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Technical Publishing

Submitted by ewz0 on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 14:37

Dr. Zimmers publishes in a variety of areas relating to Industrial and Systems Engineering. For example, an article in Industrial Engineering Magazine, April 2016, was titled “Discovering Hidden Connections with Big Data”. Perhaps the best known work by Professor Zimmers was co-authored with Dr. Mikell P. Groover. The widely adopted text and reference book was titled CAD/CAM: Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (1984), which has subsequently been translated into Japanese, Russian and Chinese. He has contributed to several books and professional handbooks such as chapters on “Computer-Aided Manufacturing” for the Science and Engineering Students Handbook (1998), “Computer-Aided Design” in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Edition of the Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook (1998, 2005, 2015), “CAD/CAM Applications in Machining” for the American Society of Metals International Metals Handbook, Volume 16, Machining (1989), and “Communication and the Manufacturing Organization” for the SME book Organization for Manufacturing (1970). He has also served as the North American Editor of the journal Agility and Global Competition. Professor Zimmers has published over 86 articles and papers, as well as over 388 technical reports. Dr. Zimmers researched and wrote about the application of computers in manufacturing environments for process data acquisition and control, and the integration of graphical models into manufacturing through NC part programs derived from computer-aided designs. Later, the focus expanded toward computer-integrated manufacturing and the modeling of manufacturing operations and processes from a unified systems or enterprise perspective. Professor Zimmers continues to publish on technical topics, but a more recent and growing theme has been the effective application of technology to education including workforce education, curriculum development, distanced delivery methods, and computer- and web-based concepts for curriculum delivery. In addition, Leadership Development course work and seminars have been emphasized. In some cases this effort has been given recognition by technical societies such as the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).