Funded Research

External research proposals funded

• 1978-79 $ 6,500 Brown-Forman Analysis of Bottling and Storage Operations at Brown-Forman Distillers Corporation; PI
• 1979-80 $ 59,398 KDOE Energy Management Assistance Program; PI
• 1980 $ 69,329 KDOE " "
• 1981 $ 69,329 KDOE " "
• 1979-81 $ 16,424 U.S. Dept. A Multi-Objective Branch and Bound of Interior Method for Planning Wastewater and Residual Management Systems; co-PI
• 1982 $ 14,976 NAVY Analysis of Stock Level Control Systems; PI
• 1982-83 $ 15,000 NAVY Computer-Aided Mfg. (Task I); PI
• 1982-83 $ 2,429 Norton-Kosair Children's, Inc. Supply Management of Operating Rooms; PI
• 1982-83 $ 1,200 General Electric Develop modules in manufacturing planning and control, facility layout, material-handling, GT and simulation for GE’s Advanced Course in Mfg; PI
• 1983 $ 20,000 NAVY Computer-Aided Mfg. (Task II),(PI)
• 1983-84 $ 22,000 NAVY Computer-Aided Mfg. (Task V); PI
• 1986 $200/day Center for Entrepreneurship  Implementation of performance teams in small business; PI
• 1987-88 $ 8,008 General Electric Design and Technical Managerial Training
• 1987-88 $ 25,521 Center for Robotics and Mfg. Systems The Integration of SQC and Sensor Fusion for Mfg. Process Control; co-PI
• 1987-88 $ 14,700 General Electric Design of the Quality Information System for the GE Gas Range Mfg. Plant in San Louis Potosi, Mexico; PI.
• 1987 $ 24,297 General Electric Assembly Line Design for GE Gas Range Plant in Mexico; co-PI.
• 1988-89 $ 54,501 IBM Techniques for Estimating and Demonstrating New Product Reliability; co –PI.
• 1988-89 $157,849 Center for Robotics and Mfg. Systems and General Electric Multi-sensory Integration and Control in Computer Integrated Mfg. Systems; co-PI.
• 1989-90 $ 40,580 " " " Phase II
• 1989-90 $120,615 Henry Vogt Machine Company Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Alternative Plant Designs for Mfg. Valves and Fittings; co –PI.
• 1989-90 $ 15,000 UKCRMS New Methodologies for Modeling and Analysis of Alternative Plant Designs for Manufacturing; co-PI.
• 1990-92 $250,517 NSF A Prototype Risk-Management Program for Water Companies in Earthquake Regions; co-PI
• 1992-93 $59,036 G.E. Quick Response and SCR Reduction; PI
• 1993-94 $52,975 NSF/Liqui Dri Quality Engineering Techniques to Improve Product and Process Quality; co-PI.
• 1995-98 $80,000 NSF Monitoring and Control of the Pouch Fill Processes; PI
• 1995-96 $12,850 Jeffboat Production Systems Analysis; PI
• 1998-99 $26,000 Jeffboat Production Systems & Process Analysis; PI
• 1998-99 $8000 Airguard Industries Equipment and Facilities Design; PI
• 2000 $12,500 Jeffboat Manufacturing Logistics; PI
• 1999-02 $149,571 NSF Process Monitoring, Diagnosis; PI
• 2003-05  $174,689 KSEF Productivity Improvement in Injection Molding: Studies in Mold Design, Monitoring and Diagnostics; PI
• 2006-09    $1,500,000 DHS A Wireless Electronic Monitoring System for Securing Milk from Farm to Processor; co-PI
• 2006-09    $1,205,184 DHS Development and Field Testing of a Shopping Mall Public Facility HVAC Explosives Monitoring System; co-PI
• 2010- 12 $1,787,860 DHS    Real-time Decision Support System for Health Care and Public Health, co-PI

Internal research proposals funded

• 1983 $ 500 University of Research Development Grant
  Louisville
• 1984 $ 700 University of Instructional Development Grant
  Louisville
• 1985 $ 1,030 University of Research Development Grant
  Louisville
• 1985 $ 1,750 University of Design and Test of an Expert System
  Louisville for Mfg. Process Control
• 1986 $ 150 University of Instructional Development Grant
  Louisville
• 1987 $ 300 University of Research Development Grant
  Louisville
• 1988 $ 350 University of Instructional Development Grant
  Louisville
• 1988 $ 4,000 University of Investigation of Methodologies for the
  Louisville the Detection and Diagnosis of Process Faults
• 1991 $10,000 University of Decision Support System for the
  Louisville Maintenance of Manufacturing Systems
• 1995 $4,500 University of Leadership Development Grant
  Louisville
• 1996 $2,500 University of Leadership Development Grant
  Louisville
• 1998 $2,500 University of Web Based Course Development
  Louisville
• 2001 $10,000 LoDI, UofL    Studies on Collaborative Planning and Replenishment
• 2006 $5000 LoDI, UofL Logistics Analysis of Milk Collection and Processing