Current research interests include neural networks and knowledge based systems in design and manufacturing, distributed and cooperative AI applied to systems integration, monitoring, diagnosis and control of machining processes, intelligent sensors/sensor integration, wavelet transform applications product realization for recyclability and reusability, design and manufacturing in mass customization, production software development for, group technology, computer-aided process planning cost optimization and estimation
Sensors
Beyond sensor-assisted diagnosis of used products (with Kishore K. Pochampally, Srikanth Vadde, and Surendra M. Gupta) (2004)
It is difficult to obtain information regarding compositions and remaining life periods of used products....
Manufacturing processes
Beyond sensor-assisted diagnosis of used products (with Kishore K. Pochampally, Srikanth Vadde, and Surendra M. Gupta) (2004)
It is difficult to obtain information regarding compositions and remaining life periods of used products....
Reverse engineering
Multiscale registration algorithm for alignment of meshes (with Surendra M. Gupta and Vadde Srikanth) (2003)
Taking a multi-resolution approach, this research work proposes an effective algorithm for aligning a pair...
Production engineering
Pricing decisions for product recovery facilities in a multi-criteria setting using genetic algorithms (with Surendra M. Gupta and Srikanth Vadde) (2006)
Independent and small scale product recovery facilities (PRFs) often struggle to achieve profits when faced...
Prediction of packaging life-cycle design performance (with Surendra M. Gupta and Lerpong Jarupan) (2005)
We develop a back-propagation neural network (BPN) to predict the life-cycle design performance for transport...
Pricing end-of-life components (with Surendra M. Gupta and Srikanth Vadde) (2005)
The main objective of a product recovery facility (PRF) is to disassemble end-of-life (EOL) products...
Application of combinatorial approach in packaging material selection (with Lerpong Jarupan and Surendra M. Gupta) (2004)
Packaging material selection (PMS) problems have always been important to packaging designers and engineers. Not...
Product take-back: sensors-based approach (with Surendra M. Gupta and Zeid Ibrahim) (2004)
The driving forces behind product take-back and green manufacturing are well established. The two main...
Recycling (Waste (etc.))
Disposal decisions under predetermined pricing policies (with Surendra M. Gupta and Srikanth Vadde) (2007)
The economic progress of product recovery facilities (PRFs) is often bogged down by the inventory...
Dynamic group maintenance policy in a smart sensor integrated flow-line manufacturing system (with Surendra M. Gupta, Srikanth Vadde, and Cheng Cui) (2005)
Machine-tool breakdowns, both expected and unexpected, make it difficult to devise effective maintenance plans that...
Application of combinatorial approach in packaging material selection (with Lerpong Jarupan and Surendra M. Gupta) (2004)
Packaging material selection (PMS) problems have always been important to packaging designers and engineers. Not...
Sensor-embedded computers for better life-cycle management (with Surendra M. Gupta, Zeid Ibrahim, and Vadde Srikanth) (2004)
This research investigates the advantages offered by embedded sensors for cost-effective and environmentally benign product...
A multi-kanban model for disassembly (with Surendra M. Gupta and Gun Udomsawat) (2003)
In this paper we demonstrate how kanbans can be used in a disassembly line setting....
No subject area
Pricing of end-of-life items with obsolescence (with Srikanth Vadde and Surendra M. Gupta), Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications (2006)
Variability in the inflow of end-of-life (EOL) products and fluctuating inventory levels often make the...