Recent Faculty Achievements

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty members have made a direct difference in the lives of people and organizations throughout the world. They have:

• Influenced federal policy related to safety and health issues in the workplace.

• Designed ergonomically sound tools and workstations to reduce worker injuries and health problems.

• Designed new approaches for implementing office automation to increase productivity and reduce stress.

• Developed tools to dramatically improve our ability to optimize manufacturing systems.

• Created improved methods to monitor quality of care in nursing homes and quality of products in manufacturing and service industries.

• Helped corporations create factories of the future, improving the United States’ competitive position at a time when industrial vitality is a serious concern.

• Developed mathematical models that enable researchers to analyze diverse scenarios and recommend workable solutions to complex problems.

• Established new theories for enhancing quality and productivity in manufacturing service industries and government.

• Developed theories and approaches for re-engineering inner-cities to enhance the quality of life for economically disadvantaged residents.