Dr. Deborah J. Medeiros
Associate Professor
353 Leonhard Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-2364 / Fax: 814-863-4745
E-mail: djm3@psu.edu
Profile
Dr. Medeiros is an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State.
Education
Ph.D. , Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
M.S. , Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
B.S. , Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Honors and Awards
PSES Premier Teaching Award, 2002
Research Interests
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
Applications of Discrete Event Simulation
Coordinate Measuring Machine Systems
Material Handling in Manufacturing and Distribution
Memberships
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Selected Publications
Kweon, Soonki, and D. J. Medeiros, "Part Orientations for CMM Inspection Using Visibility Maps", Computer-Aided Design, vol. 30, no.9, August 1998, pp. 741-749.
Ziemian, Constance W. and D. J. Medeiros, "Automating Probe Selection and Part Setup Planning for Inspection on a Coordinate Measuring Machine", International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 11, no. 5, May 1998, pp. 448-460.
Ziemian, Constance W. and D. J. Medeiros, "Automated Feature Accessibility Algorithm for Inspection on a Coordinate Measuring Machine", International Journal of Production Research, vol. 35, no. 10, October 1997, pp 2839-2856.
Watson, E. F., D. J. Medeiros, and R. P. Sadowski, "Order-Release Planning using Variable Lead Times Based on a Backward Simulation Model", International Journal of Production Research, vol. 33, no. 10, 1995, pp 2867-2888.
Smith, Glen D. and D. J. Medeiros, "Simulation of Flexible Control Strategies", Proceedings of the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference, December 1995, pp. 799-804.
Traband, M. T., D. J. Medeiros and M. J. Chandra, "A Statistical Approach to Tolerance Evaluation for Circles and Cylinders," IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing, August 2004.
Simpson, T. W., D. J. Medeiros, S. B. Joshi, E. A. Lehtihet, R. A. Wysk, G. R.Pierce, and T. A. Litzinger, "IME, Inc. - A New Course for Integrating Design, Manufacturing, and Production into the Engineering Curriculum," International Journal of Engineering Education, v 20, n 5.
Govind, Nirmal, Russell Barton, D. J. Medeiros, and Lee Schruben "Variance Response Surface Estimation for Robust Design: A Framework for Queueing Systems," Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 2004.
Finke, Daniel A., D. J. Medeiros, and Mark Traband, "Multiple Machine JIT Scheduling: A Tabu Search Approach," International Journal of Production Research, to appear.
Robbins, Thomas, D. J. Medeiros, and Paul Dum, "Evaluating Arrival Rate Uncertainty in Call Centers," Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference, December 2006.