Special Guest Session of the Industrial Engineering English Club: “Recent trends in warehousing”.

We will meet on September the 26th, 2017, at the CREE Auditorium, Room 1001, Bldg. 315. Our guest is Luis Felipe Cardona Olarte.

Guest Speaker: Luis Felipe Cardona Olarte

Luis Felipe Cardona Olarte is a Research Assistant at the Logistics and Distribution Institute at University of Louisville, where he is completing his PhD studies in Industrial Engineering.  He is a Colombian Fulbright scholar. M.Eng. and B.E. in Industrial Engineering at Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia. His research interests focus on warehousing and distribution.

The current growth of e-commerce around the world is challenging companies to offer a more diverse set of products and provide fast and free shipping. From 1,000 skus companies are moving to have 10,000 and from offering 2-week delivery times, companies are being pressure to offer 2-day free shipping and even in some cities and special products one-hour delivery. Companies like Amazon, FedEx, ebay, Aliexpress, and DHL are leading the way implementing disruptive changes in distribution operations to cope with the growing customer expectations.  Come and see how distribution leaders have proved that efficient operations are critical for business success and how big data, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, wearables, robotics, the gig economy and drones are transforming our distribution landscape.

We hope to see you there!

Leonardo Rivera, Ana Valdés, Pedro Ramírez

Father, Mother and Uncle of the English Club.

Special Guest Session - Will Buenaventura be a City of Logistics? 

We will meet for the Special Guest Session on April 24th, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Building 357, Room 1008.

The topic of our conversation will be: ¿Will Buenaventura be a City of Logistics? Some important questions arise regarding Buenaventura:

• ¿Which are the caracteristics of a City of Logistics?
• ¿What is a Logistics Cluster?
• ¿Is Buenaventura suitable to become a City of Logistics, a Port City or a Logistic Cluster?

Guest Speaker: Andrés Felipe Rey Ladino

Andrés Felipe is a Mechanical Engineer, with a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering and a Postmaster Graduate Certficate in en Supply Chain Management at MIT. His carreer comprises eleven years of professional experience in Supply Chain areas at multinational Corporations of food and beverages and logistics companies, where I worked as operations manager in the Colombian southwest region, nationwide transportation planning specialist and leader of logistics projects in countries like Venezuela, Panama and Colombia.

Special Guest Session - The Internet of Things - March 27th, 2017.

We will meet on Monday, March 27th, at 5:30 p.m., Salón Valle del Cauca. The subject of the talk that our guest speaker will present is The Internet of Things.

We will also have our customary sessions related to English language quirks and special issues, and also a fun activity towards the end of the meeting.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing our lives, by connecting everyday objects to the Internet. Those smart objects are able to receive, process and send information. They have applications in environmental monitoring, infrastructure, industry, energy, medicine, transportation, and at home, among many other fields.

In the presentation, we will study the history, applications, trends, features and controversial issues of IoT.

Guest Speaker: Juan Manuel Madrid.

Juan Manuel is a computer scientist, who’s been working on computer networks and information security for more than 15 years.

His research interests include:

• Information security, including ethical hacking, computer forensics, and information security management.
• Applications of robotics and electronics in education

Juan Manuel holds a master’s degree in Information Security from Nova Southeastern University (Florida, USA), and a specialization degree in IT Management from Universidad Icesi (Cali, Colombia). He is currently an assistant professor with the ITC Department of Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.

Professional positions

• Coordinator of the Information Security Diploma Certificate, Universidad Icesi (2006 - present)
• Head of the Telematics Engineering undergraduate program, Universidad Icesi (2003-2013)
• Research Assistant, University of Kansas (1999-2002)
• Director of Technical Service, Network Manager/DBA, Universidad Icesi (1994-1999)

Certifications

• ISMS 27001:2013 Lead Auditor
• CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker
• CHFI – Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator
• CSX Cybersecurity Fundamentals – ISACA
• COBIT 5 Foundation

Contact Info

E-mail: jmadrid@icesi.edu.co

Phone: +57 2 555-2334 Ext. 8191

Special Guest Session - English Club

We will have a special guest on March 27th, 5:30 p.m. He will teach us about The Internet of Things. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

Leonardo Rivera

Ana M. Valdés

Sixth Meeting of the Industrial Engineering English Club - February 13th, 2017

We will have our sixth meeting on Monday, Feb. 13th, 2017. We will watch a movie from 1986 called "GungHo". In this movie we will observe the cultural and technical differences between Japanese and American styles of manufacturing management. We will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, probably at Salón Valle del Cauca, please stay tuned for confirmation.

Fifth Meeting, April 28th, 2016

Greetings, Humans. Live long and prosper.

We will have the Fifth Meeting of the Industrial Engineering English Club on April 28th, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., in room 1004, School of Industrial Engineering. Our guest speaker will be Juan Manuel Salamanca, and the topic of his presentation will be, simplistically put, Smart Bicycles.

Juan Manuel Salamanca García

• Ph.D. in Design - Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
• Masters Degree in Design Direction - Domus Academy, Milano.
• Industrial Designer - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota.
• Researcher and Professor, Universidad Icesi, Cali.
• Short Biographical Information

About the presentation:

Platoon Behavior

Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control:
Our city is starting to build an exclusive network of bicycle paths. In this network, we would like to move safely and efficiently. This project is aimed to encourage a platoon behavior for the cyclists, in such a way that they keep a safe distance with each other, and that their effort is efficient because they minimize the need for braking and pedaling, synchronizing their progress with traffic lights and congestion.

Wireless communications make the bicycles talk to each other. Feedback mechanisms warn every rider to brake or speed up, in order to keep an efficient pace. The system could expand to help the riders choose their paths, notify them of upcoming hazards and build a comprehensive network of connected vehicles and devices to make commuting more enjoyable and productive for everybody.

Other sections:

The Industrial Engineering English Club will have its regularly scheduled sections:

1. Our guest speaker, Juan Salamanca.
2. The language-related section.
3. The fun and games sections.

As usual, we will not disclose the contents of sections 2 and 3. They will be a surprise for us all.

So,  we hope to see you at this meeting.

Cheers!

Leonardo Rivera C., Ph.D.
leonardo.rivera.c@correounivalle.edu.co

Ana Valdés
Oral Presentations Coach

Dear Friends of the English Club:

I have posted the lists of songs that I have available right now. We can always find some more in YouTube and other places, plus the Karaoke machine that professor Manyoma brought today.

Please check out the karaokes I have in my computer at List-of-songs.txt and the ones that I have on DVDs on List-of-songs-in-DVDs.txt.

Choose a couple of songs, and let me know which ones you would like to sing. We can probably find them.

We will see you this afternoon.

Leonardo Rivera.
leonardo.rivera.c@correounivalle.edu.co

Ana M. Valdés