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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

  1. Lee, E., Farahmand, K., DeHaan, C., "North American Freight Network Analysis: Incorporating Logistical Impedance", North American Freight Flow Conference, September 16-17, 2009.

  2. 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

  3. Lee, E., Farahmand, K., "Considering Impedance for Intermodal Freight Transportation", Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 30, June 3, 1345-1350.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Hamidi, M., Farahmand, K., "The Role of Experiential Service Learning in Academic Education", Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2008 Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, October 2008.

  8. Hamidi, M., Farahmand, K., "Developing a Design for Manufacturing Handbook", Proceedings of the 2008, IAJC-IJME International Conference, Nashville, TN, November, 2008.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. Farahmand, K., "Low cost Database Design for 3D Viewing and Access", CDEN/C2E2, 2007 Conference, July 22-24, University of Manitoba, Canada.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. Farahmand, K., Esmeralda, C., "Cycle Time Reduction Using Simulation Optimization", Modeling, Simulation and Optimization (MSO 2004), Paper Number: 429-053, August 14-15, 2004.

  19. 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.

  20. Farahmand, K., Thompson, E, "Maximizing Shop Floor Productivity Using Simulation", 6th Annual Simulations Solutions Conference, March 15-16, 2004.

  21. Farahmand, K., "Letterkenny Army Depot Quality System Manual in Compliance with ISO 9000:2000", Department of the Army Letterkenny Army Depot, June 2004.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. Farahmand, K., "Forecasting Fatigue Allowances Using Neural Networks", ANNIE 2003, St. Louis, MO, November 1-4, 2003.

  25. Farahmand, K., "CCAD Rotary Wing Facility Process Flow/Layout Assessment", AMSAM-CC-DS-IE Department of the Army Corpus Christi Army Depot, May 2003.

  26. Farahmand, K., "Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) Hydraulic/Mechanical Component Process Analysis Support (HMPAS)", Department of the Army Corpus Christi Army Depot, January 2003.

  27. Farahmand, K., Balasubramanian, A., "Solving Logistic and Transportation Problems in a Job Shop", Winter Simulation Conference 2002, San Diego California, December 8-11, 2002.

  28. Farahmand, K., "Ergonomics Consideration for Leather Wrapping Operation", Delphi Interior & Lighting Systems Componentes Mecanicos Operations, August 2002.

  29. Farahmand, K., "Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) Can Shop Process Shop Analysis", Department of the Army Corpus Christi Army Depot, August 2002.

  30. Farahmand, K., "Lean Packaging System", Applied Manufacturing Conference 2002, San Antonio Texas, February 2002.

  31. Farahmand, K., Ramses, L, "The Idea Behind Lean Manufacturing", Applied Manufacturing Conference 2002, San Antonio Texas, February 2002.

  32. 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.

  33. Farahmand, K., "Implementation of an ISO 14000 Environmental Management System", ASEE 2001 Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 24-27, 2001.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. Farahmand, K., and Longoria E., "Two Dimensional Identification Matrix and Laser Etching". Production and Operations Management II, Selected paper, 2000.

  37. Farahmand, K., "Using Simulation to Support Implementation of a Flexible Manufacturing Cells". Winter Simulation Conference 2000, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, December 10-13, 2000.

  38. Farahmand, K., "Development of an ISO 9000 Implementation Quality Decision Support System", ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis MO, June 18-21, 2000.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. 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.

  42. 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.

  43. 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.

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. 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.

  47. 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

  48. 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.

  49. 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.

  50. 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.

  51. 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.

  52. Farahmand, K., "Cumulative trauma Disorders - manufacturing Considerations", 2nd International Congress for Industrial Engineering Productivity Proceedings, Matamoros, Mexico, October 26 - 30, 1998.

  53. 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.

  54. 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.

  55. Farahmand, K., "Application of Simulation Modeling to Emergency Population Evacuation", Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings, WSC' 97, Atlanta, Georgia, December 7-10, 1997.

  56. 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.

  57. 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)

  58. 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.

  59. Farahmand, K., "Application of Simulation Modeling to Emergency Population Evacuation", Winter Simulation Conference Abstract, WSC '97, Atlanta, Georgia.

  60. Farahmand, K., "Simulation & Animation of the Operation of a Fast Food Restaurant", Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings, WSC'96, Coronado, California.

  61. 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

  62. 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.

  63. 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.

  64. 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.

  65. Farahmand, K., "ISO Software", Quality Digest, July 1996.

  66. Farahmand, K., "Expert System For Ergonomic Design of Facilities", IEA World Conference, Ergonomic Design Interfaces, Products Information, October 16-20, 1995.

  67. Farahmand, K., "Oral Heat probe", IEA World Conference, Ergonomic Design Interfaces, Products Information, October 16-20, 1995.

  68. Farahmand, K., Kaufman, J. W., "Differences in Human Buccal and Lingual Heat Transfer", FASEB Journal, 1995; 9: A151.

  69. Farahmand, K., "Application of Knowledge Based Expert System To Assist In Facility Design And Development Process", Computers In Education Journal, October-December 1995.

  70. Farahmand, K., "Dependence of Oral Cavity heat Transfer on Ventilation",, May 20-24, 1995.

  71. 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.

  72. 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.

  73. Farahmand, K., Greene, J., Becerra, R., "ISO 9000 Certification, Johnson Controls Inside Story", Industrial Engineering Journal, Vol. 26, No. 9, September 1994.

  74. 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

  75. 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.

  76. Farahmand, K., "Quality In Engineering Education, Engineering Curriculum To Keep Up With The Future Trends In Industry", ASEE Conference-Manufacturing.

  77. 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.

  78. Farahmand, K., "DIAD Progress on Tracking to Completion", Big Idea, February 1992.

  79. Farahmand, K., "Input Parameters Validation, Audit and Review for the PCES Data Base System", Technical Report, United Parcel Service, March 1992.

  80. Farahmand, K., "Cumulative Trauma Disorders -- Ergonomic design Comes Before the Use of Wrist Restraints", 10th International Systems safety conference, Vol. 2, Sterling, Virginia, 1991.

  81. 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.

Last updated: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:41:55AM

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