 | Associate Professor
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
ad5365@wayne.edu
(313) 577-1645 |
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Leslie F. Monplaisir is an Associate Professor and Director of the Engineering Management Masters Program that is offered exclusively to Ford Motor Company and Visteon with an annual budget of over one million dollars. His research interests include: Collaborative Product Design and Development (CPDD), Manufacturing Optimization, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Modeling. Dr. Monplaisir has over thirty publications in these areas and directs a NSF funded laboratory in Collaborative Engineering. He has research grants from the NSF and Industry (Ford, Sun Microsystems and Motorola) to conduct ongoing research in global product development. He has recently published a book in Collaborative Engineering for Product Design and Development. He holds graduate degrees in Integrated Manufacturing Systems and Engineering Management for University of Birmingham (UK) and University of Missouri-Rolla. He is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE), Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) and Institute of Electrical Engineering (UK).
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, 1995. University of Missouri-Rolla. Missouri United States.
Engineering Management.
Masters of Science (Engineering), 1991. University of Birmingham. England. Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
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Journal Publications
Monplaisir, L.F., Monplaisir, M, Arumugadasan, N.S., 1994. Maintenance Decision Support: Analyzing Crankcase Lubricant Condition by Markov Process Modeling. Journal of the Operations Research Society; Vol. 45, No.5, pp 509-518.
Monplaisir, L.F., Benjamin, C.O., 1997. Innovative Applications of Groupware for Solving Engineering Design Problems. Engineering Management Journal, Vol. 9, pp 11 - 16.
Monplaisir, L.F., 1997. A Neural Network for Multi-Criteria Aggregation of Preferences: The Case of Designing Manufacturing Systems. HEURISTICS, The Journal of Intelligent Technologies, Vol.10, No. 1, pp 32 - 37.
Monplaisir, L.F., R. Jugulum, M. Mian, 1999. Application of TRIZ and Taguchi Methods: Two Case Examples. Triz Journal (online at triz-journal.com), 10 pages.
Monplaisir, L.F., Benjamin, C.O., Riordan, C.A., 1999. Comparison of Intelligent CSCW Architectures for the Evaluation of Agile Manufacturing Systems Designs. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, 137- 150.
Monplaisir, L.F., 1999. An Integrated CSCW Architecture for Integrated Product/Process Design and Development. Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Journal, Vol.15, pp145-153.
C. Riordan, Monplaisir, L.F., 2001. The Impact of Neural Network Enhancements on CSCW Systems in an Engineering Design Application. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, Vol. 5, No.4 pp 40-64.
Jugulum R., Monplaisir, L.F., 2001. Comparison Between Mahalonbis-Taguchi System and Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of Quality Engineering Society. Vol. 10 (1), pp 60-83.
Monplaisir, L.F., S. Salhieh., 2002. A Flexible Planning Methodology to Support Global Product Development using CSCW Tools. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management. Vol 2 (4), pp 1-13.
Monplaisir, L.F., 2002. Enhancing CSCW with Advanced Decision Making Tools for an Agile Manufacturing System Design Application. Group Decision and Negotiation Journal. Vol. 11 pp 45-63.
Ojah, K , L. Monplaisir, 2003. Investors' valuation of global product design and development. Volume 34, Number 5, Pages 457-472.
Monplaisir, L.F., S. Salhieh, 2004. A Collaborative Planning Framework for Distributed Product Design and Development. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing.
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Recent Research & Development Experiences
Virtual Collaborative Product Design and Development Architecture. June 1988 - May 2000. approved in June 1998. EDUD-NAFO 980416 for the amount $50K. PI with 100 percent effort..
Collaborative Product Development.- 1997. Minority Summer Grant Program - $7,313.00. PI with 100 percent effort..
Advanced Information Technologies in Industrial, Healthcare, and Community Contexts. September 1998 - May 2001. WSU Research Enhancement Grant-$500,000. Co-PI with 25 percent effort. Other investigators are Marietta Baba, Andrea Sankar, and Donald Falkenburg.
The Evolution Of Globally-Distributed Teams: Knowledge Creation And The Role Of Information Technology. August 1999 - August 2002. NSF Grant for $500,000 (includes supplementary funding and matching funds from Industry partners). Multi-disciplinary project involving Anthropology and Industrial Engineering. Co-PI with 40 percent effort. Other principal investigator Marietta Baba.
Product Realization Development. May 2000 - December 2001. NSF/Greenfield Grant. Project sum $70K. PI with 100 percent effort..
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Refereed Proceedings Papers
Monplaisir, L.F.,Benjamin, C.O.,Pattanapanchai, S.. Quality Function Deployment - A Strategic Framework for CIM aboratory Development. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings. Edmonton, Canada, 1994.
Monplaisir, L.F., Benjamin, C.O., Sivapiromrat, M. , Lu, C.. Managing Information Technology Projects in Academia. SEE Annual Conference Proceedings, pp 2819-2827. Anaheim, CA, June 25-28 1995.
Monplaisir, L.F., Benjamin, C.O., Riordan, C.A.. Groupware for Computer Supported Communications in Quality Teams. 46th International Industrial Engineering Conference Proceedings, pp 500-509. ., 1995.
Monplaisir, L.F. with Benjamin, C.O.. CSCW: An Innovative Technology for Consensus Building in Manufacturing Design Teams. Proceeding of Third Africa-USA International Conference on manufacturing Technology, pp 203-209. Ghana, 1996.
Monplaisir, L.F., Benjamin, C.O., Riordan, C.A., Chi, S.C., Lahndt-Hearney, L.,. Group Decision Support Systems: A Review of Industrial Applications. 47 th. International Industrial Engineering Conference and Exposition Proceedings, pp 197-202. Minnesota, 1996.
Monplaisir, L.F.. An Integrated CSCW Architecture for Distributed Project Planning. Sixth Industrial Engineering Research Conference. Miami, 1997.
Monplaisir, L.F.. AI Enhancements for a CSCW for Manufacturing Systems Design. Proceedings of the Sixth Industrial Engineering Research Conference. Miami, 1997.
Monplaisir, L.F.. Implementation of a Collaborative Product Information Management System Using QFD. Proceedings of the 2 nd. International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation. Hawaii, 1998).
Monplaisir, L.F., R. Jugulum, M. Mian. TTRIQ for Robust Quality Development. Proceedings of the 4 th. Annual International TPD Symposium, Robust Engineering Conference, American Suppliers Institute, pp. 51-64. California, 1998.
Monplaisir, L.F., James McNicol,. A Modified QFD Framework for Implementation. Proceedings of the Eight Industrial Engineering Research Conference. Arizona, 1999.
Monplaisir, L.F., Salhieh, S. Integrated CSCW/QFD to Support Distributed Product Development. The 4th International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, Pages 452-457. Orlando, Florida, 2000.
Monplaisir, L.F. and Salhieh, S. Planning for Collaborative Product Development Systems: Task Interactions Driven Approach. 10th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference. Dallas, Texas, 2001.
Monplaisir, L.F., Salhieh, S. Product Development Process Analysis Methodology to Facilitate Planning for Collaborative Product Development. The 5th International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation Proceedings, pages 356 -360. Las Vegas, Nevada, 2001.
Monplaisir, L.F., K. Ojah. Investors' Valuation of Global Product Design and Development. APFA/PACAP/FMA Finance Conference. Tokyo, July 14-17, 2002.
Monplaisir L., J. Wang-Chavez, D. Schuch Miller. Web based Enhancements for Designing and Developing Integrated Product Realization. International Conference on Engineering Education. Manchester, England, August 2002.
Monplaisir, L., K. Chelst , N. Giordano. eRisk Tool for Modeling Design Decisions: A Case Study Analysis in the Automotive Industry. IFORS conference, The sixteenth triennial conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, hosted by the UK Operational Research Society. ., 8 - 12 July, 2002.
Prasad, B., L. Monplaisir, N. Singh. Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Modular Product Architecture: A Framework. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering & Technology. Portland, OR, July 2003.
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Books and Chapters
Monplaisir, L.F., 1999. pp 98-100. In Computer Supported Collaborative Work. McGraw-Hill 1999 Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw Hill
Monplaisir, L.F. and J. Lockledge, 2002. 20 pages. In The Evolution of Collaborative Technologies in Virtual teams. Jossey-Bass Forthcoming in March 2003
Monplaisir, L.F. and T. Haji, 2001. 10 pages. In Fundamental Concepts in Collaborative Product Design and Development in Collaborative Technologies for Product Design and Development. American Scientific Publishers,
Monplaisir, L. F. and S. Salhieh, 2001. 15 pages. In Collaborative Product Design and Development: A Case Study Integrating Computer-Supported Collaborative Work with Quality Function Deployment in Collaborative Technologies for Product Design and Development. American Scientific Publishers,
Monplaisir, L. F. and N. Singh, December 2001. Collaborative Technologies for Product Design and Development. American Scientific Publishers,
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Conference Presentations
Monplaisir, L.F. Myers, D and Benjamin, C.O., (June, 1995.) Management of Graduate Research. Proceedings of American Society of Engineering Education
Monplaisir, L.F. and Benjamin, C.O., (1995.) A Neural Network for Multiple Criteria Aggregation of Preferences in the Design of Cellular Manufacturing Systems. Annual International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems (IEMS) Proceedings
Monplaisir, L.F. and Riordan, C.A., (1996.) Case Studies in Creative Problem Solving using Group Systems. GroupSystems Seventh Annual Users' Conference Proceedings Tucson, AZ
Monplaisir, L.F. with Benjamin, C.O., (1996.) An Enhanced CSCW for Consensus Building in Manufacturing Design Teams. Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC) Minnesota
Monplaisir, L.F., (1997.) An Innovative Application of CSCW for Solving Engineering Design Problems. Proceedings of Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)
Monplaisir, L.F., C. Benjamin and L Grant,, (1998.) A Quality Function Model for Curriculum Planning. Proceedings of the 2 nd. International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation Hawaii
Monplaisir, L.F. and Salhieh, S, (2000.) A Systematic Approach for Developing Internet Supported Collaborative Product Development Systems. 9th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference Cleveland, Ohio
Monplaisir, L.F. and Shamroukh, S, (2000.) CSCW and product development over the Internet. 9th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference Cleveland, Ohio
Monplaisir, L.F., R. Jugulum, (2001.) MTS Vs. Artificial Neural Networks. 5th Annual International TPD Symposium, Robust Engineering,American Suppliers Institute California
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Awards and Honors
Outstanding Faculty Award; College of Engineering, Wayne State University, April 2000.
Excellence in Teaching Award; College of Engineering, Wayne State University, October 2000.
Outstanding Faculty Award; College of Engineering, Wayne State University, April 2001.
Best Professor Award, Engineering Management Masters Program (EMMP) Class of 2001.Ford Motor Company. May 2001.
Tau Beta Pi, Michigan Epsilon Chapter, October 2002.
Best Engineering Student; University of the West Indies; 1986 and 1987.
Alpha Iota Delta - Decision Sciences Honorary Society.
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