Guest Lecture on Recent Progress of Robotic Researches in Japan, Aug 5th, 2010 Universitas Pelita Harapan
Industrial Engineering Industrial engineer engages in the study of how to describe, evaluate, design, modify, control and improve the performance of complex systems, viewed over time and within their relative context. We are typically motivated by problems arising in virtually any setting where outcomes are influenced by often complicated and uncertain interactions, involving a variety of attributes that affect system performance. The key notion is systems and includes supply chain systems, financial systems, and health systems, among others.
The industrial engineering education is an excellent foundation for careers of choice in today's business environment. It is comprised of a multitude of different skills and tools that enable the industrial engineer to act as a master of change and thus make a tremendous impact in any type of organization. These are some of the reasons a number of industrial engineers are reaching high levels in today's organizations.
If you are interested in analyzing and formulating abstract models of complex systems with the intention of improving system performance; if you are interested in the fields where address the role of the human decision-maker as key contributor to the inherent complexity of systems and primary benefactor of the analyses, then IE is your choice. |
 L-R: Natalia Kristiani, Yuliana, Antonius Budianto, and Yovan Aditya holding their prize. | Four students majoring in Industrial Engineering – Universitas Pelita Harapan, have recently won the first prize in the Industrial Engineering contest (Lomba Keilmuan Teknik Industri – LKTI) on March 12, 2010. The competition that was organized by Universitas Indonesia is an annual event to test students’ capability in theory and practice of industrial engineering field.
In the preliminary round the participants were asked to make paper with the topic of drought in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province. Twenty selected teams were allowed to continue to the next round, which was on calculation and simulation. The calculation round was meant to test students’ basic knowledge in industrial engineering, related to statistics and engineering economics. Six teams were then selected from this round to compete in the final round.
"We were given a case study of an earthquake in Sunda Strait, to be resolved by simulation. The questions that arouse were about the risk management and business continuity plan – how the disaster being handled, and how long a company can be fully recovered after a disaster," said Antonius Budianto, UPH student majoring in Industrial Engineering class of 2007.
Antonius’ teammates were Natalia Kristiani (TI 2007), Yuliana (TI 2008), and Yovan Aditya (TI 2008). The four of them managed to amaze the jury at the last round because the casualties in UPH team simulation were the least among the other five teams. "During the competition, we’re not allowed to consult with our lecturers. Hence, starting from making the paper until the simulation round, it was all pure the result of our own hard work," added Natalia proudly.
The competition was held starting March 8, 2010 and attended by 32 teams from 20 universities in Indonesia, both private and public ones. Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) was in second place, UI in the third place, Universitas Bina Nusantara (BiNus) team 1 in the fourth place, Universitas Andalas in the fifth place, and BiNus team 2 in the sixth place. In 2009, UPH was the second runner up and in 2008 was the runner up. (cyn) |
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