April 3, 2018
What do Al Capone and John Dillinger, running, Clemson University, and the U.S. Naval Academy all have in common? Well, they are all directly connected to Industrial Engineering PhD candidate Rob Curry. Curry, who is always on the run (pun intended) it seems, took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to discuss his […]
March 28, 2018
Optimal controls for production systems with perishable inventory and time-varying demand We study production systems with non-stationary stochastic demand, perishable inventory, and abandonment of backorders. In addition to inventory-related (holding, perishment) and demand-related (waiting, abandonment) costs, we consider a cost that penalizes rapid fluctuations of production rates. We formulate a finite-time production rate planning problem […]
May 4, 2017
South Carolina ETV premiered a story about the work of Clemson IE students entitled “Clemson Engineering Students Improve Healthcare-Related Companies,” on Palmetto Scene on Thursday, May 4th at 7:30 p.m. The segment featured the consulting projects that industrial engineering seniors complete for local businesses during their final semester. The story highlights the overlooked benefit of industrial engineers to process improvement […]