2019-04-17 13:30:00 2019-04-17 14:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Distinguished Lecture Series - Dr. Leon F. McGinnis Professor Emeritus, Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, the Georgia Institute of Technology GRIS 103
April 17, 2019
Distinguished Lecture Series - Dr. Leon F. McGinnis
| Event Date: | April 17, 2019 |
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| Time: | 1:30 - 2:30 PM |
| Location: | GRIS 103 |
| Contact Name: | Erin Gough |
| Contact Phone: | 765-496-0606 |
| Contact Email: | egough@purdue.edu |
| Open To: | All |
| Priority: | No |
| School or Program: | Industrial Engineering |
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Professor Emeritus, Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, the Georgia Institute of Technology
"The Case for Analysis Agnostic System Models for Industrial Engineers"
ABSTRACT
In the ISE discipline, we have seen amazing progress in our ability to create analytic models and the computational methods for using them to make predictions about systems. These models invariably, however, address very specific questions about the system of interest. Too often, these models, such as factory simulations or supply chain optimizations, are hand-built for specific systems, an often tedious, expensive endeavor. But when we need multiple system models, e.g., to design a system for producing composite aircraft, or a health-care delivery system—scenarios with multiple decision makers and multiple important (conflicting) concerns—we struggle to guarantee that all the different analysis models actually are based on the same or at least compatible assumptions about the system of interest. A solution to this dilemma is to start with analysis-agnostic system models, as is common in other engineering disciplines.
In this talk, I will address these questions: What is an analysis agnostic system model? Why can other engineering disciplines create analysis-agnostic system models, but we can’t? What enables the creation of analysis-agnostic system models in a particular domain? What are the fundamental requirements for analysis agnostic models in the ISE domain? What progress has been made toward the goal of analysis agnostic ISE system models? What are the fundamental R&D challenges that remain? What would it mean for the ISE discipline to have the capability of creating analysis agnostic system models?
BIO
Leon McGinnis is Professor Emeritus in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech where he remains active in teaching and research. He is internationally known for his leadership in the material handling research community and his research in the area of discrete event logistics systems. A frequent speaker at international conferences, he has received several awards from professional societies for his innovative research, including the David F. Baker Award from IIE, the Reed-Apple Award from the Material Handling Education Foundation, and the Material Handling Innovation Pioneer award from Material Handling Management Magazine. He is author or editor of eight books, one journal special issue, and more than 110 technical publications. At Georgia Tech, Professor McGinnis has held leadership positions in a number of industry-focused centers and multi-disciplinary programs. His current research explores the adaptation of Model Based Systems Engineering principles and methods to the design and control of discrete event logistics systems (DELS). With support from multiple corporations and the National Institute for Science and Technology, his team is investigating novel approaches for both system design and operational control through material handling. Professor McGinnis is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineering.
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