York 8/26/2012 8:08:30 PM
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St. Onge’s Aman Sapra Elected The Institute of Industrial Engineers National Lean Division President-Elect

St. Onge Supply Chain Expert Brings Years of Experience to Lean Division

York, PA - St. Onge Co. announced that Aman Sapra has been elected to serve as the President-elect beginning May, 2012 of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Lean Division. He assumes the position as president starting May, 2013. The IIE Lean Division’s mission is to support its members by fostering networks, offering programs and maintaining resources that represent their core competencies and areas of specialized practice. In this position, he will coordinate the various activities undertaken by the Division and liaise with IIE Headquarters for activities support. The Lean Division undertakes various activities including the Lean Student Paper Competition, the IIE Lean Teaching Award, the Lean Best Practice Award, undertaking industry-enriching webinars as well as coordinating sessions at the Annual IIE Conference & Expo.

“The IIE is a robust and fruitful organization that benefits the careers of all of its members through education and fellowship,” says Sapra. “It is an honor to hold such an esteemed position within the organization, and I am excited to carry on the good works of the Lean Division.” 

A senior project manager at St. Onge Co., Sapra has more than nine years of experience in strategic logistics, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution. His knowledge of inventory strategy and strategic logistics has helped clients throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Sapra, apart from being on the Board of Directors for the Institute of Industrial Engineer's National Lean Division, is also on the local IIE chapter Board and is a certified six sigma resource. He has a bachelor of engineering degree in manufacturing from India and a master of science degree in industrial engineering from Purdue.

“Aman Sapra is a highly-talented  and diligent senior executive and we are both pleased and honored by his new role,” says Bryan Jensen, St. Onge principal and vice president. “His election is public recognition from his peers, that he is an engineer with both technical and organizational skills.”

IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, nonprofit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research and development of industrial engineering. Currently, the Institute promotes more than 25 awards and scholarships to reward members, students and institutions for significant contributions to the profession.

St. Onge Co. is a world-recognized supply chain strategy and logistics-consulting firm. Its discovery-driven approach brings together the elements of supply chain logistics, engineering and operations to ensure that a client's supply chain challenges receive customized answers.