Kambiz Farahmand

Kambiz Farahmand, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor and Chair of the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department at North Dakota State University (NDSU), where he has served on the faculty since 2005 and previously held the role of Department Head. He is an internationally recognized expert in productivity improvement, systems engineering, and engineering data analysis. Dr. Farahmand has authored more than 110 refereed journal publications and over 40 technical papers, secured more than $6 million in externally funded research, and published two widely used textbooks, Workstation Design (3rd edition) and Evaluation of Engineering Data (2nd edition). He has extensive experience in academic leadership, curriculum development, ABET accreditation, and graduate education, and has played a key role in developing accelerated undergraduate and graduate engineering pathways.

Dr. Farahmand has over thirty-five years of industrial and consulting experience working with quality systems such as the Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework and the Toyota Production System. His work has contributed to organizations such as Delphi Mexico, Delco Electronics, and TI Automotive achieving the Shingo Prize, and to Caterpillar and TI Instrument receiving Baldrige National Quality Awards. He has led and participated in joint research and consulting efforts with federal agencies and industry partners, including the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, NASA, and the Veterans Health Administration. His most recent research areas include healthcare system redesign for VA involving Clinical Space Optimization, LEAN implementation and Reusable medical equipment reprocessing, portable life support systems for NASA astronauts’ space ensemble and adverse environment protecting garment, thermal and respiratory 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, ISO 14001, AS9100, and OHSAS 18001implementation and certification of US Army command. He is a registered professional engineer in North Dakota.

Additive Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing Systems, Simulation & Modeling, Operations & Materials Management and Strategic Planning, Computer Network Management. Aerospace and advanced and precision manufacturing, Human Exposure and Physiology Simulation, ISO 9001-Quality Management System, AS9110-Aerospace Maintenance Standards, ISO 18001–Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Standards, Productivity Analysis & Waste Management, Respiratory& Life Support System. Ergonomics Design, Healthcare, Safety and Human Factors Engineering, Facilities and Production Layout - Planning & Management.

• Developing a Hybrid Supply Chain to Handle Disruptions in the Wake of Pandemic and War
• Surgical Patients Referral Simulation from Rural Areas
• Use of Andon in Healthcare
• Smart Farm/Farm Logistics
• PMU Location Optimization to Increase Smart Grid Reliability
• Clinical Space Optimization
• Reusable Medical Equipment
• CFD Simulation of Human Airway System
• Productivity & Flow Improvement in Clinic and Hospitals
• Health care Simulation and LEAN Productivity Improvement through Optimization of Space, Flow, and Function
• Border Security – Surveillance
• RFID
• Non-Destructive Testing
• Portable Life Support System
• Low TRL Co2 Removal System
• 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.
• 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

• National Academy of Inventors Inventor Member induction award, 2023
• Chamber of Commerce NDSU Distinguished Faculty Service Award, 2022.
• Recognized by student athletes at the NDSU season final baseball game, 2018 at the Neman stadium.
• Recognized by the Minn-Dak Manufacturing Association Board for support of regional manufacturing, 2017.
• Honorary Visiting Professor, Nanchang Hang Kong University, China, 2010.
• Coin of Excellence, American Capabilities Based Depot – Letterkenny Army Depot, was presented the medallion of excellence by Commander Shapiro, 2009.
• Honorary Visiting Professor, ANHUI University of Technology, China, 2009.

• Board of Directors of MINN-DAK Manufacturing Association
• Advisory Board member for reusable Medical Equipment, Veterans Administration.
• Advisory board member to commander, Letterkenny Army depot, Chambersburg, PA.
• President of the Coastal Bend Chapter of Institute of Industrial Engineers
• Statewide Health Coordinating Council, Health Personnel Data Ad Hoc Committee.
• Allied Health Clinical Outcomes Research Forum National Planning Committee, American Society of Allied Health Professions, Washington, D.C.
• Board of Director for Maquiladora Companies Association.