Dave Sly

Instructor

Office: 3031 Black Engineering
Email: daveslyiastate.edu
Tel: 515.296-3120
Fax: 515.294.3524

Research Description

Dave Sly’s research examines the integrated planning and analysis of products and their corresponding manufacturing processes in discrete part machining and assembly based organizations. Dr. Sly focuses on the manufacturing process management component of this workflow (MPM) which typically sits between product data management (PDM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

In this capacity, Dr. Sly studies the workflow and data based relationships between common process engineering tasks, such as Time Estimation, Ergonomics Assessment/Analysis, Assembly Line Balancing, Factory/Workplace Design, Product Flow Analysis, and Work Instruction Authoring/Deployment.

Working Papers

D. Sly, Integrating Ergonomics Assessment and Analysis with LEAN Process Design, 2005. Techniques.

D. Sly,An automated workflow technique for the analysis of vehicle sequencing in CAD directly from a line balancing optimization, 2005.

Recent Publications

D. Sly, MPM – Leveraging PLM Downstream: Product to Process Integration, CPDA Conference Presentation, 2004.

D. Sly, 2003, Transport Effort: A metric for the evaluation and benchmarking of automotive assembly plants, Doctoral Dissertation, ISU.

D. Sly, 2002, A study in Process Engineering Methods and Applications in use within American Manufacturers, IMEP Research Project.

Related Recent Software Developments

D. Sly, 2005. Version 1.7 of the Proplanner Flow Path Calculator, for the integrated analysis of factory design and materials handling systems within MS Excel and AutoCAD.

D. Sly, 2005. Version 1.7 of the Workplace Planner, for the integrated analysis of workplace design, time estimation and ergonomics within MS Excel and AutoCAD