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Patents

• David E. Goldberg, Tian-Li Yu, and Ali A. Yassine, "Methods and Program Products for Optimizing Problem Clustering," US Patent No. 7,280,986. Issued: October 9, 2007. Patent

System / Product Architecture

• Al-Kindi, M., Yassine, A., "Impact of Engineering Design on Outsourcing Decisions," in Outsourcing: Economics, Management & Risks. Frank Columbus (Eds.), Nova Publishers, 2008. Full Text

• Helmer, R., Yassine, A., Meier, C., "Systematic Module and Interface Definition Using component DSM," Journal of Engineering Design, Forthcoming, 2008. Full Text

• Zacharias, N., Yassine, A., "Optimal Platform Investment for Product Family Design," PDRL working paper # PDL-2006-06. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 131-148, 2008. Full Text

• Zacharias, N., Yassine, A., "Platform Investment Decisions in Product Family Design," Proceedings of the 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences , 19th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM), Las Vegas, Nevada USA, September 4-7, 2007. Full Text

• David Sharman, Yassine, Ali, "Architectural Valuation & Optimization Using the Dependency Structure Matrix and Real Options,"  PDRL working paper # PDL-2006-04. Concurrent Engineering Research & Applications, Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2007, pp. 157-173. Full Text

• Yu, T., Yassine, A., Goldberg, A., "An Information Theoretic Method for Developing Modular Architectures Using Genetic Algorithms," Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 91-109, Aug. 2007. Full Text.

• Kim, K., Sohn, C., Roemer, T., and Yassine, A., "Configuration and Coordination of Activities within a Supply Chain: Exploring the Synergy between Modularity and Information Technology" International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, March 2006 - Vol. 6, No.1  pp. 6 - 19. Full text.

• Ali Yassine and Luke Wissmann, "Product Architecture and the Firm," PD-Lab Working Paper, PDL-2004-01, Jan 2004. Systems Engineering Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007, pp. 118-137. full text

• David Sharman and Ali Yassine, "Characterizing Complex Product Architectures," Systems Engineering Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2004. Full text. Download Excel Macro for Visibility Calculations

• Tian-Li Yu, Ali Yassine and David Goldberg, "A Genetic Algorithm for Developing Modular Product Architectures,"  Proceedings of the ASME 2003 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 15th International Conference on Design Theory & Methodology, September 2-6, 2003. Chicago, Illinois.  Nominated for best paper award. full text.

• David M. Sharman, Ali Yassine and Paul Carlile, "CHARACTERIZING MODULAR ARCHITECTURES",  Proceedings of the ASME 2002 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 14th International Conference on Design Theory & Methodology, Montreal, Canada, September 29-October 2, 2002. full text

• David M. Sharman, Ali Yassine and Paul Carlile, "ARCHITECTURAL OPTIMISATION USING REAL OPTIONS THEORY AND DEPENDENCY STRUCTURE MATRICES", Proceedings of the ASME 2002 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 28th Design Automation Conference, Montreal, Canada, September 29-October 2, 2002. full text

Product Design Process Management

• Roemer, T., Arslan, H., Yassine A., "Improving Production Yield through Learning-by-doing and Knowledge Sharing," Submitted, 2008. Full Text

• Bradley, J., Yassine, A., "A Multi-Domain Analysis Framework for Product Development," ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, August 3-6, 2008, New York City. Full Text

• Christoph Meier, Ali Yassine, Tyson Browning "Design Process Sequencing with Competent Genetic Algorithms,"  PDRL working paper # PDL-2006-03. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 129, No. 6, 2007, pp. 566-585. Full Text

• R.S. Sreenivas and A. Yassine, "On the exchange of information in collaborative product development," International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT-2006), Session: T3Y-6:  Information Processing, Planning and Optimization, December 15-17, 2006, Mumbai, India. Full Text

• Yassine, A., "Investigating Product Development Process Reliability and Robustness Using Simulation". PDRL working paper # PDL-2005-01. Jan 2005. Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 18, No. 6, Dec. 2007. full text.

• Yassine, A., Sreenivas, R., Zhu, J., "Managing the Exchange of Information in Product Development," PDRL working paper # PDL-2005-04.March 2005. European Journal of Operational Research 184 (2008) pp. 311-326. Full Text.

• Jian Zhu, Ali Yassine, and Ramavarapu, Sreenivas, "Information Incorporation Policies in Product Development," Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM), ASME 2004 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information In Engineering Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 28 to October 2, 2004. full text

• Ali Yassine, "An Introduction to Modeling and Analyzing Complex Product Development Processes Using the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Method", Quaderni di Management (Italian Management Review), www.quaderni-di-management.it, No.9, 2004. Original article is in Italian, but here is the English translation. full text (Italian version).  full text (English Translation).

• Ali Yassine, Ki-Chan Kim, Thomas Roemer, and Matthias Holweg, "Investigating the Role of Information Technology in Customized Product Design," International Journal of Production Planning and Control , Vol 14, No. 4, June 2004. pp. 422-434. Full text

• Ali Yassine, Nitin Joglekar, Dan Braha, Steven Eppinger, and Daniel Whitney, "Information Hiding in Product Development: The Design Churn Effect", Research in Engineering Design, Volume 14, No. 3, November 2003. Full text

• Ali Yassine, Dan Whitney, Steve Daleiden, and Jerry Lavine, "Connectivity Maps: Modeling and Analyzing Relationships In Product Development Processes", Journal of Engineering Design, Volume 14, No 3, September 2003. Full text

• Ali Yassine and Dan Braha, "Four Complex Problems in Concurrent Engineering and the Design Structure Matrix Method", Concurrent Engineering Research & Applications, Volume 11, No. 3. Sept. 2003. Full text

• Ali Yassine, Daniel Whitney and Tony Zambito, "Assessment of Rework Probabilities for Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Simulation in Product Development Management", Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM 2001), September 9-12, 2001 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. full text

• Nitin Joglekar, Ali Yassine, Steve Eppinger and Dan Whitney, "Performance of Coupled Product Development Activities with a Deadline", Management Science, Vol. 47 (12), 2001. full text

• Nitin Joglekar and Ali Yassine, "Management of Information Technology Driven Product Development Processes" in New Directions in Supply-Chain Management: Technology, Strategy, and Implementation. Editor: Ram Ganeshan and Tonya Boone, AMACOM, Dec. 2001. Full text

• Ali Yassine, Daniel Whitney, Jerry Lavine and Tony Zambito, "DO-IT-RIGHT-FIRST-TIME (DRFT) Approach to Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Restructuring", Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM 2000), September 10-13, 2000 Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Full text

• Vesa Salminen, Ali Yassine and Asko Riitahuhta, "A Strategic Management Framework for Collaborative Product Development", Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, Orlando, Florida, USA, July 30 - Aug 2, 2000. Full text

• Vesa Salminen, Ali Yassine and Asko Riitahuhta, "Strategic Management of Complexity in Distributed Product Development", Proceedings of NordDesign 2000, August 24-25, 2000, Copenhagen. Full text

• Ali Yassine, Ken Chelst and Don Falkenburg, "A Decision Analytic Framework for Evaluating Concurrent Engineering", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 144-157, May 1999. Full text

• Ali Yassine, Don Falkenburg and Ken Chelst, "Engineering Design Management: an Information Structure Approach", International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 37, no. 13, 1999. Full text

• Ali Yassine and Don Falkenburg, "A Framework for Design Process Specifications Management", Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 10, no. 3, September 1999. Full text

Project Scheduling

• Yassine, A., Meier, C., Browning, T., "Multi-Project Scheduling using Competent Genetic Algorithms," PDRL working paper # PDL-2007-01. Feb. 2007. Full Text

• Browning, T., Yassine, A., "A Test Bank Generator for Resource-Constrained Multi-Project Scheduling Problems," Journal of Scheduling, Forthcoming, 2008. Full Text

• Browning, T., Yassine, A., "A Comprehensive Study of the Resource Constrained Multi-Project Scheduling Problem," PDRL working paper # PDL-2006-05. Submitted, 2007. Full Text

• Miao Zhuang, and Ali Yassine, "Task Scheduling of Parallel Development Projects Using Genetic Algorithms," Proceedings of the 30th Design Automation Conference , ASME 2004 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information In Engineering Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 28 to October 2, 2004. full text.

• Ali Yassine and Tyson Browning, "Analyzing Multiple Product Development Projects Based On Information and Resource Constraints,"  PD-Lab Working Paper, PDL-2002-01, 2002. full text

Project Organization & Teaming Management

• Collins, S., Bradley, J., Yassine, A., "Using Product Development Task Networks to Measure Organizational Stress: A Longitudinal Study," Submitted, June 2008. Full Text

• Collins, S., Bradley, J., Yassine, A., "Measuring Organizational Response to Stress: A Longitudinal Study of Product Development Task Networks," 18th annual International Symposium of INCOSE, 6th Biennial European Systems Engineering Conference, The Netherlands, 15-19 June 2008. Full Text

• Collins, S., Yassine, A., Borgatti, S., "Evaluating Product Development Systems Using Network Analysis," Systems Engineering Journal, Forthcoming, 2008. Full Text

• Collins, S., Yassine, A., "Evaluating Product Development Churn Using Social Network Analysis." The Seventeenth International Symposium of the
  INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (INCOSE), San Diego, CA., June 24 -28, 2007. Full Text

• Joe Bradley, Ali Yassine, "On the use Of Social Networks for the Analysis of Product Development Teams,"  PDRL working paper # PDL-2006-02. Jan. 2006, ASME Design Theory and Methodology conference, Philadelphia, Penn. Sept. 10-13, 2006. Full Text

• Diego A. Batallas, Ali Yassine, "Information Leaders in Product Development Organizational Networks: Social Network Analysis of the Design Structure Matrix," IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 43, No. 4, Nov. 2006.Selected as Best paper Award Honorable Mention. Full text

• Yu, T., Yassine, A., Goldberg, A., "Double Duty: Genetic Algorithms for Organizational Design and Genetic Algorithms Inspired by Organizational Theory," Handbook of Nature Inspired Computing for Economy and Management, 2006. Full Text

• Yassine, A., Goldberg, D., and Yu, T., "Simple Models of Hierarchical Organizations", Academy of Management Meeting, August 5-10, 2005. Honolulu, Hawaii. Full Text.

• Diego A. Batallas, Ali Yassine, "Information Leaders in Product Development Organizational Networks: Social Network Analysis of the Design Structure Matrix," Understanding Complex Systems Symposium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 17-20 2004. Full Text.

• David Goldberg, Ali Yassine, and Tian-Li Yu, "Calculating Efficient Team Size: Balancing deciding and doing as an elementary optimization problem," Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM), ASME 2004 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information In Engineering Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 28 to October 2, 2004. Full text

Entrepreneurial & Enterprise Systems Engineering

• Yassine, A., "A Model of Design Evolution in Highly Competitive Markets," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Forthcoming, 2008. Full Text

• Viswanathan, M., Yassine, A., Clark, J., "Sustainable Product and Market Development for Subsistence Marketplaces: Creating Educational Initiatives in Radically Challenging Contexts,"  Submitted, Mar. 2008. Full Text

• Viswanathan, M., Yassine, A., Clark, J., "Sustainable Product and Market Development for Subsistence Marketplaces: Creating Educational Initiatives in Radically Challenging Contexts,"  Forthcoming, 2008 Academy of Management Meeting, August 8-13, Anaheim, California. Full Text

• Yassine, A., Sidhu, I., Bradley, J., "Sustaining and Disruptive Categorization of University-Licensed Technologies: The Impact on Licensee and University technology Revenue Stream at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign," PDRL working paper # PDL-2005-06. Aug. 2005. International Journal of Technology Transfer & Commercialization, Forthcoming. Full Text,  Survey.

• Wissmann, L., Yassine, A., "Design Evolution Using the Artisan-Patron Model- The case of automotive evolution," PDRL working paper # PDL-2005-02. ASME Design Theory and Methodology conference, Long Beach, CA., 2005. Full Text

   

• Wissmann, L., Yassine, A., "Discrete Design Adaptation within a Dynamic Environment," PDRL working paper # PDL-2005-03. Full Text

• Sidhu, I., Yassine, A., & Shariff, S., "A Regional Portfolio Growth Analysis Technique." Proceedings of the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship-Babson, Regional Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Exchange Forum, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE), Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, February 24th and 25th, 2004.

• Ikhlaq Sidhu, Ali Yassine, and Sahail Shariff, "ROI Projection Results for E-Portfolios," 2004 ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) Annual Conference (ASEE Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division), Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20-23, 2004. full text

• Ikhlaq Sidhu and Ali Yassine, "Predictive Models for New Venture-Based Region Growth," PD-Lab Working Paper, PDL-2003-01, Aug. 2003.  Full text

• Sahail Shariff, Fernando Diaz, Ikhlaq Sidhu, and Ali Yassine, "Capability-Market Matrix Analysis for Economic Development Policy," June 2003. Proceedings of 2003 IEEE Engineering Management Conference (IEMC2003). Albany, New York USA. 2-4 November 2003. Full text

• Yu, T.-L., Goldberg, D. E., Yassine, A. & Chen, Y.-P., "A Genetic Algorithm Design Inspired by Organizational Theory: A Pilot Study of a Dependency Structure Matrix Driven Genetic Algorithm", Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering 2003 (ANNIE 2003). (Also IlliGAL Report No. 2003007). Full text

• Yu, T.-L., Goldberg, D. E., Yassine, A. & Chen, Y.-P., "A Genetic Algorithm Design Inspired by Organizational Theory"  Jan. 2003. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2003. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2724 / 2003, Pages: 1620 - 1621, Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, ISSN: 0302-9743.

Other

• Yassine, A., Beck, C., "The Systems Engineering Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign," Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Engineering Research Conference. G. Bayraksan, W. Lin, Y. Son, and R. Wysk, eds.

• Sidhu, I., Marvel, M., Yassine, A., and Vojak, B., "The Impact of Globalization on Engineering Education in the United States," Technology Entrepreneur Center working paper, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004. Full Text

• Yassine, Ali, and Roemer, Thomas, "A Partner Selection & Collaboration Model in After-Market Supply Chain,"  PDRL working paper # PDL-2006-01. Jan. 2006. Full Text

• Stacy Bergman, Ali Yassine, and Thomas Roemer, "Competencies Development Framework Based on Best Practices," Information, Knowledge, and Systems Management, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2004, pp. 35-53. full text

• Ali Yassine and Ken Chelst, "Engineering Management Decision Making Using the Decision Analysis Paradigm", PD-Lab Working Paper, PDL-2002-03, 2002. Full text

• Ali Yassine and Ken Chelst, "Opportunities for Decision Analysis in Engineering and Manufacturing Management", PD-Lab Working Paper, PDL-2002-02, 2002. Full text

• Ali Yassine, "A Conceptual Concurrent Engineering Model for Service Quality", International Journal of Information and Management Sciences, Vol. 10 No. 2, June 1999. Full text

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