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Curriculum Vita
SHAHRUKH A. IRANI
Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering
Ohio State University
210 Baker Systems Engineering
1971 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1271
Phone: (614) 688-4685
Fax: (614) 292-7852
Email: irani.4@osu.edu
URL:http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html
PERSONAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 2
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ............................................................................................ 2
HISTORY OF EMPLOYMENT................................................................................................. 2
RESEARCH INTERESTS........................................................................................................... 2
PUBLICATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 3
Refereed Journal......................................................................................................................... 3
Refereed Journal (In progress)................................................................................................... 4
Refereed Conference................................................................................................................... 5
Conference .................................................................................................................................. 6
BOOK CHAPTERS...................................................................................................................... 8
EDITED BOOKS.......................................................................................................................... 8
MONOGRAPHS ........................................................................................................................... 8
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS ............................................................................................. 8
TECHNICAL REPORTS, BULLETINS, WHITE PAPERS, etc. ......................................... 12
SOFTWARE................................................................................................................................ 14
VISITING PROFESSORS......................................................................................................... 14
ADVISEES .................................................................................................................................. 14
Post-Doctoral............................................................................................................................ 14
Doctoral .................................................................................................................................... 14
Masters...................................................................................................................................... 15
Undergraduate.......................................................................................................................... 17
Other ......................................................................................................................................... 18
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................... 18
Graduate ................................................................................................................................... 18
Undergraduate.......................................................................................................................... 19
Continuing Education, Extension and Industry Outreach........................................................ 19
FUNDING.................................................................................................................................... 21
Federal...................................................................................................................................... 21
Industry ..................................................................................................................................... 22

University.................................................................................................................................. 23
SERVICE ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................ 24
University and Department....................................................................................................... 24
Journals and Other Learned Publications................................................................................ 27
Professional Societies ............................................................................................................... 28
Other Professional and Public Organizations.......................................................................... 29
CONSULTATION: EDUCATION, INDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT.................................. 29
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES............................................................... 32
AWARDS & HONORS .............................................................................................................. 33
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Married (Wife: Gulnar A. Surveyor)
US citizen
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1990.
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of South Florida, 1986.
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1983.
HISTORY OF EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering, Ohio State
University, 9/96 to present.
Assistant Professor, IEOR Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Minnesota, 09/90 to 08/96.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Advanced Methods for Group Technology, Variety Reduction and Mass Customization, Cellular
Manufacturing Systems, Next Generation Facility Layouts, Production Flow Analysis and Design

for Flow (DFF), Quantitative Models for Lean Manufacturing, Computer Aided Process
Planning, Feature-based Manufacturing Planning
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal
Irani, S.A. & Huang, H. (2000). Custom design of facility layouts for multi-product facilities
using layout modules. IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 16(3), 259-267.
Irani, S.A., Zhang, H., Zhou, J., Huang, H., Tennati, K.U. and Subramanian, S. (2000).
Production flow analysis and simplification toolkit (PFAST). International Journal of Production
Research, 38(8), 1855-1874.
Chen, C.Y. & Irani, S.A. (2000). Tri-mode matrix clustering for analysis of resource sharing by
manufacturing cells. Engineering Valuation and Cost Analysis: Special Issue on Cellular
Manufacturing Systems, 2, 349-371.
Daita, S.T., Irani, S.A. & Kotamraju, S. Algorithms for Production Flow Analysis. International
Journal of Production Research, 37 (11): 2609-2638, 1999.
Shargal, M., Shekhar, S. & Irani, S.A. Evaluation of search algorithms and clustering efficiency
measures for machine-part matrix clustering. IIE Transactions, 27: 43-59, 1995.
Irani, S.A., Koo, H.Y. & Raman, S. Feature-based operation sequence generation in computer
aided process planning (CAPP). International Journal of Production Research, 33 (1): 17-39,
1995.
Arvindh, B. & Irani, S. A. Principal component analysis for evaluating the feasibility of cellular
manufacturing without initial machine-part matrix clustering. International Journal of
Production Research, 32 (8): 1909-1938, 1994.
Arvindh, B. & Irani, S.A. Cell formation: The need for integrated solution of the subproblems.
International Journal of Production Research, 32 (5): 1197-1218, 1994.
Chandra, C., Irani, S. A. & Arora, S. R. Clustering effectiveness of permutation generation
heuristics for machine-part matrix clustering. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 72 (5): 388-
408, 1993.
Chen, C. Y. & Irani, S. A. Cluster first-sequence last heuristics for generating block diagonal
forms for a machine-part matrix. International Journal of Production Research, 31 (11): 2623-
2647, 1993.
Irani, S. A., Cavalier, T. M. & Cohen, P. H. Virtual manufacturing cells: Exploiting layout
design and intercell flows for the machine sharing problem. International Journal of Production
Research, 31 (4): 791-810, 1993.

Smith, J.S., Cohen, P.H., Davis, J.W. & Irani, S.A. Process plan generation for sheet metal parts:
An integrated feature-based expert system approach. International Journal of Production
Research, 30 (5): 1175-1190, 1992.
Irani, S.A., Cohen, P.H. & Cavalier, T.M. Design of cellular manufacturing systems. Journal of
Engineering for Industry, 114 (3): 352-361, 1992.
Lakkaraju, R.K., Raman, S. & Irani, S.A. An analytical model for optimization of NC tool path.
International Journal of Production Research, 30 (1): 109-127, 1992.
Mittal, R.O., Irani, S.A. & Lehtihet, E.A. Tolerance control in the machining of discrete
components. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 9(3): 233-246, 1990.
Irani, S.A., Mittal, R.O. & Lehtihet, E.A. Tolerance chart optimization. International Journal of
Production Research, 27(9): 1531-1552, 1989.
Irani, S.A., Gunasena, U., Davachi, A. & Enscore, E.E. Single machine setup-dependent
sequencing using a setup complexity ranking scheme. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 7(1):
11-23, 1988.
Irani, S.A. & Khator, S.K. Cell formation in group technology: A new approach. Computers
and Industrial Engineering, 12(2): 131-142, 1987.
Irani, S.A. & Kimbler, D.L. Group technology: A systematic approach to the design of robot
grippers for metalcutting cells. Robotics, 2(2): 123-138, 1986.
Refereed Journal (In progress)
Zhou, J. & Irani, S.A. Facility layout using operation sequences: Design of cascading flowlines.
Submitted to International Journal of Production Research.
Irani, S.A., Zhou, J. & Huang, H. A pattern recognition approach for facility compaction by
machining function combination using flexible manufacturing models. Submitted to the ASME
Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering.
Zhou, J. & Irani, S.A. A new flow diagramming scheme for mapping and analysis of multiproduct
flows in a facility. Under revision for resubmission to International Journal of Production
Research.
Benjaafar, S, Heragu, S. & Irani, S.A. Next generation factory layouts: Research challenges and
recent progress. Submitted to Interfaces.
Cabrera-Rios, M., Mount-Campbell, C. & Irani, S.A. An approach to the design of a
manufacturing cell under economic considerations. Submitted to the International Journal of
Production Economics.

Udai, T.K. & Irani, S.A. Department planning for jobshop-like facilities using string matching
and graph theory. Submitted to International Journal of Production Research.
(with Khaewsukkho and Udai) A comparison of directed and undirected design skeletons for
generation of block layouts. Submitted to International Journal of Production Research.
Refereed Conference
Zhou, J. & Irani, S.A. (2000, June 27-30). (Editors: D. S. Cochran & C. F. Tapia). Design of
modular layouts for fabrication-based assembly facilities. Proceedings of the Third World
Congress on Intelligent Manufacturing Processes & Systems, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology , Cambridge, MA , and the International Institution for Production Engineering
Research (CIRP), 62-69.
Irani, S.A. & Huang, H. (2000, June 11-14). A new approach for department planning to
minimize inter-departmental material handling traffic in a custom manufacturing facility.
Proceedings of the Sixth International Colloquium on Material Handling Research (Progress in
Material Handling Research: 2000): Material Handling Institute of America (MHIA), Charlotte,
NC, and the College Industry Council for Material Handling Education (CICHME),121-148.
Irani, S.A. & Huang, H. (2000, May 24-26). A pattern recognition approach for facility
compaction and selection of flexible automation. Proceedings of the North American
Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC ), Vol. XXVIII: University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY, and NAMRI/SME, Dearborn, MI, 365-370. Available as SME Technical Paper#
MS00-225.
Miller, R., Sivalingam, V., Brevick, J.R. & Irani, S.A. (1999). Computer aided process planning
(CAPP) for the scheduling of die casting dies. Transactions of the 20 th International Die Casting
Congress & Exposition, Cleveland, OH: North American Die Casting Association, Paper #
Cleveland T99-075, November 1-4, 1999.
Irani, S.A. & Huang, H. (1998). Layout modules: A novel extension of hybrid cellular layouts.
Proceedings of the 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
and Winter Annual Meeting of the ASME, Anaheim, CA: American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Paper # 98-WA/MH 1, November 15-20, 1998.
Irani, S.A. Some new insights on the design of cellular manufacturing systems. Proceedings of
the Second Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Norcross, GA: Institute of Industrial
Engineers, Mitta, D.A. et al. (Eds.), 51-55, 1993.
Irani, S.A., Cohen, P.H. & Cavalier, T.M. Design of cellular manufacturing systems.
Proceedings of the 1991 ASME Winter Annual Meeting: Symposium on Design, Analysis and
Control of Manufacturing Cells, New York, NY: American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
J.T. Black, B.C. Jiang, G.J. Weins (Eds.), 47-70, 1991.
Irani, S.A., & Mittal, R.O. KBERS: A knowledge-based error recovery system for robotic
assembly. Proceedings of the Robotics International/Society of Manufacturing Engineers Robots

12 and Vision '88 Conference, Detroit, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2: 17.31-17.45,
1988.
Irani, S.A., Snyder, W.S. & Leung, L.C. Multi-machine replacement for the sequential
implementation of a hybrid flexible manufacturing system. Proceedings of the Second
ORSA/TIMS Conference on FMS: OR Models and Applications, Ann Arbor, MI: Elsevier
Science BV, K.E. Stecke and R.N. Suri (Eds.), 69-73, 1986.
Conference
Benjaafar, S., Heragu, S. & Irani, S.A. (2001, January 7-10). Next generation factory layouts:
Research challenges and recent progress. Proceedings of the 2001 NSF Design, Service and
Manufacturing Grantees & Research Conference (CD-ROM): National Science Foundation and
the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Irani, S.A., Zhou, J., Huang, H. (2001, January 7-10). Design of manufacturing facility layouts by
unification of matrix, string and graph representations of material flow networks. Proceedings of
the 2001 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees & Research Conference (CD-ROM):
National Science Foundation and the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Irani, S.A., Hall, N. & Liu, X. (2001, January 7-10). Improved measures for evaluating a facility
layout. Proceedings of the 2001 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees & Research
Conference (CD-ROM): National Science Foundation and the University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL.
Irani, S.A., Zhou, J., Huang, H. & Udai, T.K. (2000, January 3-6). Enhancements in Facility
Layout Tools using Cell Formation Techniques. Proceedings of the Y2K NSF Design and
Manufacturing Research Conference (CD-ROM), Vancouver, BC, Canada: National Science
Foundation.
Irani, S.A. & Huang, H. (2000, January 3-6). Facility Layout using Layout Modules. Proceedings
of the Y2K NSF Design and Manufacturing Research Conference (CD-ROM), Vancouver, BC,
Canada: National Science Foundation.
Benjaafar, S., Irani, S.A., Heragu, S. S. & Posner, M.E. (2000, January 3-6). Next Generation
Factory Layouts. Proceedings of the Y2K NSF Design and Manufacturing Research Conference
(CD-ROM), Vancouver, BC, Canada: National Science Foundation.
PFALIB: An Integrated Library of Algorithms to support the Design of Hybrid Cellular Layouts
for a Jobshop. Proceedings of the 1999 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference,
Long Beach, CA: National Science Foundation, January 5-8, 1999.
Huang, H. & Irani, S. A. Design of Facility Layouts using Layout Modules: A Numerical
Clustering Approach. Proceedings of the Eighth Industrial Engineering Research Conference,
Phoenix, AZ: University of Arkansas and Institute of Industrial Engineers, May 23-26, 1999.

A Classification of Algorithms to support the Design of Hybrid Layouts for a Jobshop.
Proceedings of the 1998 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Monterrey,
Mexico: National Science Foundation, 309-310, January 5-8, 1998.
Irani, S. A., Subramanian, S. & Batta, S. Does the Travel Chart limit the types of Facility Layouts
that can be designed? Proceedings of the Seventh Industrial Engineering Research Conference,
Banff, Alberta, CA: Georgia Institute of Technology and Institute of Industrial Engineers, May
9-10, 1997.
“Production flow analysis in a semiconductor fab”, Proceedings of the Semiconductor Research
Corporation Workshop on Operational Methods in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Research
Triangle Park: Semiconductor Research Corporation, February 19-20, 1997.
Irani, S.A. Hybrid layout configurations for cellular manufacturing systems. Proceedings of the
1997 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Seattle, WA: University of
Washington and National Science Foundation, 513-514, January 7-9, 1997.
Irani, S.A. A computer method for cell formation using operation route sheets. Proceedings of
the AUTOFACT96 Conference on Rapid Design and Manufacturing, Detroit, MI: Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, 89-104, 1996.
Batocchio, A. & Irani, S.A. The strategy function and software for strategic planning and design
of manufacturing cells. First International Congress of Industrial Engineering and XV National
Congress of Production Engineering, Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 4-7, 1995.
Irani, S.A. Some new insights on the design of cellular manufacturing systems. Proceedings of
the Second Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Norcross, GA: Institute of Industrial
Engineers, Mitta, D.A. et al. (Eds.), 51-55, 1993.
Leung, L.C. & Irani, S.A. A practical approach to multi-machine replacement decisions.
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Atlanta, GA:
Institute of Industrial Engineers, 489-494, 1988.
Irani, S.A. & Khator, S.K. A microcomputer-based design of a cellular manufacturing system.
Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, G.
Whitehouse & H. K. Eldin (Eds.), Computers and Industrial Engineering, 11(1-4): 68-72, 1986.
Irani, S.A. & Khator, S.K. Capacity utilization and machine sharing in a group technology-based
manufacturing system. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference on Computers and
Industrial Engineering, G. Whitehouse & H.K. Eldin (Eds.), Computers and Industrial
Engineering, 11(1-4): 73-79, 1986.
Irani, S.A. & Chrissis, J.W. Applications of queuing structures in manufacturing systems.
Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, G.
Whitehouse & H.K. Eldin (Eds.), Computers and Industrial Engineering, 11(1-4): 215-219,
1986.

Irani, S.A. & Khator, S.K. Machine-component cluster formation in group technology: An
occupancy value method. Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference on Computers and
Industrial Engineering, G. Whitehouse & H.K. Eldin (Eds.), Computers and Industrial
Engineering, 9(1): 69-73, 1985.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Allam, Y.S & Irani, S.A. (1999). Systematic Redesign of a Manufacturing Cell. In Handbook of
Cellular Manufacturing Systems, Shahrukh A. Irani (Editor), John Wiley: New York, NY.
Yan, L. & Irani, S.A. (1999). Classroom Tutorial on the Design of Cellular Manufacturing
Systems. In Handbook of Cellular Manufacturing Systems, Shahrukh A. Irani (Editor), John
Wiley: New York, NY.
Irani, S.A., Subramanian, S. & Allam, Y.S. (1999). Introduction to Cellular Manufacturing
Systems. In Handbook of Cellular Manufacturing Systems, Shahrukh A. Irani (Editor), John
Wiley: New York, NY.
Irani, S.A., Huang, H., Zhang, H. and Zhou, J. Computer Methods for Implementation of
Production Flow Analysis. In Cellular Manufacturing: A Practical Approach, Quarterman Lee
(Editor), Institute of Industrial Engineers: Norcross, GA. In progress.
Irani, S.A. and Zhou, J. (1999). Algorithms for Production Flow Analysis. In Industrial
Engineering Applications and Practice: A Users’ Encyclopedia (CD-ROM, ISBN 0-9654599-0-
X), A.K. Mital & J.G. Chen (Eds.), International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Cincinnati,
OH.
Irani, S.A. and Ramakrishnan, R. 1995. Production Flow Analysis using STORM. In Planning,
Design and Analysis of Cellular Manufacturing Systems, A.K. Kamrani, H.R. Parsaei & D.H.
Liles (Eds.), Elsevier Science BV: New York, NY.
EDITED BOOKS
Editor, Handbook of Cellular Manufacturing Systems, 1999, New York, NY: John Wiley.
MONOGRAPHS
“A Student’s Study Guide to Botleneck Scheduling using Theory Of Constraints”, 2000,
Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH.
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS

“Machine Duplication in Adjacency Graphs for Facility Layout Design", Invited presentation
made at the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Dallas, TX, May 20-22, 2001.
“Work Flow and Manufacturing Cel Layout Optimization”. Invited presentation made at the
NSRP-ASE Shipyard Production Process Technologies Panel Meeting, New Orleans, LA,
December 13-15, 2000. (Co-authors: H. Huang, J. Zhou and S. Khaewsukkho).
“Using Simulation to Evaluate Layout Improvements in an Asembly Cel”. Invited presentation
made at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2000 Manufacturing
Conference, Chicago, IL, September 6-12, 2000. (Co-author: D. Sukiman).
"An Industry Workshop on Cellular Manufacturing", Invited presentation made at the INFORMS
Spring Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, May 2-5, 1999.
"Facility Layout with Layout Modules: A Novel Extension of the Concepts of Hybrid Cellular
Layouts", Invited presentation made at the INFORMS Spring Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, May 2-5,
1999.
"Facility Layout using Multiple Part Samples", Invited presentation made at the INFORMS
Spring Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, May 2-5, 1999.
"Algorithms for Production Flow Analysis", Invited presentation made at the INFORMS Spring
Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, May 2-5, 1999.
Irani, S. A., Huang, H. and Zhou, J. Facility Layout: Setting a New Research Agenda for the
Future. Proceedings of the Eighth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ:
University of Arkansas and Institute of Industrial Engineers, May 23-26, 1999.
“Layout Modules: A Novel Extension of Hybrid Celular Layouts”, 1998 ASME International
Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition and Winter Annual Meeting of the ASME,
Anaheim, CA: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, November 15-20, 1998.
“Celular Manufacturing: Past, Present and Future”, Invited presentation made to the SME
Chapter #36, Columbus, OH, September 9, 1998.
“Linking Concurent Engineering Decisions with Facility Layout and Production Flow Analysis”,
College of Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series, Department of Mechanical, Industrial &
Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati, OH, May 22, 1998.
"Linking Process Planning and Flexible Automation Planning to Cellular Layout Design",
Seventh Industrial Engineering Research Conference , Banff, Alberta, CA, May 9-10, 1998.
"Does the Travel Chart limit the Types of Facility Layouts that can be designed?", Seventh
Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Banff, Alberta, CA, May 9-10, 1998.
"Methods for Cell Formation", Presentation made as part of the Panel Discussion on Cellular
Manufacturing: Is there a gap between theory and practice?, Seventh Industrial Engineering
Research Conference, Banff, Alberta, CA, May 9-10, 1998.

"Hybrid Cellular Layouts for Manufacturing Facilities", Seventh Industrial Engineering Research
Conference, Banff, Alberta, CA, May 9-10, 1998.
"New Concepts in Manufacturing Facility Layout Planning", Technical Center of General Motors
Corporation –North American Operations, Warren, MI, June 27, 1997.
"Directed Graph Primitives for Layout Design of a Semiconductor Fab", Sixth Industrial
Engineering Research Conference, Miami Beach, FL, May 17-18, 1997.
“Production flow analysis in a semiconductor fab”, Invited presentation made at the
Semiconductor Research Corporation workshop on Operational Methods in Semiconductor
Manufacturing, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, February 19-20, 1997.
“LAYOPT: The Next Generation”, Invited presentation made at the corporate offices of
Production Modeling Corporation, Dearborn, MI, February 7, 1997.
“Hybrid layout configurations for celular manufacturing systems”, Poster presentation at the
1997 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Seattle, WA: University of
Washington and National Science Foundation, January 7-9, 1997.
"A Computer Method for Cell Formation Using Operation Route Sheets", Invited presentation
made in AUTOFACT 1996 Conference Session on Plant Floor Design Applications, November
11, 1996.
"A Maximum Spanning Arborescence Model for Facility Layout Design in a Jobshop", Invited
presentation made at the Fifth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN,
May 19-22, 1996.
"Hybrid Cellular Layouts for Jobshops", Invited presentation made at the INFORMS Spring
Meeting, Washington, DC, May 5-9, 1996.
"Reengineering the Production System to Support Cellular Manufacturing", Invited presentation
made at the INFORMS Spring Meeting, Washington, DC, May 5-8, 1996.
"Production Flow Analysis for a Semiconductor Fabrication Facility", Invited presentation made
at the Motorola International Symposium on Factory Integration and Modeling (MISFIM-96),
Austin, TX, September 25-27, 1996.
“Software for production flow analysis and facility layout”, Invited presentation made at the
corporate offices of CIMTechnologies Corporation, Ames, IA, November 20, 1995.
“Hybrid and Progresive Celular Manufacturing Layouts for Jobshops”, Invited presentation
made at the Motorola International Symposium on Factory Integration and Modeling (MISFIM-
95), Phoenix, AZ, October 19-20, 1995.

“Algorithms and Software for Production Flow Analysis”, Invited presentation made at the
Motorola International Symposium on Factory Integration and Modeling (MISFIM-95), Phoenix,
AZ, October 19-20, 1995.
“Multi-Period Stability of Manufacturing Cels”, INFORMS Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA,
October 29-November 1, 1995.
“Multi-Period Stability of Manufacturing Cels”, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar
Series, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, October 4, 1995.
“A Tutorial on Rapid Modeing Techniques for Manufacturing Cel Design”, Invited presentation
made at the Fourth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May 24-25,
1995.
“New Research Directions in Celular Manufacturing”, Operations & Management Science
Seminar Series, Department of Operations and Management Science, Carlson School of
Management, University of Minnesota, May 16, 1995.
“Feature-based Operation Sequence Generation in CAPP”, Mechanical Engineering Graduate
Seminar Series, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, April 5, 1995.
“A Tutorial on Production Flow Analysis using STORM”, Invited presentation made at the
ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, Co-sponsored by the Operations Research Society of
America and the Institute of Management Sciences, October 23-26, 1994, Detroit, MI.
“Celular Manufacturing: Curent and Future Trends with Implications for Operations
Managers”, Seminar presented to the Department of Management Sciences, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore, India, September 16, 1994.
"Design of Virtual Cellular Manufacturing Systems", Operations Research Colloquium,
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Pennsylvania State University,
November 24, 1992.
"Graph Theory in Manufacturing", IEOR Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Minnesota, April 6, 1992.
"Layout and Scheduling of Manufacturing Cells", Forum on Undergraduate Education,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, May 1, 1991.
"Graph and Network Theory Models in Manufacturing Planning", Operations Research Seminar
Series, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, February 19, 1991.
"Group Technology Concepts for Computer Integrated Manufacturing", Exposition of
Engineering, Richfield, MN, February 6, 1991.
"Data Analysis Methods to Identify Design Similarities in Process Planning", Mechanical
Engineering Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Minnesota, November 28, 1990.

TECHNICAL REPORTS, BULLETINS, WHITE PAPERS, etc.
”Software Solves Identity Crisis for Parts from Big ‘Families’”. The Lean Manufacturing
Advisor Newsletter of Productivity Inc, March 2001, 3-6.
”Layout Design for Flow Manufacturing in Make-To-Order Facilities”. Newsletter of the
Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Winter
2001.
”Layout Design for Custom Manufacturing and Asembly Facilities using a Single Flow
Mapping Tool”. Newsletter of the Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the
Institute of Industrial Engineers, Fall 2000.
“Value Stream Mapping in Custom Manufacturing and Asembly”. The Ohio Manufacturer,
Spring 2000, 9(5), 12-13.
”Design For Flow (DFF)”. Newsletter of the Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division
of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Spring 2000.
”Facility Layout: The Next Generation of Theory and Practice”. Newsletter of the Facilities
Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Summer 1999.
”Celular Manufacturing: Is there a Gap between Theory and Practice?”. Newsletter of the
Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers,
Summer 1999.
”Production Flow Analysis: The Forgoten Step before Facility Layoutand Cellular
Manufacturing?” Newsletter of the Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the
Institute of Industrial Engineers, Winter 1999.
Irani, S.A. & Subramanian, S. ”Software for Facility Layout and Celular Manufacturing”.
Newsletter of the Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of Industrial
Engineers, Winter 1999.
Irani, S.A. & Subramanian, S. ”Instructional and Project Execution Aids for Facility Layout”.
Newsletter of the Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of Industrial
Engineers, Fall 1998.
Irani, S.A. et al. ”Facility Layout: Computer-Automated or –Aided?” Newsletter of the Facilities
Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Fall 1998.
Irani, S.A. et al. ”New Layout Configurations for Manufacturing Facilities”. Newsletter of the
Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Spring
1998.

Irani, S.A. and Agrawal, R.A. An evaluation of the LAYOPT software. Facilities Planning and
Design Division Newsletter, Norcross, GA: Institute of Industrial Engineers, 3, Winter 1997.
“Hybrid Celular Layouts for Machining and Fabrication Jobshops”. White Paper, Available at
http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“P-Q Analysis: Impact on the Facility Layout of using a Truncated Product Sample”. White
Paper, Available at http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“P-Q-R Analysis: Incorporation of Similarity of Routings into P-Q Analysis”. White Paper,
Available at http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Computer-Aided Implementation of the Multi-Product Proces Chart”. White Paper, Available
at http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Facility Layoutusing Multiple From-To Charts”. White Paper, Available at htp:/wwwiwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Homogeneity Analysis of the Product Mix produced in a Facility”. White Paper, Available at
http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Computer Methods for Design of Manufacturing Cels”. White Paper, Available at htp:/wwwiwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Why the From-To Chart has always limited Facilities Planners to a Single Layout Choice”.
Concept paper available at http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Design of a Manufacturing Cel to Maximize Profitability”. MS Thesis presentation available at
http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Facility Layout with Flow Directionality Considerations”. MS Thesis presentation available at
http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“A Genetic Algorithm Implementation of Design Skeletons for Solving the Facility Layout
Problem”. MS Thesis presentation available at htp:/www-iwse.eng.ohiostate.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Production Flow Analysis: A Foundation for Design of a Lean Facility Layout”. Final
presentation for an industry-funded project available at http://www-iwse.eng.ohiostate.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Design of a Flexible Shopfloor Layout for a Fabrication Jobshop”. Final presentation for an
industry-funded project available at http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
“Design of a Multi-Product Asembly Flowshop Layout using Group Technology”. MS project
(Non-Thesis option) presentation available at http://www-iwse.eng.ohiostate.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.

“Software for Facility Layout and Celular Manufacturing”. Survey of commercial software
available at http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
SOFTWARE
PFAST (Production Flow Analysis and Simplification Toolkit): This prototype package for
material flow analysis and design of facility layouts contains an integrated library of graph theory
and syntactic pattern recognition algorithms that have helped to computerize the manual methods
of Production Flow Analysis (PFA). Funding for software development has been provided
primarily by the National Science Foundation. Considerable literature on PFAST (papers,
technical reports, case studies, white papers, presentations, etc.) can be found at http://wwwiwse.ohio-state.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
Additional downloadable literature on the following
research topics is regularly posted to this site: (1) Next Generation Factory Layouts, (2) Facility
Layout: New Ideas and Methods for Research and Practice, (3) Group Technology and Cellular
Manufacturing Systems, and (4) Industrial Engineering Studies on Lean Manufacturing. The
website offers the Be-Lean PFAST zero-cost online data analysis service to small and mediumsized
jobshops that are undertaking a major facility re-layout initiative.
VISITING PROFESSORS
Dr. Eduardo Vila Goncalves Filho, “A Comprehensive Design Methodology for Celular Layout
Design”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sao
Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, 1999-2000.
Dr. Antonio Batocchio, “Development of Algorithms and Software to Design Flexible
Manufacturing Cells or Systems (DFMC-S)”, Department of Manufacturing Engineering,
College of Mechanical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, 1994-
96.
ADVISEES
Post-Doctoral
Chandra, Charu (Ph.D., Arizona State University,1994), Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1995-96.
Huang, Heng (Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2003), Post-Doctoral Researcher, 2003-2004.
Doctoral
Hung, H-C., "Machine Duplication in Facility Layouts", In progress since 2000. [Co-advisor: M.
Posner].

Khaewsukkho, Smart, "The PFAST (Production Flow Analysis and Simplification Toolkit) for
Material Flow Analysis and Facility Layout", In progress since 1999.
Zhou, Jin, "A New Representation of Product Routings for Design of Layouts for Jobshops",
2001.
Huang, Heng, "Facility Layout using Layout Modules", 2003.
Ourairat, A., "The Machine Duplication Problem in Design of Flowline Layouts", 2000. [Coadvisor:
C. Mount-Campbell].
Chen, Chin-Yeu, "A Cluster Analytic Approach to Design of Multi-Period and Multi-Product
Cell Systems", 1995.
Masters
(Thesis) Liu, X., "Economic Measures for Evaluation of Facility Layouts", 2002 [Co-advisor: N.
Hall].
(Thesis) Sawhney, A., "Activity Based Costing Modeling for Die-Casting Tooling", 2001 [Coadvisor:
J. Brevick].
(Non-Thesis - Project option) Zhang, H., "Material Flow Analysis to Design a Multi-Product
Fabrication Facility Layout", 2000.
(Non-Thesis - Project option) Temprom, P., "Setup Time Reduction on a CNC lathe using Group
Technology", 2000.
(Thesis) Sivalingam, V., "Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) for the Scheduling of Die
Casting Dies", 1999 [Co-advisor: J. Brevick].
(Thesis) Cabrera-Rios, M., "An Approach to the Design of a Manufacturing Cell under
Economic Considerations", 1999 [Co-advisor: C. Mount-Campbell].
(Non-Thesis - Project option) Staninovski, J., "Design of a Multi-Product Assembly Flowshop
Layout using Group Technology", 1999.
(Thesis) Udai, T.K., "Facility Layout with Flow Directionality Considerations imposed by
Multiple Operation Sequences", 1999.
(Thesis) Subramanian, N., "Data Mining Approach to Improvement and Standardization of
Operations in a Test Facility", 1999 [Co-advisor: B. Lilly].
(Thesis) Khaewsukkho, S., "A Genetic Algorithm Implementation of Design Skeletons for
Solving the Facility Layout Problem", 1999.

(Non-Thesis - Project option) Adianto, S., "Design and Analysis of Workcells for Cycle Time
Reduction in a Distribution Center", 1999.
(Non-Thesis - Project option) Sethi, R., "Intelligent Design Retrieval System for Die Casting
using Group Technology", 1999.
(Non-Thesis - Project option) Subramanian, S., "Design of a Flexible Shopfloor Layout for a
Fabrication Jobshop", 1998.
(Non-Thesis - Exam option) Allam, Y., 1999.
(Non-Thesis - Exam option) Duggal, N., 1999.
(Non-Thesis - Exam option) Harrison, S., 1998.
(Non-Thesis - Exam option) Sirichaovanichka, C, 1998.
(Thesis) Guddanti, S.K., "Modeling Machine-Part Grouping for Cellular Layout Planning", 1997
[Co-advisor: S. Shekhar].
(Non-Thesis - Project option) Yan, L., "Design of Cellular Manufacturing Systems using
Production Flow Analysis: A Case Study", 1997.
(Thesis) Daita, S.T., "Algorithms for Production Flow Analysis", 1997.
(Thesis) Shukla, J., “Hybrid and Progresive Celular Layouts for Jobshops”, 1995.
(Non-Thesis - Project option) Koo, H.Y., “Feature-based Operation Sequence Generation in
CAPP”, 1995.
(Thesis) Rangiah, R., “Operation Sequence Clustering for Virtual Celular Layout Design”, 1995.
(Thesis) Ramakrishnan, R., "Computerization of Production Flow Analysis", 1994.
(Thesis) Balakrishnan, A., "Studies in the Design of Cellular Manufacturing Systems", 1993.
This thesis won Third Place in the 1993-94 Graduate Research Award Competition
sponsored by the Institute of Industrial Engineers.
(Thesis) Chandra, C., "Evaluating Cellular Set-up as a Manufacturing Alternative", 1992 [Coadvisor:
S.R. Arora].
(Non-Thesis - Project option) Shargal, M., "Evaluation of Search Algorithms and Clustering
Efficiency Measures for Machine-part Matrix Clustering", 1992 [Co-advisor: S. Shekhar].
(Thesis) Chen, C.Y., "A Cluster First-Sequence Last Heuristic for Machine-part Grouping",
1991.

(Non-Thesis - Project option) Sand, D., "Feature-based Operation Sequence Generation in
CAPP: The Multi-machine Case", 1991.
Undergraduate
(In progress) Fielding, J. "Design of Lean Welding Cells". Undergraduate Honors Thesis.
(In progress) Djumin, S. & Wibowo, Y. "Value Stream Mapping from an Industrial
Engineering Viewpoint". REU Project for NSF Grant DMI-9796034.
(In progress) Sukiman D. "Enhancing the Accuracy of Floorspace Estimation for Layout
Design", Undergraduate Honors Thesis. [Co-Advisor: Tito Homem-De-Mello]
McNeil, J. & Adams, S. (2001, March). "Enhancement and Integration of Traditional
Visualization Tools for Material Flow Analysis". REU Project for NSF Grant DMI-9796034.
Hohenberger, S. (2000, August). "Europa GA: An Alternative Method for Computing Factory
Layouts". Senior Honors Thesis in Computer Science and Engineering (http://www.cis.ohiostate.edu/europa/),
[Co-Advisor: Weide].
Aditya, R. (2000, August). "Design of a Pilot Manufacturing Cell for a Stamping Jobshop".
Presentation for research project available at http://www-iwse.eng.ohiostate.edu/~fmpf/home.html.
Project Sponsor: Dayton Rogers of Ohio.
Setiadi Y. (2000, April). "Kanbin: A Systems Approach to Design of a Storage Container for a
Machining Line", Undergraduate Honors Thesis, FA99-WI00. The poster based on his
thesis won an Honorable Mention in the Richard J. and Martha D. Denman
Undergraduate Research Forum organized by the Office of Research at the Ohio State
University on May 18, 2000.
Esmont S., (2000, February). "Enhanced Visualization Techniques for Facility Layout",
Undergraduate Honors Thesis.
Anderson Jim, "Measurement and Division of Block Diagonal Forms for Binary Machine-part
Matrices in Cellular Manufacturing", NSF/REU/UROP Program, 1992, This paper was presented
at the Third Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and
Mathematics held at the Argonne National Laboratory, November 6-7, 1992, and the Seventh
National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of Utah, March 25-27, 1993.
Segar Richard, "Layout Design for a Cellular Manufacturing System", Second Prize Paper in
the 1991-92 Student Technical Paper Contest organized by the Senior IIE Chapter, Minneapolis,
MN.
Miller Vija & Ellington Greg, "Controlling the Complexity of a Part Family to Create an
Optimal Manufacturing Cell", Second Prize Paper in the 1990-91 Student Technical Paper
Contest organized by the Senior IIE Chapter, Minneapolis, MN.

Koo Hsueh Yung, "Integration of CAD with Geometrical Feature-based Process Planning",
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Thesis, 1991.
Dragseth John, "Reaction Injection Molding: An Investor's Guide", Undergraduate Honors
Thesis, 1991.
Other
Member, MS (Non-Thesis Option) Examination Committee, Navara Chantarat,1999.
Member, MS (Non-Thesis Option) Examination Committee, Utama Firmansyah,1999.
Graduate Faculty Representative, Ph.D. Final Oral Examination Committee, H. Livatyali
(Mechanical Engineering),1998.
Member, Ph.D. Final Oral Exam Committee, M. El-Mehlawi, 1998.
Member, MS (Non-Thesis Option) Examination Committee, Witaya Jangsombatsiri,1998.
Member, Ph.D. Dissertation Colloquium Committee, D. Damodaran, 1997.
Member, Ph.D. Committee, K. Khalaf, 1997.
Member, Ph.D. Committee, M. El-Mehlawi, 1997.
Reader, Ph.D. Committee, A. Kosar (Computer Science),1995.
Member, MS (Plan A) Committee, Ousmane T. Dialho (Electrical Engineering),1995.
Member, Ph.D. Committee, B. Lim (Mechanical Engineering),1995.
Member, Ph.D. Committee, D.N. Zhou (Computer Science),1992.
External Ph.D. Dissertation Examiner, Kochikar, V.P.. "Modeling, Flexibility Assessment and
State Space Analysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems", Department of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1992.
Member, Ph.D. Committee, M. Rungtusanatham (Operations and Management Science),1991.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Graduate
Director, Production Systems option in the MSIE degree program, 2000-present

Co-Developer, Production Systems option in the MSIE degree program, 1996-97
ISE694-I Group Studies in Industrial Engineering: Design of Lean Manufacturing Systems (Grad
Capstone involving an Industry Project)
ISE758 Design, Analysis and Control of Integrated Manufacturing Systems
ISE828 Advanced Concepts in Manufacturing Facility Layout Planning
Graph and Network Theory
Design of Cellular Manufacturing Systems
Industrial Applications of Group Technology
Introduction to Integrated Production Control Systems (Undergrad/Grad)
Analysis of Production Processes (Undergrad/Grad)
Undergraduate
ISE532: Production Systems II (Facilities Planning)
ISE532: Production Systems III (Production Control and Scheduling)
ISE689 Alternative Capstone Experience
Introduction to Industrial Engineering Analysis (Undergrad)
Senior Design Projects (Undergrad)
Continuing Education, Extension and Industry Outreach
Instructor and Developer, Two-day industry workshop on “Material Flow Simplification in
Jobshop-type Manufacturing Facilities” in Columbus, OH, August 15-17, 2001, Sponsors:Center
for Corporate and Community Education and The Ohio State University.
Course Developer, Web-based Manufacturing Engineering Degree Program for World-Class
Manufacturing to be developed by a consortium of Ohio universities (University of Cincinnati,
Cleveland State University, Wright State University and Ohio State University). Sponsor: Ohio
Learning Network.
Instructor, Half-day industry workshop on “Introduction to Lean Manufacturing” to support
Manufacturing Management Development Program (MMDP) of industry sponsor, January 16,
2001, Sponsor: Worthington Industries, Columbus, OH.

Instructor, Two-day industry workshop on “Production Flow Analysis for Custom
Manufacturing and Asembly Facilities” in Detroit, MI, November 2-3, 2000, Sponsor: Society
of Manufacturing Engineers.
Instructor, Two-day industry workshop on “Production Flow Analysis for Custom
Manufacturing and Asembly Facilities” in Minneapolis, MN, October 24-25, 2000, Sponsor:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Education Expert, Invited to be a member of the Steering Committee of Liebert Corporation
(North American Operations) “to provide overal directions for their transition to Lean
Manufacturing”, 1999.
Coordinator, “Workshop Series on Efective Manufacturing Practices”, Sponsor: Advanced
Manufacturing Interest Group.
Manufacturing Resource Management (MRP/Finite Capacity) with Microsoft Excel. January
28, 2000.
Continuous Improvement and Renewal. December 3, 1999.
Finite Capacity Scheduling. October 1, 1999.
Simulating Manufacturing and Service Operations. July 14, 1999.
Coordinator, “Lecture Series on Efective Manufacturing Practices”, Sponsor: Advanced
Manufacturing Interest Group.
Value Stream Mapping: Economic Justification for Lean Manufacturing. May 31, 2000.
Lean Toolmaking: Adapting Lean Thinking to the Tool and Die Making Industry. April 26,
2000.
Setup Reduction on CNC Machines. April 5, 2000.
The Goal: Production Scheduling using the Theory of Constraints. March 1, 2000.
Design of a “Lean” Layout for a Fabrication-type Assembly Facility. February 26, 2000.
Computer-Assisted Facility Layout. January 21, 2000.
War On Waste (WOW): A Company’s Unique Approach to Implementation of Lean
Manufacturing. November 23, 1999.
Process Analysis and Improvement. October 27, 1999.
Performance Improvement Projects in a Fabrication Jobshop. June 8, 10 26, 1998.
Avenues for Creation of University-Industry Partnerships. May 18, 1998.
Instructor, Two-day industry workshop on “Modern Concepts in Manufacturing Facility Layout
Planning” in Detroit, MI, October 7-8, 1999, Sponsor: Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing Systems and Focused
Factories: Design and Implementation” in Defiance, OH, January 22, 1999, Sponsor: General
Motors Technical Education Program.
Director, AMIG (Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group), A consortium of small to mediumsized
companies located in or near Columbus who seek assistance in the adoption of modern
concepts and methods of Industrial Engineering, 1998-present. This consortium delivers a
variety of educational and training programs to the companies. Its primary objective is to create
an awareness of how Industrial Engineering could impact their bottom line. This would be the

foundation for them to hire our students as co-ops, interns or employees to improve their
operations.
Developer and Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Hands-On Facility Planning” in
Detroit, MI, September 25, 1998, Sponsor: Info-Process Technologies, LLC.
Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing Systems and Focussed
Factories: Design and Implementation” in Pontiac, MI, July 25, 1998, Sponsor: General Motors
Technical Education Program.
Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing: Finding Money on the
Shopfloor”, Sponsor: Ofice of Continuing Education and Community Services, The Ohio State
University at Lima, June 12, 1998.
Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing Systems and Focused
Factories: Design and Implementation”, Sponsors: Colege of Engineering and Ofice of
Continuing Education, The Ohio State University, May 19, 1998.
Developer and Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Modern Concepts in Manufacturing
Facility Layout Planning” in Defiance, OH, February 27, 1998, Sponsor: General Motors
Technical Education Program.
Developer, Workshops for Effective Manufacturing, Co-sponsors: Department of Industrial,
Welding and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and Office of Continuing Education,
The Ohio State University, Fall 1997.
FUNDING
Federal
(Under review) Principal Investigator, "A Modeling Framework for Integrated Design of
Jobshops", NSF Proposal No. 0114879, 10/01-9/2004, $411,123. Co-PI: Prof. Marc Posner.
Principal Investigator, "Flexible Factory Design: A Foundation Strategy for Lead Time
Reduction of Primary and Secondary Forging Operations", Advanced Technology Institute and
Forging Defense Manufacturing Consortium, 4/01-9/2007, $836,997 (includes industry cost
share). Co-PI: Prof.Rajiv Shivpuri.
Co-Principal Investigator, "Rapid Tooling System for Small Lot Forgings", Advanced
Technology Institute and Forging Defense Manufacturing Consortium, 4/01-9/2007, $911,839
(includes industry cost share). PI: Prof.Rajiv Shivpuri.
Research Experience for Undergraduates (for NSF Grant DMI-9821033), AU00-WI01,
$10,000.

Research Experience for Undergraduates (for NSF Grant DMI-9908437), SP00-SU00,
$10,000.
Research Experience for Undergraduates (for NSF Grant DMI-9796034), SP00-SU00,
$10,000.
Principal Investigator, "Improved Measures for Evaluating Facility Layouts", NSF Grant DMI-
9821033, 10/99-9/2003, $367,378. Co-PI: Prof. Nicholas Hall (College of Business, Ohio State
University).
Co-Principal Investigator, "Design of Next Generation Factory Layouts", NSF Grant DMI-
9908437, 10/99-9/2002, $192,952. Total Award: $595,883. Other Co-PIs: Prof. Saifallah
Benjaafar (University of Minnesota), Prof. Sunderesh Heragu (Rensselaer Polytechnic
University) and Prof. Marc Posner.
Principal Investigator, "Integration of Facility Layout, Process Planning and Machining Center
Selection Decisions", NSF Grant DMI-9734815, 10/98-9/99, $46,758.
Principal Investigator, "Hybrid Layout Configurations for Cellular Manufacturing Systems",
NSF Grant DMI-9523809 (continued as DMI-9796034 at the Ohio State University), 1995-2000,
$165,000.
Principal Investigator, "GOALI/FSI/Engineering Faculty in Industry Award: Software for
Manufacturing Flow Analysis", NSF Grant DMI-9521278, 1995-96, $25,000.
Industry
Distance Learning Course Development for a “ Web-based Manufacturing Engineering
Degree Program for World-Clas Manufacturing”, to be developed by a university consortium
comprised of the University of Cincinnati, Cleveland State University, Wright State University
and Ohio State University, $25,000. Sponsor: Ohio Learning Network.
“Material Flow Analysis to Design a Multi-Product Fabrication Facility Layout”, H-P Products
Inc., Louisville, OH, 1/2000-12/2000, $52,975.
“Proces Flow Analysis in the Telecommunications Service Industry”, CoreComm Inc., 7/99-
12/99, $23,027.
“PFAST: A Computer Package for Production Flow Analysis and Simplification”, C.O.W.
Industries, Inc., 4/99-7/99, $7,000.
“Production Flow Analysis: A Foundation for the Design of a Lean Facility Layout”, Norton
Manufacturing Co. Inc., Fostoria, OH,1/99-6/99, $30,236.
“Design of a Flexible Shopfloor Layout for a Fabrication Jobshop”, C.O.W. Industries Inc., 1998,
$33,600.

“Shopfloor Space Consolidation in an Existing Facility”, Minnesota Consortium for Defense
Conversion and NOR-ELL Inc., 1996, $21,075.
“Cycle Time Reduction in a Multi-product Asembly Shop”, Minnesota Valey Engineering,
1995, $34,355.
"Scheduling in the Garment Printing Industry", Minnesota Technology Inc. and Garment
Graphics Inc., 1995, $14,000.
"Cycle Time Analysis for Scheduling a Precision Casting Jobshop", Minnesota Consortium for
Defense Conversion and Twin City Technical Castings Inc., 1995, $11,000.
“Flexible Layout Design for a Fabrication and Asembly Jobshop”, Minnesota Technology Inc.
and Linders Specialty Co. Inc., 1995, $8,392.
“Design of a Product-based Manufacturing Cel Layout”, Medical Concepts Development, 1995,
$11,220.
"Flexible Shopfloor Layout Design for Furniture Manufacturing", Colonial Craft Inc., 1994,
$15,000.
University
"Directed Graph Primitives for Automated Design of Factory Layouts", SEED Grant, Office of
Research and College of Engineering, Ohio State University, 1997-98, $17,000.
"Elimination of Visual Analysis in Machine-part Matrix Clustering for Cell Formation", Grant-
In-Aid, University of Minnesota, 1992-93, $5,000.
"Graph Theory Applications in CAD/CAM", Equipment grant from Project MinNeXT,
University of Minnesota,1992.
"Measurement and Division of Block Diagonal Forms for Binary Machine-part Matrices in
Cellular Manufacturing", NSF Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, University of
Minnesota,1992, $4,000.
"New Combinatorial Optimization Models for Designing Manufacturing Cells", Grant-In-Aid,
University of Minnesota, 1991-92, $9,000.
"Statistical Data Analysis in Group Technology Databases", Grant-In-Aid, University of
Minnesota, 1990-91, $9,000.
"Integration of CAD with Geometrical Feature-based Process Planning", Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program, University of Minnesota, 1991, $1,500.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES
University and Department
Member - Examination Committee, 1999, MS Student (Non-Thesis Option), Chantarat Navara
Member - Examination Committee, 1999, MS Student (Non-Thesis Option), Utama
Firmansyah
Member - Examination Committee, 1998, MS Student (Non-Thesis Option), Witaya
Jangsombatsiri
Fundraiser for Alpha Pi Mu and IIE Student Chapters of the Department, $2000. Using
my course notes for ISE533, an undergraduate Honors student, Sadono Djumin, and I developed
a “Student’s Study Guide toBotleneck Scheduling using Theory Of Constraints”. Alpha Pi Mu
organized its sale over the Web at $15 per copy to members of online discussion groups, the
AMIG consortium, CIEADH members, etc.
Fundraiser for the Department, Local companies that have benefited from course projects in
ISE532, ISE608, ISE694-I and ISE758 contributed as follows:
Anchor Hocking, Lancaster, OH, $250.
Cutler-Hammer Automation, Westerville, OH, $500.
GE Superabrasives, Worthington, OH, $250.
Nationwide Services Co., Columbus, OH, $500.
Oasis Corporation, Columbus, OH, $250.
Chair, Industry Outreach Committee of the department, 2000-present.
Coordinator, Continuing Education in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
(URL: http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/continuingeducation/training.htm.
Presentation Judge –Engineering Sciences, 13 th Annual Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research
Forum, April 10, 1999.
Department Liaison - Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group, Ohio Manufacturers’
Association, 1998 - present.
Department Liaison - Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group, Center for Excellence in
Manufacturing Management in the College of Business, 1998 - present.
Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee of the department, 1998-2000.
Member, Honors Committee of the department, 1998-2000.
Founder and Director, LEAP (Learn, Earn, Apply and Practice) Internship Program,
Established in collaboration with the Manufacturing Resource Office at the Edison Welding
Institute, 1996 - present. This internship program has consistently been placing undergraduate

and graduate students in internship and/or full-time positions at the companies from whom
ISE608 projects were solicited or those that have supported funded research projects.
Representative examples of student placements are listed below:
--- Graduate Students --- --- Undergraduate Students ---
Internship –Shardul Phadnis @ Fisher
Controls/Rosemount Inc.
Internship –Andre Halim @ Tracewell Systems
Internship –Jason Pereira @ Fisher Controls/Rosemount
Inc.
Internship –Darwin Sukiman @ Norton Mfg. Co.
Internship –Rajesh Pai @ Fisher Controls/Rosemount Inc. Internship –David Van Orden @ COW Industries
Internship –Sridhar Gidda @ Fisher Controls/Rosemount
Inc.
Internship –Yoseph Setiadi @ Dayton Rogers
Internship –Kailas Joshi @ PDQ Industries Internship –Reza Aditya @ Dayton Rogers
Internship –Parasuang Temprom @ Corecomm Internship - Fadi Suleiman @ Tech Resources Inc.
Internship –Heng Huang @ CoreComm Internship –Jason Russell @ Tech Resources Inc.
Internship –Huili Zhang @ CoreComm Internship –Brian Boughton @ Liebert Corporation
Internship –Mauricio Cabrera-Rios @ Timken Internship –Darwin Sukiman @ Brightpoint Inc.
Internship –Yosef Allam @ BFGoodrich Internship –Yoseph Setiadi @ Nationwide Insurance
Internship –Kailas Joshi @ Funk Finecast Internship –John Adams @ Anderson Glass
Internship - Fadi Suleiman @ Brightpoint Inc.
Internship –Ivan Boediman @ Nationwide Financial Co.
Internship –Natalia Dewi @ Nationwide Financial Co.
Internship –Inge Tanaya @ Nationwide Financial Co.
Job –Eric Cope @ Cutler-Hammer Inc.
Job –Reza Aditya @ Dayton Rogers of Ohio
Representative Salaries of LEAP Program Interns
Undergraduate Internship: Brian Boughton @ Liebert Inc., Summer 1999, $5,000
Graduate Internship: Adianto Surtihadi @ Brightpoint Inc., Summer 1999, $10,000
Undergraduate Internship: Darwin Sukiman @ Brightpoint Inc., Summer 1999, $10,000
Graduate Internship: Parasuang Temprom @ CoreComm Inc., Summer 1999, $2,500
Undergraduate Internship: Anderson Glass Co., 3/1998-11/1998, $3,000
Graduate Internship: Mauricio Cabrera-Rios @ Timken Co., 1998-99, $15,000
Graduate Internship: Yosef Allam @ BFGoodrich, Troy, OH, Summer 1997, $9,000
Co-Chair, Planning Committee that developed publicity brochure for the department, 1997-98.
Member, Review Panel for Workshop Series on Effective Manufacturing, 1997-98.
Member, Planning Committee for the Manufacturing Engineering degree option to be offered by
the department, 1997-98.
Member, Search Committee for Production Systems/Operations Research faculty candidate,
1997-98.
Founder, Software Gifts Program, Donor companies: ProModel Corporation (ProModel), Attar
Software USA (XpertRule Profiler).
Chair, Organizing Committee for IWSE Seminar Series, 1997-98.
Nominee –College of Engineering, “Roads” Scholar Tour aranged by the Ofice of President
Gordon Gee, September 1997.
Department Liaison with the Columbus Chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1997 -
present.

Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1997 - present.
Member, Department Computing Committee, 1997 - present.
Reviewer, Course Module “Introduction to Welding Management” for the National Excelence
in Materials Joining Education and Training (NEMJET) program, 1997
Chair, Committee for introducing an experimental Capstone Design Course for Welding
Engineering and Industrial Engineering students, 1997.
Department Coordinator, Engineering Exploration Day aka Career Day, March 8, 1997.
Gift for Curriculum Development, (40-User license for ProModel 3.5 Simulation Software,
Commercial value $200,000 approx.), ProModel Corporation, Orem, UT, 1997.
Gift for Curriculum Development, BFGoodrich, Troy, OH, Summer 1997, $1,000.
Co-Developer, Production Systems option in the MS degree, 1996-97.
Review Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee, 1996-97. I developed a new
syllabus for ISE533 Production Systems –III for the new curriculum to be introduced in Fall
1998.
Graduate Internship, NOR-ELL Inc., Fall 1996, $6,000.
Graduate Internship, Minnesota Valley Engineering Inc., Winter 1996, $5,000.
Developer, IEOR5351 Analysis of Production Processes, An experimental project-intensive
course with lectures team-taught by several IEOR faculty, consultants and professional engineers
in order to publicise the IEOR Internship Program and improve placement of IE graduates in
local industry,1995.
Chapter Liaison, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter #11, 1995-
96.
Host, Prof. Roland DeGuio of Laboratoire de Recherche en Productique de Strasbourg, Ecole
Nationale Superieure des Arts et Industries de Strasbourg, France, Seminar Topic (presented at
Minnesota Technology Inc. headquarters): Software for Integrated Applications of Group
Technology and Production Flow Analysis, July 1995.
Co-developer (with Prof. B. Klamecki) of a proposal for a practice-oriented Masters in
Manufacturing (MMfg) degree, 1995.
Founder, Software Gifts Program, Donor companies: CAM Software Inc. (DCLASS,
LOGICTREE), Network Dynamics Inc. (MPX), JobBOSS Software Inc. (JobBOSS), Systems
Modelling Corporation (PREACTOR 200), CIMTechnologies Corporation (FactoryCAD,
FactoryPLAN and FactoryFLOW), Production Modeling Corporation (LAYOPT), 1993-96.

Founder and Director, IEOR Student Internship Program, Established in collaboration with
Minnesota Technology Inc. and the NIST Upper Midwest Manufacturing Technology Center,
1993-96.
Founder, IIE Technical Paper Contest with gifts from local companies, 1994-95.
Founder, IIE Student Awards for Excellence with gifts from local companies, 1994-95.
Host, Prof. R.A. Wysk of Texas A&M University, Seminar Topic: Rapid Prototyping of
Shopfloor Control Systems for CIM, 1994.
Host, Prof. Dana Nau of University of Maryland at College Park, Seminar Topic: Generation
and Evaluation of Machining Alternatives, 1994.
Host, Prof. T.C. Chang of Purdue University, Seminar Topic: Some Issues in Process Planning,
1994.
Coordinator, Institute of Technology Week tours of the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Minnesota, 1993-95.
Faculty Advisor, IIE Student Chapter, 1992-94.
Member, IEOR Curriculum Development Committee, 1992-95.
Founder and Coordinator, IEOR Graduate Seminar Series, 1992.
Participant, Bush Faculty Development Program for Excellence and Diversity in
Teaching,1991-92.
Host, Prof. Yoshimi Ito of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Seminar Series: Computer-based
Design Methodology, May 20-24, 1991.
Journals and Other Learned Publications
Department Editor –Books and Software Reviews, Focused Issue of the IIE Transactions on
Design and Manufacturing, 1999 - present.
Editor, Newsletter of the Facilities Planning and Design Division (FAPAD) of the Institute of
Industrial Engineers, 1998-99.
Reviewer, Tompkins, J. A. et al. (1998). Facilities Planning, New York, NY: John Wiley.
Reviewer, Parsaei, H., Geonwook, J. & Kamrani, A. (1998). The Principles of Group
Technology and Cellular Manufacturing Systems, New York, NY: John Wiley.
Member - Editorial Board, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, 1998 - present.

Reviewer, Singh, N. & Rajamani, D. (1996). Cellular Manufacturing Systems: Design, Planning
and Control, New York, NY: Chapman & Hall.
Reviewer –ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Annals of Operations
Research, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Engineering Design and Automation, European
Journal of Operational Research, IIE Transactions, Interfaces, International Journal of Flexible
Manufacturing Systems, International Journal of Production Research, IEEE Transactions on
Robotics and Automation, International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications
and Practice, International Journal of Systems Automation, Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible
Automation, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Journal of
Operations Management, Journal of Systems Engineering, OMEGA –The International Journal
of Management Science, Production Planning and Control
Professional Societies
Director, Facilities Planning and Design Division (FAPAD) of the Institute of Industrial
Engineers, 2001-2003.
Panel Discussion – Speaker and Chairman, Eighth Industrial Engineering Research
Conference, Phoenix, AZ, May 23-26, 1999.
Director, Facilities Planning and Design Division (FAPAD) of the Institute of Industrial
Engineers, 1999 –2001.
Member –Launch Committee, Manufacturing Division, Institute of Industrial Engineers,
1998.
Panel Discussion Co-Chairman, Seventh Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Banff,
Alberta, CA, May 9-10, 1998.
Session Organizer and Chairman, Seventh Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Banff,
Alberta, CA, May 9-10, 1998.
Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Institute for Operations Research and the
Management Sciences (INFORMS), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Alpha Pi Mu.
Reviewer, Sixth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami Beach, FL, May 17-18,
1997.
Session Organizer and Chairman, Sixth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami
Beach, FL, May 17-18, 1997.
Member, Panel Discussion on Cellular Manufacturing, INFORMS Spring Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC, May 1996.

Session Organizer and Chairman, INFORMS Spring Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May
1996.
Member, Scientific Committee and Review Panel, INRIA/IEEE Symposium on Emerging
Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Paris, France, October 10-13, 1995.
Other Professional and Public Organizations
Reviewer, NSF Transformation to Quality Organizations Program, April 1998.
Irani, S. A. & Mount-Campbell, C. Industry Projects: An Alternative to Co-Op Students.
Presentation made to the Business Technology Forum of the Industry & Technology Council of
Central Ohio, December 19, 1997 (This presentation was reported in the January 1998 issue of
the Columbus-based Small Business News magazine).
Panel Member, NSF SBIR Phase I Review Panel for Design, Manufacture and Industrial
Innovation, August 28, 1997.
Panel Member, NSF Review Panel for Production Systems, April 1994.
Reviewer, University Earmark proposals, Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of Defense,
1993.
Reviewer, "Technical Evaluation of the CHISELS Rapid Design System", Report submitted to
Minnesota Technology Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1992.
Reviewer for Sherwin-Williams Company "Project 2001 Universities and Colleges" Program
Overview proposal developed by Ebert & Sebastian, Inc., St. Paul, MN, 1992.
CONSULTATION: EDUCATION, INDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT
Advisor and Project Support using the PFAST Software developed at The Ohio State
University, Material Flow Analysis for Design of Hybrid Cellular Layouts, TechSolve Inc.,
Cincinnati, OH, February 15-19, 2001. Further information on this technology transfer service
for industry is available under the link Be-LEAN PFAST posted at http://www-iwse.eng.ohiostate.edu/~FMPF/irani.html.
Advisor, Best Manufacturing Practices for Small-to-Medium Size Custom Manufacturers,
Center for Corporate and Community Education, The Ohio State University at Mansfield, OH,
2001- present.
Advisor, Facility Relayout, Selkirk Metalbestos Airmate, Logan, OH, February 1, 2001.
Advisor, New Facility Layout, Hi-Vac Corporation, Marietta, OH, January 26, 2001.

Advisor, Operations and Facility Assessment using Industrial Engineering Tools, Schoonover
Industries Inc., Ashland, OH, December 11, 2000.
Advisor, Process Mapping and Material Flow Analysis for Cell Design, GE Superabrasives,
Worthington, OH, Fall 2000.
Advisor and Project Support using the PFAST Software developed at The Ohio State
University, Design of a Welding Cell for Multi-Assembly Fabrication, Honeywell Inc. –Engines
and Systems, Torrance, CA, May-June, 2000.
Factory Tour to set up a Summer Internship, PDQ Industries, Westerville, OH, March 31,
2000.
Advisor, Facility Relayout, Norton Manufacturing Co., Fostoria, OH, February 22, 2000.
Guest Contributor, Online Discussion Groups: MFG@iielist.org, FACILITIES@iielist.org,
www.superfactory.com, www.nwlean.net and www.gateway2lean.com.
Guest Contributor, Articles posted in the Thinker’s Corner at www.lean.org (Official website
of The Lean Enterprise Institute).
Education Expert, Invited to be a member of the Steering Committee of Liebert Corporation
(North American Operations) “to provide overal directions for their transition to Lean
Manufacturing”, 1999.
Coordinator, “Workshop Series on Efective Manufacturing Practices”, Sponsor: Advanced
Manufacturing Interest Group.
Manufacturing Resource Management (MRP/Finite Capacity) with Microsoft Excel.
January 28, 2000.
Continuous Improvement and Renewal. December 3, 1999.
Finite Capacity Scheduling. October 1, 1999.
Simulating Manufacturing and Service Operations. July 14, 1999.
Coordinator, “Lecture Series on Efective Manufacturing Practices”, Sponsor: Advanced
Manufacturing Interest Group.
Load Leveling of Assembly Cells in a Valve Company. November 22, 2000.
Value Stream Mapping: Economic Justification for Lean Manufacturing. May 31, 2000.
Lean Toolmaking: Adapting Lean Thinking to the Tool and Die Making Industry. April
26, 2000.
Setup Reduction on CNC Machines. April 5, 2000.
The Goal: Production Scheduling using the Theory of Constraints. March 1, 2000.
Design of a “Lean” Layout for a Fabrication-type Assembly Facility. February 26,
2000.
Computer-Assisted Facility Layout. January 21, 2000.
War On Waste (WOW): A Company’s Unique Approach to Implementation of Lean
Manufacturing. November 23, 1999.
Process Analysis and Improvement. October 27, 1999.
Performance Improvement Projects in a Fabrication Jobshop. June 8, 10 26, 1998.

Avenues for Creation of University-Industry Partnerships. May 18, 1998.
Instructor, Two-day industry workshop on “Modern Concepts in Manufacturing Facility Layout
Planning” in Detroit, MI, October 7-8, 1999, Sponsor: Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing Systems and Focused
Factories: Design and Implementation” in Defiance, OH, January 22, 1999, Sponsor: General
Motors Technical Education Program.
Founder, PRIME (Program for Research in Industrial and Manufacturing Enterprises), An
initiative to increase the awareness of large manufacturing companies located in Columbus, in
particular Worthington Industries and Liebert Corporation, about the variety of research, testing,
educational and training resources at The Ohio State University, 1998-present. Partners: College
of Engineering and the Ohio State University Research Foundation.
Founder, AMIG (Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group), A consortium of small to mediumsized
companies located in or near Columbus who seek assistance in the adoption of modern
concepts and methods of Industrial Engineering, 1998-present. Representative earnings from
various programs offered to members of the consortium are shown below:
Annual Membership Fee, 1999-2000, Dayton Rogers of Ohio, $5,000.
Annual Membership Fee, 1999-2000, Norton Manufacturing Co., $5,000.
Annual Membership Fee, 1999-2000, C.O.W. Industries, Inc., $5,000.
Workshop on Continuous Improvement and Renewal, 12/3/99, $4,000.
Workshop on Finite Capacity Scheduling, 10/1/99, $2000.
Workshop on Simulation of Manufacturing and Service Operations, 7/14/99, $1200.
In-House Training on Facility Layout, 6/14/99, Cutler-Hammer, $3,000.
In-House Training on Cellular Manufacturing Systems, 5/21/99, Cutler-Hammer, $3,000.
Developer and Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Hands-On Facility Planning” in
Detroit, MI, September 25, 1998, Sponsor: Info-Process Technologies, LLC.
Developer and Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing Systems and
Focused Factories: Design and Implementation” in Pontiac, MI, July 25, 1998, Sponsor: General
Motors Technical Education Program.
Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing: Finding Money on the
Shopfloor”, Sponsor: Ofice of Continuing Education and Community Services, The Ohio State
University at Lima, June 12, 1998.
Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing Systems and Focussed
Factories: Design and Implementation”, Sponsors: Colege of Engineering and Ofice of
Continuing Education, The Ohio State University, May 19, 1998.
Developer and Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Modern Concepts in Manufacturing
Facility Layout Planning” in Defiance, OH, February 27, 1998, Sponsor: General Motors
Technical Education Program.

Advisor, Improvement of Production Flows, “Asesment of Operations in a Poultry Procesing
Factory”, Cuddy Farms, London, ON (Canada), September 24, 1997.
Advisor, Capacity Planning for Cels using Theory of Constraints, “Manufacturing Cels in High
Volume Plants”, Plant tour of GM Powertrain Transmision plant, September 2-3, 1997.
Co-Founder, Workshops for Effective Manufacturing, Co-sponsors: Department of Industrial,
Welding and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and Office of Continuing Education,
The Ohio State University, Fall 1997.
Coordinator, Workshop Series on Effective Manufacturing Practices, Co-sponsors: Center for
Development of Technological Leadership (CDTL), University of Minnesota, and Minnesota
Consortium for Defense Conversion (MCDC), 1996.
Instructor, One-day workshop “Celular Manufacturing and Focused Factories: Design and
Implementation” aspart of the Effective Manufacturing Practices Workshop Series sponsored by
the Minnesota Consortium for Defense Conversion, Minneapolis, MN, October 29, 1996
Founder and Director, Cellular Manufacturing Interest Group, A non-profit consortium of
Minneapolis-St. Paul companies formed to enhance awareness in industry of recent
developments in design, implementation and control of manufacturing cells, 1993-95.
Coordinator, Continuing Education Workshop Series on Manufacturing, Planning, Control and
Improvement, Sponsor: Department of Professional Development and Conference Services,
University of Minnesota, 1993.
Instructor, One-day industry workshop on “Celular Manufacturing: Design and
Implementation”, Sponsors since 1993: American Production and Inventory Control Society
(APICS), Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Design and Control (CAMDAC), Department of
Professional Development and Conference Services (PDCS), Higher Education Manufacturing
Process Applications Consortium (HEMPAC), Minnesota Consortium for Defense Conversion
(MCDC), Minnesota Technology, Inc. (MTI).
Reviewer, "Technical Evaluation of the CHISELS Rapid Design System", Report submitted to
Minnesota Technology Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1992.
Reviewer, Sherwin-Williams Company "Project 2001 Universities and Colleges" Program
Overview proposal developed by Ebert & Sebastian, Inc., St. Paul, MN, 1992.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Attendee, 2000 Material Handling Research Colloquium, York, PA, June 11-14, 2000, Sponsor:
College Industry Council on Material Handling Education and the Material Handling Industry of
America.
Attendee, Shipyard Production Process Technologies Panel Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 3-5,

2000, Sponsor: National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP).
Attendee, Material Handling Teachers Institute, Lehigh University, PA, June 20-25, 1999,
Sponsor: College Industry Council on Material Handling Education and the Material Handling
Industry of America.
Attendee, Industry workshop on “Lean Manufacturing: Principles and Practices”, Sponsored by
Manufacturing Engineering Inc., Columbus, OH, December 10-11, 1998. This workshop
enabled me to modify my course syllabi for increased industrial relevance as well as to assess
the competition faced by our own Workshop Series on Effective Manufacturing sponsored by the
College of Engineering and Office of Continuing Education, The Ohio State University.
Attendee, Industry workshop on “Manufacturing Plant Layout”, Sponsored by the Center for
Professional Development at Wright State University, Dayton, OH, June 1-2, 1998. This
workshop enabled me to modify my course syllabi for increased industrial relevance as well as to
assess the competition faced by our own Workshop Series on Effective Manufacturing sponsored
by the College of Engineering and Office of Continuing Education, The Ohio State University.
Attendee, Industry workshop on “Designing Manufacturing Cels”, Sponsored by the Center for
Professional Development at Wright State University, Dayton, OH, March 5-6, 1998. This
workshop enabled me to modify my course syllabi for increased industrial relevance as well as to
assess the competition faced by our own Workshop Series on Effective Manufacturing sponsored
by the College of Engineering and Office of Continuing Education, The Ohio State University.
Attendee, Industry workshop on “Facility Planning and Layout”, Sponsored by the Institute of
Industrial Engineers, Chicago, IL, September 15-16, 1997. This workshop enabled me to modify
my course syllabi for increased industrial relevance as well as to assess the competition faced by
our own Workshop Series on Effective Manufacturing sponsored by the College of Engineering
and Office of Continuing Education, The Ohio State University.
Attendee, Industry workshop on “Planning Manufacturing Cells for Machining and Assembly
Applications”, Sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Detroit, MI, September
10-11, 1997. This workshop enabled me to modify my course syllabi for increased industrial
relevance as well as to assess the competition faced by our own Workshop Series on Effective
Manufacturing sponsored by the College of Engineering and Office of Continuing Education,
The Ohio State University.
AWARDS & HONORS
Gold Award, 2000 SDIG Awards of Excellence, Received for Outstanding Service during my
term as Director of the Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of
Industrial Engineers (IIE), 1999 - 2001.
Gold Award, 1999 SDIG Awards of Excellence, Received for Outstanding Service during my
term as Director of the Facilities Planning and Design (FAPAD) Division of the Institute of
Industrial Engineers (IIE), 1999 - 2001.

Invitee, President’s Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement, February 13, 2001.
(Honors Students: Sadono Djumin and Julie McNeil)
Invitee, President’s Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement, February 28, 2000.
(Honors Student: Sarah Esmont)
Invitee, President’s Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement, February 24, 1998.
(Honors Student: Kian Wee Chau)
Young Engineer of the Year, 1996, Awarded by the Minnesota Federation of Engineering
Societies and the Minneapolis Chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Nominee for the McKnight Land Grant Professorship, 1993, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Minnesota.
Nominee for the McKnight Land Grant Professorship, 1991, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Minnesota.
Third Prize Winner (with R.O. Mittal), Student Paper Contest, "KBERS: A Knowledge-based
Error Recovery System for Robotic Assembly", RI/SME Robots 12 And Vision '88 Conference,
1988.