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, 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
