Integration of the North American Electronics Industry Supply Chain
EAL was involved in a research project that focuses on trying to bring improvements to the North American electronics industry by creating a more integrated supply chain. The goal of this study is to assess the viability of an opportunity for the electronics industry to reduce travel time, travel costs and in-transit inventory for certain components by eliminating the large travel distance necessary for packaging in Asia.
JVML: Design and Realization of a Virtual Manufacturing Laboratory Using JINI™
The Jini Virtual Manufacturing Laboratory created using Jini™ technologies forms part of MANET, also known as Manufacturing Network. JMVL’s conceptual structure allows users to distribute and expand its software and hardware.
Logistics Capacity Study of the Guaymas – Tucson Corridor
The Port of Guaymas, Sonora is located in the northwest of the Pacific coast of Mexico, 258 miles from the nearest border crossing point in Nogales, Arizona. The Port has unused capacity which could allow for fast and efficient vessel turnaround since the port does not experience the congestion of larger, regularly scheduled ports of call.
Logistics Strategies for Mexican-Based Plants Serving U.S. Markets Under Current Transportation Restrictions
This paper studies distribution strategies for a company operating under different levels of the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) implementation.
Optimal Designs for Serial Assembly Lines Under Labor Turnover
In a simulation study performed by Hutchinson (1995), it was found that in a serial assembly line with five operators and a moderate monthly turnover rate of 6%, throughput was reduced by 12.6% and that, with a 12% turnover rate, the reduction in yield was as high as 16.3%.
Strategic Design of a Logistics Platform for Fresh Produce
In recent years, the consumption of agricultural products worldwide and its international commerce has increased significantly. This represents new opportunities to farmers on the major markets and in other countries as well due to seasonality.
US-Mexico Binational Aerospace Workshop for Supplier Development
The first US-Mexico Binational Aerospace Workshop for Supplier Development was organized by Arizona State University (ASU) in partnership with Monterrey Tech as part of the activities of the USAID-sponsored graduate program on logistics of the aerospace industry.
US-Mexico Partnership on Education and Technology Transfer for the Aerospace Industry
As part of the Global Engineering activities of the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering the TIES program with Monterrey Tech to offered a dual MS in Industrial Engineering with a focus on the Aerospace industry.
US-Mexico Virtual Laboratory for Electronics Manufacturing
This proposal has a dual objective: the development of automated tools for the continuous quality improvement of electronic assembly processes and the establishment of the basis for the formation of a network of US and Mexican universities working on research and educational projects in the area of electronics manufacturing.
Vector Classification of SMD Images
Automated visual inspection of surface mounted devices (SMD) requires the correct classification of an image as either “component present” or “component absent”.
Work Allocation Strategies for Serial Assembly Lines under High Labor Turnover
Labor turnover can be very detrimental to the performance of traditional serial assembly lines. It has been shown that high turnover rates can reduce annual production throughput in serial assembly lines by more than 16% when these lines operate under a balanced work allocation strategy.
