Rafay Ishfaq
Lecturer
Technical Director MID

Classes Taught
IDIS 300   Industrial Electricity
IDIS 343   Distribution Logistics
IDIS 424   Purchasing Applications in Distribution

Education
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2002
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Univ. of Engg. & Tech., Pakistan, 1993

Research Interests
Operations Management, Simulation Modeling, Data Analysis,
Distribution Operations, Control Architecture, Flexible Systems.

Experience
Bringing over 10 years of industry and research experience, he has expertise in operations management, production and inventory control, process design. In his industry days he had worked in management role to lead integration assembly operations, contract manufacturing program, electronic testing & evaluation, printed circuit board design & manufacturing. Later in his academic career, he has been involved in a number of industry projects for wholesale-distribution companies on process design and improvement, efficiency and effectiveness. In receent years he has published in academic/trade journals and presented at professional development seminars, research conference and academic seminars.

Presentations
Distribution Management Seminar, College Station, TX; Distribution Logistics; 2005
General Management Seminar, College Station, TX; Warehouse Operations; 2005
IIE Research Conference-Houston, TX; Resource Allocation in Flexible Systems; 2004
Distribution Management Seminar, College Station, TX; Value Stream Mapping; 2004
APICS (TAMU Chapter)-Workshops on Production Management, MRP and Purchasing; 2003

Text Books
- Introduction to Industrial Electricity, by Rafay Ishfaq, Thomson Publishing, 1st edition,
ISBN: 0-759-35988-1, Year: 2005, Pages: 225

- Lab Manual for Industrial Electricity, by Rafay Ishfaq & Ben Zoghi, Thomson Publishing, 3rd edition, ISBN: 0-759-34718-2, Year: 2004, Pages: 80

Publications
- Ishfaq, R., Zoghi, B., Reynolds, B. (2005) From products to services, Industrial Distribution, 94(9), 49-53.

- Ishfaq, R. & Zoghi, B. (2005). Increasing profit with fee-based services, The Electrical Distributor, 42(7), 56-60.

- Thompson, S., Ishfaq, R. & Choi, Y. (2005). A market overview of micro electro-mechanical systems, Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries, 4(1), 56-75.

- Ishfaq, R. & Banerjee, A. (2004). A deterministic finite automata approach for resource assessment and real-time allocation, Proceedings of the 2004 IIE Research Conference, Houston, TX.

- Ishfaq, R. (2004). Connecting supply chain information systems to operation control in an automated environment, White Paper.

- Ishfaq, R. (2004). A survey of tools and methodologies used in flexible control systems, White Paper.

Faculty Advisor
Sigma-Delta Honor Society - for Industrial Distribution Honor students

Industry Events- Field Trips
Shell, Houston TX, Spring 2005
Eaton Corporation, Cutler-Hammer Group, Houston TX, Spring 2005
McKesson Distribution Center, Arlington TX, Fall 2004

Professional Affiliations
Institute of Industrial Engineers