Systems Engineering

Publications

Incorporating Abstraction Methods into System-Analysis Integration Methodology for Discrete Event Logistics Systems

December 06, 2017

Author(s):

Timothy A. Sprock, Conrad E. Bock

Analysis models, such as discrete event simulation models, are used to support design and operation of discrete event logistics systems (DELS). The time and...

An Extension of the Systems Modeling Language for Physical Interaction and Signal Flow Simulation

November 24, 2017

Author(s):

Conrad E. Bock, Raphael Barbau, Ion Matei, Mehdi Dadfarnia

Computer-interpretable representations of system structure and behavior are at the center of developing today's complex systems. Systems engineers create and...

Let’s truly add systems to industrial engineering

October 02, 2017

Author(s):

Timothy A. Sprock, Leon McGinnis

The ISE community can provide leadership in the design and decision-making required to support the scale, complexity and degree of automation expected of...

Maturity models and tools for enabling Smart Manufacturing Systems: comparison and reflections for future developments

July 10, 2017

Author(s):

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Anna D. Carolis, Marco Macchi, Michael P. Brundage, Sergio Terzi

Projects & Programs

Agri-Food Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Integration

The U.S. agriculture sector extends beyond the farm business to include a range of farm-related industries. The largest of these are food service and food...

Smart Manufacturing Systems Design and Analysis Program

Deliver measurement science, standards and protocols, and tools needed to design and analyze SMS based on a cyber-physical infrastructure for digital and...