Institute of Industrial Engineers
Industry Advisory Board
Annual Meeting
Roman Hlutkowsky
Chair – IIE IAB
VP, Operations Technology
FedEx Ground
May 20, 2008
Agenda
IAB Year in Review
 Update from Helmut Welke, SVP at
Large – Industry, review of BOT
strategic plan initiatives for Industry
 Proposed IAB leadership structure
changes
 New Business
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Welcome to the 3nd Annual Meeting!
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IAB membership now stands at over 40 active
industry professionals……and open to more!
 We continue to “meet” 12 times each year via
conference call on the 2nd Friday of every
month, 10:30-11:30, EST
 And we’ve recently added 10 new members,
and continue to look for more
Over the last 12 months we’ve
focused on the following issues
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Outreach to students at the College, High
School and Middle School levels
Strengthening relationship with local chapters
Sponsor student chapter YouTube Video
contest
Host an “Industry Focused” Track at the 2008
Annual Conference (yeah!!)
Strategies to strengthen ties with CIEADH
Over the last 12 months we’ve
focused on the following issues
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Discussed best practice Recruiting Tools and
strategies
 Formal structure of IAB, including participant
term, chair term, leadership structure and
transition
 Increase number of Industry Honorees
 “Name Change” discussion
“Objectives for the next year”
from our 2007 Town Hall Meeting
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Support IIEs marketing efforts with input on
directions and materials as appropriate
Complete the High School/Middle School
recruiting tools
Expand the number of active participants
Expand the specific industries represented
Provide a “Sounding Board” for the BOT via
quick surveys, specific agenda items
Continue to add value for participants
For 2008, we will continue to focus
on issues central to our membership
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Image, Branding and Differentiation of IEs
Outreach to students at the College, High
School and Middle School levels
Continued career planning and development
of our IE human resources
Formalize strategies to help increase the
number of IEs at all levels of management,
including the CXO levels
Finalize IAB orgnaization structure
Proposed changes to IAB structure
focused on orderly transition
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Leadership structure of Chair-Elect and Chair
to ease training and transition
– Do we want to adopt a Chair-Elect, Chair, Past-
Chair structure?
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Limit term of members to 2 or 3 years?
– With an Opt-In format used by the IAB, perhaps
term limits aren’t as important?
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Discussion of formal committees
– We’ve been successful with ad hoc committee
formation, strong sentiment to continue in this
manner
New Business
Suggestions for 2009 IAB Track?
 Topics for future monthly conference
calls?
 New members or industries we should
target?
 Location of 1st Annual IAB Cocktail
Party?
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