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Robert J. Graves

John H. Krehbiel Sr. Professor for Emerging Technologies
Director, Master of Engineering Management Program
Adjunct Professor, Tuck School of Business
Professor Emeritus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

1-603-646-6475
robert.j.graves@dartmouth.edu

Education

B.S.I.E., Industrial Engineering, Syracuse University 1967
M.S.I.E., Industrial Engineering, State University of New York, Buffalo 1969
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, State University of New York, Buffalo 1974

Research Interests

E-engineering information technologies; near real-time scheduling and dispatching; assembly system design; product design; multi-objective optimization; integrated material handling system concepting and design; intelligent control systems

Current Research Projects

Teaching

ENGM 178: Technology Assessment
ENGM 186: Technology Project Management
ENGG 390: M.E.M. Project

Selected Publications

Tianin Xu, A. Desrochers, and R.J. Graves, "Discrete Event System Techniques for CIM", International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, to appear, 2008.
F. Xue, A.C. Sanderson, R.J. Graves, "Multi-objective evolutionary decision support for design-supplier-manufacturing planning", in review, IEEE Trans. of System, Man, Cybernetics, Part A, to appear, 2008.
R.J. Graves, Shaelynn Hales, Sunderesh S. Heragu, Charles J. Malmborg, and Sybillyn Jennings, "A Multimedia Educational Tool Integrating Materials Handling Technology, Analysis and Design Using Virtual Distribution Center", European Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 93-110, 2007.
A. Goel, and R.J. Graves, "Electronic System Reliability: Collating Prediction Models", IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 258-265, 2006.
Tianin Xu, A.A. Desrochers, and R.J. Graves, "Performance Modeling of Dynamic Network-based Decision Systems for Distributed Manufacturing", International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 18, No. 2-3, pp. 179-198, March-May 2005.
R.J. Graves, A.C. Sanderson, and R. Subbu, "A scalable e-engineering technology for network-based concurrent engineering in electronics", Special Issue of the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2005.

Awards

Fellow of IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers), elected 1992
Fellow of SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), elected 1998
IIE Dr. David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award, 1997
Reed-Apple Award, Material Handling Industry of America, 2002
School of Engineering Research Award, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, 2003

Selected Patents

Co-inventor, Virtual Design Module, 2001, US Patent #6,249,714
Co-inventor, Co-Evolutionary Module, 2005, US Patent #6,882,988
Co-inventor, Multi-objective Evolutionary Decision Support, 2004 patent application #60/633,778

Entrepreneurship

Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Ve-Design Inc.

Professional Activities

Associate Editor, J. Manufacturing Systems, 1993-present
Technical Review Board, CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, Kluwer Publishing
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), 1966-present, elected Fellow, 1992
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), 1986-present, elected Fellow, 1995
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2004-present
INFORMS (formerly The Institute of Management Sciences), 1973-present
Material Handling Institute and National Science Foundation, "Research Colloquium on Material Handling," Program Planning Committee, General Program Chairman, 1998
"Conference on Agile, Intelligent and Computer Integrated Manufacturing," Conference Co-Chair, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1998
Member, Board of Directors, Ve-design, Inc., 1999-present

News

Director of Dartmouth’s Master of Engineering Management Program Reflects on Retirement
March 16, 2013
Incubating an Eco-Business
December 14, 2012
Master of Engineering Management Update
September 12, 2012
Thayer app. numbers increase by 35 percent
The Dartmouth
February 16, 2012
MEMs see high employment rates
The Dartmouth
October 14, 2011
New Opportunities for Those Seeking Graduate Engineering Degrees
U.S. News
June 17, 2011
MIT Joins Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium
MEMPC
June 14, 2011
The Other MEMs: The Master of Engineering Management Degree
IEEE Spectrum
February 11, 2011
Dartmouth and SMT Unite for Six Sigma Program
Surface Mount Technology
March 16, 2005
Under New Management
ASEE Prism
March 5, 2005
Smart Outsourcing
IndustryWeek: Leadership in Manufacturing
September 22, 2004
Engineering professor to discuss order-fulfillment applications
VOX of Dartmouth
April 5, 2004

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

Complex Systems: Tackling surprises in multi-component systems, from human behavior to robotic smarts
Summer 2010
Classroom: Technology Assessment
Winter 2010
Random Walk
Winter 2009
Minding Their Business: Professors Venture into New Markets
Spring 2005