Half Day 2

  Sustainable Production Automation (SPA) research intends to develop innovative algorithms, models, heuristics, hardware and software in broad areas. It will focus on design, analysis and management of the processes involved in the product life cycle (from design to delivery to return) to have the minimal negative impacts on society (including environmental, economic and social).

  In the proposed 1/2-day workshop, the recent studies in SPA will be introduced along with their implications for industrial automation. The goal is to present scientific models, methods and technologies with both solid theoretical development and practical importance that can contribute to improve process, efficiency, productivity, quality and reliability to achieve energy efficient and environmentally friendly manufacturing. The topics to be covered include:

- Renewable energy source, which includes manufacturing and operation of alternative energy products, such as batteries for electric vehicles, and system design to support manufacturing activities using renewable energy sources, such as electricity generated by wind turbines and solar panels.

- Energy savings in manufacturing, such as operational control and robot scheduling to minimize energy consumptions in production, optimal design of facility and production to reduce energy cost.

- Remanufacturing, which plays a significant role to achieve sustainability and multiple life cycles. This includes remanufacturing system analysis, design and optimization, such as strategies for recycling, reassembly, etc.

- Supply chain management, within which multiple firms work together to reduce negative environmental impact.

The expected audience includes manufacturing system researchers and practitioners as well as industrial automation and information system designers

Jingshan Li, Associate Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
WI, USA
E-mail: jingshan@engr.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-3780
Fax: (608) 262-8454
Bengt Lennartson, Professor
Department of Signals & Systems
Chalmers University of Technology
Norrköping, Sweden
E-mail: bengt.lennartson@chalmers.se

Ying (Gina) Tang
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rowan University, USA
E-mail: tang@rowan.edu
Phone: (856) 256-5339
Fax: (856)-256-5241

Topic Title	Speakers
Introduction to Manufacturing Systems Design and Analysis	Prof. Jingshan Li University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Energy Optimization of Robot Cells for Sustainable Production	Prof. Bengt Lennartson Automation Research Group, Department of Signals & Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Uncertainty Management in Remanufacturing -- Challenges and Future Prospects	Dr. Ying (Gina) Tang Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, USA
Recent Directions Toward Automated Life Cycle Analysis	Prof. James R. Morrison Industrial and Systems Engineering, KAIST