Brett A. Peters

Professional Data

July 8, 2005

Office Address

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Texas A&M University

3131 TAMUS

College Station, TX 77843-3131

(979) 845-5535; (979) 847-9005 fax
bpeters@tamu.edu

Education

1992 Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology
Dissertation Title: “Strategic Design of Flexible Assembly Systems”
Advisor: Dr. Leon F. McGinnis

1988 M.S.I.E. from Georgia Institute of Technology
Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIMS) Certificate

1987 B.S.I.E. from the University of Arkansas
Registered Engineer-in-Training (#3954) in the State of Arkansas since 1987

Areas of Interest

Facilities Planning and Design

Material Handling Systems Design

Modeling, Design, Analysis, Operation, and Control of Manufacturing Systems

Design, Analysis, and Planning of Flexible Assembly Systems

Employment History

2004 – present Department Head of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University

2002 – present Professor of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University

2002 – 2003 Interim Department Head of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University

1997 – 2002 Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University

1992 – 1997 Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University

1987 – 1991 Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Tech Material Handling Research Center

1988 – 1991 Independent consultant in facility design and material handling, Atlanta, GA

1987 Associate Consultant, SysteCon, A Coopers & Lybrand Division, Atlanta, GA

1984 – 1987 Research Assistant, Robotics and Automation Laboratory, Industrial Engineering Department, University of Arkansas

Engineering Honor and Professional Societies

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)

Tau Beta Pi

Alpha Pi Mu

Awards

Senior Honor Citation for Top Male Graduate, University of Arkansas, 1987

Student Award for Excellence, Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1987

President’s Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987–1991

Research Initiation Awardee, National Science Foundation, 1993

Ford Engineering Design Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2001–2004

Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2001

Dwight Look College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2004–2005

Inducted into Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2005

Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2005

Courses Developed/Taught

INEN 220 — Introduction to Manufacturing and Production Systems
(involved in design and initial offerings)

INEN 316 — Manufacturing Systems Planning and Control

INEN 416 — Facility Location, Layout Design, and Material Handling
(involved in significant restructuring and enhancement)

INEN 459 — Industrial Engineering Senior Capstone Design
(involved in design and initial offerings)

INEN 601 — Facilities Layout and Location
(involved in initial revitalization and restructuring)

INEN 605 — Material Handling Systems
(involved in significant restructuring and enhancement)

INEN 654 — Manufacturing Systems Design and Analysis
(involved in restructuring and initial design for distance learning delivery)

INEN 659 — Advanced Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems
(involved in design and initial offering)

INEN 681 — Manufacturing Systems Seminar

Refereed Publications

Keserla, A. and B.A. Peters, “Analysis of Dual Shuttle Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 13, No. 6, 1994, pp. 424–434.

Wysk, R.A., B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith, “A Formal Process Planning Schema for Shop Floor Control,” Engineering Design and Automation, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1995, pp. 3–19.

Peters, B.A. and G.S. Subramanian, “Analysis of Partial Setup Strategies for Solving the Operational Planning Problem in Parallel Machine Electronic Assembly Systems,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 34, No. 4, 1996, pp. 999–1021.

Peters, B.A., J.S. Smith, and S. Venkatesh, “A Control Classification of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems,” International Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1996, pp. 29–39.

Peters, B.A., J.S. Smith, and T.S. Hale, “Closed Form Models for Determining the Optimal Dwell Point Location in Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 34, No. 6, 1996, pp. 1757–1771.

Peters, B.A. and M. Rajasekharan, “A Genetic Algorithm For Determining Facility Design and Configuration of Single Stage Flexible Electronic Assembly Systems,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 15, No. 5, 1996, pp. 316–324.

Leon, V.J. and B.A. Peters, “Replanning and Analysis of Partial Setup Strategies in Printed Circuit Board Assembly Systems,” International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1996, pp. 389–412.

Peters, B.A. and T. Yang, “Integrated Facility Layout and Material Handling System Design in Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1997, pp. 360–369.

Yang, T. and B.A. Peters, “A Spine Layout Design Method For Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities Containing Automated Material Handling Systems,” International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 17, No. 5, 1997, pp. 490–501.

Leon, V.J. and B.A. Peters, “A Comparison of Setup Strategies for Printed Circuit Board Assembly,” International Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 34, No. 1, 1998, pp. 219–234.

Rajasekharan, M., B.A. Peters, and T. Yang, “A Genetic Algorithm for Facility Layout Design in Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 36, No. 1, 1998, pp. 95–110. (Received Citation of Excellence from ANBAR E.I.)

Mahajan, S., B. Rao, and B.A. Peters, “A Retrieval Sequencing Heuristic for Miniload End–of–Aisle Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 36, No. 6, 1998, pp. 1715–1731. paper link

Yang, T. and B.A. Peters, “Flexible Machine Layout Design for Dynamic and Uncertain Production Environments,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 108, No. 1, 1998, pp. 49–64.

Smith, J.S., B.A. Peters, and A. Srinivasan, “Job Shop Scheduling Considering Material Handling,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 37, No. 7, 1999, pp. 1541–1560.

Peters, B.A. and L.F. McGinnis, “Strategic Configuration of Flexible Assembly Systems: A Single Period Approximation,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 31, No. 4, 1999, pp. 379–390.

Yang, T., M. Rajasekharan, and B.A. Peters, “Semiconductor Fabrication Facility Design Using a Hybrid Search Methodology,” Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 36, No. 3, 1999, pp. 565–583.

Peters, B.A. and L.F. McGinnis, “Modeling and Analysis of the Product Assignment Problem in Single Stage Electronic Assembly Systems,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2000, pp. 21–31.

Rajasekharan, M. and B.A. Peters, “Strategic Configuration of Flexible Electronic Assembly Facilities Facing Stochastic Requirements,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 38, No. 3, 2000, pp. 639–656.

Castillo, I., S.A. Reyes, and B.A. Peters, “Modeling and Analysis of Tandem AGV Systems Using Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2001, pp. 236–249.

Smith, J.S., B.A. Peters, and G. Drake, “On-line Simulation for Manufacturing System Planning and Control,” Journal of Design and Manufacturing Automation, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2001, pp. 207–220.

Castillo, I. and B.A. Peters, “Unit Load and Material Handling Considerations in Facility Layout Design,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 40, No. 13, 2002, pp. 2955–2989.

Castillo, I. and B.A. Peters, “An Extended Distance-Based Facility Layout Problem,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 41, No. 11, 2003, pp. 2451–2479.

Curry, G.L., B.A. Peters, and M. Lee, “Queueing Network Model for a Class of Material-Handling Systems,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 41, No. 16, 2003, pp. 3901–3920.

Castillo, I. and B.A. Peters, “Integrating Design and Production Planning Considerations in Multi-Bay Manufacturing Facility Layout,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 157, No. 3, 2004, pp. 671–687.

Yang, T., B.A. Peters, and M. Tu, “Layout Design for Flexible Manufacturing Systems Considering Single-Loop Directional Flow Patterns,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 164, 2005, pp. 440–455.

Curry, J. and B.A. Peters, “Rescheduling Parallel Machines with Stepwise Increasing Tardiness and Machine Assignment Stability Objectives,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 43, No. 15, 2005, pp. 3231–3246.

Chae, J. and B.A. Peters, “A Simulated Annealing Algorithm Based On A Closed Loop Layout (SA-CL) For Facility Layout Design In Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” International Journal of Production Research, to appear.

Publications In Review

Chae, J. and B.A. Peters, “Layout Design of Multi-bay Facilities with Limited Bay Flexibility,” in revision for Journal of Manufacturing Systems.

Curry, J. and B.A. Peters, “Parallel Machine Scheduling with a Stepwise Increasing Tardiness Cost Objective,” in review in European Journal of Operational Research, submitted August 2005.

Publications In Process

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Derebail, A., B.A. Peters, and D.T. Phillips, “An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Planning of Manufacturing Operations”

Peters, B.A. and T. Yang, “Combined Adjacency Graph/Integer Program Formulations for Facility Layout Problems in Flexible Manufacturing Systems”

Peters, B.A., “A Representation Framework and Economic Analysis Methodology for Automated Material Handling Systems”

Peters, B.A., J.S. Smith, and A. Edlabadkar, “A Modular Framework for Creating Flexible Material Transport Control Systems”

Saravana, V.S. and B.A. Peters, “A Multicommodity Network Based Approach for Determining Capacity and Product Assignments in Multiple Stage Flexible Assembly Systems”

Smith, J.S. and B.A. Peters, “Dynamic Reslotting for Distribution Center Picking Operations”

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Refereed Conference Proceedings

Peters, B.A., “System Design and Product Assignment In Single Stage Flexible Assembly Systems,” Proceedings of the Second Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May, 1993.

Peters, B.A. and G.S. Subramanian, “Analysis of State Dependent Setup and Processing Times in a Parallel Machine Electronic Assembly System,” Proceedings of the Third Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, May, 1994.

Peters, B.A., “Economic Modeling of Automated Material Handling Systems in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Facilities,” Proceedings of the 1994 Material Handling Research Colloquium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June, 1994.

Peters, B.A., J.S. Smith, R.A. Wysk, and R.L. Disney, “MODELWORLD: A Manufacturing Systems Research Test Facility,” Proceedings of the 1994 ASME Winter Annual Meeting – Computer Integrated Concurrent Design, Chicago, IL, November, 1994.

Edlabadkar, A., B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith, “Design of a Generic, Real Time Material Transport Control System,” Proceedings of the Congress on Intelligent Manufacturing Processes and Systems, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, February, 1995.

Drake, G.R., J.S. Smith, and B.A. Peters, “Simulation as a Planning and Scheduling Tool for Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” Proceedings of the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, DC, December, 1995.

Peters, B.A. and T. Yang, “Facility Layout and Material Handling Systems Design Integration in Manufacturing Systems,” Proceedings of the 1996 International Material Handling Research Colloquium, s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, June, 1996.

Peters, B.A., J.S. Smith, J. Curry, C. LaJimodiere, and G.R. Drake, “Simulation Based Scheduling and Control,” Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference, San Diego, CA, December, 1996.

Smith, J.S. and B.A. Peters, “Simulation as a Decision-Making Tool for Real-time Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, Brussels, Belgium, April, 1998.

Jordan, S.E., M.K. Snell, M.A. Madsen, B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith, “Simulation Based Design and Analysis of Physical Protection Systems,” Proceedings of the 1998 Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, DC, December, 1998.

Smith, J.S., B.A. Peters, S.E. Jordan, and M.K. Snell, “Distributed Real-time Simulation for Intruder Detection System Analysis,” Proceedings of the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, DC, December, 1999, pp. 1168-1173.

Peters, B.A., and V. Sukhotu, “A Rectangular Block Layout Approach for Facility Design,” Proceedings of the 17^th International Conference on Production Research, Blacksburg, VA, August, 2003.

Botsali, A.R., and B.A. Peters, “A Network Based Layout Design Model for Retail Stores,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference Proceedings, Atlanta, GA, May, 2005. (Awarded Best Paper in Facilities Planning and Design track.)

Edited Books

Progress in Material Handling Practice: 1999, editors: G.R. Forger, S.S. Heragu, M.A. Hernan, B.A. Peters, G.D. Taylor, and J.S. Usher, Material Handling Institute, Charlotte, NC, 2000.

Progress in Material Handling Research: 2000, editors: R.J. Graves, L.F. McGinnis, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, R.W. Ward, and M.R. Wilhelm, Material Handling Institute, Charlotte, NC, 2001.

Progress in Material Handling Practice: 2001, editors: G.R. Forger, S.S. Heragu, M.A. Hernan, M.G. Kay, B.A. Peters, and G.D. Taylor, Material Handling Institute, Charlotte, NC, 2001.

Proceedings of the 2001 Winter Simulation Conference, editors: B.A. Peters, J.S. Smith, D.J. Medeiros, and M.W. Rohrer, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2001.

Progress in Material Handling Research: 2002, editors: R.D. Meller, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, G.D. Taylor, and J.S. Usher, Material Handling Institute, Charlotte, NC, 2002.

Progress in Material Handling Research: 2004, editors: R.D. Meller, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, G.D. Taylor, and J.S. Usher, Material Handling Institute, Charlotte, NC, 2004.

Proceedings of the 2004 Winter Simulation Conference, editors: R.G. Ingalls, M.D. Rossetti, J.S. Smith and B.A. Peters, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2004.

Edited Book Chapters

Bakkalbasi, O., D.C. Gong, B.A. Peters, M. Goetschalckx, and L.F. McGinnis, “An Integrated Engineering Workstation for Automated Guided Vehicle Systems Design,” People and Product Management in Manufacturing, J.A. Edosomwan (ed), Elsevier, 1990, pp. 193-210.

Peters, B.A., “Economic Modeling of Automated Material Handling Systems in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Facilities,” Progress in Material Handling Research: 1994, R.J. Graves, L.F. McGinnis, D.J. Medeiros, R.W. Ward, and M.R. Wilhelm (editors), 1995, pp. 409–430.

Peters, B.A. and T. Yang, “Facility Layout and Material Handling Systems Design Integration in Manufacturing Systems,” Progress in Material Handling Research: 1996, R.J. Graves, L.F. McGinnis, D.J. Medeiros, R.W. Ward, and M.R. Wilhelm (editors), 1997, pp. 467–482.

Peters, B.A. and T. Yang, “Combined Graph Theory and Integer Programming Approaches for Facility Design Problems,” Progress in Material Handling Research: 1998, R.J. Graves, L.F. McGinnis, D.J. Medeiros, R.W. Ward, and M.R. Wilhelm (editors), 1999, pp. 425–449.

Peters, B.A. and J.S. Smith, “Dynamic Slotting of the Forward Picking Area in a Retail Distribution Center,” Progress in Material Handling Research: 2000, R.J. Graves, L.F. McGinnis, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, R.W. Ward, and M.R. Wilhelm (editors), 2001, pp. 267–278.

Castillo, I. and B.A. Peters, “Concurrent Consideration of Layout Design and Product Flow Allocations in Multi-Bay Manufacturing Facilities,” Progress in Material Handling Research: 2002, R.D. Meller, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, G.D. Taylor, and J.S. Usher (editors), 2002, pp. 103-116.

Peters, B.A. and V. Sukhotu, “Modeling of Material Handing Systems in Manufacturing Environments with Multiple Job Types,” Progress in Material Handling Research: 2002, R.D. Meller, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, G.D. Taylor, and J.S. Usher (editors), 2002, pp. 381-404.

Peters, B.A., G.A. Klutke, and A.R. Botsali, “Research Issues in Retail Facility Layout Design,” Progress in Material Handling Research: 2004, R.D. Meller, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, G.D. Taylor, and J.S. Usher (editors), 2004.

Conference Proceedings

Bakkalbasi, O., D.C. Gong, B.A. Peters, M. Goetschalckx, and L.F. McGinnis, “An Integrated Engineering Workstation for Automated Guided Vehicle Systems Design,” Proceedings of the 13^th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, Orlando, FL, September 1989.

Wysk, R.A., R.L. Disney, B.A. Peters, J.S. Smith, T.K. Kumaran, S. Lee, S. Hur, and A. Edlabadkar, “MODELWORLD: An Open System for Manufacturing Systems Analysis,” Proceedings of the 1994 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Cambridge, MA, January, 1994.

Peters, B.A., “Economic Analysis of the Strategic Benefits of Automated Material Handling Systems in Semiconductor Manufacturing,” Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition—Materials Handling Engineering, Chicago, IL, November, 1994.

Peters, B.A. and V.S. Saravana, “Strategic Planning and Analysis of Flexible Assembly Systems with Time-Varying Production Requirements,” Proceedings of the 1995 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, San Diego, CA, January, 1995.

Joshi, S.B., J.S. Smith, R.A. Wysk, B.A. Peters, and C.D. Pegden, “RapidCIM: An Approach to Rapid Development of Control Software for FMS Control,” Proceedings 27^th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, Ann Arbor, MI, May 1995.

Schorn, E.C., R. Liquigan, B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith, “Development of an Intelligent Scheduler for Semiconductor Manufacturing Facilities,” Proceedings of the Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, Boston, MA, November, 1995.

Peters, B.A., V.S. Saravana, and M. Rajasekharan, “Strategic Planning and Analysis of Flexible Assembly Systems with Time-Varying Production Requirements,” Proceedings of the 1996 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Albuquerque, NM, January, 1996.

Peters, B.A. and J.S. Smith, “Development of a Modeling Studio for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Analysis,” Proceedings of the 1996 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Albuquerque, NM, January, 1996.

Peters, B.A., V.S. Saravana, and M. Rajasekharan, “Strategic Planning and Analysis of Flexible Assembly Systems with Time-Varying Production Requirements,” Proceedings of the 1997 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Seattle, WA, January, 1997.

Smith, J.S., B.A. Peters, J. Curry, and D. Gupta, “Prototype Software Model for Designing Intruder Detection Systems with Simulation,” Proceedings of SPIE ’98, Orlando, FL, April, 1998.

Peters, B.A. and J.S. Smith, “Real-time, Simulation-based Shop Floor Control,” Proceedings of ArenaSphere ’98, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 1998.

Ogle, M., R. Lindeke, B. Peters, and J. Usher, “College/Industry Relationships in Support of the Material Handling Industry,” Proceedings of the 2001 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration, San Diego, CA, January, 2001.

Jordan, S.E., M.K. Snell, B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith, “Next Generation Security Simulation,” Proceedings of the 43^rd Institute for Nuclear Materials Management Annual Meeting, July, 2002.

Other Publications/Technical Reports

Peters, B.A. and L.F. McGinnis, “An Automated Guided Vehicle System for a Warehousing Operation,” Educational Case Study for CICMHE and The Material Handling Institute, Charlotte, NC, 1990.

Peters, B.A. and L.F. McGinnis, “Conceptual Model of an Engineering Workstation,” MHRC Technical Report, Material Handling Research Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991.

Peters, B.A., T.S. Hale, F.M. Traylor, and T. Yang, “A Comprehensive Cost/Benefit Model for Interbay Material Handling Systems in Wafer Fabrication Facilities,” SEMATECH Technical Report 93081757A-ENG, August, 1993.

Malave, C.O., V.J. Leon, and B.A. Peters, “Operational Planning of Electronic Assembly Lines,” Final Report, Program for Automation in Manufacturing, Texas A&M University, August, 1993.

Phillips, D.T., G.L. Curry, B.L. Deuermeyer, and B.A. Peters, “Texas Center of Excellence, Texas A&M University Manufacturing Systems Research – Final Report,” SEMATECH/SRC Contract No. 92-MC-506, Final Report, September, 1993.

Wysk, R.A., R.L. Disney, B.A. Peters, J.S. Smith, T.K. Kumaran, S. Lee, S. Hur, and A. Edlabadkar, “MODELWORLD: An Open System for Manufacturing Systems Analysis,” Industrial Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 7, July, 1994, pp. 49-54.

Phillips, D.T., G.L. Curry, B.L. Deuermeyer, B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith, “Texas Center of Excellence, Texas A&M University Manufacturing Systems Research – Final Report,” SEMATECH/SRC Contract No. 92-MC-506, Final Report, September, 1994.

Smith, J.S., B.A. Peters, R.A. Wysk, and R.L. Disney, “MODELWORLD: An Open Environment for Collaborative Manufacturing Research,” OR/MS Today, October, 1994, pp. 32-37.

Phillips, D.T., G.L. Curry, B.L. Deuermeyer, B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith, “Texas Center of Excellence, Texas A&M University Manufacturing Systems Research – Progess Report,” SEMATECH/SRC Contract No. 92-MC-506, Progress Report, April, 1995.

Peters, B.A., C. Malmborg, G. Petrina, D. Pratt, and G.D. Taylor, “An Introduction to Material Handling Equipment Selection,” CICMHE Technical Report, Material Handling Institute, March, 1998.

Peters, B.A., “Grand Challenges for Small Batch Production,” Assembly Automation, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2000, pp. 198-199.

Conference Presentations

Peters, B.A., “The Strategic Choice Between Focused and Nonfocused Configurations for Flexible Assembly Systems in the Electronics Industry,” ORSA/TIMS, San Francisco, CA, November, 1992.

Peters, B.A., “Design, Analysis, and Justification of Automated Material Handling Systems in the Semiconductor Industry,” Second Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May, 1993.

Peters, B.A., “Design and Analysis of Flexible Electronic Assembly Systems,” ORSA/TIMS, Phoenix, AZ, November, 1993.

Peters, B.A., J.S. Smith, R.A. Wysk, and R.L. Disney, “MODELWORLD: An Open System for Manufacturing Systems Analysis,” ORSA/TIMS, Phoenix, AZ, November, 1993.

Leon, V.J., C.O. Malave, and B.A. Peters, “Operational Planning of Electronic Assembly Systems,” ORSA/TIMS, Phoenix, AZ, November, 1993.

Peters, B.A. and V.J. Leon, “Operational Planning of Flexible Electronic Assembly Lines,” Second Annual Border Conference on Manufacturing and the Environment, El Paso, TX, May, 1994.

Peters, B.A. and V.J. Leon, “Analysis of Partial Setup Strategies for Electronic Assembly Systems,” ORSA/TIMS, Detroit, MI, October, 1994.

Peters, B.A. and V.S. Saravana, “Analysis of Facility Configuration and Product Assignment Decisions in Electronic Assembly Systems,” ORSA/TIMS, Detroit, MI, October, 1994.

Peters, B.A., “Economic Modeling of Automated Material Handling Systems in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Facilities,” Fourth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May, 1995.

Joshi, S.B., J.S. Smith, B.A. Peters, R.A. Wysk, and C.D. Pegden, “Experience with Simulation for Task Generation in Real Time Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” INFORMS, Singapore, June, 1995.

Peters, B.A. and T. Yang, “Flexible Machine Layout Design,” IFORS Conference on Operations Research and Engineering Design, St. Louis, MO, October, 1995.

Yang, T. and B.A. Peters, “A Combined Adjacency Graph/Quadratic Assignment Procedure for Solving the Facility Layout Problem in Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” INFORMS, New Orleans, LA, October, 1995.

Leon, V.J. and B.A. Peters, “Partial Setup Strategy for Printed Circuit Board Assembly,” INFORMS, New Orleans, LA, October, 1995.

Smith, J.S. and B.A. Peters, “Analytical Models for the Dwell Point Location Problem in Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems,” INFORMS, New Orleans, LA, October, 1995.

Leon, V.J. and B.A. Peters, “Comparison of Setup Strategies in Printed Circuit Board Assembly,” INFORMS, Washington, DC, May, 1996.

Rajasekharan, M. and B.A. Peters, “Design and Configuration of Flexible Manufacturing Facilities Facing Stochastic Requirements,” Fifth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 1996.

Peters, B.A. and J.S. Smith, “Manufacturing System Design Using Virtual Prototypes,” Fifth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 1996.

Saravana, V.S. and B.A. Peters, “Strategic Planning of Flexible Assembly Systems in the Electronics Industry,” Fifth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 1996.

Rajasekharan, M. and B.A. Peters, “An Integrated Framework for Strategic Design and Configuration of Flexible Manufacturing Facilities,” INFORMS, Atlanta, GA, November 1996.

Whitaker, L., V.J. Leon, and B.A. Peters, “Integration of Quality and Maintenance Activities in SMD Assembly,” INFORMS, Atlanta, GA, November 1996.

Peters, B.A. and T.Yang, “Integrated Facility Layout and Material Handling System Design in Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities,” Sixth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami, FL, May, 1997.

Smith, J.S. and B.A. Peters, “Development of a Simulation-Based Control System for Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” IEEE 6^th International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Factory Automation, Los Angeles, CA, September 1997.

Rajasekharan, M. and B.A. Peters, “Strategic Reconfiguration of Agile Electronics Enterprises,” INFORMS, Dallas, TX, October 1997.

Peters, B.A., J.S. Smith, and R. Rajagopalan, “Operations Scheduling in Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ, May 1999.

Peters, B.A. and J. Chae, “A Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Closed Loop Layout Design of Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cleveland, OH, May 2000.

Smith, J.S. and B.A. Peters, “Dynamic Reslotting for Distribution Center Picking Operations,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cleveland, OH, May 2000.

Castillo, I., S.A. Reyes, and B.A. Peters, “Modeling and Analysis of Tandem AGV Systems Using Petri Nets,” INFORMS, San Antonio, TX, November 2000.

Peters, B.A. and T. Yang, “Dynamic Layout Design in Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” INFORMS, San Antonio, TX, November 2000.

Peters, B.A. and J.S. Smith, “Dynamic Reslotting for a Distribution Center Picking Operation,” INFORMS, San Antonio, TX, November 2000.

Castillo, I. and B.A. Peters, “Integrating Material Handling Operational Decisions with Facility Layout Design,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Dallas, TX, May 2001.

Chang, P.Y. and B.A. Peters, “Analysis and Design of Multi-Channel Manufacturing Systems,” INFORMS, Miami, FL, November 2001.

Peters, B.A. and I. Castillo, “The Distributed Multi-Bay Manufacturing Facility Layout Problem,” INFORMS, Miami, FL, November 2001.

Peters, B.A. and J. Chae, “Layout Design of Multi-bay Facilities with Limited Bay Flexibility,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Portland, OR, May 2003.

Jalora, A. and B.A. Peters, “Cluster Based Inbound Trailer Allocation at a Crossdock Facility,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Houston, TX, May 2004.

Peters, B.A. and A. Jalora, “Design of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Houston, TX, May 2004.

Peters, B.A., and V. Sukhotu, “New Approaches for Generating Rectangular Block Layout Designs,” INFORMS, Denver, CO, October, 2004.

Jalora, A. and B.A. Peters, “AS/RS Design for Consolidating Orders,” INFORMS, Denver, CO, October, 2004.

Peters, B.A., “Vehicle Systems Modeling,” Material Handling Teachers’ Institute, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June, 2005.

Funded Research

Title: A Comprehensive Cost/Benefit Model for Wafer Fabrication Facilities Containing Fully or Partially Automated Material Handling Systems

P.I.s: B.A. Peters and D.T. Phillips

Funding: SEMATECH; $65,000; Sept. 1992 – Aug. 1993

Title: Operational Planning of Electronic Assembly Lines

P.I.s: C.O. Malave, B.A. Peters, and V.J. Leon

Funding: Program for Automated Manufacturing (TAMU); $26,498; Sept. 1992 – Aug. 1993

Title: Texas A&M SEMATECH Center of Excellence – Cost Analysis and Design of Interbay/Intrabay Material Handling Systems

P.I.s: D.T. Phillips, B. Deuermeyer, G. Curry, and B.A. Peters

Funding: SRC/SEMATECH; $240,000; Nov. 1992 – Oct. 1993

Title: Development of a Modeling Studio for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Analysis

P.I.s: R.A. Wysk and R.L. Disney; Research Staff: B.A. Peters and J.S. Smith

Funding: National Science Foundation; $30,000; Mar. 1993 – Sept. 1993

Title: Strategic Analysis and Planning of Flexible Assembly Systems Under Time-Varying Production Requirements

P.I.: B.A. Peters

Funding: National Science Foundation — Research Initiation Award; $90,000; Sept. 1993 – Aug. 1997

Title: Texas A&M SEMATECH Center of Excellence – Cost Analysis and Design of Automated Material Handling Systems

P.I.s: D.T. Phillips, G. Curry, B. Deuermeyer, and B.A. Peters

Funding: SRC/SEMATECH; $240,000; Nov. 1993 – Oct. 1994

Title: Development of an Intelligent Material Handling Control System for Semiconductor Manufacturing Facilities

P.I.s: J.S. Smith and B.A. Peters

Funding: SEMATECH; $88,908; May 1994 – Aug. 1995

Title: MODELWORLD: An Open System For Manufacturing Systems Analysis

P.I.s: B.A. Peters, J.S. Smith, R.L. Disney, and R.A. Wysk

Funding: National Science Foundation; $42,588; Sept. 1994 – Aug. 1996

Title: Texas A&M SEMATECH Center of Excellence – Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Automated Material Handling Systems

P.I.s: D.T. Phillips, G. Curry, B. Deuermeyer, B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith

Funding: SRC/SEMATECH; $220,000; Nov. 1994 – Oct. 1995

Title: Rapid Prototyping of Shop Floor Control for Computer Integrated Manufacturing

P.I.s: J.S. Smith and B.A. Peters

Funding: ARPA (subcontract through Penn State); $110,000; June 1995 – May 1996

Title: Center for Electronics Manufacturing

P.I.s: J.R. Villalobos and T.J. McLean (Project Directors)

Funding: US Army Communications Command; $2,300,000; Oct. 1995 – Sept. 1999

Note 1: This was a multi-university center with involvement from University of Texas El Paso, Texas A&M University, and Georgia Institute of Technology.
Co-P.I.s on the Texas A&M contract are V.J. Leon, B.A. Peters, J.S. Smith, R.A. Volz, and C.O. Malave which was for $576,158.

Note 2: This project was awarded, but budget cuts prevented funding beyond the first year.

Title: Unrestricted gift to Industrial Engineering Dept. in support of Taho Yang’s research

P.I.: B.A. Peters

Funding: Semiconductor Research Corporation; $13,700; Nov. 1995

Title: Assessment of Simulation Based Analysis, Prediction, and Control in Jet Engine Repair and Maintenance Facilities

P.I.s: B.A. Peters and J.S. Smith

Funding: Tracor, Inc.; $5,000; Jan. 1996 – Dec. 1996

Title: Simulation Modeling for Shop Floor Control of Engine Repair Facilities

P.I.s: B.A. Peters and J.S. Smith

Funding: Tracor, Inc.; $10,000; Mar. 1996 – Aug. 1996

Title: Center for Electronics Manufacturing Systems Planning Grant

P.I.s: V.J. Leon, B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith

Funding: TEES Strategic Research Initiative; $52,830; June 1996 – Sept. 1997

Title: Use of Simulation-Based Analysis, Prediction, and Control in Remanufacturing Facilities

P.I.s: J.S. Smith and B.A. Peters

Funding: DARPA; $186,813; June 1996 – Dec. 2000

Title: Short-term Scheduling Using Discrete Event Simulation

P.I.s: B.A. Peters and J.S. Smith

Funding: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources, Inc.; $10,000; Sept. 1996 – Dec. 1996

Title: Simulation Based Design and Control of Intruder Detection Systems

P.I.s: J.S. Smith and B.A. Peters

Funding: Sandia National Laboratories; $208,163; Feb. 1997 – Sept. 1999

Title: Development of a Pick Face Assignment Methodology

P.I.s: J.S. Smith and B.A. Peters

Funding: J.C. Penney; $22,300; Sept. 1998 – Dec. 1998

Title: Pathfinder: Phase I

P.I.s: D.T. Phillips, B.A. Peters, and J.S. Smith

Funding: Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. (Prime: US Air Force); $102,820; May 1999 – Dec. 1999

Title: Simulation Based Design and Control of Intruder Detection Systems

P.I.s: B.A. Peters and J.S. Smith

Funding: Sandia National Laboratories; $112,949; Oct. 1999 – Sept. 2000

Title: Simulation Based Design and Control of Intruder Detection Systems

P.I.s: B.A. Peters, J.S. Smith, and A. Banerjee

Funding: Sandia National Laboratories; $171,000; Oct. 2000 – Sept. 2002

Title: Exploratory Research: A New Paradigm for the Design of Retail Facilities

P.I.s: B.A. Peters and G.A. Klutke

Funding: National Science Foundation; $150,000; Sept. 2002 – Feb. 2005

Title: Simulation Based Design and Control of Intruder Detection Systems

P.I.s: B.A. Peters and A. Banerjee

Funding: Sandia National Laboratories; $150,000; Oct. 2002 – Sept. 2004

Title: Simulation Based Design and Control of Intruder Detection Systems

P.I.s: A. Banerjee and B.A. Peters

Funding: Sandia National Laboratories; $50,000; Oct. 2004 – Sept. 2005

Pending Research Proposals

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Equipment Grants

Grant to Purchase Equipment for the Manufacturing Systems Lab; C.O. Malave, J.S. Smith, B.A. Peters, and V.J. Leon; Source: Engineering Access Fee Committee, TAMU; Nov. 1992; $40,000.

Donation of a Flexible Conveyor System for the TAMU CIM Lab; B.A. Peters; from Shuttleworth, Inc.; June 1993; $199,475.

Donation of Saber^® Simulator Software License; B.A. Peters; from Analogy, Inc.; Sept. 1993; $750,000 (15 floating licenses valued at $50,000 each).

Grant to Purchase Equipment for the Manufacturing Systems Lab; J.S. Smith and B.A. Peters; Source: Engineering Access Fee Committee, TAMU; May 1994; $6,500.

Donation of Programmable Logic Controller Hardware and Operating, Communication, and Development Software; B.A. Peters; from AEG Schneider Automation (Modicon, Inc.); Nov. 1994; $18,320.

Donation of Programmable Logic Controller Hardware, Software, and Communication Module; B.A. Peters; from Allen-Bradley, A Division of Rockwell Automation; Dec. 1996; $17,250.

Grant to Purchase Computer Equipment for Facility Design Teaching Lab; B.A. Peters; Source: Engineering Access Fee Committee, TAMU; Feb. 2000; $65,300.

Matching Equipment Donation of 6 Computer Workstations for a Virtual Design Lab; A. Banerjee and B.A. Peters; from Sun Corporation; Aug. 2000; $12,000.

Professional Activities

National Positions and Activities

Professional Organizations

Elected to College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education (1996 – 2005).
Chair of IPA Committee (1997 – 1998)
Team leader for Web development subgroup (1998 – 1999)
Vice-president (2000 – 2001)
President (2002 – 2003)
Past-president (2004 – 2005)

IIE Facilities Planning and Design Division Newsletter Editor (April 1992 – May 1994)

Brazos Valley IIE Chapter (Secretary, 1996–97; Vice-President, 1997–98; President 1998–02)

Scholarship Fund Trustee, Institute of Industrial Engineers (April 2002 – April 2006)

Conference Activities

Contributed Session Chair, 2^nd Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Los Angeles CA, May 1993.

Invited Session Organizer, 3^rd Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 1994.

Session Co-organizer, 2^nd Border Conference on Manufacturing and the Environment, El Paso, TX, May 1994.

Contributed Session Chair, ORSA/TIMS Conference, Detroit, MI, Oct. 1994.

Invited Session Organizer and Chair, Operations Research and Engineering Design Conference, St. Louis, MO, Oct. 1995.

Invited Session Co-organizer, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 1996.

Contributed Session Chair, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 1996.

Session Chair, Symposium on Virtual Reality in Manufacturing, Chicago, IL, Oct. 1996.

Invited Track Chair, Integrated Logistics ’96 Conference, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 1996.

Invited Session Organizer, INFORMS Conference, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 1996.

Invited Session Organizer, INFORMS Conference, Dallas, TX, Oct. 1997.

Invited Session Co-organizer, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Banff, CA, May 1998.

Organizing Committee Member, Horizons in Engineering Symposium, College Station, TX, Sept. 1998.

Panel participant, Facility Design/Material Handling Education, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ, May 1999.

Poster Session Organizer and Chair, Winter Simulation Conference, Phoenix, AZ, Dec. 1999.

Organizing Committee Member, Material Handling Research Colloquium, York, PA, June 2000.

Sponsored Sessions Chair, Organizing Committee, INFORMS 2000, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 2000.

Poster Session Organizer and Chair, Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, FL, Dec. 2000.

Proceedings Editor, Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, DC, Dec. 2001.

Organizing Committee Member, International Material Handling Research Colloquium, Portland, ME, June 2002.

Invited Session Co-organizer and Co-chair, INFORMS 2002, San Jose, CA, Nov. 2002.

Organizing Committee Member, International Material Handling Research Colloquium, Graz, Austria, June 2004.

Program Chair, Organizing Committee, Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, DC, Dec. 2004.

Reviewing Activities

Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Industrial Engineering (Nov. 1994 – present)

Associate Editor, Journal of Manufacturing Systems (June 2000 – present)

Editorial Board Member, IIE Transactions Design and Manufacturing Focus Area (Feb. 2001 – Feb. 2003)

Academic Guest Editor, Assembly Automation, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2000.

Editorial Board Member, Assembly Automation (2000 – present)

Outside evaluator for faculty review at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

External promotion and tenure reviewer for 10 universities.

External PhD thesis examiner for University of Waterloo (2002)

Reviewer for ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computing, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, IIE Transactions, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, International Journal of Manufacturing Engineering, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Planning and Control, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Journal of Manufacturing Systems.

Reviewer for Second and Third Industrial Engineering Research Conference Proceedings

Reviewer for the Automated Design Critiquing session of the Proceedings of the 1994 ASME Winter Annual Meeting.

Reviewer for 2003 Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings.

Reviewer for Montana Advanced Research Program and Idaho Research Center Grant Program.

Reviewer for University of Rhode Island Transportation Center research program.

Reviewer for National Science Foundation’s Academic Research Infrastructure, Combined Research and Curriculum Development, Integration Engineering, International Cooperative Research, and Production Systems programs.

Book proposal reviewer for Industrial Engineering and Management Press, McGraw-Hill Publishers, and Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

Texas A&M University

Manufacturing Systems Seminar Series Coordinator (1992 – 1993)

Engineering Scholars Program Coordinator for Industrial Engineering (1993 – 2004)

Industrial Engineering Faculty Search Committee member (1993 – 1994, 1996 – 1998)

Industrial Engineering Graduate Studies Committee member (1994 – 1997)

Director of Texas A&M Computer Aided Manufacturing Laboratory (1996 – 2004)

College of Engineering Freshman Curriculum Review Committee member (1996 – 1997)

Industrial Engineering Strategic Planning Committee member (1998)

Industrial Engineering Scholarship Committee Chair (1998 – 2002)

Industrial Engineering Computer Committee Chair (1999 – 2002)

Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Studies Committee member (1999 – 2002)

Alpha Pi Mu Chapter Faculty Advisor (2000 – 2002)

Industrial Engineering Faculty Search Committee Chair (2000 – 2002)

Industrial Engineering Department Head Search Committee member (2000 – 2002)

Industrial Engineering Wisenbaker Chair Search Committee member (2003 – 2004)

College of Engineering Interdisciplinary Design Initiative Committee member (2001 – 2003)

Faculty Senate, College of Engineering Representative (2002 – 2005)

Consulting

Air Products, Inc., Atlanta, GA.

Coca-Cola, Inc., Atlanta, GA.

Southwestern Bell Technology Resources, Austin, TX.

Ashbrook, Inc., Houston, TX.

Ethicon, Inc. – A Johnson & Johnson Company, San Angelo, TX.

Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, TX.

Student Advising

Doctor of Philosophy

Taho Yang, “Integrated Facility Layout and Material Handling System Design in Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” Ph.D., August 1996. (Employed by National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan)

Vikrant Saravana, “Strategic Planning of Flexible Assembly Systems for the Electronics Industry,” Ph.D., December 1996. (Employed by Motorola, Inc.)

Annap Derebail, “An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Planning of Manufacturing Operations with Sequence Dependent Setups,” Ph.D., (co-advisor: D.T. Phillips), August 1997. (Employed by IBM)

Maheswaran Rajasekharan, “Strategic Planning of Agile Assembly Systems for Electronics Industry,” Ph.D., December 1997. (Employed by i2 Technologies)

Ignacio Castillo, “Concurrent Consideration of Design and Operational Issues in Manufacturing Facility Layout,” Ph.D., December 2001. (Employed by Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada)

Ping-Yu Chang, “Analysis and Design of Multi-Channel Manufacturing Systems,” Ph.D., August 2002. (Employed by Mingchi Institute of Technology, Taiwan)

Vatcharapol Sukhotu, “Material Handling System Models and Block Layout Approaches for
Facility Design,” Ph.D., December 2002. (Employed by Thai Petroleum, Thailand)

James C. Curry, “A Simulation Study Of Methodologies For Controlling Nervousness In Parallel Machine Scheduling Problems,” Ph.D., December 2003. (Employed by Vector Logistics, A Consolidated Freightways Company)

Junjae Chae, “Concurrent Design of Facility Layout and Flow-Based Department Formation,” Ph.D., December 2003. (Employed by Samsung Electronics, Korea)

Ahmet Reha Botsali, “Retail Facility Layout Design,” Ph.D. (co-advisor: G.A. Klutke), May 2006 (projected).

Anshu Jalora, Ph.D., May 2006 (projected).

Ayman Ragab, Ph.D., August 2006 (projected).

Soondo Hong, Ph.D., tbd.

Jason Clepper, Ph.D., tbd.

Served on 13 Ph.D. Committees and 1 D.E. Committee plus 4 as GCR.

Suresh Soundararajan (Leon)
William Hernandez (Leon and Malave, December 1995)
Pughazhendi Narendran (Leon)
Rosie Sanders (Malave, June 1995)
Alberto Castano-Pardo (Feldman, March 1997)
Don Allen (D.E., Foster, June 1997)
Radu Gadidov (Wilhelm, June 1998)
Karen Roedl (Koppa)
Tim Matis (Feldman, June 2001)
Vincent Li (Curry and Boyd, June 2001)
Purushothaman Damodaran (Wilhelm, December 2001)
Chi-Leung Chu (Leon, in progress)
Feng Sun (Feldman, in progress)
Burcu Keskin (Uster, in progress)
Chien-Fend Chen (GCR, Statistics, Hart and Wang, June 1998)
Jay Butler (GCR, History, Broussard, tbd)
Stephanie Barron (GCR, English, Reynolds, June 2002)
Wen You (GCR, Agricultural Economics, Nayga, tbd)

Master of Science

Gowri Shankar Subramanian, “Operational Planning of Electronic Assembly Systems in the Presence of State Dependent Setup and Processing Times,” Master’s Thesis, May 1994.

Chih-Huei Lee, “Factor Analysis to Determine Facility Configuration of a Flexible Electronics Assembly System with Single Period Requirements,” Master’s Project, May 1994.

Abhay Edlabadkar, “Framework For A Flexible, Real-Time Controller For Automated Material Transport Systems,” Master’s Thesis, (co-advisor: J.S. Smith), May 1995.

Nagendra Annadanam, “A Simulation Approach to Designing Robust Manufacturing Systems,” Master’s Project, August 1995.

Jami Gwen Prigge, “Flexible Facility Layout Design with Stochastic Data in Multiple Periods” Master’s Thesis, May 1996.

Fredrick Mark Traylor, “Cost of Ownership and Operation in Semiconductor Manufacturing,” Master’s Project, (co-advisor: D.T. Phillips), May 1996.

Myrrah Mikell Gatlin, Masters (non-thesis), December 1997.

Dinesh Gupta, Masters (non-thesis), May 1999.

Junjae Chae, “Closed Loop Layout Design for Flexible Manufacturing Systems”, Master’s Project, August 1999.

Shubhakar Rao, “A Simulation Model for Inventory Control in Remanufacturing Systems,” Master’s Project, May 2000.

Damini Dave, “Dynamic Reslotting for Distribution Center Picking Operations,” Master’s Project, August 2000.

Sergio Reyes-Aguirre, “A Procedure for Integrating Material Handling Activities into an Operations Schedule,” Master’s Project, August 2000.

Sira Thienpaitoon, Masters of Engineering (non-thesis), August 2000.

Rajesh Jayaraman, “Heuristics for Consolidation of Goods and Routing,” Master’s Project, May 2001.

Amit Srivastava, “A Distribution Strategy for Vendors Having a Common Set of Retailers,” Master’s Project, May 2001.

Balaji Gowdamachandran, Masters of Engineering (non-thesis), December 2001.

Jill Grotefendt, “Classification of Order Picking Systems,” Master’s Project, December 2001.

Prasanth Potireddy, “Capacitated Coordinated Replenishment,” Master’s Project, August 2002.

Megan Vogt, Masters of Engineering (non-thesis), December 2002.

Harikrishna Sandra, “Development of a Supplier Relationship Management System,” Master’s Project, May 2003.

Pankaj Mittal, Masters of Engineering (non-thesis), December 2003.

Dilip Musani, Masters of Engineering (non-thesis), December 2003.

Vivek Peshkar, Masters of Engineering (non-thesis), December 2003. (Employed by Flight Options, Cleveland, OH as of February 2005)

Shivcharan Kamaraju, Master’s Project, August 2004.

Srihari Vempati, “Performance Analysis of Security Systems,” Master’s Project, December 2004.

Sachin Phadnis, Master of Engineering (non-thesis), May 2005.

Nirvish Urs, Master of Engineering (non-thesis), May 2005.

Anshul Goyal, Master of Engineering (non-thesis), December 2005 (projected).

Served on 29 Master’s Committees.

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Ramamoorthy Balakrishnan (Leon, September 1993)
Candace Jackson (Malave, December 1993)
Gunabushanam Nedumaran (Leon, March 1994)
Michael Svec (Pignatiello, April 1994)
Victor Inchausti (Hennigan, July 1994)
Siddharth Mahajan (Wortman, July 1994)
Chia-Hua Tso (Sastri, March 1995)
Anand Srinivasan (J. Smith, June 1996)
Laura Whitaker (Leon, October 1996)
Derek Rutherford (Wilhelm, March 1997)
Brijesh Vasudeva Rao (Wilhelm, April 2001)
Teoman Tepehan (Shannon, June 2002)
Sripada Anupama (Curry, May 2003)
Kasi Arunachalam (Phillips, December 2003)
Sailesh Gatamaneni (Malave, December 2003)
Senthilmurugan Gunasekaran (Curry, December 2003)
Guhan Subbarayan (Wilhelm, MS, December 2003)
Shashidhar Kukunarap (Banerjee, ME, May 2004)
Bikram Sharda (Banerjee, MS, May 2004)
Madhur Grover (Banerjee, MS, August 2004)
Jennifer Matemu (Garcia, ME, tbd)
Sriram Parameswar (CPSC, Pooch, November 1995)
Arun Abichandani (CPSC, Volz, June 2000)
Sujatha Kashyap (CPSC, Volz, August 2000)
Nijesh Jayakar (MEEN, December 2001)

Undergraduate Research

Cheryl Zwernemann, 1995

Roberto E. Suarez, 1996

Shane R. Hemby, 1998

Leslie E. Jones, 1999

Nicole E. McGarry, 1999

Paul V. Vo, 1999

Jackie Price, 2000

Natalie A. Privett, 2001

Mustafa Tongarlak, 2003-4

Professional Development Workshops

New Educator’s Workshop, ASEE Annual Conference, Toledo, OH, June 1992.

Automatic Identification Teachers Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH, July 1992.

ProMat ‘93, Material Handling Trade Show, Chicago, IL, Feb. 1993.

Material Handling Teacher’s Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Aug. 1993.

Academic Writing and Publishing: A Workshop on Increasing Scholarly Productivity, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Feb. 1995.

NSF Workshop on Manufacturing Logistics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, May 1997.

Horizons in Engineering Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Sept. 1998.

NA 2000, Material Handling Trade Show, Detroit, MI, April 2000.

National Academy of Engineering Mini-Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, March 2001.

Material Handling Teacher’s Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, June 2003.