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Faculty Bopaya Bidanda - Ernest E. Roth Professor & Chairman

  • Education: Ph.D. (Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering): Pennsylvania State University
  • Areas of Expertise: Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems
Bopaya Bidanda

Professor Bidanda joined the department in 1987 upon completing his doctoral studies at Pennsylvania State University. Professor Bidanda is the Co-Director of the Manufacturing Assistance Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He has industrial experience in manufacturing systems, tools, and precision manufacturing. His research focus includes Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems and Robotic Applications, Time Compression Technologies such as Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering, traditional Industrial Engineering, Automated Data Collection and Shared Manufacturing.

He works closely with manufacturing industries in Western Pennsylvania in the area of cellular manufacturing, work measurement, automatic data collection, and shopfloor information systems.

He has published widely in international journals and conference proceedings. He has been the editor of two volumes entitled, Automated Factory and Shared Manufacturing. He has also been a co-editor of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference Proceedings. He is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Dr. Bidanda currently serves as a Director of the Pittsburgh chapter of the IIE.

Recent Publications

  • Needy, K. L., B. A. Norman, B. Bidanda, P. Ariyawongrat, W. Tharmmaphornphilas, and R. C. Warner, R. C., (2002), Assessing human capital: A lean manufacturing example, Engineering Management Journal, 14(3), 35-39.
  • Norman B.A., Tharmmaphornphilas, W., Needy K.L., Bidanda B., and Warner R.C. (2002), Worker Assignment in cellular manufacturing considering technical and human skills, International Journal of Production Research, 40(6), 1479-1492.
  • Carnahan, B., Warner, R. C., Bidanda, B., & Needy, K. L. (2000). Predicted glass furnace output using statistical and neural computing methods. International Journal of Production Research, 38 (6), 1255-1269.
  • Needy, K. L., Bidanda, B., & Gulsen, M. (2000). A model for the development, assessment, and validation of activity based costing systems for small manufacturers. Engineering Management Journal, 12 (1), 31-38.
  • Bidanda B., et al., Assembly Line Balancing, Chapter 17.8, Maynard Industrial Engineering Handbook, Ed. K. Zandin, Mc Graw Hill, 2000.
  • Billo R.E., Bidanda B., & Adickes M., Bar Codes and Other Data Collection Methods, Chapter 12.1. Maynard Industrial Engineering Handbook, Ed. K. Zandin, Mc Graw Hill, 2000.
  • Needy K.L., Bidanda B., Production Flow Strategies, Chapter 14.9, Maynard Industrial Engineering Handbook, Ed. K. Zandin, Mc Graw Hill, 2000.
  • Sunant Owat and Bidanda Bopaya (2001), A Fuzzy Logic Advisory System for Flat Surface Lapping, Computer Aided Reverse Engineering of Human Tissues and Structures, International Conference of Production Research (P002), Prague, July 2001.
  • Kevin Creehan, Bidanda Bopaya (2001), Computer Aided Reverse Engineering of Human Tissues and Structures, International Conference of Production Research (L 8.1), Prague, July 2001.
  • Bidanda B., Shuman L.J., Rajgopal J., Besterfield-Sacre, and Rubial C. (2001), Flexible Doctoral Programs for International faculty: A Refined Model with preliminary results, International Conference for Engineering Education, Oslo, August 2001.
  • Needy, K.L., Norman B.A., Bidanda B., Tharmmphornphilas W., Aiyawongrat P, and Warner R.C., (2001), Human Capital Assessment in Lean Manufacturing, 2001 American Society for Engineering Management Proceedings, Huntsville, AL., 233-239.
  • Rafe G.E., Needy K.L., Bidanda B., Schmidt, T.A., (2001). Delivering continuous manufacturing education and training via internet-based distributed virtual laboratories. 2001 Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV.
  • Rafe, G., Needy, K. L., & Bidanda, B. (2000). Motivations for a distributed virtual laboratory for continuous manufacturing education and training. 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings. St. Louis, MO.
  • Maitra. A., Bidanda B., and Nnaji B. (2000). A Framework for Task Level Programming in Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, 9th Industrial Engineering Research Conference Proceedings, Cleveland, OH.
  • Norman, B. A., Tharmmaphornphilas, W., Needy, K. L., Bidanda, B., & Warner, R. C. (2000). Assigning workers to tasks considering technical and human skills. 9th Industrial Engineering Research Conference Proceedings, Cleveland, OH.
  • Needy, K.L., Norman B.A., Bidanda B. (2001). Worker Assignment for cellular manufacturing considering technical, human, and lean skills. 2001 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Tampa, FL.
  • Bidanda, B., Needy, K. L., Norman, B. A., & Warner, R. (2000, March). "Skills and Cells", World Symposium GT-CM 2000. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • Aguwa C., Bidanda B., and Nnaji B., (July 2000), A Manufacturing Modernization Model for Developing Countries, 5th USA-Africa Conference on Manufacturing Technology, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Needy, K. L., Norman, B. A., & Bidanda, B. (2000). Worker assignment for cellular manufacturing considering human issues, 2000 NSF Design and Manufacturing Research Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia.

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