Dr. Shahrukh Irani
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office: 294 Baker Systems Engineering
Phone: (614) 688-4685
Fax: (614) 292-7852
Email: irani.4@osu.edu
Education
Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India: B.Tech.(Mechanical Engineering), 1983
University of South Florida: M.S.(Industrial Engineering), 1986
Pennsylvania State University: Ph.D.(Industrial Engineering), 1990
Areas of Interest
Advances in Group Technology, Cellular Manufacturing Systems, Production Flow Analysis, Next Generation Facility Layouts, Feature-based Manufacturing Planning, Lean Manufacturing for High-Mix Low-Volume Environments (JobshopLean), Mass Customization, Variety Optimization.
Courses Taught at OSU
Undergraduate Courses: ISE541, ISE542, ISE680
Graduate Courses: ISE680, ISE748, ISE842
Dr. Irani has pioneered the development of JobshopLean, an extension of Lean Manufacturing concepts to high-mix low-volume small-to-medium-sized enterprises. His research group has created PFAST (Production Flow Analysis and Simplification Toolkit), a software for material flow analysis, that has been licensed to CreateAsoft Corporation, a simulation software vendor. A primary thrust in his teaching and research efforts is the practical realization of the theory and science of Industrial Engineering. He is a member of SME and IIE.
Additional Information
Dr. Irani's Webpage
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