RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

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Current Research Projects

A variety of projects are currently underway in the Keck Virtual Factory Lab. Here is a brief description of the projects.

Benchmarking and Performance Assessment

• Internet-Based Data Envelopment Analysis (iDEAs)

Control Systems

• High Fidelity Virtual Environment (HiFiVE) for System Prototyping
• Performance Modeling and Control of Structurally Controlled Resource Allocation Systems
• Virtual Machine Model
• Virtual Web-Based Robots

Distributed Supply Chain Modeling

• Distributed Simulation of Supply Chains
• Supply Chain Game

Warehouse and Material Handling System Design

• A Systematic Design Procedure for Warehousing Systems
• An Integrated Approach for Facility Layout Design and its Application in Warehouse Layout Design
• Automated Design Techniques for Material Handling Systems in the 300mm Fab
• Characterizing Design Expertise via Ethnographic Studies Methodology
• Task Aggregation Techniques for Use in Selecting and Specifying Material Handling Technology for Manufacturing Facilities