Andrew KusiakAndrew Kusiak is Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in Operations Research from the Polish Academy of Sciences. Dr. Kusiak has worked and consulted for a number of corporations ad consorita. One of the most noted ones is the Next Generation Manufacturing Systems consortium of over twenty corporations including Caterpillar, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Sandia, Rockwell, Nokia, Renault, Fujii, Kawasaki, Honda, and other leading global companies. His papers have appeared in major design and manufacturing journals sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and other professional societies. He is an author and editor of fourteen books and handbooks. He has also served in various editorial capacities of most major design and manufacturing journals, including IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, IIE Transactions, and the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars, and workshops on engineering design, process engineering, manufacturing, medical technology, and informatics. Read More Read Less