Equipment Replacement in a Technologically Dynamic Environment, National Science Foundation Grant ECS-8619732, (project director and principal investigator), June 1987 – January 1990.
Synchronized Production, National Science Foundation Grant DDM-8905638, (co-project director and co-principal investigator), November 1989 – October 1992.
Hierarchical Planning in a Pull Production Environment, National Science Foundation Grant SES-9119621, (co-project director and co-principal investigator), June 1992 – May 1995.
Factory Physics Teaching Software, National Science Foundation Grant DDM-9308546 (co-project director and co-principal investigator), July 1993 – December 1994.
Queueing Network Models for Planning and Design of Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities, National Science Foundation Grant DDM-9322830 (co-project director and co-principal investigator), April 1994 – October 1997.
Workforce Agility: Classification and Modeling, National Science Foundation Grant DMI-9732868 (co-project director and co-principal investigator), June 1998 – September 2001.
Principles-Based Knowledge Management for Cellular Manufacturing, National Science Foundation Grant DMI-0114598 (project director and co-principal investigator), September 2001 – August 2004.
Integrated
Product and Supply Chain Design,
National Science Foundation Grant DMI-0243377 (project director and principal
investigator), June 2003 – May 2006.
Principles
of White Collar Workforce Management, National Science Foundation Grant DMI-0423048 (project director and
principle investigator), September 2004 - August 2007.
Research Services Agreement - Location and Transportation Modeling, Sears Corporation, (research associate), March 1986 - June 1987.
Manufacturing Cybernation Study, DisplayTEK Corporation, (co-project director and co-principal investigator), June 1988 - October 1989.
Synchronized Production in the CFM Large Panel Line, International Business Machines (IBM), Agreement No. 176, (co-project director and co-principal investigator), 1988.
Implementing CFM on the Large Panel Line, International Business Machines (IBM), (co-project director and co-principal investigator), Agreement No. 192, September 1989 - August 1992.
Throughput Enhancement and Cycle Time Reduction at STD Austin, International Business Machines (IBM), (co-principal investigator), September 1991 - August 1993.
Hierarchical Production Planning at IBM Charlotte, International Business Machines (IBM), (co-project director and co-principal investigator), July 1991 - December 1992.
Animated Simulation Software for BS in Manufacturing Engineering Program, 3M Corporation, (proposal writer and manager of gift), August 1993 - September 1994.
QCOOM: Queueing Cost of Ownership Model, Motorola Corporation, (co-project director and co-principal investigator), April 1994 - April 1997.
Strategic Modeling to Support Seeding Division Re-Design, John Deere, Inc., (project director and principal investigator), January 1997 - March 1997.
Cycle Time/Inventory Reduction, TrusJoist MacMillan, (project director and principal investigator), January 1997 - September 1997.
Planning for the Startup of a New Stationary Tool Line, Black & Decker, (project director and principal investigator), April 1997 - September 1997.
Strategic Operations Planning, SPX, Inc., (project director and principal investigator), June 1997 - December 1997.
A Modeling Framework to Support Planning and Design of Back-End Electronics Assembly, Motorola, (project director and principal investigator), October 1997 - March 1998.
Strategic Product/Process Planning at Deere Harvester, John Deere, Inc., (project director and principal investigator), January 1998 - March 1998.
Warehouse Operations Planning, Anixter International, (project director and principal investigator), January 1998 - March 1998.
Principles for Production Line Design, General Motors Corporation, (project director and principal investigator), May 1998 - May 1999.
Application of SSSP to Manufacture of Fine Polymer Powders, Materials Science Corporation, (project director and principal investigator), September 1998 - August 1999.
Manufacturing Processes and Cost Analysis, Continental Plastic Containers, Inc., (project director and principal investigator), January 1999 - December 1999.
Manufacturing Processes Core Competency Study, Case Corporation, (project director and principal investigator), January 1999 - December 1999.
Distribution Strategy Analysis, Eaton Corporation, (project director), January 1999 - December 1999.
Strategic Product Design, Steelworks Inc., (project director), January 1999 - December 1999.
Factory Pharmacist, Motorola, (project director and principal investigator), September 1999 - August 2000.
Aftermarket Parts Channel Management Strategy, Eaton Corporation, (project director and principal investigator), January 2000 - December 2000.
Small Company Acquisitions, Ford Motor Company, (project director and principal investigator), January 2000 - December 2000.
Technology Transfer Protocol, Guidant, (project director and principal investigator), January 2000 - December 2000.
Design for Postponement, Motorola, (project director), January - December 2001.
Inventory Stocking at Armstrong Tools, Danaher (project director and principal investigator), January - December 2001.
Applied Lean Manufacturing, Ford Motor Company, (project director and principal investigator), January - December 2001.
Integrated
Customer Contact Centers, Dell, (project director and principal
investigator), January -
December 2001.
Design for Supply
Chain,
Motorola (project director), January - December 2002.
Integrated Component Sourcing, Ford Motor Company, (project director and
principal investigator), January - December 2002.
Lean
Assembly Transformation, Vactor Manufacturing (project director and principal
investigator), January – December 2002.
Focused
Manufacturing for Refurbished Parts, Axcelis (project director and principal
investigator), January – December 2002.
Hierarchical Production Planning
Tools, John Deere, Inc. (project
director and principal investigator), January - June 2003.
Integrated Supply Chain Design, Materials Science Corporation (project
director), January - June 2003.
Operational
Strategy Review, Eastman
Chemical (project director), January - June 2003.
Storage Shelving Product Analysis, Hirsh (project director), January - June 2003
Product
Architecture Strategy Modeling
(project director and principle investigator), Emerson Electric, MicroMotion Division, January - June 2004.
One Pass Design to Production, Motorola
(project director), January - June 2003.
Global
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity Planning (project director), Abbott Laboratories,
International Division, January - June 2004.
Global
Supply Chain Organizational Structure (project director), Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostic Division, January - June 2004.
Strategic Decision Making Support
over the Product Life Cycle (project
director and co-principle investigator), General Motors, June 2006 - December 2009.
Total Acquisition Cost Model (project director), Harley-Davidson, January - June 2007.
Optimization
of a Newly Created Business
(project director), ITW, January - June 2007.
Logistics Study (project director), ITW, January - June 2007.
Linking
Strategy and Execution (project
director), Abbott Laboratories, January - June 2007.
Lean Implementation (project director and principle investigator),
Emerson Electric, January - June 2007.
Local Area Connectivity Product
Strategy (project director),
Motorola, January - June 2007.
Identification
of New Market Opportunities for an Existing Product (project director), Delphon
Industries, January - June 2007.
A
Follow the Sun Approach to Engineering Development (project director), IBM, January - June 2007.
Improving Manufacturing Performance (project director), Waterford Bicycles, January -
June 2007.
Diagnosis
and Prognosis Benchmarking Study for Complex Electromechanical Products (project director), General Motors, January - June 2007.