Ronald G. Askin Professor B.S., Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University M.S., Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Office: ENGR 111 Voice: 520.621.6551 Email: ron@sie.arizona.edu

AREAS OF INTEREST:

Integrated Production Control Systems: Development and solution of mathematical models which incorporate interaction between facilities layout, scheduling, material handling and production planning in the modern factory.

Engineering Statistics: Development of improved data analysis techniques for manufacturing, especially product and process design.

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

1. "A Multiple Objective Decision Model for the Evaluation of Advanced Manufacturing Systems Technologies," (with J. Demmel), Journal of Manufacturing Systems, II (3), 179-194, 1992.
2. "Integrating Facility Layout with Process Selection and Capacity Planning," (with M. Mitwasi & J. Goldberg), European Journal of Operational Research, 57 (2), 162-173, 1992.
3. "Determining the Number of Kanbans in Just-in-time Systems," IIE Transactions, 25 (1), 89-98, 1993.
4. "A Comparison of Scheduling Philosophies for Manufacturing Cells," (with A. Iyer), European Journal of Operational Research, 1993.
5. Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems, (with C.R. Standridge), John Wiley & Sons, 1993.
6. Design and Analysis of Lean Production Systems, (with J. Goldberg), John Wiley & Sons, 2001.

CURRICULUM VITAE:

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