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• SDM Pulse, Summer 2008
• SDM Pulse, Spring 2008
• SDM Pulse, Fall 2007
• SDM Pulse, Summer 2007
• SDM Pulse, Spring 2007
• SDM Pulse, Fall 2006

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2008

• SDM Alum Wirthlin Nominated to NASA Astronaut Program --07/03/08
• SDM-ESD alum Smaling and Prof. de Weck Receive 2007 Best Paper Award from Systems Engineering --06/25/08
• Prof. Nicholas A. Ashford and Lecturer Charles C. Caldart co-author new book --05/28/08
• Christine Bates Receives Infinite Mile Award for Sustained Excellence --05/22/08
• LFM and SDM Co-host Risk Management Conference --05/16/08
• SDM student Paul Yang is making a difference in Malawi --05/15/07
• SDM student on e-waste project in Mauritius --04/14/08
• SDM brings a new class into the action --02/01/08
• Japan’s Keio University launches Graduate School of System Design and Management --01/03/08

2007

• Kristina Connelly: Seeing New Opportunities at MIT SDM --11/05/07
• Alums explore broad scope of systems at SDM conference --10/31/07
• McGraw-Hill publishes third edition of Simchi-Levi book --10/12/07
• Sheffi named director of MIT’s Engineering Systems Division --09/24/07
• 2006-2007 SDM Employment Report --08/14/07
• 2007 SDM Grads Commence to New Opportunities --06/01/07
• Prof. Warren Seering honored with Frank E. Perkins Award --06/01/07
• Prof. Seering named new SDM and LFM co-director --05/31/07
• SDM Product Design and Development Final Presentations and Awards Friday, 5/11/2007 --05/09/07
• An SDM Student’s SWIFT Start --05/04/07
• Welcome SDM Class of 2007 --03/09/07
• SDMs get VIP tour of Kennedy Space Center --02/09/07
• Nathan Minami SDM ’06: A Soldier’s Journey to MIT --01/30/07
• New SDM student Safwan Zaheer quoted in recent article on International 450 Association --01/12/07

2006

• SDM Employment Report 2005-2006 --11/07/06
• First edition of SDM students’ newsletter: The SDM Pulse@MIT --10/26/06
• Overseer of SDM Certificate Program --10/18/06
• SDM Resume Book 2007 for self sponsored fellows --10/03/06
• Hale the SDM Chief --09/19/06
• Former Ford LFM Operating Committee Member Hossein Nivi becomes Dean at University of Detroit Mercy --07/28/06
• MIT ESD tackles interplanetary transportation of supplies, equipment, and humans --07/12/06
• SDM Graduate Wins McGovern Award --05/12/06
• Professor David Simchi-Levi featured in Forbes --05/01/06
• SDM runs in BC MBA 5K Challenge --04/13/06
• SDM remains strong at 10 years --03/21/06
• SDM '06 runs for charity --03/21/06
• A 'Giant' Star Among Us --03/13/06
• Keeping Pace with Tom Allen --03/13/06
• SDM Alum receives honor at IPC Awards --03/09/06
• New SDM student receives national award from Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers --03/06/06

2005

• Massimo Usan Wins SDM's First Best Thesis Award --12/16/05
• SDM Team Makes Final Round in Innovation Challenge --12/14/05
• Pat Hale Named President-Elect of INCOSE --12/02/05
• Fostering Innovation at SDM's Alumni Conference --11/29/05
• SDM Employment Report 2004-2005 (PDF format) --09/26/05
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• Steve Eppinger - Still Peddling --09/21/05
• SDM Students Wins Open Source Scholarship --09/21/05
• Amazing Race for SDM certificate program --09/12/05
• LFM and SDM Alumni to Hold Annual Conferences in October --08/29/05
• NASA Press Release on SDM Alum Freddie Douglas III --05/17/05
• SDM and LFM Take on GM --05/13/05
• LFM-SDM Co-director and ESD Professor Receive NASA Funding for Interplanetary Supply Chain --05/12/05
• John M. Grace Appointed SDM Industry Co-Director --04/29/05
• Brand New Day for SDM --01/28/05
• SDM alum and LFM student represent ESD at SHPE Conference --01/28/05

2004

• Sloan Lecturer Janice Klein Conducts Web Seminar on True Change: How Outsiders on the Inside Implement Change in Organizations --11/17/04
• SDM Alumni Conference Explores Product, System Development --11/05/04
• Second Edition of "The Logic of Logistics" Published by SDM Co-Director Simchi-Levi --10/27/04
• Article by SDM Alumni Included in New Book --10/27/04
• SDM Graduate presents at INCOSE/ICSE Conference on September 17 --09/17/04
• Varun Parmar, SDM '04, Receives Cisco Achievement Program (CAP) Award --09/13/04
• Twenty-seven SDM Certificate Program Students Receive Certificates --08/27/04
• Sun Microsystem's Steve Klosterman, SDM '98, featured in Electronics Supply & Manufacturing article on design-for-manufacturability --08/25/04
• MassHighway's Bill Bent Describes Transportation Logistics for the DNC --05/27/04
• Cisco VP/LFM Alum Says Need for Interdisciplinary Engineers is Critical --05/27/04
• LFM, SDM Students on Winning, Finalist 50K Teams --05/27/04
• New Book Published: Handbook of Quantitative Supply Chain Analysis: Modeling in the E-Business Era, David Simchi-Levi et al editors --05/21/04
• LFM, SDM Alumni Hear UTC VP Patrick Gnazzo Speak on Compliance, Ethics --04/09/04
• SDM Students are Semi-Finalists in 50K Competition --04/02/04
• SDM '03 Ion Freeman appears with MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players --04/02/04
• SDM Alum Tom Pelland Named Pratt & Whitney Director --04/02/04
• SDM Alum Freddie Douglas III Featured on NASA Web Site --03/18/04
• SDM Design Challenge: Engineering an End to Poverty --02/27/04
• UTC Employees Receive System Engineering Certificates --02/27/04
• Complex Systems Research Lab Created --02/03/04
• ESD Student Society Formed --01/29/04
• Kenneth Oye Joins ESD Faculty --01/29/04
• New Associate to Head MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program --01/29/04
• New ESD Courses for Spring 2004 --01/29/04
• The Engineering Systems Symposium -- March 29-31, 2004 --01/29/04
• "Breakthrough Management": A New Book by Shoji Shiba --01/28/04
• Computer Research Association Names ESD Professor Nancy Leveson as Distinguished Professor --01/13/04
• Professor Joseph Sussman Receives CUTC Award --01/13/04

2003

• ESD Participates in NSBE's Regional Conference Held in Boston --11/24/03
• Past, Present, Future SDMers Convene for Fall Business Trip, Open House, and Alumni Conference --11/13/03
• SDM: NASA's Next Frontier --11/07/03
• ESD/LFM-SDM Participate in SWE 2003 Conference --10/31/03
• Lean Aerospace Initiative Wins IAA Award --10/31/03
• Plasmatron could cut oil consumption, emissions --10/22/03
• UTC Starts New Tradition with LFM and SDM Alumni Dinner --10/02/03
• LFM and SDM Alumni to Hold Conferences on Oct. 23-24, 2003 --08/18/03
• Keynote Speaker from Pratt & Whitney, Intel Plant Tour Highlighted SDM Summer '03 Business Trip --07/31/03
• David Simchi-Levi Named Editor-in-Chief of Naval Research Logistics --07/30/03
• SDM Fellows Visit European Companies on Annual International Business Trip --06/27/03
• LFM, SDM, and RISD students collaborate for Eppinger's course --06/12/03
• Professor Lotte Bailyn Speaks to LFM-SDM Staff on Work-Family Integration --06/4/03
• Web seminar: Jan Klein on Globally Dispersed Teams --06/02/03
• LFM-SDM Co-Director Bill Hanson Receives Sizer Award --05/19/03
• SDM's "Go-To Guy" Ted Hoppe Receives Infinite Mile Award --05/19/03
• Noam Chomsky Speaks to LFM-SDM Students on Globalization --05/01/03
• LFM, SDM, and RISD Students Create Accessory Products for the Chevy SSR --04/27/03
• Clayton Christensen and George Mueller discuss The Innovator's Dilemma --03/11/03
• Dan Crocker, LFM '97, Discusses Trade and Globalization at the LFM-SDM Webcast --02/11/03
• Whitney Elected IEEE Fellow --02/05/03
• SDM Master's Thesis Featured in Professional CLUBMAKERS' Society Journal --02/04/03

2002

• Corporate Execs Speak to LFM and SDM Students --12/20/02
• Eppinger Provides Hands-on Demonstration for Lifelong Learning Seminar --12/17/02
• LFM-SDM Co-Director Bill Hanson Shares Life-Changing Experiences at Lifelong Learning Seminar --12/03/02
• NASA Provides SDM with Positive Feedback on Virtual Collaboration --11/22/02
• SDM Alums Hold First Conference --11/02/02
• Professor Tom Kochan Speaks at Lifelong Learning Seminar --11/01/02
• Jeff Shao, LFM-SDM Finance Director, Receives Excellence Award --10/28/02
• Michael Dell Visits MIT; Speaks to Sloan Community --10/18/02
• Shoji Shiba Honored with Deming Prize --10/15/02
• What's Cool about LFM-SDM and Outward Bound --10/04/02
• Professor David Simchi-Levi Shares His Thoughts on Push-Pull Strategy --09/06/02
• UTC Design Challenge Rings in New Cohort --08/29/02
• LFM-SDM Initiates Lifelong Learning Seminar Series for Support Staff --08/26/02
• SDM Summer Business Trip '02 --07/26/02
• Ford's Middle Eastern Community Group Raises Consciousness, Serves Community --06/30/02
• Photo Gallery: SDM Graduation Reception --06/21/02
• MIT Report: SDM Grads Lead in Engineering -- June 2002
• SDMers Help Stage eBusiness Awards --05/17/02
• LFM, SDM, RISD and UTC Certificate Students Invent Products --05/11/02
• SoE's Infinite Mile Award Goes to Three in ESD --05/09/02
• SDM Hosts Spring Business Trip for SDM '02s --04/22/02
• LFM and SDM Students Give Presentations at Knowledge Review --02/25/02
• Whitcomb Named Learning Director for SDM-UTC Certificate Program --02/06/02
• SDM Envisions Mars at Design Challenge --01/18/02

2001

• Webcast Featured Professor Steve Eppinger's Discussion on Product Development Interaction Patterns --12/28/01
• SDM Students Hear Presentation on Oxygen Project --12/27/01
• A Tribute to Steve Graves -- New Chair of the MIT Faculty --11/30/01
• SDM Student Teams Tied for First in 2.810 Car Race --12/19/01
• Eppinger Receives ASME Award --10/09/01
• Professor John Sterman Talks About Process Improvement in Online Seminar --09/27/01
• Leadership and LEGOs: MIT Hosts UTC Design Challenge --09/10/01
• Full Text of Bill Hanson Interview on Leadership for MIT's OpenDoor Alumni Web Site --08/20/01
• Izzy Gesell Talks About Humor at Work --08/13/01
• Paul Lagace Named World Fellow of Composites by ICCM --08/13/01
• Bill Hanson Honored with MIT's First Infinite Mile Award --06/04/01
• SDMers Tour Media Lab --04/25/01
• Graves Elected Chair of the Faculty; Eppinger Becomes New LFM-SDM Co-Director --04/20/01
• Online Seminars Connect LFM-SDM Community, Near and Far --03/28/01
• eRelationships: Mainspring's Dan Greenberg Gives Online Seminar to LFM-SDM Alumni --03/16/01

2000

• Institute Professor Speaks on Pyramids --10/30/00
• NASA Administrator Gives SDM Distinguished Lecture on Complex Systems --10/25/00
• Editorial: The "Aha" of Assets --05/16/00
• Peter Senge: Managerial Effectiveness and Leadership --05/16/00
• Professor Paul Lagace Elected AIAA Fellow --04/18/00

1999

• LFM and SDM Form New Partnership --10/19/99
• NASA's Gary Kitmacher Speaks on Engineering the Space Station --07/30/99
• Dr. James Womack Speaks on Lean Thinking --07/30/99
• Professor Rebecca Henderson Speaks on Technology Strategy --07/30/99
• Professor Dan Roos Speaks on MIT/Industry Initiatives --07/30/99
• Naval Captain Joseph Delpino Speaks on the GBS Joint Program --07/30/99

the value of sdm to my career

• John Fallu, Ford --09/23/03
• Kelly Zechel and Kathleen Blackmore, Ford --03/31/03
• Steve Klosterman, Sun Microsystems --03/31/03
• John Grace, VP of Engineering and Technology at ArvinMeritor --12/12/02
• Venu Siddapureddy, Ford --11/01/02
• Eric Cahill, The Boeing Company --07/10/02
• David Bancroft, Naval Undersea Warfare Center --05/22/02
• Christine Miyachi, Xerox --04/02/02
• Dave Tonaszuck, Investors Bank and Trust --02/26/02
• Anil Sahai, Ezyte, Inc. --02/06/02