Research: Metaheuristic Research and Applications Group; IMSEI Logistics center at NCSU; Furniture Manufacturing and Management; Apparel Supply Chain Management.
Teaching: Stochastic Models in IE (IE 401); Industrial Logistics (IE 754); Design of Production Systems (IE 861).
Some Recent Publications:
1. Joines, J. A., R. E. King, and C. T. Culbreth, (2000) “Moving Beyond the Parts Incidence Matrix: Alternative Routings and Operations for the Cell Formation Problem,” Engineering Valuation and Cost Analysis, 2, pp. 327-348.
2. Hodgson, T.J., R.E. King, K. Thoney, N. Stanislaw, A.J. Weintraub, A.J. Zozom, Jr., (2000) “On Satisfying Due-Dates in Large Job Shops: Idle Time Insertion, IIE Transactions, 32, pp. 177-180.
3. Joines, J. A., M.G. Kay, R. E. King, and C.T. Culbreth, (2000) “A Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Manufacturing Cell Design,” Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers, Special Issue on Softcomputing in Industrial Engineering, 17(5), pp. 549-564.
4. Nuttle, H.L.W., R.E. King, N.A. Hunter, J. R.Wilson, and S.C. Fang, (2001) “Simulation Modeling of the Textile Supply Chain, Part 1 - The Textile Plant Models,” Journal of the Textile Institute, 91(1), 35-50.
5. Nuttle, H.L.W., R.E. King, S.C. Fang, J.R. Wilson, and N.A. Hunter, (2001) “Simulation Modeling of the Textile Supply Chain, Part 2 - Results and Research Directions,” Journal of the Textile Institute, 91(1), 51-64.
6. Thoney, K.A., T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King, M.R. Taner, and A.D. Wilson, (2002) “Satisfying Due-Dates in Large Multi-factory Supply Chains,” IIE Transactions, 34(9), 801-811.
7. Mattila, H., R.E. King, and N. Ojala, (2002) “Retail Performance Measures for Seasonal Apparel,” Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 6(4), 340-351.
8. King, R.E., L.A.C. Brain, and K.A. Thoney, (2002) “Control of Yarn Inventory for a Cotton Spinning Plant: Part 1: Uncorrelated Demand,” Journal of Textile and Apparel Management, 2(2).
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King, R.E., L.A.C. Brain, and K.A. Thoney,
(2002) “Control of Yarn Inventory for a
Cotton Spinning Plant: Part 2: Correlated Demand and Seasonality,”
Journal of Textile and Apparel Management,
2(2).
10. King, R.E., W.K. Moon, H.L.W. Nuttle,
and K.A. Thoney, (2002) “Analysis of Inventory
Stocking Policies to Support Quick Response Retailing,” Journal of the Textile Institute, 98(3), 25-35.
11. Zozom, A. Jr., T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King, A.J. Weintraub, and D. Cormier, (2003) “Integrated Job Release and Shop Floor Scheduling to Minimize WIP and Meet Due-Dates,” International Journal of Production Research, 41(1), 31-45.
12. Taner, M.R., T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King, and K.A. Thoney, (2003) “Satisfying Due-Dates in a Job Shop with Sequence Dependent Family Setups,” International Journal of Production Research, 41(17), 4153-4169.
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15. Stanfield, P.M, J.R. Wilson, and R.E. King, (2004) “Flexible Modeling of Correlated Operation Times with Application in Product Reuse Facilities,” International Journal of Production Research, 42(11), 2179-2196.
14. Schultz, S.R., T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King, and M.R. Taner, (2004) “Minimizing Lmax for the Single Machine Scheduling Problem with Family Setups and Job Due Dates,” International Journal of Production Research, 42(20), 4315-4330.
15. Schultz, S.R., T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King, and K.A. Thoney, (2004) “On Minimizing Lmax for the Job Shop Scheduling Problem,” International Journal of Production Research, 42(23), 4893-4907.
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