Brenda Dietrich Named One of 100 Most Creative People in Business
May 27, 2009
Fast Company named Brenda Dietrich, IEMS Advisory Board Member, one of their most 100 Creative People in Business.
From the article:
"Mathematics," says Brenda L. Dietrich, 49, "is not mechanical. You're finding how things look different on the surface and then seeing what they have in common underneath." Her team at IBM studies behind-the-scenes processes in business -- from manufacturing scheduling to logistics to resource management -- to apply advanced mathematics to increase efficiency. One project: yield improvement in semiconductor manufacturing. -- by Zachary Wilson