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October 2012
Issue 1
Welcome!
Welcome IE students to the first edition of the UMT-IIE Newsletter, “The Industrial
Peer”. The UMT Institute of Industrial Engineers is excited to inform you of current
events, future plans, events news, and many more things to come as we facilitate
the bridge between our society, the IE department and you. By reading this
newsletter, UMT-IIE hopes to allow the student population to be more informed on
our society‟s events and to provide more information on how to get involved.
Through this cause, we hope to enrich and expand our personal and educational
experience in the Industrial Engineering community.
Saad Ahmad
President
UMT-IIE Student Chapter
What is UMT-IIE Student Chapter?
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) is the world's largest professional society
dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and
individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is
an international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the
application, education, training, research, and development of industrial
engineering.
We are a student branch among other 280 chapters worldwide. We are student
run and we have members of many different backgrounds and experiences. We
are here to bring you MANY educational opportunities for both entry level
positions and internships. Through meeting IIE alumni and club events such as
Internship nights, guest speakers, and many plan tours, we allow you to network to
people in our own industry. Through UMT-IIE, new opportunities in the academics
and industry are opened to you as you learn from peers in the department and
participate in our weekly events. Come to any of our open meetings or club
events to connect and learn more about us!
Upcoming
Events!
• 11/16 Gold Award
Celebration
• 12/04 Auto CAD
Competition
• 01/15 Registration for
Arena Simulation
Competition
“Industrial
engineering is a
branch of
engineering dealing
with the optimization
of complex
processes or
systems.”
How to get started?
Join UMT-IIE Student Chapter by
logging onto our website
www.ieumt.webs.com and visit our
Facebook page facebook.com/umtiie
to stay update with our latest news,
events, pictures, videos and much
more.
You can download our membership
form, fill it and then submit it to our
Membership Director or Advisor in the
Industrial Engineering Department. You
have two options for the membership.
You can either become the
international member of IIE or become
a local member of the chapter to
participate in local events.
Secondly, take active part in all the
activities of the chapter. You can help
in chapter development, suggest
ideas, coordinate events, grow
membership, conduct lectures, host
seminars anything that you believe can
bring knowledge to your fellow IE
students.
We welcome all the creative,
hardworking, passionate and devoted
students!
Mr. Gregory H. Watson
Senior Vice President International
of Institute of Industrial Engineers
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Congratulations! to the Industrial Engineering Student Chapter at UMT, which has garnered national recognition
with the Gold Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), honoring student achievement during the
2011-2012 academic years. Prof. Farhan Daud Qazi has served as the faculty advisor of the IIE Student Chapter
since its inception.
University of Management and Technology is the only university from Pakistan that has received the Gold
Award. This award shows how UMT's Industrial Engineering program students are willing to help each other and
serve their community. Their willingness, hard work, commitment, and team work brought this important and
prestigious award to UMT. We will soon be arranging a celebration event at UMT-IIE Student Chapter along with
our members because it is a big success for all of us!
Students visited local heavy mechanical industries gaining knowledge about the on field industrial engineering
applications; organized various functions including membership camp, oath taking ceremony, and orientation
for new students, seminars and lectures on important IE topics such as Arena Simulation software. First time ever
from Pakistan our student members participated in the Annual Rockwell's Arena Simulation competition and this
year participating again. We also conducted the first election in our organization giving chance to the new
leadership to come forward and lead the organization to new heights. These are just some of the great
achievements of our newly born student chapter which is "God wiling" destined to become one of the best run
student chapters of industrial engineering profession in Pakistan.
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IIE students join Arena Simulation competition
The student members of IIE-UMT
Branch participated in the annual
IIE/Arena Simulation Competition
held recently worldwide. The
competition was sponsored by
Rockwell Automation Inc. and
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
USA. It was entirely based on a real
world case study sent to all teams.
They were given eight weeks to
develop solutions to the problem.
The first ever team from Pakistan; The
team "UMT-Industrial Engineers" who
participated in the Annual Rockwell
Arena Simulation Competition 2012
The competitors were also required
to model the entire problem in
Arena Software which is
internationally used for discrete
event simulation. Although, the
students could not win the
competition but they were
rewarded with participation
certificates by the Rockwell
Software company.
On May 31‟ 2012 a lecture on
Rockwell’s Arena Simulation
software was conducted. The
lecture covered an introduction to
the software. We invited our
members and industrial engineering
students to see how others have
used Arena to help analyze and
execute successful changes in their
business environment s.
We IIE-UMT have the honor of being
the first-private sector university to
participate in this competition
amongst more than 180 other
universities from around the globe.
The society will arrange a workshop
before every competition to ensure
our willing students to attain better
positions in the competition.
Hi-Tea with Mr. Gregory H. Watson
An interactive session on "Global Perspectives of
Industrial Engineering" was organized by the UMT Institute of Industrial Engineers Student Chapter,
Lahore, on May 2, 2011. The session was chaired by
Gregory H Watson who is the Senior Vice President
International at the Institute of Industrial Engineers
(IIE). The session comprised of a talk on Industrial
Engineering, its global impact and how the Institute
of Industrial Engineers (IIE) is playing its part in
productivity and efficiency worldwide.
Mr. Watson said that students will be able to attain IIE
Six Sigma certifications will have international
recognition. He also told that many conferences and
student competitions are regularly held from the
platform of IIE. Students have the opportunity to
participate in these events and collaborate with
other chapters around the world thus enhancing the
possibilities for their professional success.
This was a great step towards empowering the
students of industrial engineering, especially the
members of UMT-IIE Student Chapter with knowledge
and skills that will help them to become great
industrial engineers the in future. The session is the first
direct international exposure for the students of the
Department and fulfilled our commitment is to
provide students with much more effective and
challenging interactions.
A technical talk on "Global Perspectives of Industrial Engineering"
was held by Institute of Textile & Industrial Sciences and IIE-UMT
Student Chapter at Pearl Continental Hotel on Monday May 02,
2011. Mr. Gregory H. Watson, Senior Vice President Institute of
Industrial Engineers (IIE) chaired the session. The session was
attended by faculty members of ITIS and students of Industrial
Engineering. Mr. Watson acknowledged the involvement of Industrial
Engineers from UMT in Pakistan and congratulated UMT for being the
"Youngest Members' Chapter" of the whole IIE.
While explaining the benefits of membership of IIE, he announced
that the member students from UMT, upon completion of their
degrees, will have the possibility to attain certifications from the IIE.
This certification will have international recognition.
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IIE Student visits Bilkent University’ Turkey
Ammar Hussain member of UMTIIE Student Chapter was invited
to Bilkent University, Ankara,
Turkey. He met Industrial
Engineering student
organizations there who
received him with great
excitement.
Bilkent University has 3 student
organizations there, ESTIEM,
Operations Research Student
Club and IIE. Ammar had a small
meeting with them to share
some thoughts. In the meeting
he was given a presentation
about the Bilkent‟s IE program,
they discussed with him about
industrial engineering in Turkey
and what the field is creating for
them and how it is helping
Turkey develop.
Ammar's father had also joined
him in the visit and expressed
great interest in attending the
meeting. They were able to
learn more about the profession
and how it helps to improve
businesses and industries.
Ammar also went through a tour
of the university and was
amazed to see great laboratory
equipment which included CNC
Machines, Advanced NC
Machines etc.
UMT-IIE is progressing and
making international relations.
Ammar's visit is a great
achievement and step towards
gaining more international
exposure for UMT's Industrial
Engineering program and to
develop more interests and
learning opportunities for our
students and members.
Ammar Hussain (Batch 14) receiving a certificate of
appreciation from the Chairperson & Advisor Prof.
Farhan Daud Qazi on his successful trip to Bilkent
University‟ Turkey.
UMT-IIE Industrial Visit to
Infinity Engineering Pvt.
On 17 May 2011, UMT-IIE Student Chapter
arranged a visit to Infinity Engineering Pvt. Ltd. The
visit was for academic and learning opportunity.
The visit was coupled with a tour of the facility
along with a chance to work as an IE and perform
Work Study and Method Engineering tools at some
of the work stations. It was a great opportunity as
an undergraduate student to get hands on
exposure to the things that we are learning in our
university. The leading person of the whole
program was Prof. Salman Butt who is also the CoAdvisor of the student chapter.
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1st Executive Body Meeting Fall ‘2012
The first executive body meeting for the Fall 2012 semester of IIE-UMT Student Chapter was held at University of
Management and Technology on Thursday 23rd October „2012. The meeting was held to determine chapter goals for the
upcoming two very important semesters. This year important events are lined up which will be of supreme interest to our
student members.
The IIE-UMT will be organizing learning opportunities for its members in terms of various seminars and lectures by industry
professionals. Various competitions are being planned both nationally and internationally for students to participate. The
society is also going to be participating in the 3rd International Conference on Business Management at UMT Lahore. We
will be having separate sessions to discuss and share the knowledge about Industrial Engineering. Students from the
department and the members of IIE-UMT are all encouraged to take part in these activities both as participants and as
volunteers who will help us make these events successful.
Upcoming Events
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Gold Award Celebration
Auto CAD Competition
Internship Experience Sharing
Seminars/Workshops
International Conference
Workshops on Arena Simulation
Arena Simulation Competition
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Membership Information
Institute of Industrial Engineers UMT Student Chapter has following two types of
memberships.
1. IIE International Membership
All the registered students in UMT having IIE membership are the paid members of UMT-IIE
student chapter. Apart from the facilities provided by the IIE international, the paid
members enjoy full benefits provided by IIE like discounts and preferences in different
activities held under this branch.
Membership Fee is Rs. 3500/- per year
2. Volunteer Membership
All the registered students in UMT not having IIE membership but willing to participate in
organizing and work for the UMT-IIE student chapter in its different activities shall be given
status of volunteer members. They enjoy partial benefits in different activities held under
this branch.
Membership Fee is Rs. 1000/- per year
For more information on the membership benefits
and procedure to get registered.
Visit
www.ieumt.webs.com/membership.htm
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Officer’s List 2012
Chairperson & Advisor
Name: Farhan Daud Qazi
MS-Industrial Engineering (GIT)
BS-Mechanical Engineering (UET)
Contact: [email protected]
President
Name: Saad Ahmad
Batch: 14
E-Mail: [email protected]
Vice President
Name: Waqar Waheed
Batch: 14
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secretary
Name: Ansar Hani
Batch: 18
E-Mail: [email protected]
Treasurer
Name: Muhammad Zawar
Batch: 18
E-Mail: [email protected]
Officers (2010-2012)
Chairperson & Advisor: Prof. Farhan Daud Qazi
Founder & President: Azeem Iqbal
Vice President: Kumail Rizvi
Secretary: Abdul Sami Sheikh
Treasurer: Irfan Haider Raza
Executive Director: Saad Ahmad
Program Director: Waqar Waheed
Membership Director: Samad Ahsan
Industrial Relations Director: Hamza Bajwa
Marketing Director: Harris Sheikh
Media Coordinator: Adeel Abbas
A technical talk on "Global Perspectives of Industrial Engineering"
was held by Institute of Textile & Industrial Sciences and IIE-UMT
Student Chapter at Pearl Continental Hotel on Monday May 02,
2011. Mr. Gregory H. Watson, Senior Vice President Institute of
Industrial Engineers (IIE) chaired the session. The session was
attended by faculty members of ITIS and students of Industrial
Engineering. Mr. Watson acknowledged the involvement of Industrial
Engineers from UMT in Pakistan and congratulated UMT for being the
"Youngest Members' Chapter" of the whole IIE.
While explaining the benefits of membership of IIE, he announced
that the member students from UMT, upon completion of their
degrees, will have the possibility to attain certifications from the IIE.
This certification will have international recognition.
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and presence is always welcomed.
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