ISI has funded several research projects whose results have been published in refereed reviews, books and proceedings in different countries of America, Europe and Asia. ISI has also authored books utilized in Canadian University programs. A sample of these publications follows
Research and Publications
Countries where ISI has presented the results of its research
Countries where ISI has presented its research: Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia), USA (New Jersey, Massachussetts, Missouri, California, Florida, Virginia, Oregon), Europe (United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Belgium, Netherlands, Romania, Greece), Asia (Japan, China, Thailand, India), South America (Mexico, Chile).
Articles in refereed reviews
- 2018: "Conception of a service process architecture satisfying strategies using qualitative system dynamics models" in review process.
- 2018: "Fast innovation reinforcement supply chains: Conception and implementation" in review process.
- 2004: "The Unified structural-procedural approach for designing integrated manufacturing systems", published in International Journal of Production Research. London, UK: Taylor& Francis.
- 2001: "A multi-agent fuzzy cognitive tool for reengineering manufacturing systems", published in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
- 1999: "A generative system for reengineering manufacturing system organization", published in International Journal of Production Research. London, UK: Taylor & Francis.
- 1994: "An intelligent system to recognize the appropriate organization for a factory", published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
- 1989: "A Reference Approach for policy optimization in system dynamics models", published in System Dynamics Review. Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Wiley.
Articles in refereed books
- 2007: "Fast-innovation reinforcement supply chains performance evaluation". In Innovations in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Berlin, Germany: Verlag.
- 2006: "Focusing manufacturing systems on target markets using cognitive maps and performance measurement". In Theory and Practice in Performance Measurement and Management, A. Neely (ed.). London, UK: Performance Measurement Association.
- 2004: "Implementation of mass customization in virtual firms and supply chains". In Management and Control on Production and Logistics, G. Lefranc (ed.). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science Publisher.
- 2004: "A framework for managing collaborative designs of manufacturing systems", Selected papers of the World Automation Conference. New Mexico, USA: TSI Press.
- 2001: "Reference model for evaluating supply-chain structures", Proceedings of the Jointly International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering and International Conference on Industry, Engineering and Management Systems, Randall Harris (ed.). Orlando, Florida: Computers and Industrial Engineering Press.
- 2000: "A risk activity method for management of process efficiency assurance. In Management and Control of Production and Logistics, B. Descotes-Genon (ed.). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science Publisher.
- 2000: "A multi-agent based system for manufacturing system reengineering". In Agent Based Simulation, Ch. Urban (ed.). Ghent, Belgium: Society for Computer Simulation International Press.
- 1998: "A fuzzy cognitive map based intelligent system for reengineering manufacturing systems". In Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, R. A. Adey (ed.). London, UK: Wessex Institute Transactions.
- 1997: "Management of global-supply distribution chains: Survey and issues". In Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications and Practice, J. Jen-Gwo Chen, A. Mital (ed.). Cicinnati: International Journal of Industrial Engineering Press.
- 1997: "A real time cost monitoring system for business process reengineering". In Manufacturing Systems: Modeling, Management and Control, P. Kopacek (ed.). Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press.
- 1996: "Intelligent reference models for designing virtual factories". In Managing Virtual Enterprises: A convergence of Communications, Computing and Energy Technologies, D. Kocaoglu (ed.). Piscataway, New Jersey: I.E.E.E. Press.
- 1996: "Fuzzy control of managerial systems using qualitative simulation models". In Modeling and Simulation Proceedings: European Simulation Multiconference 96, A. Javor, A. Lehman, I. Molnar (ed.). Budapest, Hungary: The Society for Computer Simulation Press.
- 1995: "Fuzzy cognitive maps for reengineering the organization of manufacturing systems". In Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, T. Borangiu (ed.). Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press..
- 1995: "Generating manufacturing system organizations using expert-neural models". In Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Evolutionary Programming, C. Dagli (ed.). New York, NY: American Society of Mechanical Engineers Press.
- 1994: "A reference model recognition system for designing the manufacturing system organization". In Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, P. Kopacek (ed.). Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press.
- 1993: "An intelligent system for conceiving total quality manufacturing strategies". In International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Production Management Proceedings, A. Artiba (ed.). Mons, Belgium: Federation des Universites Catholiques de Mons Press.
- 1993: "A competitive intelligence system for total quality manufacturing strategies". In System Dynamics 93, J. A. Machuca (ed.). Mexico city, Mexico: System Dynamics Society Press.
- 1992: "An intelligent reference approach for redesigning the organization of a manufacturing system". In Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Management and Information Technology, T. Matsuda (ed.). Tokyo, Japan: The Japan Society of Management Information Press.
- 1991: "A reference approach based procedure to design quasi-just-in-time systems". In Just-in-Time Manufacturing Systems, A. Satir (ed.). New York, NY: Elsevier Science Publisher.
- 1990: "System dynamics support methods: The state of the art". In Dynamic Analysis of Complex Systems, V. D'Amato, C. Maccheroni (ed.). Milan, Italy: F. Angeli Press.
- 1989: "Designing a manufacturing policy using the reference approach and alternative system dynamics methods". In Computer Based Management of Complex Systems, E. Zahn (ed.). Berlin, Germany: Springer Verlag.
Articles published in conference proceedings
- 2008: "A structured method to design manufacturing chains of companies". Proceedings of IFAC/ACCA International Workshop on Logistics. Santiago, Chile: Universidad de Las Americas.
- 2007: "Continuous product innovation's impact on propensity to consume". Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management. Victoria, Australia: Monash University
- 2006: "Implementing fast innovation reinforcement supply chains". Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Management of Technology, D. Bennett (ed.). Birmingham, UK: International Association for Management of Technology Press.
- 2005: "Architecture and implementation of late design responsive supply chains". Proceedings of the 3th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization. Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Press.
- 2005: "Supply chain impact of retailers' time to market new styles of garments". Proceedings of theTextile Institute 84th Annual World Conference. Raleigh, North Carolina: The Textile Institute Press.
- 2004: "Strengths and weaknesses of foreign manufacturers subcontracted by virtual manufacturing firms". Proceedings of the Second World Operations Management Conference. Cancun, Mexico: Production and Operations Management Society Press.
- 2004: "A fuzzy cognitive map supported product development process for virtual enterprises". Proceedings of the Second World Operations Management Conference, Cancun, Mexico: Production and Operations Management Society Press.
- 2003: "An integrated approach for designing the structure and dynamics of manufacturing systems". Proceedings of the 17th International Conference in Production Research. Blacksburg, Virginia: International Foundation of Production Research Press.
- 2003: "A concurrent engineering approach for designing integrated manufacturing systems". Proceedings of the 10th European Concurrent Engineering Conference. Plymouth, UK.
- 2001: "An integrative neural system for concurrent engineering of product design". Proceedings of the Third World Manufacturing Congress, Guy Johnson (ed.). Wetaskiwin, Alberta: Academic Press.
- 2002: "Strategies for manufacturing flexibility in the apparel industry". Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Management of Technology. Y. A. Hosni (ed.). Miami, Florida: International Association for Management of Technology Press.
- 2000: "A multi-agent cognitive system for reengineering manufacturing systems. In POM Facing the New Millennium: Selected papers from the First World Congress on Production and Operations Management, J. A. Machuca (ed.). Seville, Spain: Production and Operations Management Society Press.
- 1999: "An intelligent agent CSCW system for process reengineering". In Multi-agent Systems in Production, P. Kopacek (ed.). Vienna, Austria: Institute for Handling Devices and Robotics, Vienna University of Technology Press.
- 1999: "Reengineering manufacturing systems using organizational macromolecules". In Proceedings of the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, D. Kocaoglu (ed.). Portland, Oregon: Portland State University Press.
- 1998: "Concurrent engineering in global operations management: Survey and issues for organizational change". In Technology Management: Regional Strengths and Global Opportunities Added Value by Innovation, G. Neubauer (ed.). Berlin, Germany: Fraunhofer Institute Press.
- 1997: "An intelligent generator of virtual manufacturing systems". In Proceedings of Automated Systems Based on Human Skills, D. Brandt (ed.). Oxford, UK: IFAC Press.
- 1996: "An intelligent system dynamics based controller for fuzzy managerial systems". In System Dynamics 96. Cambridge, Massachusetts: System Dynamics Society Press
- 1994: "An intelligent system that prescribes manufacturing strategies by reference model recognition". In CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, M. Zaremba (ed.). Ottawa, Canada: International Society for Productivity Enhancement Press.
- 1993: "Reference models used by Canadian firms for reaching total quality". In CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, R. Sodhi (ed.). Newark, New Jersey: International Society for Productivity Enhancement Press.
- 1992: "An expert system for conceiving company wide quality control strategies". In System Dynamics 92, J. Vennix (ed.). Utrecht, Netherlands: System Dynamics Society Press.
- 1992: "Tool for computer aided design of company wide quality control strategies". In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, C. Laurent (ed.). Metz, France: International Society for Productivity Enhancement Press.
- 1991: "Designing prototypes of just-in-time systems using system dynamics principles". In System Dynamics 91, K. Saeed (ed.). Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology Press.
- 1990: "The reference approach: A method to design the structural and infrastructural changes". In Abstracts: 12th World International Conference on Operations Research, Operational Research Societies (ed.). Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press.
- 1990: "Designing a manufacturing function as a competitive weapon using the reference approach". In System Dynamics 90, D. F. Andersen, G. P. Richardson, J. D. Sterman (ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: System Dynamics Society Press.
Published books
- 2008: Design de Systemes de Production de Vetements: Solutions et Reponses (in French), 1ere edition, en processus de publication.
- 2007: Fast Innovation Reinforcement Supply Chains, 1st edtion, Institut Strategies Industrielles Publisher: Montreal, Canada. ISBN: 978-0-9739157-1-6.
- 2005: Emergent Supply Chains and Technology in the Global Apparel Industry, 1st edition, Institut Strategies Industrielles Publisher, Montreal, Canada. ISBN 0-9739157-0-6.
- 2001: Design de Systemes de Production de Vetements (in French), 1ere edition, Institut Strategies Industrielles Editeur, Montreal, Canada. ISBN 2-9809103-0-9.
Countries where ISI has presented its research: Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia), USA (New Jersey, Massachussetts, Missouri, California, Florida, Virginia, Oregon), Europe (United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Belgium, Netherlands, Romania, Greece), Asia (Japan, China, Thailand, India), South America (Mexico, Chile).
Articles in refereed reviews
- 2018: "Conception of a service process architecture satisfying strategies using qualitative system dynamics models" in review process.
- 2018: "Fast innovation reinforcement supply chains: Conception and implementation" in review process.
- 2004: "The Unified structural-procedural approach for designing integrated manufacturing systems", published in International Journal of Production Research. London, UK: Taylor& Francis.
- 2001: "A multi-agent fuzzy cognitive tool for reengineering manufacturing systems", published in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
- 1999: "A generative system for reengineering manufacturing system organization", published in International Journal of Production Research. London, UK: Taylor & Francis.
- 1994: "An intelligent system to recognize the appropriate organization for a factory", published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
- 1989: "A Reference Approach for policy optimization in system dynamics models", published in System Dynamics Review. Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Wiley.
Articles in refereed books
- 2007: "Fast-innovation reinforcement supply chains performance evaluation". In Innovations in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Berlin, Germany: Verlag.
- 2006: "Focusing manufacturing systems on target markets using cognitive maps and performance measurement". In Theory and Practice in Performance Measurement and Management, A. Neely (ed.). London, UK: Performance Measurement Association.
- 2004: "Implementation of mass customization in virtual firms and supply chains". In Management and Control on Production and Logistics, G. Lefranc (ed.). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science Publisher.
- 2004: "A framework for managing collaborative designs of manufacturing systems", Selected papers of the World Automation Conference. New Mexico, USA: TSI Press.
- 2001: "Reference model for evaluating supply-chain structures", Proceedings of the Jointly International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering and International Conference on Industry, Engineering and Management Systems, Randall Harris (ed.). Orlando, Florida: Computers and Industrial Engineering Press.
- 2000: "A risk activity method for management of process efficiency assurance. In Management and Control of Production and Logistics, B. Descotes-Genon (ed.). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science Publisher.
- 2000: "A multi-agent based system for manufacturing system reengineering". In Agent Based Simulation, Ch. Urban (ed.). Ghent, Belgium: Society for Computer Simulation International Press.
- 1998: "A fuzzy cognitive map based intelligent system for reengineering manufacturing systems". In Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, R. A. Adey (ed.). London, UK: Wessex Institute Transactions.
- 1997: "Management of global-supply distribution chains: Survey and issues". In Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications and Practice, J. Jen-Gwo Chen, A. Mital (ed.). Cicinnati: International Journal of Industrial Engineering Press.
- 1997: "A real time cost monitoring system for business process reengineering". In Manufacturing Systems: Modeling, Management and Control, P. Kopacek (ed.). Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press.
- 1996: "Intelligent reference models for designing virtual factories". In Managing Virtual Enterprises: A convergence of Communications, Computing and Energy Technologies, D. Kocaoglu (ed.). Piscataway, New Jersey: I.E.E.E. Press.
- 1996: "Fuzzy control of managerial systems using qualitative simulation models". In Modeling and Simulation Proceedings: European Simulation Multiconference 96, A. Javor, A. Lehman, I. Molnar (ed.). Budapest, Hungary: The Society for Computer Simulation Press.
- 1995: "Fuzzy cognitive maps for reengineering the organization of manufacturing systems". In Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, T. Borangiu (ed.). Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press..
- 1995: "Generating manufacturing system organizations using expert-neural models". In Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Evolutionary Programming, C. Dagli (ed.). New York, NY: American Society of Mechanical Engineers Press.
- 1994: "A reference model recognition system for designing the manufacturing system organization". In Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, P. Kopacek (ed.). Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press.
- 1993: "An intelligent system for conceiving total quality manufacturing strategies". In International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Production Management Proceedings, A. Artiba (ed.). Mons, Belgium: Federation des Universites Catholiques de Mons Press.
- 1993: "A competitive intelligence system for total quality manufacturing strategies". In System Dynamics 93, J. A. Machuca (ed.). Mexico city, Mexico: System Dynamics Society Press.
- 1992: "An intelligent reference approach for redesigning the organization of a manufacturing system". In Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Management and Information Technology, T. Matsuda (ed.). Tokyo, Japan: The Japan Society of Management Information Press.
- 1991: "A reference approach based procedure to design quasi-just-in-time systems". In Just-in-Time Manufacturing Systems, A. Satir (ed.). New York, NY: Elsevier Science Publisher.
- 1990: "System dynamics support methods: The state of the art". In Dynamic Analysis of Complex Systems, V. D'Amato, C. Maccheroni (ed.). Milan, Italy: F. Angeli Press.
- 1989: "Designing a manufacturing policy using the reference approach and alternative system dynamics methods". In Computer Based Management of Complex Systems, E. Zahn (ed.). Berlin, Germany: Springer Verlag.
Articles published in conference proceedings
- 2008: "A structured method to design manufacturing chains of companies". Proceedings of IFAC/ACCA International Workshop on Logistics. Santiago, Chile: Universidad de Las Americas.
- 2007: "Continuous product innovation's impact on propensity to consume". Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management. Victoria, Australia: Monash University
- 2006: "Implementing fast innovation reinforcement supply chains". Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Management of Technology, D. Bennett (ed.). Birmingham, UK: International Association for Management of Technology Press.
- 2005: "Architecture and implementation of late design responsive supply chains". Proceedings of the 3th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization. Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Press.
- 2005: "Supply chain impact of retailers' time to market new styles of garments". Proceedings of theTextile Institute 84th Annual World Conference. Raleigh, North Carolina: The Textile Institute Press.
- 2004: "Strengths and weaknesses of foreign manufacturers subcontracted by virtual manufacturing firms". Proceedings of the Second World Operations Management Conference. Cancun, Mexico: Production and Operations Management Society Press.
- 2004: "A fuzzy cognitive map supported product development process for virtual enterprises". Proceedings of the Second World Operations Management Conference, Cancun, Mexico: Production and Operations Management Society Press.
- 2003: "An integrated approach for designing the structure and dynamics of manufacturing systems". Proceedings of the 17th International Conference in Production Research. Blacksburg, Virginia: International Foundation of Production Research Press.
- 2003: "A concurrent engineering approach for designing integrated manufacturing systems". Proceedings of the 10th European Concurrent Engineering Conference. Plymouth, UK.
- 2001: "An integrative neural system for concurrent engineering of product design". Proceedings of the Third World Manufacturing Congress, Guy Johnson (ed.). Wetaskiwin, Alberta: Academic Press.
- 2002: "Strategies for manufacturing flexibility in the apparel industry". Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Management of Technology. Y. A. Hosni (ed.). Miami, Florida: International Association for Management of Technology Press.
- 2000: "A multi-agent cognitive system for reengineering manufacturing systems. In POM Facing the New Millennium: Selected papers from the First World Congress on Production and Operations Management, J. A. Machuca (ed.). Seville, Spain: Production and Operations Management Society Press.
- 1999: "An intelligent agent CSCW system for process reengineering". In Multi-agent Systems in Production, P. Kopacek (ed.). Vienna, Austria: Institute for Handling Devices and Robotics, Vienna University of Technology Press.
- 1999: "Reengineering manufacturing systems using organizational macromolecules". In Proceedings of the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, D. Kocaoglu (ed.). Portland, Oregon: Portland State University Press.
- 1998: "Concurrent engineering in global operations management: Survey and issues for organizational change". In Technology Management: Regional Strengths and Global Opportunities Added Value by Innovation, G. Neubauer (ed.). Berlin, Germany: Fraunhofer Institute Press.
- 1997: "An intelligent generator of virtual manufacturing systems". In Proceedings of Automated Systems Based on Human Skills, D. Brandt (ed.). Oxford, UK: IFAC Press.
- 1996: "An intelligent system dynamics based controller for fuzzy managerial systems". In System Dynamics 96. Cambridge, Massachusetts: System Dynamics Society Press
- 1994: "An intelligent system that prescribes manufacturing strategies by reference model recognition". In CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, M. Zaremba (ed.). Ottawa, Canada: International Society for Productivity Enhancement Press.
- 1993: "Reference models used by Canadian firms for reaching total quality". In CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, R. Sodhi (ed.). Newark, New Jersey: International Society for Productivity Enhancement Press.
- 1992: "An expert system for conceiving company wide quality control strategies". In System Dynamics 92, J. Vennix (ed.). Utrecht, Netherlands: System Dynamics Society Press.
- 1992: "Tool for computer aided design of company wide quality control strategies". In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, C. Laurent (ed.). Metz, France: International Society for Productivity Enhancement Press.
- 1991: "Designing prototypes of just-in-time systems using system dynamics principles". In System Dynamics 91, K. Saeed (ed.). Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology Press.
- 1990: "The reference approach: A method to design the structural and infrastructural changes". In Abstracts: 12th World International Conference on Operations Research, Operational Research Societies (ed.). Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press.
- 1990: "Designing a manufacturing function as a competitive weapon using the reference approach". In System Dynamics 90, D. F. Andersen, G. P. Richardson, J. D. Sterman (ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: System Dynamics Society Press.
Published books
- 2008: Design de Systemes de Production de Vetements: Solutions et Reponses (in French), 1ere edition, en processus de publication.
- 2007: Fast Innovation Reinforcement Supply Chains, 1st edtion, Institut Strategies Industrielles Publisher: Montreal, Canada. ISBN: 978-0-9739157-1-6.
- 2005: Emergent Supply Chains and Technology in the Global Apparel Industry, 1st edition, Institut Strategies Industrielles Publisher, Montreal, Canada. ISBN 0-9739157-0-6.
- 2001: Design de Systemes de Production de Vetements (in French), 1ere edition, Institut Strategies Industrielles Editeur, Montreal, Canada. ISBN 2-9809103-0-9.