J T. Black

J T. Black, PE
Professor,
Industrial and Systems Engineering,
Auburn University.

"I believe that we are now in the middle of the third industrial revolution. The factory with a future will have its critical control functions designed and integrated into the manufacturing system. I further believe that we are just beginning to understand how to design large systems such that they can be well controlled, are flexible, have unique process technology and are efficient. These new lean manufacturing systems yield superior quality goods at low unit cost with on-time delivery."

Education.

Ph.D.---University of Illinois-Urbana, 1969

M.S.I.E.-West Virginia University, 1963

B.S.I.E.- Lehigh University, 1960

Speciality Areas

Materials Processing/Metal Cutting Theory and Practice
Manufacturing Systems Design and Engineering, Linked-Cell Manufacturing Systems

Research Summary

Selected Technical Papers

"FEM Modeling In Metal Cutting" (with Z.G. Chen), Manufacturing Review, 7(2), 1994
"Simulation of an Apparel Assembly Cell with Walking Workers and Decouplers" (with B.J. Schroer), Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 12(2), 1993
The Design of the Factory with a Future, McGraw-Hill, 1991
Materials and Processes in Manufacturing (with E.P. DeGarmo and R.A. Kohser), 7th ed., Macmillan, 1988