Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering: Recent submissions
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ISO 9001: 2015 Quality System Manual Development and Implementation for Business and Commerce with Expanded Emphasis on Risk Management
(North Dakota State University, 2019)ISO 9001: 2015 is the latest edition of the Quality Management System from the International Standard Organization. One of the most noticeable changes about the new edition is the emphasis on risk-based thinking. This study ... -
Form and Functionality of Additively Manufactured Parts with Internal Structure
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The tool-less additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing processes (3DP) use incremental consolidation of feed-stock materials to construct part. The layer by layer AM processes can achieve spatial material distribution ... -
Resilience Assessment for Complex Networks Based on Recovery Strategies
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The vulnerability of complex networks to unexpected disruptive events could be reduced by increasing network resilience through the efficient recovery of the damaged network. To find the most efficient recovery strategy ... -
Experimental Study of the Temperature Profile of a Gaussian Type Heat Distribution
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In research aimed at studying the laser microwelding of thermoplastic materials, two theoretical heat flow models were studied by Dr. Grewell. In the surface temperature profile based on the Gaussian type distributed heat ... -
CFD Heat Transfer Simulation of the Human Upper Respiratory Tract for Oronasal Breathing Condition
(North Dakota State University, 2011)In this thesis. a three dimensional heat transfer model of heated airflow through the upper human respiratory tract consisting of nasal, oral, trachea, and the first two generations of bronchi is developed using computational ... -
Multiresponse Optimization Methodology Considering Related Quality Characteristics
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Engineering problems often involve many conflicting quality characteristics that must be optimized simultaneously. Engineers are required to select suitable design parameter values which provide better trade-off among all ... -
Assessing Reliability of Highly Reliable Products Using Accelerated Degradation Test Design, Modeling, and Bayesian Inference
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The accelerated degradation test methods have proven to be a very effective approach to quickly evaluate the reliability of highly reliable products. However, the modeling of accelerated degradation test data to estimate ... -
Vulnerability Assessment of Interdependent Power and Communications Networks under Varying Level of Interdependency
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Maintaining a continuous and robust supply of power could be challenging task, because power networks depend on proper communication to coordinate and schedule supply, as well as recognize and mitigate failures; communication ... -
Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problems Using Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles
(North Dakota State University, 2017)In this thesis, we investigate new multi-echelon vehicle routing problems for logistics operations using unmanned autonomous vehicles. This can provide immediate tangible outcomes, especially in high-demand areas that are ... -
Study on the Relationship between Process Plan and Resource Requirement in Additive Manufacturing
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Resource consumption in additive manufacturing (AM) is often tied with the physical attribute of the fabricated part. Thus, optimizing the processes plan for minimum part fabrication resource requirement is a matter of ... -
Evacuation Trees with Contraflow and Divergence Considerations
(North Dakota State University, 2018)In this thesis, we investigate how to evacuate people using the available road transportation network efficiently. To successfully do that, we need to design evacuation model that is fast, safe, and seamless. We enable the ... -
Economic Analysis of Packaging Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Packaging has a significant impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply chain, where improvement can be achieved through the development and selection of an appropriate packaging system. One way to explore ... -
A Quality Management System Implementation Framework for Small-Sized Companies
(North Dakota State University, 2016)A detailed framework is essential to facilitate quality system implementation. In this study, we have offered a cost effective do-it-yourself approach to quality management. We have proposed a quality system implementation ... -
Two Data Mining Applications for Predicting Pre-Diabetes
(North Dakota State University, 2015)In this study, the performance of Logistic Regression and Decision Tree modeling is compared by using SAS Enterprise Miner for predicting pre-diabetes in US population by using several of the common factors from the type ... -
A New Reliability Assessment Model for Power Electronic Modules Considering Failure Mechanism Interaction
(North Dakota State University, 2015)A reliability prediction method is proposed to determine the lifetime of IGBTs (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors) under power cycling test based on the performance of solder joint and wire bond. The failure characteristics ... -
Integrated Projection and Regression Models for Monitoring Multivariate Autocorrelated Cascade Processes
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This dissertation presents a comprehensive methodology of dual monitoring for the multivariate autocorrelated cascade processes using principal component analysis and regression. Principle Components Analysis is used to ... -
Reliability Estimation Considering Customer Usage Rate Profile and Warranty Claims
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Providing more realistic reliability prediction based on small proportion of failed population or test data has always been a challenging task. Manufacturers rely heavily on reliability prediction for designing warranty ... -
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Nano-Indentation Process of Silicon: Effects of Initial Temperature and Grain Size
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In this study, a comprehensive investigation on nano-scale indentation of monocrystal and polycrystalline silicon is carried out by adopting molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. Five levels of initial temperature (30K, 100K, ... -
Solder Joint Reliability: A Unified Thermo-Mechanical Model Approach
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Due to an unprecedented pervasiveness of electronics in high performance applications, the dependability of mission critical equipment and systems, often solely depends on the reliability of underlying embedded electronic ... -
Dynamic Pricing in Supply Chains Bringing the Perishable Approach to Dynamic Car Market
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In a business environment, using dynamic pricing is a standard practice, especially in the management of revenue. Given the availability of online information concerning inventory and pricing, customers are in a position ...