Rajan Suri inducted into the Industry Week 2010 Manufacturing Hall of Fame
Rajan Suri, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is one of only 10 people to be inducted into the Industry Week 2010 Manufacturing Hall of Fame, which they call the "Dream Team".

Others in the 2010 Dream Team include Michael Dell (Founder of Dell Computer), Donald Fites (Former CEO of Caterpillar) and Rich Teerlink (past Chairman/CEO of Harley-Davidson). Last year, the 2009 Hall of Fame included Steve Jobs (of Apple Computer), Lee Iacocca (former head of Chrysler) and Jack Welch (former head of GE and famous for Six Sigma efforts). You can find the full list for both years at the web site above. The cover of the December 2010 Industry Week magazine, shows the pictures of the 2010 inductees.

Hau Lee elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Hau Lee, Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology at Stanford Graduate Business School and former President of the POMS Society, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for “contributions demonstrating the impact of information-sharing on supply chain design and management.”

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions in Engineering. Academy membership honor those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or education".

Founded in 1964, NAE has more than 2,000 peer-elected members and foreign associates, senior professionals in business, academia, and government who are among the world's most accomplished engineers. They provide engineering leadership in service to the nation, including NAE's role as advisor to the federal government.

POMS members appointed as Deans
Ravi Kumar was appointed as Dean of the College of Business, Korean Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Daedeok Science Town, Daejeon, Korea.

Tomislav Mandakovic was appointed as Dean of the School of Business, Barry University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.