Browsing Innovation in Manufacturing Systems and Technology (IMST) by Title
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Quality and Quantity Modeling of a Production Line
(2004-01)During the past three decades, the success of the Toyota Production System has spurred research in the area of manufacturing systems engineering. Two research fields, productivity and quality, have been extensively studied ... -
Rapid Replication of High Aspect Ratio Molds for UV Embossing
(2003-01)This paper describes a promising fabrication technique for rapid replication of high aspect ratio microstructured molds for UV embossing. The process involves casting silicone rubber on a microstructured master, replicating ... -
A Rapidly Reconfigurable Robotics Workcell and Its Applictions for Tissue Engineering
(2003-01)This article describes the development of a component-based technology robot system that can be rapidly configured to perform a specific manufacturing task. The system is conceived with standard and inter-operable components ... -
Reactive Schedule Repair of Job Shops
(2002-01)Disruptions to job shop schedules are tedious and difficult to incorporate after the schedule has been generated and implemented on the shop floor. In order to deal with such disruptions, a real time reactive scheduling ... -
Recent Progress in Droplet-Based Manufacturing Research
(2002-01)This article reports the recent progress of re-search made in the Droplet-Based Manufacturing Laboratory at MIT. The study has been focused on obtaining a fundamental understanding of microdroplet deposition and applying ... -
Registration Using Projective Reconstruction for Augmented Reality Systems
(2004-01)In AR systems, registration is one of the most difficult problems currently limiting their applications. In this paper, we proposed a simple registration method using projective reconstruction. This method consists of two ... -
Review of bio-particle manipulation using dielectrophoresis
(2005-01)During the last decade, large and costly instruments are being replaced by system based on microfluidic devices. Microfluidic devices hold the promise of combining a small analytical laboratory onto a chip-sized substrate ... -
Risk Aversion in Inventory Management
(2005-01)Traditional inventory models focus on risk-neutral decision makers, i.e., characterizing replenishment strategies that maximize expected total profit, or equivalently, minimize expected total cost over a planning horizon. ... -
Robust Cooperative Strategy for Contour Matching Using Epipolar Geometry
(2002-01)Feature matching in images plays an important role in computer vision such as for 3D reconstruction, motion analysis, object recognition, target tracking and dynamic scene analysis. In this paper, we present a robust ... -
Room-temperature continuous-wave operation of GaInNAs/GaAs quantum dot laser with GaAsN barrier grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy
(2005-01)We present the results of GaInNAs/GaAs quantum dot structures with GaAsN barrier layers grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy. Extension of the emission wavelength of GaInNAs quantum dots by ~170nm was observed in ... -
Scheduling of Batch Processors in Semiconductor Manufacturing – A Review
(2003-01)In this paper a review on scheduling of batch processors (SBP) in semiconductor manufacturing (SM) is presented. It classifies SBP in SM into 12 groups. The suggested classification scheme organizes the SBP in SM literature, ... -
Segmentation of Dimensionally-Large Rapid Prototyping Objects
(2003-01)An algorithm was developed to enable efficient segmentation of dimensionally-large objects into smaller components that can be fabricated within the given Rapid Prototyping (RP) machine workspace. The algorithm uses vertical ... -
Setting Real Time WIP Levels in Production Lines
(2006-01)A new algorithm is developed for setting WIP level in production lines. It is a pull policy that determines when to authorize a job to be processed. Dynamic information in the system such as machine failures and repairs, ... -
Static Pricing for a Network Service Provider
(2005-01)This article studies the static pricing problem of a network service provider who has a fixed capacity and faces different types of customers (classes). Each type of customers can have its own capacity constraint but it ... -
A Study of Moment Recursion Models for Tactical Planning of a Job Shop: Literature Survey and Research Opportunities
(2004-01)The Moment Recursion (MR) models are a class of models for tactical planning of job shops or other processing networks. The MR model can be used to determine or approximate the first two moments of production quantities ... -
A Study of Service Center Records Using Data Mining
(2002-01)In many manufacturing companies, large databases containing data on failures and repairs of products are maintained. This paper reports on a case where information from such a database is extracted. Such information extracted ... -
A Study on the Boundary Conditions of 90° Paper Pop-up Structures
(2004-01)The design of a pop-up book or card has hitherto been labour intensive with tasks of trials and errors. The constructions of collapsible pop-up structures can be demanding and inefficient without adequate knowledge of their ... -
A System Architecture-based Model for Planning Iterative Development Processes: General Model Formulation and Analysis of Special Cases
(2002-01)The development process for complex system is typically iterative in nature. Among the critical decisions in managing such process involves deciding how to partition the system development into iterations. This paper ... -
Tactical Shipping and Scheduling at Polaroid with Dual Lead-Times
(2002-01)We report on a project with Polaroid Corporation in which we developed a supply chain model to provide decision support for planning production and transportation. Production occurs in Asia to serve world-wide demand. ... -
Temporary and Permanent Buyout Prices in Online Auctions
(2005-01)Increasingly used in online auctions, buyout prices allow bidders to instantly purchase the item listed. We distinguish two types: a temporary buyout option disappears if a bid above the reserve price is made; a permanent ...
