
Farahmand, Kambiz. Professor
and Chair, CIE 202N, 701-231-5694/7287, Kambiz.Farahmand@ndsu.edu
Ph.D., P.E., Industrial Engineering, University of Texas,
1992
Research Interests:
Ergonomics Design, Healthcare, Facilities
and Production Layout - Planning & Management, Human Exposure
and Physiology Simulation, ISO 9001 Quality Management System,
Productivity Analysis & Waste Management, Respiratory&
Life Support System, Lean Manufacturing, Safety and Human Factors
Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Simulation & Modeling,
Operations & Materials Management and Strategic Planning,
NanoTechnology, Computer Network Management
Currently a Professor and department head
at the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Management @
NDSU. He is an internationally recognized expert in Productivity
Improvement. Prior to joining NDSU, Dr. Farahmand served as
Director and the graduate coordinator of the Industrial Engineering
program at the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering department
of Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Dr. Farahmand established
the US-Mexico Maquiladora program and served as the director of
that program for 10 years. He was instrumental in establishing the
DOE's Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Center (EADC) and the later
Industrial Assessment Center at Tamuk providing energy, waste, and
productivity services to companies in South Texas. Dr. Farahmand
has over 27 years of experience as an engineer, manager, and
educator. His primary teaching and research activities are in the
areas of Manufacturing Systems, Lean Manufacturing and
implementation, Ergonomics, Safety and Human Factors Engineering,
Human Exposure and Physiology Simulation, Computer Network
Management, Simulation and Modeling, Facilities and Production
Layout- Planning & Management, Operations & Materials
Management and Strategic Planning, ISO and QS 9000. He has had over
$3.5 M in funding for various research activities.
He is involved in joint research and consulting with DOE, ARMY,
NAVY, NASA, and industry. More current research areas include
portable life support systems for NASA astronauts' space ensemble
and adverse environment protecting garment, thermal physiology,
cooling systems, hypothermia, and respiratory heat and mass
transfer for NAVY. He has also served as subject matter expert in
Lean Manufacturing, Quality Control and ISO 9001 series
implementation and certification to US Army command. He earned a
B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from University of Oklahoma. He
completed his M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering at
University of Texas at Arlington. He is a registered professional
engineer in the state of North Dakota and Texas and was the past
president of IIIE Coastal Bend Chapter.
Publications
- Lee, E., Farahmand, K., DeHaan, C., "North American Freight
Network Analysis: Incorporating Logistical Impedance",
North American Freight Flow Conference,
September 16-17, 2009.
- Lee, E., Farahmand, K., "Location Problem for Intermodal
Terminal in North Dakota", Proceedings of the 2009 Transportation
Research Forum Conference, Portland OR, March 15, 2009,
http://www.trforum.org/forum/2009/program.php
- Lee, E., Farahmand, K., "Considering Impedance for Intermodal
Freight Transportation", Proceedings of the 2009
Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 30, June
3, 1345-1350.
- Xiao, L., Farahmand, K., Wu, G., "Analysis of the
Service-Profit Chain and the Industrial Characteristic of Civil
Aviation of China", Journal of Nanchang Hangkong
University, Vol. 11, No. 1, P 68-74, 2009.
- Lee, E., Farahmand, K., "Impact of Demand Variability on
Supply Chain Performance", Proceedings of the 2008 IIE
Annual Conference and Expo, IERC Poster Session,
Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 17 - 21, 2008.
- Hamidi, M., Farahmand, K., "Developing a Design
for Manufacturing Handbook", Proceedings of the 2008
IIE Annual Conference and Expo, IERC Poster
Session, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 17 - 21, 2008.
- Hamidi, M., Farahmand, K., "The Role of Experiential Service
Learning in Academic Education", Frontiers in Education
(FIE) 2008 Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, October
2008.
- Hamidi, M., Farahmand, K., "Developing a Design for Manufacturing
Handbook", Proceedings of the 2008, IAJC-IJME
International Conference, Nashville, TN, November,
2008.
- Lee, E., Farahmand, K., "Impact of Demand Variability on
SupplyChain Performance", Proceedings of the 2008 IIE
Annual Conference and Expo,IERC Poster Session,
Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 17 - 21, 2008.
- Hamidi, M., Farahmand, K., "Developing a Design for
ManufacturingHandbook", Proceedings of the 2008 IIE
Annual Conference and Expo, IERCPoster Session,
Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 17 - 21, 2008.
- Farahmand, K., Lee, E., "Investigating Productivity and
Efficiency Through Simulation Technology and Application",
Proceedings of the 2008 IIE Annual Conference and
Expo, Applied Solutions Sessions, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
May 17 - 21, 2008.
- Lee, E., Farahmand, K., "Simulation of One-For-One Order
Policy Integrated with Transportation Strategies",
Proceedings of the 2008 IIE Annual Conference and
Expo, Applied Solutions Sessions, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
May 17 - 21, 2008.
- Farahmand, K., "Low cost Database Design for 3D Viewing and
Access", CDEN/C2E2, 2007 Conference, July
22-24, University of Manitoba, Canada.
- Farahmand K., "New Engineering Programs and
University-Industry Collaboration in Engineering Education",
2006 IJME-Intertech International
Conference-Research-Education-Enterprenuership, Union,
New Jersey, October 19-21, 2006.
- Farahmand K. and Kaufman J.W., " Measurement
of Time Constant of Wet-Bulb Thermocouple in Air",
ASME Journal of Experimental Heat Transfer,
Volume 19, p. 165-180, Number 3/July-September 2006.
- Kaufman J.W., Farahmand K., and Askew G.K., "In Vivo Measurements of Human Oral Cavity
Heat and Water Vapor Transport", Respiratory
Physiology & Neurobiology Journal, May 17,
2005.
- Farahmand K. and Jin K., "Engineering Education for the Rio
Grande Valley Engineers", 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual
Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas March 23-25,
2005.
- Farahmand, K., Esmeralda, C., "Cycle Time Reduction Using Simulation
Optimization", Modeling, Simulation and
Optimization (MSO 2004), Paper Number: 429-053, August
14-15, 2004.
- Kaufman, J. W., Farahmand, K., Stuble, K., and Chin, C.,
"Experimental Measurement to Determine Fine
Dry-Bulb and Wet-Bulb Thermocouple Response Times", US NAVY
Technical Report, Report Number: NAWCADPAX/TR-2004/124, 17, June
2004.
- Farahmand, K., Thompson, E, "Maximizing Shop Floor
Productivity Using Simulation", 6th Annual
Simulations Solutions Conference, March 15-16,
2004.
- Farahmand, K., "Letterkenny Army Depot Quality System Manual
in Compliance with ISO 9000:2000", Department of the Army
Letterkenny Army Depot, June 2004.
- Farahmand, K., "Annual Report of the Texas A&M
University-Kingsville Thirty-Sixth Faculty Senate 2002-2003",
Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University
System, November 2003.
- Farahmand, K., "Letterkenny Army Depot Quality System
Procedure Manual in Compliance with ISO 9000:2000 and (CP)2",
Department of the Army Letterkenny Army Depot,
October 2003.
- Farahmand, K., "Forecasting Fatigue Allowances Using Neural
Networks", ANNIE 2003, St. Louis, MO,
November 1-4, 2003.
- Farahmand, K., "CCAD Rotary Wing Facility Process Flow/Layout
Assessment", AMSAM-CC-DS-IE Department of the Army Corpus
Christi Army Depot, May 2003.
- Farahmand, K., "Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD)
Hydraulic/Mechanical Component Process Analysis Support (HMPAS)",
Department of the Army Corpus Christi
Army Depot, January 2003.
- Farahmand, K., Balasubramanian, A., "Solving Logistic and Transportation Problems in a
Job Shop", Winter Simulation Conference
2002, San Diego California, December 8-11, 2002.
- Farahmand, K., "Ergonomics Consideration for Leather Wrapping
Operation", Delphi Interior & Lighting Systems
Componentes Mecanicos Operations, August 2002.
- Farahmand, K., "Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) Can Shop
Process Shop Analysis", Department of the Army Corpus
Christi Army Depot, August 2002.
- Farahmand, K., "Lean Packaging System", Applied
Manufacturing Conference 2002, San Antonio Texas,
February 2002.
- Farahmand, K., Ramses, L, "The Idea Behind Lean
Manufacturing", Applied Manufacturing Conference
2002, San Antonio Texas, February 2002.
- Farahmand, K., "Practical Approach To The Implementation of
An Environmental Management System", The 9th Annual
Coastal Bend Environmental Conference, 2001: An Environmental
Odyssey, Corpus Christi Texas, September 24 - 26,
2001.
- Farahmand, K., "Implementation of an ISO 14000 Environmental
Management System", ASEE 2001 Conference,
Albuquerque, NM, June 24-27, 2001.
- Farahmand, K., "Design and Implementation of an Accelerated
Business Reengineering Plan". IEMS (International
Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems) and
ICC&IE (International Conference on Computers and Industrial
Engineering) joint conference2001, Cocoa Beach, Florida,
March 5-7, 2001.
- Farahmand, K., Kaufman, J. W., "Experimental Measurement of Fine
Thermocouple Response Time in Air", ASME journal of
Experimental Heat Transfer, Vol. 14, Pg 107-118,
2001.
- Farahmand, K., and Longoria E., "Two Dimensional
Identification Matrix and Laser Etching". Production and
Operations Management II, Selected paper, 2000.
- Farahmand, K., "Using Simulation to Support Implementation of a
Flexible Manufacturing Cells". Winter Simulation
Conference 2000, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, December
10-13, 2000.
- Farahmand, K., "Development of an ISO 9000 Implementation
Quality Decision Support System", ASEE Annual
Conference, St. Louis MO, June 18-21, 2000.
- Farahmand, K., "Two Dimensional Identification Matrix and
Laser Etching". IEMS 2000 (International
Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems),
Cocoa Beach, Florida, March 13-15, 2000.
- Kaufman, J. W., Shender, B. S., Askew, G. K., Farahmand, K.,
"Physiological Response to Wearing the
Helicopter Aircrew Integrated Life Support System (HAILSS) in Hot
Environment", US NAVY Technical Report, Report
Number: NAWCADPAX\--99-189-TR/A204183, 8 August
2000.
- Farahmand, K., Kaufman, J. W., "An Experimental Method for Determination of
Fine Thermocouple Response Times in Air", US NAVY
Technical Report, Report Number: NAWCADPAX\TR-2000\56,
March 2000.
- Farahmand, K., "ISO 9000 Certification of the CCAD Blade
Shop", AMSAM-CC-DS-IE Department of the Army Corpus
Christi Army Depot Rotary Wing Aircraft Sustainment
Program, September 2000.
- Imrhan, S., Farahmand, K., "Arm Span- Height Relationship
among Three Ethnic Groups in the US", The FASEB
Journal, Experimental Biology 99, Washington D.C.,
Abstracts 1.1-486.12, 1999.
- Farahmand, K., Kaufman, J. W., "Nasal Probe to Measure Intra-Airway Heat and
Water Vapor Transport", Aviation, Space, and
Environmental Medicine Journal - Science and Technology
Watch, Vol. 70, No. 11, November, 1999.
- Kaufman, J. W., Askew, G., Shender, B., Farahmand,
K.,"Impact of a Ventilated Hood on Heat Stress
at High Relative Humidity", Aviation, Space, and
Environmental Medicine Journal - Science and Technology
Watch, Vol. 70, No. 11, August 1999.
- Kaufman, J. W., Askew, G. K., Shender, B. S., Farahmand, K.,
"Impact of a Ventilated Hood on Heat Stress at High Relative
Humidity", US NAVY Technical Report, Report Number
A478763, NAWCADPAX\--99-189-TR, 5 August 1999.
- Farahmand, K., Kaufman, J. W., "Nasal Heat Probe to Measure
Nasal Cavity Heat and Water Vapor Transport", US NAVY
Technical Report, Report Number A578763,
NAWCADPAX\--99-189-TR, 3 August 1999. http://www.stormingmedia.us/57/5787/A578763.html
- Farahmand, K., "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome", published online for
a Virtual Lecture Hall Project at Kennedy-Western
University, at http://www.faculty.kw.edu/vlhview.asp,
1999.
- Farahmand, K., "Simulation of Production Processes Using
Kanban", published online for a Virtual Lecture Hall
Project at Kennedy-Western University, at http://www.faculty.kw.edu/vlhview.asp,
1999.
- Imrhan, S., Farahmand, K., "Male Torque Strength in Simulated Oil Rig
Tasks and the Effects of Grease Smeared Gloves and Handle Length,
Diameter, and Orientation", Applied
Ergonomics, 1998.
- Kaufman, J. W., Askew, G., Shender, B., Farahmand, K.,
"Role of Relative Humidity in Thermal
Exchange in an Actively Cooled Chemical Protective Garment",
The 8th International Conference on
Environmental Ergonomics, San Diego, CA, October 18-23,
1998.
- Farahmand, K., "Cumulative trauma Disorders - manufacturing
Considerations", 2nd International Congress for
Industrial Engineering Productivity Proceedings,
Matamoros, Mexico, October 26 - 30, 1998.
- Farahmand, K., "Maximum Acceptable Weights for Reach and
Over-Reach Heights", published online for a Virtual
Lecture Hall Project at Kennedy-Western University, at
http://www.faculty.kw.edu/vlhview.asp,
1998.
- Farahmand, K., "Simulation of Production Process Using
Simfactory", published online for a Virtual Lecture Hall
Project at Kennedy-Western University, at http://www.faculty.kw.edu/vlhview.asp,
1998.
- Farahmand, K., "Application of Simulation Modeling to
Emergency Population Evacuation", Winter Simulation
Conference Proceedings, WSC' 97, Atlanta, Georgia,
December 7-10, 1997.
- Farahmand, K., Kaufman, J. W., "Nasal Heat Probe to Measure
Intra-Airway's Heat and Water Vapor Transport", IEA World
Conference, 13th Triennial Congress, Tempere, Finland,
July 3rd, 1997.
- Farahmand, K., "An Integrated Technique for Minimizing WIP
and Maximizing Throughput", International Conference in
Industrial Engineering productivity 97, Matamoros,
Mexico, November 10- 14, 1997. (Article was also translated and
published in Spanish)
- Medina, M., Elkassabgi, Y., Farahmand, K., Matish, B.,
"Impact of The Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Industrial
Assessment Center In South Texas", Industrial Energy
Technical Conference 97, Houston, Texas, April 23 - 24,
1997.
- Farahmand, K., "Application of Simulation Modeling to Emergency Population
Evacuation", Winter Simulation Conference
Abstract, WSC '97, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Farahmand, K., "Simulation & Animation of the Operation
of a Fast Food Restaurant", Winter Simulation
Conference Proceedings, WSC'96, Coronado,
California.
- Farahmand, K., Garza Martinez, A., "Simulation &
Animation of the Operation of a Fast Food Restaurant",
Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings,
WSC'96, Coronado, California, December 8-11, 1996. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=256562.256943
- Farahmand, K., "Match Your Lifting Tasks To The Workers
Capability", Ergocon '96, The Silicon Valley Ergonomics
Conference Proceedings, Palo Alto, California, May 12 -
15, 1996.
- Elkassabgi, Y., Medina, M., Farahmand, K., "Energy Auditing
and Tracking in Food Processing Facilities in Texas",
Industrial Energy Technical Conference 96,
Houston, Texas, August 13 - 15, 1996.
- Elkassabgi, Y., Farahmand, K., "Texas A&M
University-Kingsville Industrial Assessment Center, Its Rolls and
Impact on the Manufacturing Industrial Sector",
International Conference "Roll of Engineers Toward Better
Environment", Alexandria, Egypt, December 1996.
- Farahmand, K., "ISO Software", Quality
Digest, July 1996.
- Farahmand, K., "Expert System For Ergonomic Design of
Facilities", IEA World Conference, Ergonomic Design
Interfaces, Products Information, October 16-20,
1995.
- Farahmand, K., "Oral Heat probe", IEA World
Conference, Ergonomic Design Interfaces, Products
Information, October 16-20, 1995.
- Farahmand, K., Kaufman, J. W., "Differences in Human Buccal
and Lingual Heat Transfer", FASEB Journal, 1995;
9: A151.
- Farahmand, K., "Application of Knowledge Based Expert System
To Assist In Facility Design And Development Process",
Computers In Education Journal, October-December
1995.
- Farahmand, K., "Dependence of Oral Cavity heat Transfer on
Ventilation",, May 20-24, 1995.
- Farahmand, K., Soma, M., "Knowledge Based Expert System for
ADA's Facilities Guidelines", Journal of Occupational
Health & Safety-Work Place Ergonomics, May-June
1995, p36-38.
- Kaufman, J. W., Askew, G., Farahmand, K., "Dependence of Oral
Cavity heat Transfer on Ventilation", American Journal of
Respiration and Critical Care Medicine, 151:A640, April
1995.
- Farahmand, K., Greene, J., Becerra, R., "ISO 9000
Certification, Johnson Controls Inside Story", Industrial
Engineering Journal, Vol. 26, No. 9, September
1994.
- Farahmand, K., Heemsbergen, B., "Floor Inventory Tracking of
a Kanban Inventory System", Winter Simulation
Conference, Orlando Florida, December 94, 1027-1035.
http://www.citidel.org/?op=getobj&identifier=oai:ACMDL:articles.194652
- Imrhan, S., Farahmand, K., "Handle Design Parameters and
Manual Torquing in Simulated Oil and Gas Extraction Tasks",
Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety III
Journal, Taylor & Francis, 1991.
- Farahmand, K., "Quality In Engineering Education, Engineering
Curriculum To Keep Up With The Future Trends In Industry",
ASEE Conference-Manufacturing.
- Farahmand, K., "Striving For Quality In
Engineering-Introducing ISO 9000 Quality Series In Industrial And
Manufacturing Engineering", ASEE
Conference-International Track, Anaheim, California,
June 25-28, 1995.
- Farahmand, K., "DIAD Progress on Tracking to Completion",
Big Idea, February 1992.
- Farahmand, K., "Input Parameters Validation, Audit and Review
for the PCES Data Base System", Technical
Report, United Parcel Service, March 1992.
- Farahmand, K., "Cumulative Trauma Disorders -- Ergonomic
design Comes Before the Use of Wrist Restraints", 10th
International Systems safety conference, Vol. 2,
Sterling, Virginia, 1991.
- Farahmand, K., "Design and Installation of a Cathodic Cell
Corrosion Prohibitor for under ground Pipeline and Casing",
SPE conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
1983.
Patent
Apparatus for
Obtaining Temperature and Humidity Measurements (Patent
Number: 6659963, Issue Date: December 9, 2003)
- Design and development of an Oral probe to measure heat and
mass transfer coefficient in the human oral cavity.
- Design and development of a Nasal probe to measure
intra-airway heat and vapor transfer in the human nasal
cavity.
Summary Of Research Activities
- Portable Life Support System
- Low TRL Co2 Removal Systems
- ISO 9000 assessment, implementation, and certification
- Fine Thermocouple Time Constant Determination.
- Lean Manufacturing assessment and Implementation
- APACS (Advanced Portable Air Conditioning System)
- Human Cognitive Performance & Mental Capacity
Measurement.
- High velocity Air Temperature Measurement.
- Investigating the source of hearing disorders in electronics
manufacturing plant.
- Design, Implementation, and Control of Manufacturing
Systems.
- U.S. NAVY Meta suite studies.
- Inspiration and expiration temperature and relative humidity
measurements.
- Simulation of Manufacturing Systems.
- Investigating the source of hearing disorders in electronics
manufacturing plant.
- Design, Implementation, and Control of Manufacturing
- Systems.Application of concurrent engineering in bottleneck
operations and product innovations.
- Knowledge based expert system for "American with Disabilities
Act (ADA) of 1990" facility layout and accessibility
guidelines.
- Worker's lifting capacity based on initial assessment of
Anthropometric measurements.
- Ergonomics and human engineering, man-machine systems
- The effect of KANBAN on manufacturing throughput and order
completion times.
- Level of modification required adopting the physical work to
the handicapped worker.
- Operational analysis, task optimization, WHATABURGER,
INC.
- Design of automated systems, WHATABURGER, INC.
- Working with Microbolometry technology (Lockheed Martin's IR
Technology) to characterize fluid flow rate and temperature.