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    Fantahun M. Defersha

    PhD, P.Eng.

    Fantahun M. Defersha, PhD, P.Eng.

    Professor

    College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

    fdefersh@uoguelph.ca
    (519) 824-4120, Ext. 56512
    Office:Albert A. Thornbrough Building, Room 2403
    Personal Website

    Research Areas

    • Mechanical Engineering
    • AI Affiliated Faculty

    Research Interests

    • Manufacturing system analysis
    • flexible and cellular manufacturing systems
    • fractal, distributed, holonic and modular manufacturing systems\
    • reconfigurable machine tools and reconfigurable manufacturing systems
    • part sequencing and scheduling; production and inventory planning
    • vehicle routing and transportation network optimization
    • supply chain modeling and simulation; reverse logistics and remanufacturing systems analysis
    • meta-heuristics and application parallel computation in optimization

    Graduate Courses

    • Optimization in Engineering, ENGG*6140
    • Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Discrete Event Systems, ENGG*6090
    • Design and Analysis of Experiments, ENGG*6090

    Undergraduate Courses

    • Engineering Mechanics ENGG*1210
    • Kinematics and Dynamics ENGG*2340 (Theory of Machines)
    • Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing ENGG*3120
    • Integrated Manufacturing Systems ENGG*3070