IELM Newsletter, Issue No. 17

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 IELM newsletter Issue No. 17 IE Enlightens our Lives, and Motivates Innovation 20th IELM Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, HKUST Hong Kong University of Science and Technology1 Our department was inaugurated in July 1993 as The Department of Industrial Engineering, offering Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management as core courses. In 1995, we became The Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. From 1997, the focus shifted to Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, and we have continued to build upon and advance both these spheres, achieving high international recognition and consistent global rankings. Given this new direction, in 2005 we became officially known as the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management. Our UG students are in an advantageous position, choosing logistics management or industrial engineering as their focus. However, we ensure that core courses overlap, enabling our students to seek opportunities and employment in both fields as well as the business sector. Such flexibility has been significantly enhanced under the revised curriculum for the new, four-year undergraduate degree program. We have also been active in promoting an outcome-based education approach for all of our courses. As part of our drive for continuous improvement, the Department established a new interdisciplinary option in design and marketing in collaboration with the Department of Marketing at HKUST Business School. The success of this has been palpable and significant. A further interdisciplinary program in financial engineering has been in preparation and we have employed two faculty members to assist with this development. Our research has continued to be successful in gaining funding, as our Research Highlights show. In addition, senior colleagues have been involved in industrial interaction, technology transfer and human resource development, in particular at the Zhejiang Advanced Manufacturing Institute (ZAMI), which tackles projects and offers research opportunities on Mainland China issues. In my years as Head of Department, we have fostered and initiated a postgraduate student association not only to enhance research interaction but also to make outreach to our dynamic alumni group a specific goal. Although we are still a relatively young department, our alumni have made superb strides in their careers and have much to share with our current students and faculty. With the building up of the alumni network, we have found student internships and industrial support much easier to obtain. We have enriched our mentorship program with participation rising to 120 by 2011-12. Our academic networks have spread and seen significant growth through the consistent effort and energy of former alumni in top universities overseas and in China. This application is vital to keep the Department at the forefront of developments in Asia and beyond. Internationalization has been promoted and developed during my headship. Although we are one of the smaller departments within the School of Engineering, our students are among the most enthusiastic in joining exchange programs. Their energy is infectious and again we celebrate this significant characteristic in the timeline of our Department. Taking advantage of this special quality and in collaboration with The China Academy of Art (CAA), we are offering students an innovative course: IELM4320 MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD Celebrating Twenty Years of Outstanding Achievement and Empowering Excellence! Design Thinking. In June 2013, students will have a window of opportunity for two weeks to go to the CAA campus, which is located in Hangzhou, to focus on the areas of idea generation and concept design. After that, students will return to HKUST for two weeks for prototyping and product realization. Students will learn, through practical hands-on experience, how to think like a designer and resolve constraints arising from technical, aesthetic and human factors and business concerns. Our highly regarded Stanford-HKUST Global Manufacturing Course, established in 1995, continues to prove extremely popular and a sought after addition to any student’s portfolio. This innovative annual program brings students of both universities together to work on team-based solutions to a real-world corporate challenge. This year’s project includes a select number o f prestigious g l o b a l organizations: Esquel, Cathay Pacific/AsiaMiles, HP and Salesforce. Our Department continues to break boundaries with new ideas emanating from a tightly knit, inspirational faculty. This year saw the introduction by the Department of a unique challenge to all secondary and tertiary students in Hong Kong, namely My Toy Design Competition 2013. The aim is to foster creativity and ingenuity, working either individually or as part of a team. The uptake has been extremely enthusiastic and we hope this will be an annual event; with growth and determination at local and government levels, I believe it would be possible to establish the area of innovative design as a possible hub in Hong Kong. In addition, The Hong Kong Society of Quality (HKSQ) recently initiated a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program to which both IELM 3270 (Quality Engineering) and IELM 4990 (IE Project) have been accredited. Of an extremely practical nature, IELM 4990 involves a final year project over the course of a year, providing students with the opportunity to collaborate with multinational companies such as Hong Kong Disneyland, Procter & Gamble, Toys“R”Us, Kerry Logistics etc. Each group of students is supervised by a faculty member and a six sigma project proposal and final report are required. I look forward, with faculty, staff, alumni and friends, to celebrating in the coming fall semester our Department’s considerable achievements and progress since 1993. With collective energy, we shall all be focusing on new strategies for a very promising future. Professor Fugee Tsung Head of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management 2 Milestones IE Enlightens our Lives and Motivates Innovation... 1993 – Inauguration of the Department of Industrial Engineering (IE) at HKUST The Department of Industrial Engineering (IE) was essentially inaugurated in July 1993 and our first batch o f UG and PG students was admitted in Fall 1993. 1995 – Department of Industrial Engineering (IE) changed its official name to Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM) 1995 – First IELM 5500 Global Manufacturing - Annual Joint Course with Stanford University, California, USA IELM 5500 is a global manufacturing and supply chain logistics program jointly organized by Stanford University and HKUST. It is a mutual collaboration between Stanford University and HKUST students, to develop joint solutions from real life enterprise problems. 1997 – Logistics Management (IELM) Program launched, 1st in Hong Kong. EM and LM set as major directions of the Department The LM program was introduced in Fall 1997 in order to meet the needs of professionals and develop a research program to consolidate Hong Kong’s position as a global logistics hub. EM remained the same, focusing on the key aspect of manufacturing and China’s global position as the world’s factory. Students were now able to choose to focus on study and research in Logistics or Supply Chain Management; Industrial Logistics (LM) or Product Design and Manufacturing; or Engineering Management (EM), for a Bachelor’s (BEng), Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Program. 1997– Asian Representative in the Global Supply Chain Management Forum (with Stanford, Eindhoven, Cranfield) 2001 – The World’s Best Leadership & Excellence in the Application and Development of enterprise-wide integrated manufacturing, LEAD Award 3 The Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM) was founded in 1993 and was the first degree program in Hong Kong to introduce Logistics Management. In the past two decades, IE at HKUST has grown extensively. From a small UG program, it evolved to enable IELM Department celebrates its 20th Anniversary 2003 & 2004 – Best Three Logistics Course Providers (Asian Freight and Supply Chain Management Awards) – the only one from Hong Kong 2004 – Launch o f t h e IELM Mentorship Program The mentorship program is an annual UG event. Since its creation in 2004, it has provided a superb platform for students to gain practical career knowledge, confidence, and enhanced life skills through the support and guidance of alumni who are professionals working in many different areas. It helps to expand students’ vision and boost their career potential prior to their graduation. 2005 – Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM) changed its official name again. We became officially known as the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM) 2012 – My Toy Design Competition 2013 Launched My Toy Design Competition 2013, the first of its kind to be hosted by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM) at HKUST, was launched on October 3, 2012. 2013– Department 20th Anniversary IE EnLightens Many lives … Let us go back to the start, to our first batch of graduates. They are our very important old friends. Congratulations to the IE department! IE was what the department was called back in 1993. I still have the first department T-shirt in my wardrobe, and an old-style (i.e. hardcopy) photo album of my days in HKUST. I have always considered the department as my second home. Having moved to the UK in 2005, I have made every effort to visit the department whenever I am in Hong Kong. My ritual involves taking Lift 27/28 to the fifth floor, walking along the corridor towards Lift 25/26, and looking out for familiar faces. Nostalgic memories of the days (and nights) always rush back. The knowledge and friendship I gained in the department have defined who I am. The three years of undergraduate study with then a brand-new department has set the foundation of how I take on work and life challenges. The department has grown so much in the past twenty years. The faculty and staff have done a fantastic job in involving students and alumni in many aspects of departmental affairs, holding us accountable for the future of the department, and reminding us where we come from. I am always proud to one of the first graduates and I look forward to the next 20 years of growth with the department! Yip Man Hang- Alumni of Dept. IELM 4 students to focus on either logistics management (IELM) or industrial engineering (IEEM), and in September 1993, we accepted our first cohort of PG students. HKUST’s IELM Department has enlightened and inspired many lives, and now it is time to review our department milestones. IELM 3270 and IELM 4990 accredited as a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program by the Hong Kong Society of Quality (HKSQ) We are very pleased that our quality engineering courses IELM 3270 “Quality Engineering” and IELM 4990 “Industrial Engineering Project” have received accreditation until August, 2015 from the Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) as a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program. Six Sigma is a disciplined and a statistical way to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects. Students who successfully take IELM 3270 “Quality Engineering” and a Six Sigma related final year project will become HKSQ- certificated Six Sigma Green Belts. Honors and Awards Faculty Prof. Chung-Yee Lee appointed Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Engineering in the First HKUST Inauguration Ceremony of Named Professorships Partnership for Excellence On 7 Feb 2013, our university held the First Inauguration Ceremony of Named Professorships to confer named professorships on 13 outstanding faculty members. One of our faculty members, Prof. Chung-Yee Lee, was appointed as Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Engineering. 'HKUST Named Professorship Program' is a new university program, intended to foster the university's education and research excellence by giving due recognition to exceptional faculty. Addressing the ceremony, President Prof. Tony F Chan said the professorship holders all excel in a diverse range of disciplines encompassing science, engineering, business, social science, life science, nanotechnology and others. Their education and research accomplishments have been constantly placed at the forefront of international scholarship, helping the university develop into a world-class research university. The honorees' passion for teaching and research also sets an inspiring example for students' learning and personal development. Congratulations to Prof. Chung Yee Lee! We are extremely proud that he has received this significant award as a recognition of his distinguished academic and research achievements. Honors and Awards Students IELM PhD alumni, Channa Witana, joins Honeywell International Inc., Shanghai as a Human Factors Leader, Transportation Systems Since January 2013, IELM former PhD student, Channa Witana, has been appointed in a new role as a Human Factors Leader, Transportation Systems at Honeywell in Shanghai. Prior to that, Channa’s position in the company was as a Lead Research Scientist (Human Factors) where he played a key role in the development of the corporate Human Factors Integration (HFI) program across various business units and products. Honeywell, with headquarters in the US, is a company which invents and manufactures technologies, and focuses on quality, delivery, and value in areas such as safety, security, and energy. They boast approximately 132,000 employees worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists. In his new post, Channa will be accountable for leading all aspects of Human Factors in Transportation Systems from Strategy, Advocacy and Awareness activities down to more tactical management, monitoring and coordination of all projects embedding critical Human Factors components. He is also responsible for building Human Factor’s processes and programs, as well as monitoring all Human Factor Projects. In addition, his focus will also be on educating company employees and the wider general public on the positive benefits of Human Factors. His job will be challenging and we wish Channa all the best in his new position. IELM - Global Excellence, Local Impact 5 IELM student group one of the six finalists in Disney ImagiNations Hong Kong 2012 Design Competition A team of four IELM students, Dorothy Kwong Yan Ying, Dickson Pang Chun Hai, Kenny Yeung Hiu Tung and Tam Wai Kin became one of the six finalists in the Disney ImagiNations Hong Kong 2012. The design idea for these students came from the Disney movie called “Up”, which is all about the journey of Mr. Frederickson and Mr. Russell to Paradise Falls and how they pursue their own dreams along the way. This group of students wanted to communicate the message of “dreams” through their design for part of the theme park. There are two highlights of the design: ‘Paradise’, a specially designed 4D Ride and The Cable Car House. The idea behind both of these is to enable visitors to feel the excitement and imagination of their dreams. Walt Disney is a leading international entertainment company with the goal of achieving exceptional performance by embedding citizenship into all of their daily decisions and actions. Disney is guided by three core principles: firstly, to act and create in an ethical manner and consider the consequences of our decisions on people and the planet, secondly, champion the happiness and well-being of kids and families in their endeavors and finally inspire kids and families to make a lasting, positive change in the world. Disney ImagiNations Hong Kong has launched this competition for the 2nd year in HongKong , attracting 350 students with 90 teams from different tertiary institutions and colleges. Students are given a great opportunity to showcase their creativity and talents through this competition. IELM Student Team 1st Runner-Up in the CILTHK 2013 Student Day Competition It is very exciting to learn that a team of 5 IELM students: Kwan Fu Wah, Kwok Kei Yuen Gary, Li Nin Chun, Cheung Wing Chung Sunny and Yin Cheng Gong have won the 1st Runner-Up in the CILTHK 2013 Student Day Competition. The CILTHK Student Day Competition is an annually hosted competition organized by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK). It aims to showcase participants’ depth of knowledge, critical understanding, logical reasoning and analytical skills through presentations on topics related to the logistics and transport sectors. The assessment criteria are based on their knowledge, analysis, presentation skills and their team spirit. This year, the competition took place on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Participating teams were from 9 tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and Macau. The judging panel members included:  Ir FONG Ping, Vincent - Chairman of Education and Training Committee, CILTHK  Mr. FOK Choi-fook, Kenrick-Operations Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd.  Mr. KWOK Chiu-tai- Vice President, Air Freight & Customer Service, Hong Kong & South China, DHL Global Forwarding (HK) Ltd.  Mr. LI Shing-kee, Francis- Head of Operating-East Region, MTR Corporation Ltd.  Ir LUK Ka-po, Rose Maria- Assistant General Manager, Aviation Logistics, Airport Authority Hong Kong  Ms. Nicole WONG- General Manager, OOCL Logistics (HK) Ltd. We are extremely proud of the achievement of the IELM student team! 6 Nissan Executive Vice President delivers insight on Innovation Management at HKUST At the invitation of the School of Engineering (SENG) and the Institute f o r Advanced Study (IAS) o f the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Dr Andy Palmer, an executive vice president of Nissan Motor Company Ltd, shared his experience in managing innovation and how this could support the realization of Nissan's mid-term business strategy, named Nissan Power 88 - a plan that aims to raise Nissan's profit margins and worldwide market share to 8 percent by the fiscal year of 2016. In his opening remarks, Prof Wei Shyy, Provost of HKUST, said, 'We are most delighted to have Dr Andy Palmer to share his insights on innovations. Dr Palmer holds a master's degree in engineering and a PhD degree in management. He has shown how to lead a business productively and effectively by combining engineering and management. Our students and colleagues have found Dr Palmer an outstanding role model.' Titled 'Leadership of Innovation', the lecture was hosted by Prof Richard So, Professor of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management. During the lecture, Dr Palmer shared that while being creative is relatively easy, innovations require leadership backed by science and discipline. The important issue is in the commercialization of creativity. Through examples of the Nissan Zero Emission Project, Nissan NY Taxi, Hoshin Kanri, and appreciation of cultural diversity, Dr Palmer illustrated how innovations are being created, appreciated, managed and commercialized in Nissan. Towards the end, Dr Palmer elaborated, 'I was delighted to be able to share some of my experience about innovation at Nissan today with such a vibrant group of students . I was equally pleased to have met many distinguished HKUST professors, and I hope that the time we spent together offered some positive insights for everyone.' In May 2012, Nissan moved the global headquarters of its high-end luxury brand, Infiniti, to Hong Kong. Capturing this opportunity, and as part of the on-going strategic plan to invest in design and innovations at HKUST, Prof So led a group of HKUST colleagues to visit Infiniti (HK) in October 2012 to explore common interests between Nissan and HKUST. Mr Paul Miles, the General Manager of Nissan Global Company Ltd in Hong Kong, who is very positive about potential collaborations between Infiniti (HK) and HKUST, was also present at the lecture. Dr Andy Palmer received his MSc in Product Engineering from t h e University of Warwick i n 1990 and PhD i n Management from Cranfield University in 2004. He joined Nissan Motor Company Limited in 1991 as business administration manager at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE). He transferred to Japan as Program Director for Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in 2002. In 2004, Dr Palmer established the LCV business unit within Nissan and was promoted to corporate vice president in charge of the unit in 2005. The LCV business was identified as one of the four breakthroughs under Nissan's three-year Value-Up business plan. In 2011, he became an executive vice president at Nissan. Dr Palmer is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He is a Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and a Chartered Manager (Member of Chartered Management Institute). He is also a Guest Professor at the University of Tokyo for Agriculture and Technology and, in 2010, was conferred an Honorary doctorate of technology from Coventry University. For more details about on-going collaborations between Nissan Infiniti (HK) and HKUST, please contact Prof Richard So (rhyso@ust.hk). Events 7 Prof. Richard So delivers the Keynote Lecture at the First Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of the Philippines Conference Prof. Richard So delivered the Keynote Lecture at the First Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of the Philippines Conference in conjunction with the 5th AUN/SEED-Net Conference on Manufacturing Engineering. At the invitation of the Philippine Ergonomics Society and De La Salle University, Prof. Richard So delivered the Plenary Keynote Speech at the opening of the First Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of the Philippines Conference. This conference was held in conjunction with the 5th ASEAN University Network / Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEEN-Net) Conference on Manufacturing Engineering. Titled 'System Ergonomics: A Way Forward', the keynote speech highlighted experiences on applying ergonomic principles principles to improve systems of work in different industry sectors ranging from services, public transportation, tele-communications, manufacturing, and trading companies. The conference, entitled 'Manufacturing Engineering and Human Factors Innovations for Sustainable Technological Progress' is now a key meeting in the Philippines, gathering regional academics and industrialists in the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, and Malaysia under one roof to exchange ideas and scientific findings on innovations , design , technology, and human factors. IELM 5500 Global Manufacturing – Stanford-HKUST joint course IELM 5500 Global Manufacturing is an annual joint course with Stanford University, co-organized by the department of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University and our department. For this year’s project, Prof. Fugee Tsung, Head of the IELM Department, HKUST, successfully obtained sponsorship from Asia Miles Ltd., a subsidiary company of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Esquel Enterprises Ltd., one of the world's leading garment manufacturers. HKUST students visited Stanford University in California, USA during the 2012-2013 winter break and kicked off the project. With the generous support from sponsor companies, the students’ airfares and accommodation were provided. IELM 5500 is a unique and featured course for all UG and PG IELM students. By taking this course, students can tackle real company problems and build networks with Stanford students, local companies and professors from both universities. The course provides an ideal platform for students to exchange knowledge and explore global enterprises. After the study trip to Stanford University, students have to continue work on the projects with Stanford University students; therefore, they have the opportunity to learn how to overcome cultural, time-zone and geographical barriers in real business settings. 8 My Toy Design Competition 2013 Hosting My Toy Design Competition 2013 is one of HKUST's moves to promote the idea of combining engineering and technical design with artistic quality, creativity and innovation. Prof Tony F Chan, President (HKUST), Prof Fugee Tsung, Head and Professor of IELM (HKUST), Mr Bernie Ting and other distinguished guests formally launched this unique event on 3rd October 2012. Mr Bernie Ting, Chairman of the Hong Kong Toys Council, gave the keynote speech and shared interesting facts about the background, economic benefits, prospects and challenges f a c ing t h is industry with approximately 200 HKUST students, faculty members, designers and representatives from the toy industry. Registration closed on 30th Nov 2012 and we were delighted with the overwhelmingly positive response as some 370 teams chose to participate in the competition. Following this, procedural meetings with our panel were held on the 25th and 26th Jan 2013 to discuss judging criteria. The judging panel, comprising toy professionals and designers, evaluated each entry on play value, creativity, marketability and aesthetics. Around 20 toy designs were selected by the judges to go forward into the final round. A four day training workshop over the period 9th-17th March was organized by HKUST and all finalists and the public were welcomed to this exciting and inspiring occasion. Many prominent speakers were invited to share their experiences and thoughts about the toy industry and this was a rare opportunity to listen to top industrialists and professionals in Hong Kong who are currently engaged in innovative design and toy manufacture. We were delighted to welcome Mr. L. T. Lam, Chairman of Forward Winsome Industries Ltd, on day 3 of the workshop who gave a presentation on “Toy Making in Hong Kong”. Mr. Lam began his journey of entrepreneurship in 1947 when he joined Winsome Plastics Works as a partner. Mr. Lam was a driving force in establishing the Hong Kong Plastics Manufacturers Association and the Hong Kong and Kowloon Plastics Manufacturers' Association in the late 1950s. His remarkable contribution and achievements to the toy industry o f Hong Kong won him the 'Toy Industry Achievement Award' in 1997. We received a great deal of positive feedback from the finalists: “Brainstorming. Understand more about toy. Were able to ask questions about any problem. Nearly perfect.” “It is practical and it can help us to think how to make the prototype. “ “Deep appreciation of the helpfulness of the crew and the guests. Very diversified groups of guest provides a wide perspective!” Finalists come from around 5 secondary schools and around 5 tertiary schools. Our department would like to thank various companies for their generous sponsorship. These include King Bee Ltd., Jetta Company Ltd., Tsuen Lee Group (Holdings) Ltd., Toys’R’Us and Pro-Technic Machinery Ltd. With the sponsorship, the finalists will be subsidized with $2,000 for prototyping and invited to participate in a free 4-day training workshop at HKUST. The gold, silver and bronze prizes to be awarded are HK$25,000, HK$15,000 and HK$5,000 respectively. Events 9 IELM Mentorship Program 2012 – 7 December 2012 The annual mentorship program was launched again in late 2012. On December 7, mentors and mentees had their first meeting with an opening ceremony dinner in Kowloon Bay. This year the IELM mentorship program is also open to both Year 1 students in the 4 year Engineering Program and Year 1 students in the Engineering B Program. Our department invited 29 alumni, with working backgrounds in MTR Corporation, UPS Parcel Delivery Services, FeDex Express, Procter & Gamble etc. to be mentors. It was exciting to see the mentees and mentors enjoying a very happy time during their first dinner. We are also glad to share the views of one participant: Mr. Alan Choi, one of the IELM Mentorship Program mentors, said “We (Mentors and Mentees) have learnt from each other and I hope the mentees can move forward towards a brighter future in IELM, and I have enjoyed being a mentor in order to transfer my past experience and explore the students’ knowledge.” The 17th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) The 17th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) was successfully held from 15-17 December 2012 at the InterContinental Grand Stanford hotel, Hong Kong. The Conference was jointly organized by our department and the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering of HKUST, as well as the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), Kerry Logistics, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) – Civil Division, the Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies (EASTS) and Ocean Park. Kerry Logistics was one of the major financial sponsors of the conference while Ocean Park was a non-financial sponsor. Prof. Ho Yin Mak from our department was the Co-chairman of the conference organizing committee. The theme of this year’s conference was “Transportation & Logistics Management” and covered specific areas like logistics & supply chain management, transportation planning, operations & management, travel behavior and others. The conference was deemed a great success with more than 250 paper submissions from 35 countries such as Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. . After the review process, a total of 140 were selected f o r presentation. Mr. Shing-Mu Yau, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing, The Government of the HJKSAR, was the honorable keynote speaker during the conference. In addition, seven internationally renowned scholars were present and made plenary speeches. They were Prof. Jong-Shi PANG, Prof. Zuo-Jun Max SHEN, Prof. Travis WALLER, Prof. Michael BELL, Prof. Enrique CASTILLO, Prof. Mike MAHER, and Dr. Renxin ZHONG. The 18th International Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies is to be held on 14-16 December 2013. For more information, please visit the HKSTS website at: http://home.netvigator.com/~hksts/conf.htm. 10 PTC-G15094 Printed on recyclable paper Stay Connected! Has your contact information changed? Do you have any recent news that you would like to be included in our next newsletter? Send your information to us by the following means: Email: ieug@ust.hk Mail: IELM Newsletter Editor Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, HKUST, Clear Water Bay, Kln, HK The China Academy of Art (CAA) – HKUST Joint Summer Course: IELM4320 Design Thinking This coming summer, the IELM and CSE Departments of HKUST will collaborate to launch a new joint course: IELM4320 Design Thinking with The China Academy of Art (CAA). The course is planned to run in June this year. By joining this course, students will have an opportunity to go to the CAA campus, which is located in Hangzhou, for two weeks. After that, students from CAA will come to HKUST for two weeks. The whole course length is around one month. Students will learn, through practical experience, how to think like a designer and resolve constraints arising from technical, aesthetic and human factors and business concerns. This course offers a platform for multi-disciplinary academic exchange and provides instruction in the necessary knowledge of design with two concentrations: Physical Product Design and Media Design. Students will gain a thorough grounding of design in different aspects, and increase their knowledge of design to an advanced level through completing a project in their preferred discipline. For more information, please feel free to contact the IELM Department at (852)-2358 7100 or design@ust.hk. Forthcoming Events