Dr. Cochran's Research


















			Maintained by: Aditya Rastogi ; Updated: April 30, 2002

Statement
Funded Research Projects

STATEMENT

Research is a central role of the modern university. Sponsored research as fuel and quality publishing as product are the twin cornerstones of my approach to being a professor. My research focus is developing stochastic tools for the design of operations in high technology manufacturing systems. These systems have both an uncertainty component that requires probability theory and a planning component that requires rule-based or optimization theory, so finding useful new tools for them - whether mathematical or based upon simulation - is a challenge. I am specifically interested in three interrelated subareas of operations research: optimization of stochastic models in high technology production systems, next-generation discrete event simulation for manufacturing, and transport system and supply chain logistics. The materials below are organized into those three subareas. This area is by its nature broad, so I believe strongly in collaborating with colleagues in both specialized and interdisciplinary research. To make my research possible and effective, I also participate in seeking gifts and grants, technology transfer, and outreach opportunities.

The ongoing media dialog about the conflict between research and teaching is based upon a misconception about how research at a university works and what teaching means. Typically, research involves a project that directly includes students. Students need to be taught how to do research and the format is the age-old apprenticeship method. It is a system that I observed and learned at its best during my graduate work at Purdue University. I take a strong interest in the research experience of all students with whom I come in contact. This interest has a selfish component - the quality and diversity of work I wish to undertake is impossible without them. It is crucial that students learn that the development of new knowledge is not complete until the research community at large is informed. Key archived publications are cited for decades. Most of my graduate students co-publish with me and serve on my funded projects. They, in turn, have taken jobs at companies, research laboratories, and universities in five countries.

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FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

TOTAL FUNDING: $1,226,440
TOTAL PROJECTS: 13
FEDERAL/STATE GOVERNMENT: $635,215 (52%)
INDUSTRY: $591,225 (48%)
GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPPORTED:
38 Total Students - 16 Doctoral Students, and 22 Masters Students
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FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

Optimization of Stochastic Models in High Technology Production Systems (Projects = 7, Awards = 25, Funding = $719,850)

Discrete Event Simulation for the Visual System Component Development Program

Sponsor: Honeywell, Inc., Training and Control Services Division: Primary Investigator: Cochran, J.K. (100%)
1. Award: $49,930 November, 1985: Primary Investigators: Cochran, J.K. (50%) and Hubele, N.F. (50%)
2. Award: $10,000 (for a total of $59,930 - see above), June, 1986: Graduate Assistants: J. Chang and C. Cheng

Conflicting and Inexact Reasoning Schema in Rule-Based Expert Systems
Sponsor: Arizona State University, Faculty Grant In Aid Program Primary Investigator: Cochran, J.K. (100%)
3. Award: $3,000, January, 1986
Graduate Assistant: Y. Yang

Generic System Simulation Development on the PC

4. Award: $10,000, May, 1986
5. Award: $158,452 (for a total of $168,452 - see above), September, 1986
6. Award: $600 (for a total of $169,052 - see above), June, 1987
Primary Investigators: Mackulak, G.T. (50%) and Cochran , J.K. (50%)
7. Award: $9,889 (for a total of $178,941 - see above), September, 1987
Graduate Assistants: D. Castillo, E. Du, C. Lin, and Y. Yang
Group Technology Classification and Generation of Manufacturing Simulation Models
Primary Investigators: Cochran, J.K. (50%) and Mackulak, G.T. (50%)
Sponsor #1: Institute for Manufacturing and Automation Research
8. Award: $25,000, April, 1989
9. Award: $25,000 (for a total of $50,000 - see above), December, 1989
Graduate Assistant: N. Ozdemirel
Sponsor #2: University of Southern California (National Science Foundation - Prime)
10. Award: $50,000 (for a total of $100,000 - see above), December, 1989
11. Award: $48,000 (for a total of $148,000 - see above), March, 1991
12. Award: $28,226 (for a total of $176,226 - see above), November, 1991
13. Award: $21,774 (for a total of $198,000 - see above), March, 1992
Graduate Assistants: E. DelCastillo, L. Gaafar, S. Hong, J. Hwang, J. Kim, L. Lin, C. Lung,
S. Mehta, P. Savory, J. Snyder, E. Stahlman, and Q. Wan
(Procedures for) Capacity Modeling in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Sponsor: Motorola, Inc.
Primary Investigators: Cochran, J.K. (75%) and Fowler, J.W. (25%)
14. Award: $9,001, August, 1997
Primary Investigators: Cochran, J.K. (50%) and Fowler, J.W. (50%)
15. Award: $9,000 (for a total of $18,001 - see above), February, 1998
Primary Investigators: Fowler, J.W. (33%), Cochran, J.K. (33%), and Carlyle, M. (33%)
16. Award: $12,000 (for a total of $30,001 - see above), June, 1998
17. Award: $7,500 (for a total of $37,501 - see above), August, 1998
18. Award: $10,000 (for a total of $47,501 - see above), January, 1999
Graduate Assistants: S. Angelo, H. Chen, and A. Marquez
Performance Modeling for the Design of Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
Sponsor: Technical Systems Integrators, Inc.
Primary Investigators: Mou, J.I. (50%), Fowler, J.W. (25%), and Cochran, J.K. (25%)
19. Award: $4,500, June, 1998
Graduate Assistant: V. Krishnamurthy
Modeling and Simulation for Productivity Improvement of a Semiconductor Production Line
Sponsor: Siemens AG
Primary Investigators: Fowler, J.W. (67%) and Cochran, J.K. (33%)
20. Award: $58,640 October, 1997
21. Award: $39,895 (for a total of $98,535 - see above), March, 1998
22. Award: $46,333 (for a total of $144,868 - see above), March, 1999
23. Award: $38,929 (for a total of $183,797 - see above), February, 2000
24. Award: $7,625 (for a total of $191,422 - see above), January, 2001
25. Award: $36,556(for a total of $227,978 - see above), July, 2001: Graduate Assistants: R. Aguilar, C. Flores, E. Galaz, and S. Horng

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Next-Generation Discrete Event Simulation Tools for Manufacturing

(Projects = 3, Awards = 5, Funding = $313,000)

Intelligent Simulation Systems for Automated Factories

Sponsor: University of California Los Angeles (National Science Foundation - Prime)

Primary Investigators: Cochran, J.K. (50%) and Mackulak, G.T. (50%)

25. Award: $50,000, December, 1987

26. Award: $50,000 (for a total of $100,000 - see above), December, 1988

Graduate Assistants: L. Gaafar, S. Hong, L. Lin, J. Snyder, and E. Stahlman

IntelliSIM - Intelligent Simulation Environment Testing

Sponsor: Institute of Manufacturing and Automation Research

(National Institute of Standards and Technology - Prime)

Primary Investigators: Mackulak, G.T. (50%) and Cochran, J.K. (50%)

27. Award: $175,000, March, 1992

28. Award: $20,000 (for a total of $195,000 - see above), May, 1993

Graduate Assistants: E. DelCastillo, J. Hwang, J. Kim, F. Lawrence, U. Manathkar, S. Mehta, P. Savory, Q. Wan, and E. Yellig

SLAMSYSTEM Implementation

Sponsor: Pritsker and Associates

Primary Investigator: Cochran, J.K. (100%)

29. Award: $18,000, May, 1995

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Transport System and Supply Chain Logistics
(Projects = 3, Awards = 4, Funding = $201,215)
Development of Material Flow Logistics for a Manufacturing Facility Using Simulation
Sponsor: Western Electric Products of AT&T Network Systems
Primary Investigators: Moor, W.C. (50%) and Cochran, J.K. (50%)
30. Award: $11,600, February, 1985
Graduate Assistants: L. Skipper and T. Yang
Arizona Freight Network Analysis
Sponsor: Arizona Department of Transportation, Planning Division
Primary Investigators: Radwan, A.E. (50%) and Cochran, J.K. (50%)
31. Award: $139,616, March, 1986
Graduate Assistants: M. Chen, L. Hou, R. Iyengar, S. Kalevela, L. Lin, M. Rahman, and S.Setlur
Emergent Behavior Microscopic Representation of Intersection Interactions
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration
Primary Investigator: Cochran, J.K. (100%)
32. Award: $24,999, January, 1997
Primary Investigators: Cochran, J.K. (50%) and Mackulak, G.T. (50%)
33. Award: $25,000 (for a total of $49,999 - see above), February, 1998
Graduate Assistant: L. Schaefer

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