F. Frank Chen, Ph.D.

Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Advanced Manufacturing, SME Fellow and IISE Fellow

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Lean Manufacturing & Enterprise Engineering

Educational Background:

Ph.D. & MS, University of Missouri-Columbia

BS, Tunghai University (Taiwan)

Web Links:

• Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems
• Flexible Manufacturing and Lean Systems Lab
• Selected Publications
• Short Bio
• Google Scholar Page

Field of Study:

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Areas of Teaching Interest:

• Lean Manufacturing and Enterprise Systems
• Manufacturing Systems Engineering
• Facility Planning and Material Handling
• Flexible Automation and Integrated Manufacturing
• Production & Operations Management
• Engineering Project Management
• Engineering Data and Economic Analysis

Areas of Research Interest:

• Design and Analysis of Advanced (Flexible) Manufacturing Systems
• Intelligent Scheduling and Shop Floor Control
• Manufacturing Cell Design and Cell Control
• Neural Network Applications in Manufacturing
• Enterprise Modeling and Process Re-engineering
• Supply Chain Management and Integration
• Activity Based Costing