IIE - Mississippi Valley Chapter No. 46
Chapter Newsletter for January 2004
The Timely Publication for Industrial Engineering
In the Quad Cities
In This Issue of the River Watch:
Page
January Meeting ................................................................... 1
Membership Report ............................................................. 2
National News...................................................................... 2
QCESC News....................................................................... 3
2003/2004 Chapter 46 Board Members................................. 3
The website has changed! Please read this newsletter at:
http://www.iienet.org/mississippi_valley
January 2004 Meeting
Tour of US Postal Service
Quad Cities Processing & Distribution Facility
Milan IL
309-799-4020
Date: Tuesday, 13 January 2004
Before the Tour - 5:00 to 6:15 pm:
Meet at Rudy s Tacos, 118 W. 10th Ave.,
Milan, IL for food and drinks
Tour Time: 6:30 pm
Directions: From Rudy s, take a right on 10th
Ave., which turns into 78th Ave. (and eventually,
Indian Bluff Road). Go east about 2 miles. Take
a left on 68th Street and take second left for
employees and visitors. Park inside the fenced
area and use the south entrance.
Cost: $15.00
Reservations: Contact 756-1454 or
[email protected] by Monday, 12
January 2004.
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Quad Cities P&D Facility
7700 68th Street
Milan, IL 61264-9997
The Quad Cities Processing and Distribution Facility is a 176,000
square foot facility located on the south side of the Quad Cities
International Airport. It was constructed in 1997. Approximately
240 full-time employees work at the facility.
The facility handles approximately 1.5 million pieces of mail per
day with the majority of the mail being processed between the hours
of 4 p.m. and 7 a.m. Each evening, mail is collected from 90 Post
Offices located within approximately a 60-mile radius. This mail is
canceled, sorted, assigned transportation, and sent on its way by
approximately 11:30 p.m.
Mail generated locally, and incoming mail from around the country /
world, is processed on the night shift. This mail is sorted to the
same 90 Post Offices. State of the art automated equipment is used
to process 95% of the mail. The remaining 5% is processed the old
fashioned way, by hand. Much of this mail arrives throughout the
night, and is processed and on its way to most of these offices by 7
a.m. Approximately 80% of the letter mail processed for these 90
offices is sorted to Delivery Point Sequence. This means that the
carrier can take his letter mail directly to the street, eliminating the
timely task of manual sortation by each carrier.
In 2003, the Quad Cities Processing and Distribution facility took
top honors in the Hawkeye District in the areas of productivity,
safety, and service. During this time period, the facility provided
overnight service at an efficiency rate of 97.2% to overnight areas,
which includes mail destinating to zip code areas 520, 522-524, 527,
528, 612 and 614.
Dennis D. Schoening, Plant Manager
Quad Cities P&D Facility, Milan, IL 61264-9997
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IIE - Mississippi Valley Chapter No. 46
Chapter Newsletter for January 2004
NATIONAL IIE NEWS
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
December 2003
New Members
0
Transfers In
0
Members Reinstated 0
Members Dropped -3
Transfers Out
0
Total Membership 80
Members Expiring in the Next 2 Months: 10
1.
Albrecht, Robert F
2.
Duncan, Jerry R
3.
Hallene, Alan M
4.
Janke, James C.
5.
Karwath, Scott W
6.
Kempf, Harold L.
7.
Pullias, Thomas G
8.
Rehn, Gordon D
9.
Sigwarth, Christine M
10. Swim, J. G
For renewal contact: IIE Customer Service
1.800.494.0460
12/18/2003 TSA announces wait-time study results.
A new study by the Transportation Security
Administration targeted wait times at the nation's top
airports. The study included travel over the Thanksgiving
holiday. Chicago's O'Hare, Washington Dulles and
Dallas-Fort Worth airports had the shortest wait times to
get through security, averaging less than two minutes
from the back of the line to clearing the screening area.
Los Angeles and Miami were the worst with average
times of about seven minutes each. These are average
times for clearing security so you know that there will be
times when the wait will be a lot longer. The study was
done by giving travelers a yellow card when they joined
the line and collecting it when through screening and
noting the length of time it took. Wait times vary from
airport to airport and most often the wait is made worse
by unprepared travelers. Airports say these travelers are
actually to blame for some of the biggest delays. Before
you travel, check out
http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?theme=183&content=
0900051980074366 for a list of travel tips.
Become an IIE mentor
The student-mentor relationship is one of the most durable
and rewarding professional relationships that both students
and mentors will have in their careers. IIE s Student
Mentoring Program has been developed to give students a
way to connect with mentors. In order to ensure that we have
quality mentors, we re inviting you, members of IIE
Leadership, to take advantage of the opportunity to give
something back to the profession
and IIE.
Being a mentor doesn t take much time
only 2 hours per
month for 3 months with each student. The investment is
small, the rewards are large. For more information or to apply
online, go to:
http://www.iienet.org/public/articles/index.cfm?Cat=842
Make a difference in a student s life and career
IIE mentor.
become an
Heather Bradley, Networking Associate
770-449-0461 ext. 116
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IIE - Mississippi Valley Chapter No. 46
Chapter Newsletter for January 2004
Quad City
Engineering
& Science
Council
P.O. Box 1526, Moline, IL 61265
http://www.qcesc.org
The Quad Cities Engineering and Science Council seeks to
promotes Engineering and Science through the awarding the
title of Junior Engineer, Junior Scientist, Senior Engineer,
and Senior Scientist of the Year to deserving local
professionals each year during Engineers Week. The
applicants for this honor come from all types of backgrounds
and businesses, with one common thread, the honest effort to
promote their profession in as good a light as they can. The
individuals are active in their community math, science and
construction projects with young people. The winners
consistently have show exceptional devotion to mentoring
future professionals in the engineering and science fields
while achieving exceptionally high honors in their work.
Professors and deans from area engineering
colleges/universities will review the applications and
impartially choose the winners. The application is available
on the QCESC website at http://www.qcesc.org/awards.html.
This year's submittals are due to the QCESC by January 7,
2004. QCESC prefers electronically submitted applications
via email to [email protected] Application
may also be submitted via U.S. Mail and should be mailed to:
Quad City Engineering and Science Council
Attn: Awards Committee
P.O. Box 1526
Moline, IL 61265
To ensure that the application arrives on time, please have
it postmarked by January 4, 2004. For additional information
contact Mr. Frank Monfeli, QCESC Awards Chairman, at
309-794-5640.
2003 - 2004 Chapter 46 Board Members
Past-President
563-289-4096
Kirstin Oppel
[email protected]
President
309-762-9481x295
Bill Jorgesen
[email protected]
President-Elect
(open)
Secretary
563-242-4122
Brian Erickson
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
(open)
Director of Membership Bonnie Thiede
309-756-1454
[email protected]
Treasurer
309-736-6030
Sara Ryan
[email protected]
Director of Media
563-359-8898
Teresa Gildemeister
[email protected]
Director of Community Affairs
(open)
Student Representative
(open)
Director of Education
563-333-6152
Mike Opar
[email protected]
Webmaster
309-765-7325
Bryan Corcoran
[email protected]
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Bonnie Thiede, Director of Membership
1612 Middle Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
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January 2004
Meeting
Tour of US Postal Service
Quad Cities Processing & Distribution Facility
7700 68th Street, Milan IL
309-799-4020
Date: Tuesday, 13 January 2004
Before the Tour - 5:00 to 6:15 pm:
Meet at Rudy s Tacos (across from the cinemas), 118 W. 10th Ave., Milan, IL for food and drinks
Tour Time: 6:30 pm
Directions: From Rudy s, take a right on 10th Ave., which turns into 78th Ave. (and eventually, Indian
Bluff Road). Go east about 2 miles. Take a left on 68th Street and take second left for employees and
visitors. Park inside the fenced area and use the south entrance.
Cost: $15.00
Reservations: Contact 756-1454 or [email protected] by Monday, 12 January 2004.
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