School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award for 2010-11. The award was established in 1994-95 to recognize the outstanding teaching of engineering faculty. Prof Cai gained the honor for his continuous excellence in undergraduate teaching as well as his efforts to promote student learning.
Professor Xiaowei Zhang joined the Department as an Assistant Professor in 2011. Prof Zhang received his PhD in Operations Research and MS in Financial Mathematics from Stanford University (2011, 2010) and his BS in Mathematics from Nankai University (2006). His research interests include stochastic simulation, rare event analysis, financial engineering, and applied probability.
Honors and Awards – Students
ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest
The Fiery Dragon team formed by 21 HKUST engineering students from four School of Engineering departments, including the Department of IELM, collected two design awards at the regional ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest. The annual competition, founded by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, seeks to advance engineering and computing technologies in the region and strengthen exchange and friendship among young people. It was held in Bangkok, Thailand in August.
Fiery Dragon won the Best Idea Award for providing the most effective solution for robot manipulation and the Mabuchi Motor Award from sponsor Mabuchi Motor Company for technical design. A total of 19 teams from 18 countries and a region participated. The other members of Fiery Dragon came from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Fiery Dragon represented Hong Kong at the regional contest after winning the Robocon 2011 Hong Kong Contest in June. Six higher education institutions competed in the local event.
Journal of Management Sciences in China
IELM alumni have been making great strides in their research careers. An article in the S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 1 e d i t i o n o f J o u r n a l o f M a n a g e m e n t S c i e n c e i n C h i n a s u r v e y s t h e accomplishments of Mainland Chinese scholars in the field of management science, highlighting 11 papers published recently in top journals. Three of these papers have contributions from IELM PhD graduates. We are proud of such an achievement by our alumni.
Third POMS-HK International Conference
IELM PhD candidates Li Li and Jian Li, supervised by Professor Rachel Zhang, received second prize in the Best Student Paper Competition at the Third POMS-HK International Conference, organized by the Production and Operations Management Society – Hong Kong Chapter. Their paper was entitled “Proactive Transshipment Coupled With Price Commitment Postponement Does More Than Stock Balancing”. In addition, our PhD candidate Jun Luo, supervised by Professor Jiheng Zhang, received an Honorable Mention. His paper explored “Modeling a Web-Chat Service Center With Many Limited-Processor-Sharing Servers”.
Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal
Hin San Hung, Year 3, Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, received the Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal for Distinguished Service to the Student Body 2011. The annual award recognizes the HKUST student who best exemplifies caring, constructive and dedicated l e a d e r s h i p . H i n S a n h a s s h o w n c o m m i t m e n t t o n u m e r o u s s t u d e n t i s s u e s , i n c l u d i n g transportation, student amenities and catering. He has also gone beyond the campus in organizing fund-raising campaigns, notably the campaign for the 3-11 earthquake disaster in Japan. The award was established by the University Council in 1993 in memory of the Honorable Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen, founding Council Member and distinguished public servant.
Chiang Chen Overseas Exchange Scholarship
Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management students Kin Chung Chan and Ka Ming Leung received Chiang Chen Overseas Exchange Scholarships for 2011-12 in recognition of their academic excellence. The annual scholarships were established in 2005 to assist undergraduate engineering students in developing wider perspectives through undertaking a period of overseas study.
Forthcoming Events
62nd College International pour la
Recherche en Productique (CIRP)
General Assembly
19-25 August 2012
Hong Kong is the location for CIRP’ s General Assembly this year, with IELM Chair Professor Mitchell Tseng heading the o r g a n i z i n g c o m m i t t e e . C I R P i s a n e m i n e n t a c a d e m i c organization founded in the early 1950s to address issues related to modern production science and technology through scientific research and international cooperation. The organization has around 550 members from over 40 countries, with membership intentionally limited to enhance e x c h a n g e a n d p e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p - b u i l d i n g . I t a l s o encourages participation of industry in its activities.
The annual General Assembly includes keynote and paper sessions on its fields of interest, namely scientific research related to manufacturing processes, production equipment and automation, manufacturing systems, and product design a n d m a n u f a c t u r i n g . T h e 2 0 1 2 p r o g r a m s t a r t s w i t h a research associate conference in Dalian, followed by a pre-conference tour of Shanghai-Nanjing. It will finish with two post-conference tours in Tianjin-Dalian-Beijing and Taipei-Hsinchu. These tours include industrial visits to factories. Programs also include sightseeing and cultural visits.
Valuable Internship at Procter &
Gamble
During my two-month summer internship at Procter & Gamble (P&G), I was assigned to a project related to the effectiveness of its supply chain. To familiarize me with P&G’ s supply chain and the business context, the company provided many orientation activities and training workshops. Through these sessions, I gained a preliminary understanding of their operations, for example, how its manufacturing plants operated and how the demand planning team worked. I also spent a fortnight in two supermarkets to learn first-hand about P&G’ s retailers. This opportunity for job shadowing was really unexpected. I never imagined I would have such a chance.
I really enjoyed and continue to treasure the time I worked at P&G. It was not just a job. First, it was a transition from studying to work. For example, I learnt how important it is to understand the expectations of a company. I was introduced to a host of useful tools, such as Why-Why Analysis, which provide a good approach to problem-solving. I also realized why engineers, with their analytical minds, are so essential in many industries. Most importantly, after this internship, I could see how many opportunities and career prospects there are for industrial engineering students. As an industrial engineering major, we definitely have a competitive advantage in a wide range of industries. I feel very fortunate to have chosen this as my main field of study!
Clair Mak Wai Sum
Sharing Corner
Sharing Corner
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Supply Chain Management
Seminar: Insights into Supply
Chain Management
22 October 2011
The Engineering Enterprise Management (EEM) Alumni Association organized an informative industry-focused seminar, featuring speakers from leading companies including DuPont and Oracle, and drawing 60 participants. The seminar provided an exclusive opportunity for EEM, IELM students and alumni to learn about the latest developments in supply chain management and business intelligence from top industry leaders. It also provided a platform for academic and industry experts to meet
a n d e x c h a n g e views.
2011 Mainland-Hong Kong
Operations and Logistics
Management Forum
26-27 November 2011
Around 40 leading Hong Kong and Mainland China academics gathered at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong for the Operations and Logistics Management Forum, organized by the Department of IELM and alumni. The forum brought scholars together to discuss the latest research developments in the field. Those attending included representatives from HKUST, Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Fudan University, and Zhejiang University.
Mentorship Dinner 2011
30 November 2011
The lively Opening Ceremony for the Mentorship Program brought 22 executives from various industries together to interact with 82 enthusiastic student mentees. Each mentee w a s c a r e f u l l y m a t c h e d a n d p l a c e d a t a t a b l e w i t h a n executive working in the field that the student was most i n t e r e s t e d i n p u r s u i n g a s a c a r e e r. B u s i n e s s a r e a s represented included engineering, factory management, q u a l i t y c o n t r o l , l o g i s t i c s , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , p r o j e c t management, consultancy, and banking.
It is a great joy to see our alumni become mentors and help to nourish our students across the generations. To be a mentor, it is important to be willing to invest the time to help mentees, not only by sharing work experiences but also by letting them know the appropriate attitude to work. This helps to maximize the benefit for mentees and increases their chances of success in
their careers.
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Learning Through Work
As an alumnus, I would like to share my experience as an intern during my final year. In 2009, I was lucky to be selected to work at CVI in the summer. This was later extended to a one-year internship.
I found three major benefits from taking up such a challenge. First, from working in a company, you can get to know the basic terminology and what is expected in a business setting. You can also learn about the flow of business operations, which helps you to understand how and what to do.
Second, you learn about this particular industry. As part of an intern program, the company will arrange for you to get to know more about the field and related industries. Third, you will have gained working experience, which will be useful when looking for other jobs and taking up a post in another company.
Such an experience should help you to build up a good attitude toward work and to adapt to the working environment. When starting out in a job, you will sometimes find yourself unsure of what to do or how to do something, and you are bound to make some mistakes. But over time, you will learn how to avoid problems. This will definitely help you to grow.
By working during the summer and/or during a semester, you can certainly gain a great deal of understanding and knowledge. It is an opportunity not to be missed.
Kenny Fok
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ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest
The Fiery Dragon team formed by 21 HKUST engineering students from four School of Engineering departments, including the Department of IELM, collected two design awards at the regional ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest. The annual competition, founded by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, seeks to advance engineering and computing technologies in the region and strengthen exchange and friendship among young people. It was held in Bangkok, Thailand in August.Fiery Dragon won the Best Idea Award for providing the most effective solution for robot manipulation and the Mabuchi Motor Award from sponsor Mabuchi Motor Company for technical design. A total of 19 teams from 18 countries and a region participated. The other members of Fiery Dragon came from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering. Fiery Dragon represented Hong Kong at the regional contest after winning the Robocon 2011 Hong Kong Contest in June. Six higher education institutions competed in the local event.
Journal of Management Sciences in
China
IELM alumni have been making great strides in their research careers. An article in the September 2011 issue of Journal of Management Science in China surveys the accomplishments of Mainland Chinese scholars in the field of management science, highlighting 11 papers published recently in top journals. Three of these papers have contributions from IELM PhD graduates. We are proud of such an achievement by our alumni.
Third POMS-HK International
Conference
IELM PhD candidates Li Li and Jian Li, supervised by Professor Rachel Zhang, received second prize in the Best Student Paper Competition at the Third POMS-HK International Conference, organized by the Production and Operations Management Society – Hong Kong Chapter. Their paper was entitled “Proactive Transshipment Coupled With Price Commitment Postponement Does More Than Stock Balancing”. In addition, our PhD candidate Jun Luo, supervised by Professor Jiheng Zhang, received an Honorable Mention. His paper explored “Modeling a Web-Chat Service Center With Many Limited-Processor-Sharing Servers”.
Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal
H i n S a n H u n g , Ye a r 3 ,Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, r e c e i v e d t h e S t e p h e n Cheong Kam-chuen Medal for Distinguished Service to the Student Body 2011. The annual award recognizes the HKUST student who best e x e m p l i f i e s c a r i n g ,
constructive and dedicated leadership. Hin San has shown c o m m i t m e n t t o n u m e r o u s s t u d e n t i s s u e s , i n c l u d i n g transportation, student amenities and catering. He has also gone beyond the campus in organizing fund-raising campaigns, notably the campaign for the 3-11 earthquake disaster in Japan. The award was established by the University Council in 1993 in memory of the Honorable Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen, founding Council Member and distinguished public servant.
Chiang Chen Overseas Exchange
Scholarship
Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management students Kin Chung Chan and Ka Ming Leung received Chiang Chen Overseas Exchange Scholarships for 2011-12 in recognition of their academic excellence. The annual scholarships were established in 2005 to assist undergraduate engineering s t u d e n t s i n d e v e l o p i n g w i d e r p e r s p e c t i v e s t h r o u g h undertaking a period of overseas study.
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