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David S. Cochran, Ph.D.
Principal and Founder
dcochran@sysdesign.org
Dr. Cochran is a former Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
at MIT, where he established and directed the Production System Design
(PSD) Laboratory for nine years. Dr. Cochran is a two-time recipient of
the prestigious Shingo Prize (2002 and 1989) for manufacturing
excellence. He received the Dudley Prize for best paper from the
International Journal of Production Research in 2000 for his work to
integrate system design theory.
Dr. Cochran received his Ph.D in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems
Engineering from Auburn University and M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering
from The Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Cochran founded System Design, LLC in 2002.
 2002
- "Evaluation of the Plant Design of Two Automotive Suppliers Using
the Manufacturing System Design Decomposition." David S. Cochran,
Joachim Linck & Patrick Neise
Transactions of NAMRI/SME, Volume XXIX, 2001
1989 - "The Total Source Error of Adjustment Model to Reduce
Setup TIme in Machining Applications."
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