Production and Manufacturing Systems
Production and manufacturing systems are undergoing profound changes driven by eCommerce and emerging technologies. From "lights out" facilities that can produce items with no human input to massive order fulfillment centers for eRetailers, designing the systems that support these requirements is a challenge for academic and industrial researchers around the world. Designing effective systems also requires the inclusion of technology like additive manufacturing, autonomous material handling vehicles (e.g., forklifts), and self-organizing conveyors for companies to retain a competitive advantage in the future.
Focus Areas
- Real-time Dynamic control of material flow using Industry 4.0/IIoT-enabled devices
- VR-based learning of light-based technologies manufacturing
- Total System Design for "lights out" operation
- Integrated operation of facilities and the logistics network when both are highly automated
Faculty
William G. Ferrell
PROFESSOR
Fluor International Supply Chain Professor
(864) 656-2724
fwillia@clemson.edu
Tuğçe Işık
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-2454
tisik@clemson.edu
Mary Elizabeth Kurz
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4652
mkurz@clemson.edu
Thomas Sharkey
PROFESSOR
(864) 656-7891
tcshark@clemson.edu
Kevin M. Taaffe
PROFESSOR/DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Professor
(864) 656-0291
taaffe@clemson.edu
