domingo, 10 de febrero de 2008

ENGINEERING THE MAGIC OF DISNEY (Summary)


As an Industrial Engineer I will be able to develop in a lot of areas, also in different kinds of industries. This article is about the experience of two Industrial Engineers students working at Walt Disney World.
They applied their knowledge in different areas. One of them, Zac Hyde, senior IE major, worked: supporting Disney Transportation, (Which comprised the monorail system, ferry boats and buses that moved guests from various areas within the resort property), worked on the Disney Cruise Line, Disney's Magical Express (A shuttle service between the resort and airport), assisted with the opening of two new attractions-Soarin' and the Lights, Motors, Action Stunt Show-and the development of a mathematical model that would determine the optimum number of shows to schedule each evening in the Magic Kingdom. He says that he loved working on a company that worries a lot about guests satisfaction, although that makes his job harder because no matter how much he studies a situation, the guests experience (good or bad) was the one that qualify the results.
The other one, Patrick Foxworthy sophomore IE major, worked with the Maintenance and Engineering group. Some of his responsibilities include evaluating the maintenance team for MonstersInc: Mike and Sulley to the Rescue, a new attraction at Disney's California Adventure. He says that what he liked the most about working as an IE at Disney was the fact of working with talented and creative people and also in the “Happiest place on earth”. He also says that creating memorable experiences for guests is very rewarding.
They both had a great opportunity working in an industrial engineering cooperative position at one of the biggest corporation. The memorable experiences that the guests live are the measurement of their capabilities to improve how things are done, and their willing and creativity. Or in other words, the measurement of their capabilities to be very good Industrial Engineers.

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