النسخة العربية

Members of the Board

Editing Committee

Working Group

Dear Members,

    To cope with the changes facing the Egyptian Industries as Egypt opens up to the Global Market, it became imperative to review the role of the Management Engineering Society. We initiated a comprehensive effort to review the environment, presently and anticipated future and formulated the guiding principals to guide MES in the next era.

    I believe as we enter this new era. We feel proud to build on the excellent record the MES had achieved over the fast twenty-five years under the leadership of the past boards.

    I feel this charter document will enable us to go forward to serve the MES members, meet their expectations and trust that all members will participate in making MES, the organization we all aspire to see. I am counting on the support of the board of directors, the MES Committee and the members as we take MES towards the 21^st century.

MES Chairman

SECTION

Overview

Vision

Mission

Goals

Objectives

Strategies

    The Management Engineering Society (MES) was founded as non-profitable organization under the umbrella of the Egyptian Society of Engineers in 1970 by pioneer engineers who conducted extensive studies and exerted a lot of voluntary efforts towards MES formation.

    Those studies concluded that many engineers were taking management roles and responsibilities to lead their industrial and business organizations participating in the development of the Egyptian economy. Hence, the need for the improvement and development of the management capabilities of those engineers occupying managerial positions in their organizations was apparent. MES main objectives were to introduce and avail modern management theories and practice to the Egyptian Society of Engineers and to exchange experience between the organizations and individuals working in the industrial & business community in Egypt.

    MES has successfully played its role over the last 25 years by conducting workshops, seminars, training courses and international conferences.

    Due to the current rapid changes in the local and international environment, it is necessary to re-evaluate the role of MES and develop its mission, goals, objectives and strategies to cope with the changes being experienced by the Egyptian economy, so that MES would play a more commensurate role in the industrial and business community in Egypt.

    This document provides the Management Engineering Society's vision, mission, goals, objectives and strategies.

    The intent of this document is to provide long term direction and guidance from which short term goals and actions could be tested to alignment and conformity.

    Today's business enterprises have to cope with fast varying conditions, necessitating a large degree of dynamic behavior to meet fierce competition.

    The customer finds large choices and has become, and will continue, to be more demanding.

    The vast advances in computers in computers and communications have introduced new means to develop and manufacture products of characteristics that were never possible before and at affordable prices. Leaps continue to come about both in manufacturing and services. In a highly competitive and fast varying environment, innovation takes on an enormous emphasis.

    Under such environment, the enterprise management emphasis shifts to complex issues such as global competition and quality.

    The management of an enterprise is now having to take initiatives, adjust promptly, and be more aware of the need to change in order to best deal with the ever fast changing environment surrounding the enterprise. Without "management Change" and a balanced "management of change", the capacity of the enterprise to beat competition and/or defend against threats can not be achieved or maintained. This is a continuous process that has to be recognized and practiced.

    This is what the late eighties have brought, the nineties continue to exhibit the same, and this trend will continue to prevail as we enter the 21^st century.

    MES should therefore take an increasing role in guiding the Egyptian business environment to become more dynamic so as to work in synchronization with the rest of the world. This would require MES to take steps to bring about the appropriate institutional e.g. governmental actions that would eliminate hindering obstacles standing in the way of managing Egyptian enterprises effectively and efficiency.

    The fallacy that "Egypt" is unique ought to be dismissed and utilization of experience outside Egypt has to be maximized.

    A rapidly changing global economy where international borders are diminishing at night rates is resulting in a highly competitive, global market.

    This trend is putting pressures on organizations of all types to develop their managerial assets, thus, enabling higher rates of efficiencies and effectiveness.

    The survival of any organization is becoming dependant on the ability of its management to act effectively through creative, skilled and knowledgeable managers who can lead the organization and effect sound and prosperous growth.

    At all times, every organization plans how to develop its managers. Some apply the newly developed management techniques.

    New approaches encompassing tools and techniques, such as total quality management, re-engineering have been applied in recent years. These are driven and succeed only through skilled, dynamic and able managers.

    MES should take a leading position in the process of creating awareness, maintaining interest, fostering desire and encouraging actions, which result in supporting the industrial/business, community to plan and develop the career of their managers and to be managers.

    MES should work to nature the development and growth of leaders and managers capable of not only steering their organization through today's competitive business environment, but leading their organizations to the attainment of international standards.

    MES should plan and carry out campaigns to publicize the need for institutional actions required to eliminate obstacles facing the management of Egyptian Enterprises, set target audience and reach them through the most effective mean and channel.

    MES would conduct training programs using up-to-date material to spread the appreciation of " Management of Change " among various level of the society in general and among the engineering community in particular.