Research

Sponsored (Funded) Research

This section concisely summarizes all the sponsored research activities of Purush Damodaran. A brief description of various activities (both on-going and completed) for each sponsored project is listed. The graduate/undergraduate students who worked on these research projects are listed in italics.

Process improvement for power team product line at SPX (8/12 - 5/13)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Omar Ghrayeb, Lamiae El Harrak, Fawwad Manzoor, Murul Mubinah Suhaimi, Neeraj Tadur

  • Formed pump families using clustering algorithms
  • Proposed a new mixed model assembly line, used simulation to valid the recommendations
  • Applied line balancing algorithm to balance the line
  • Conducted pilot studies to ensure the proposed mixed model line is balanced and can meet the customer demand
  • Developed work standards for products manufactured in two cells
  • Product documentation - manuals for installing, maintenance, troubleshooting, etc.

Improving warehouse operations at 3M distribution center (8/11 - 12/13)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Omar Ghrayeb, Kenneth Strohm, Jonathan Easto, Stefan Van Aulock, Alan Toomsen 

  • Analysis of value add area
  • Analysis of outside warehouse
  • Six Sigma project for warehouse B
  • Replenishment efforts - several mini projects
  • Safety stock, flow rack, product affinity study
  • Designing UPS area of the warehouse
  • Time studies - all activities

Analyzing and minimizing transportation costs (6/12 - 2/12)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Tom Bowers

Cost analysis of various transactions, identified and recommended solutions to reduce overall cost.

Analyzing the paint lines at Caterpillar (8/12 - 12/12)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Shanthi Muthuswamy, Yeshwanth Reddy, Prathyusha Rangavajjulu

Data collection for all the zones in the paint line, analysis to improve cycle time, process improvement projects

Process improvements for CAT Aurora wheel loader assembly lines (9/11 - 12/11)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Omar Ghrayeb, Lamiae Harrak, Priyanka Vuppala, Vishnu Vardhan, Akshata Ankkam

  1. Clustering - tool arrangement, work bench setup
  2. Time studies
  3. Lean - process improvement

Mixed model assembly line balancing for LWL at Caterpillar (9/10 - 5/11)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Omar Ghrayeb, Shasti Satyanani, Mohammed Wajahed, Brian Babo

  1. Mixed model line balancing, scheduling models and algorithms for LWL, launch sequence
  2. Analyzed repair bay area using simulation and six sigma tools
  3. Analyzed paint area - line balancing, process improvement, pre builds, tractors

Process improvements at Suncast (5/11 - 5/12)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Omar Ghrayeb, Nathan McKnight

Layout, parts bagging, time studies, MPP, ...

Improving warehouse operations at Montgomery distribution center (1/11 - 10/11)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Omar Ghrayeb, Aaron Call

Optimum lane depth, space optimization, slotting, order picking, rack design, customer family

Developing standard operating procedures and process improvement (1/10 - 5/11)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Omar Ghrayeb, Nicholas Weichman, Patrick Frega

  1. Time studies, MPP, process improvements, MIP models for integrating production planning, transportation and scheduling, scrap count, ergonomics for table design
  2. Cost estimation, layout, labor, probabilistic analysis of missing parts in bagging area

Product quality testing (6/10 - 12/11)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Richard Marcellus, Kevin Rutskowski, Shajan Raj

Customized product tests, document test results, process improvements for end user assembly

Analyzing the quotation process and production system at Ford Tool (9/09 - 7/11)

Team: Purush Damodaran (PI), Omar Ghrayeb, Adolfo Rayon

  1. Improving quotation process - process mapping, time studies, product families, standard templates, cross training, etc.
  2. Production system analysis - bottleneck analysis, cell formation.

University-Industry graduate research assistantships for developing analytical models to estimate performance measures and optimize resource allocation in complex server manufacturing (1/08 - 12/09)

Team: Purush Damodaran (PI), Maria Hulett

Queueing network approximations for server assembly facilities, job failures, parallel processing, job circulation, Markovian and General distributions, error terms, decomposition techniques.

Modeling planned and unplanned crew movement at Royal Caribbean (1/09 - 8/09)

Team: Purush Damodaran (PI), Marco Zuniga, Jaime Perez

  1. Simulation models to simulate planned crew member movements.
  2. Mixed-integer linear formulations to optimize planned crew member movements.
  3. Simulation - Optimization models for planned and unplanned crew member movements.

A decision support system for the train schedule design problem (7/07 - 10/08)

Team: Purush Damodaran (PI), Yuan Sheu, Siddharth Mestry

Meet pass planning, algorithms, heuristics...

Integrating hump yard operations with railroad blocking (10/07 - 10/08)

Team: Purush Damodaran (PI), Michael Gatto

Simulation and optimization models for yard operations.

Modeling and Simulation of lean manufacturing systems (1/06 - 8/06)

Team: Purush Damodaran, Hari Srihari, Maria Schneider

  1. Simulation optimization of server manufacturing facilities.
  2. Optimizing drilling holes in hyper BGA lines.
  3. Simulation for hyper BGA lines.

Improving manufacturing systems performance through simulation and modeling (09/05 - 08/06)

Journal Publications

Note: My graduate student is the first author on all articles marked with an asterisk (*).

  1. *Ghrayeb, L., Damodaran, P. Minimizing makespan of a batch processing machine with unequal job ready times using simulated annealing. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering (accepted - in press).
  2. *Upadhyayula, S.R.K., Muthuswamy, S., Damodaran, P. A simulated annealing approach to minimize makespan in a hybrid flowshop with a batch processing machine. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering (accepted), DOI: 1504/IJISE.2020. 10032492.
  3. *Ghrayeb, L., Muthuswamy, S., Damodaran, P. Minimizing makespan of batch processing machine with unequal ready times. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering (accepted), DOI: 1504/IJISE.2020.10032044.
  4. *Alipour, P., Damodaran, P., Nguyen, C. (2020). Using GRASP approach and path relinking to minimize total number of tardy jobs on a single batch processing machine. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 35(1), 80-99.
  5. *Kakkunuri, R., Nguyen, C., Damodaran, P. (2020). Simulated annealing approach to minimize total weighted tardiness of non-identical parallel batch processing machines. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 34(3): 301-320.
  6. Hulett, M., Damodaran, P. (2019). Analytical approximations to predict order picking times at a warehouse. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 33(2): 141-161.
  7. Hulett, M., Damodaran, P. (2017). Scheduling non-identical parallel batch processing machines to minimize total weighted tardiness using particle swarm optimization. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 113, 425-436.
  8. Rojas-Santiago, M., Muthuswamy, S., Damodaran, P., Velez-Gallego, M. (2017). Scheduling batch processing machines in a no-wait flow shop using ACO to minimize makespan. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 27(3), 390-411.
  9. *Suhaimi, N., Nguyen, C., Damodaran, P. (2016). Lagrangian approach to minimize makespan of non-identical parallel batch processing machines. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 101, 295-302.
  10. *Wiechman, N., Damodaran, P. (2015). A column generation approach for scheduling a batch processing machine with makespan objective. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 21(3), 334-355.
  11. *Kanaganayagam, K., Muthuswamy, S., Damodaran, P. (2015). Lean methodologies to improve assembly line efficiency: An industrial application. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 20(1), 104-116.
  12. Damodaran, P., Vohra, P., Ghrayeb, O. (2014). Curricular innovation: engineering management for global audience. Global Journal of Engineering Education, 16(1), 43-46.
  13. *Rojas-Santiago, M., Damodaran, P., Muthuswamy, S., Velez-Gallego, M.C. (2013). Makespan minimization in a job shop with a BPM using simulated annealing. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 68(9-12), 2383-2391.
  14. *Rayon, A., Damodaran, P., Ghrayeb, O. (2013). Improving the quotation process: A lean case study at a job shop. International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing, 3(4), 248-265.
  15. Damodaran, P., Ghrayeb, O., Guttikonda. M.C. (2013), GRASP to minimize makespan for a capacitated batch processing machine. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 68(1-4), 407-414.
  16. Ghrayeb, O., Damodaran, P. (2013). A hybrid random-key genetic algorithm to minimize weighted number of later deliveries for a single machine. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 66, 15-25.
  17. Giachetti, R., Damodaran, P., Mestry, S., Prada, C. (2013). Optimization based decision-support system for crew scheduling in the cruise industry. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 64, 500-510.
  18. Damodaran, P., Rao, A.G., Mestry, S. (2012). Particle Swarm Optimization for scheduling batch processing machines in a permutation flowshop. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 58, 1131-1140.
  19. Damodaran, P., Hulett, M. (2012). Analytical approximations to predict performance measures of manufacturing systems with general distributions, job failures and parallel processing. European Journal of Operational Research, 221(1), 74-86.
  20. Damodaran, P., Diyadawagamage, D.A., Ghrayeb, O., Velez-Gallego, M.C. (2012). A particle swarm optimization algorithm for minimizing makespan of non-identical batch processing machines in parallel. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 58, 1131-1140.
  21. Damodaran, P., Velez-Gallego, M.C. (2012). A simulated annealing algorithm to minimize makespan of parallel batch processing machines with unequal job ready times. Expert Systems with Applications, 39(1), 1451-1458.
  22. Velez-Gallego, M.C., Damodaran, P., Rodriguez, M. (2011). Makespan minimization on a single batch processing machine with unequal job ready times. International Journal of Industrial Engineering – Theory, Applications and Practice, 18(10) 536-546.
  23. *Hulett, M., Damodaran, P. (2011). Analytical approximations to predict performance measures of Markovian type manufacturing systems with job failures and parallel processing. European Journal of Operational Research, 212(1), 89-99.
  24. *Mestry, S., Damodaran, P., Chen, C-S. (2011). A Branch and Price Solution Approach for Order Acceptance and Capacity Planning in Make-to-Order Operations. European Journal of Operational Research, 211(3), 480-495.
  25. Ghrayeb, O., Damodaran, P., Vohra, P. (2011). Art of triangulation: an effective assessment validation strategy. Global Journal of Engineering Education, 13(3), 96-101.
  26. *Manjeshwar, P., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2011). Genetic Algorithms for minimizing makespan in a flow shop with two capacitated batch processing machines. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 55(9-12), 1171-1182.
  27. Damodaran, P., Velez-Gallego, M.C., Maya, J. (2011). A GRASP approach for makespan minimization on parallel batch processing machines. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 22, 767-777.
  28. Damodaran, P., Velez-Gallego, M.C. (2010). Heuristics for makespan minimization of parallel batch processing machines with unequal job ready times. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 49, 1119-1128.
  29. Chen, C-S., Mestry, S., Damodaran, P., Wang, C. (2009). The capacity planning problem in make-to-order enterprises. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 50, 1461-1473.
  30. *Pradhan, S., Damodaran, P. (2009). Performance characterization of complex manufacturing systems with general distributions and job failures. European Journal of Operational Research, 197, 588-598.
  31. *Manjeshwar, P., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2009). Minimizing makespan in a flow shop with two batch-processing machines using simulated annealing. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 25, 667-679.
  32. Damodaran, P., Hirani, N.S., Velez-Gallego, M.C. (2009). Scheduling identical parallel batch processing machines to minimize makespan using Genetic Algorithms. European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 3(2) 187-206.
  33. *Pradhan, S., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2008). Prediction of performance measures for Markovian type of manufacturing systems with product failures. European Journal of Operational Research, 184, 725-744.
  34. *Iyer, S., Sajjala, S., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2008). Implementing 0201's on high density lead-free memory modules. IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing, 31(1), 41-50.
  35. Damodaran, P., Chang, P.Y. (2008). Heuristics to minimize makespan of parallel batch processing machines. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 37, 1005-1013.
  36. Damodaran, P., Krishnamurthi, M., Srihari, K. (2008). Lower bounds for hierarchical Chinese postman problem. International Journal of Industrial Engineering – Theory, Applications & Practice, 15(1), 36-44.
  37. Damodaran, Mestry, S., Krishnamurthi, M. (2008). Genetic algorithms to minimize makespan of a capacitated batch processing machine. Journal of Management, Engineering, and Integration, 1(2), 71-76.
  38. *Manjunath, D., Iyer, S., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2007). Developing a repeatable and reliable rework process for lead-free fine pitch BGAs. IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing, 30(4), 270-278.
  39. Wilhelm, W.E., Choudhry, N.D., Damodaran, P. (2007). A model to optimize placement operations on dual-head placement machines. Discrete Optimization, 4, 232-256.
  40. Damodaran, P., Srihari, K., Lam, S. (2007). Scheduling a capacitated batch processing machine to minimize makespan. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 23(2), 208-216.
  41. *Wable, G.S., Chu, Q., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2006). Wave soldering using Sn/3.0Ag/0.5Cu solder and water-soluble VOC-free flux. IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing, 29(3), 202-210.
  42. *Manjunath, D, Iyer, S., Eckel, S., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2006). Minimizing flux spatter in a lead-free reflow assembly. Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, 18(3), 19-23.
  43. Damodaran, P., Manjeshwar, P., Srihari, K. (2006). Minimizing makespan on a batch processing machine with non-identical job sizes using genetic algorithms. International Journal of Production Economics, 103(2), 882-891.
  44. *Iyer, S., Nagarur, N., Damodaran, P. (2006). Model based approaches for selecting reliable underfill-flux combinations for flip chip packages. Journal of Surface Mount Technology, 19(2), 19-25.
  45. Damodaran, P., Wilhelm, W.E. (2005). Branch-and-Price approach for prescribing profitable feature upgrades. International Journal of Production Research, 43(21), 4539-4558.
  46. *Wable, G.S., Chu, Q., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2005). A systematic procedure for the selection of a lead-free solder paste in electronics manufacturing environment. Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, 17(2), 32-39.
  47. Damodaran, P., Krishnamurthi, M. (2005). A continuous simulation model for snow removal. International Journal of Industrial Engineering – Theory, Applications & Practice, 12(2), 188-197.
  48. Damodaran, P., Srihari, K. (2004). Mixed integer formulation to minimize makespan in a flow shop with batch processing machines. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 40(13), 1465-1472.
  49. Chang, P.Y., Damodaran, P., Melouk, S. (2004). Minimizing makespan on parallel batch processing machines. International Journal of Production Research, 42(19), 4211-4220.
  50. Damodaran, P., Wilhelm, W.E. (2004). Branch-and-Price methods for prescribing profitable upgrades of high-technology products with stochastic demands. Decision Sciences, 35(1), 53-80.
  51. Melouk, S., Damodaran, P., Chang, P.Y. (2004). Minimizing makespan for a single machine batch processing with non-identical job sizes using simulated annealing. International Journal of Production Economics, 87(2), 141-147.
  52. Wilhelm, W.E., Damodaran, P., Li, J. (2003). Prescribing the content and timing of product upgrades, IIE Transactions, 35(7), 647-663.
  53. Damodaran, P., Melouk, S. (2002). Comparison of push and pull systems with transporters: a metamodelling approach. International Journal of Production Research, 40(12), 2923-2936.
  54. Panneerselvam R., M.T. Thiagarajan, Purushothaman (1996). Heuristic for partial covering problem. Industrial Engineering Journal, Vol. XXV No. 10, 11-16.

Conference Proceedings

 

  1. *Mathews, N.B., Ghrayeb, L., Chintala, V.S.N., Muthuswamy, S., Damodaran, P., McKinney, C., Lindley, B., Iyer, R., Improving patient discharge process, Proceedings of the 2021 IISE Annual Conference, Virtual, May 22-25, 2021. [Won the best paper award]
  2. *Wasilewski, P., Damodaran, P., Muthuswamy, S., McKinney, C., Lindley, B., Iyer, R., Staff planning to improve discharge process, Proceedings of the 2021 IISE Annual Conference, Virtual, May 22-25, 2021.
  3. *Ghrayeb, L., Damodaran, P., Simulated annealing approach for minimizing makespan of batch processing machine with unequal ready times, Proceedings of the 2020 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, New Orleans, Nov. 1-3, 2020.
  4. *Ghrayeb, L., Damodaran, P., Minimizing makespan of batch processing machine with unequal ready times, Proceedings of the 2019 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 18-21, 2019.
  5. Hulett, M., Damodaran, P., A heuristic for minimizing total weighted tardiness of parallel batch processing machines, Proceedings of the 2019 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 18-21, 2019.
  6. Hulett, M., Damodaran, P., A particle swarm optimization algorithm for minimizing total weighted tardiness of unrelated parallel batch processing machines with unequal ready times, Proceedings of the 2018 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 19-22, 2018.
  7. Hulett, M., Damodaran, P., An artificial Bee Colony algorithm for minimizing total weighted tardiness of non-identical parallel batch processing machines, Proceedings of the 2017 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Pittsburgh, May 20-23, 2017.
  8. Hulett, M., Damodaran, P., A particle swarm optimization algorithm for minimizing the number of tardy jobs of non-identical parallel batch processing machines, Proceedings of the 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Anaheim, May 21-24, 2016.
  9. Rojas-Santiago, M., Hulett, M., Muthuswamy, S., Damodaran, P., Scheduling a flow shop with setup times in a food processing industry, Proceedings of the 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Anaheim, May 21-24, 2016.
  10. Hulett, M., Damodaran, P., Fork and Join queuing networks to predict order picking times at a warehouse. Proceedings of the 2013 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 31 – June 3, 2014.
  11. *Suhaimi, Nurul, Damodaran, P., Lagrangian approach to minimize makespan of non-identical parallel batch processing machines. Proceedings of the 2013 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 31 – June 3, 2014.
  12. *Decker, A., Tregler, B., Damodaran, P., Improving throughput at a hydraulic pump assembly facility. Proceedings of the 2013 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 31 – June 3, 2014.
  13. Hulett, M., Damodaran, P., Predicting order picking times at a warehouse. Proceedings of the 2013 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 18-23, 2013.
  14. Rojas-Santiago, M., Muthuswamy, S., Damodaran, P., Velez-Gallego, M.C., Minimizing makespan in a no-wait flow shop using ACO. Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 18-22, 2013.
  15. Damodaran, P., Barough, H.A., Nazanin, Z., Pradhan, S., A simulation model for optimizing the material flow at electronics manufacturing firm. Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 18-22, 2013.
  16. Damodaran, P., Sharma, H.V., Moraga, R., Scheduling unrelated parallel machines with sequence dependent setup times to minimize makespan. Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 19-23, 2012.
  17. *Zinouri, N., Muskeyvalley, R., Damodaran, P., Ghrayeb, O., Scheduling a batch processing machine to minimize total weighted tardiness. Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 19-23, 2012.
  18. *Rojas-Santiago, M., Velez-Gallego, M.C., Muthuswamy, S., Damodaran, P., Scheduling a Job Shop with a BPM using Simulated Annealing. Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 19-23, 2012.
  19. Damodaran, P., Rojas-Santiago, M., Mathematical formulation to minimize makespan in a job shop with a batch processing machine. Proceedings of Ninth Latin American and Caribbean Conference, Medellin, Colombia, August 3-5, 2011.
  20. Damodaran, P., Diyadawagamage, D.A., Ghrayeb, O., PSO for minimizing makespan of non-identical parallel batch processing machines. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, May 21-25, 2011.
  21. Velez-Gallego, M.C., Maya, J., Damodaran, P., Minimizing total weighted tardiness on a batch processing machine with non-identical job sizes and non-zero ready times, Proceedings of the 20th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, May 21-25, 2011.
  22. Velez-Gallego, M.C., Rodriguez, M., Damodaran, P., Makespan minimization on a single batch processing machine, Proceedings of the 5th Americas International Conference on Production Research, Bogota, Colombia, July 21 – 23, 2010.
  23. Damodaran, P., Mestry, S., Zuniga, M., Perez, J., Brearley, R., Arteta, B., A mathematical model for scheduling shipboard crew in cruise lines, Proceedings of the 19th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010.
  24. Damodaran, P., Marcellus, R., Crew replenishment for pleasure cruise ships, Proceedings of the 19th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010.
  25. *Rojas, M., Damodaran, P., Makespan minimization of a capacitate batch processing machine using Lagrange Relaxation. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami, May 30-June 3, 2009.
  26. *Hulett, M., Damodaran, P., Analytical approximations to predict performance measures of an assembly line. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami, May 30-June 3, 2009.
  27. *Mestry, S., Damodaran, P., Rao, A., Particle Swarm Optimization for scheduling batch processing machines in permutation flowshops. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami, May 30-June 3, 2009.
  28. *Velez-Gallego, M., Montoya, J.A., Damodaran, P., A simulated annealing algorithm for makespan minimization on non-identical batch processing machines. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami, May 30-June 3, 2009.
  29. Damodaran, P., Velez-Gallego, M.C., Makespan minimization on parallel batch-processing machines with unequal job ready times, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Vancouver, May 17-21, 2008.
  30. *Perez, J., Mestry, S., Damodaran, P., Heuristics for minimizing makespan of batch-processing machines in a flowshop, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Vancouver, May 17-21, 2008.
  31. *Thiagarajan, A., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K., Optimizing the cycle time of a multi-spindle pick-and-place machine, Proceedings of the InterPACK 2007 Conference, Vancouver, July 8-12, 2007.
  32. *Vishwanathan, K., Kulkarni, N., Pachamuthu, A., Santos, D., Damodaran, P., A comparative study of dispatching rules in hybrid flow shops with discrete and batch processors, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007.
  33. Green, C., Damodaran, P., Artificial neural networks for reflow profiles in electronics assembly, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007.
  34. Melouk, S., Damodaran, P., Analysis of the passenger security screening process using simulation optimization, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007.
  35. *Subbarayan, G., Kinyanjui, R. Tsai, P.F., Srihari, K., Damodaran, P., Effect of lead-free PCB surface finishes on the formation of microvoids and kirkendall voids, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007.
  36. *Ramakrishnan, S., Damodaran, P., Testani, M., Srihari, K., A systems approach to evaluate discrete event simulation softwares, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007.
  37. *Kulkarni, N., Damodaran, P., Srihari, S., Wirebonding and plasma cleaner: Issues in manufacturing, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007.
  38. *Mestry, S., Damodaran, P., Krishnamurthi, M., Scheduling a capacitated batch processing machine using genetic algorithms, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007.
  39. *Mestry, S., Damodaran, P., Chen, C., Wang, C., A capacity planning model for make-to-order enterprise, Proceedings of the 13th Annual International Conference of Industry, Engineering and Management Systems, Cocoa Beach, FL, March 12-14, 2007.
  40. *Subbarayan, G., Warnock, B., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K., Arellano, J., An experimental study of lead-free wave soldering using SAC 305 and no-clean flux, Proceedings of 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Chicago, IL, November 5-10, 2006.
  41. *Bruno, F., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K., Subbarayan, G., An experimental study on voids in mixed alloy assemblies, Proceedings of 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Chicago, IL, November 5-10, 2006.
  42. Damodaran, P., Pallipat, P., Srihari, K., Heuristics to improve the performance of a dual head placement machine, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, May 20-24, 2006.
  43. Damodaran, P., Manjeshwar, P., Srihari, K., Minimizing the makespan on two batch processing machines in flow shop, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, May 20-24, 2006.
  44. *Manjunath, D., Iyer, S., Eckel, S., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K., A repeatable and reliable rework process for lead-free fine pitch BGAs, Proceedings of 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.
  45. *Pradhan, S., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K., Performance analysis of manufacturing system with job failures using Jackson networks, Proceedings of the 14th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 14-18, 2005.
  46. Damodaran, P., Koli, S., Kimler, B., Srihari, K., Optimal product slotting, Proceedings of the 14th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 14-18, 2005.
  47. *Ramachandran, P., Agnihothri, A., Ono, S., Damodaran, P., Srihari, K., Madden, P.H., Optimal placement by Branch-and-Price, Proceedings of the 14th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, Shanghai, China, January 18-21, 2005.
  48. *Pradhan, S., Arbulich, J, Damodaran, P., Srihari, K., Testability of erbium doped fiber amplifiers – An approach towards yield improvement, Proceedings of 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Anaheim, CA, November 13-19, 2004.
  49. Krishnamurthi, M., Damodaran, P., A modified postman tour heuristic for efficient snow removal planning, Proceedings of the 7th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Banff, Canada, May 9-12, 1998.

Contact

Purush Damodaran
Engineering Building 230
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-5660
pdamodaran@niu.edu