Don Byrkett |
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EDUCATION:
Ph.D. - The Ohio State University - 1974
M.Sc. - The Ohio State University - 1969
BIE - The Ohio State University - 1969 Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
Interim Chair, Paper Science and Engineering, 2002-2003
Faculty Improvement Leave, University of Notre Dame, 2001
Acting Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 1999-2000
Chair, Systems Analysis, 1995-1999
Acting Chair, Manufacturing Engineering, 1992-1993
Professor, Miami University, 1989-present
Associate Professor, Miami University, 1981-1989
Assistant Professor, Miami University, 1978-1981
Assistant Professor, West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, 1975-1978
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Faculty improvement leave, General Electric Aircraft Engines, 1989-90
Summer faculty intern, Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, 1982
Engineer, DuPont Company, Operations Research Group, 1969-71
SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS:
"Designing Simulation Projects", Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, New Orleans, 2003, coauthored with M. L. Hatch
"A Model to Develop and Incorporate a Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory Into An Engineering Curriculum", International Journal of Applied Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1997, coauthored with O. Ettouney
"Learning About CIMS by Doing Design: An Integrative Model for Manufacturing Engineering Education", ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Washington, DC, 1996, coauthored with O. Ettouney
"Spreadsheets" in the Handbook of Software for Engineers and Scientists, (ed. Paul W. Ross), CRC Press, 1996, p. 563-592, coauthored with R. Jaworski
Computing Fundamentals: Lotus 1-2-3, Release 2.3, Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., 1993
Mastering Microcomputers, Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., 1993, coauthored with W. S. Davis, P. Schreiner, and C. A. Wood
"Classroom Goodness of Fit Testing Using Microsoft Windows", Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, Phoenix, 1991
"A Pilot Study of the Impact of Animation on Decision Making", Simulation, Vol. 53, No. 4, 1989, coauthored with M. H. Luehrmann
"Integrating Flexible Manufacturing Systems With Material Requirements Planning Systems, Production and Inventory Management, Vol. 29, No. 3, 1988, coauthored with M. H. Ozden and J. M. Patton
"Units of Equipment Available Using Cannibalization for Repair-Parts Support", IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. R- 34, No. 1, 1985
"An Empirical Evaluation of Further Approximations to an Approximate Continuous Review Inventory Model", Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 1, 1981
AREAS OF INTEREST:
Simulation methodology, simulation optimization, queuing methodology, and modeling the performance of manufacturing systems, web sites, and computer systems
