摘要：In this talk, we will present some recent studies in health care delivery systems, such as modeling and analysis of emergency department, rapid response operations, diagnostic test center, etc. Based on our experiences, we will introduce the similarities and differences in manufacturing systems research and health care delivery systems analysis. In addition, we plan to discuss some difficulties and challenges in health care systems research.

演讲人简历： Dr. Jingshan Li is an Associate Professor in Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in University of Wisconsin at Madison. He was an Assistant Professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY from 2006 to 2010, and a Staff Researcher in Manufacturing Systems Research Lab, General Motors Research & Development Center, Warren, MI from 2000 to 2006. He received BS from Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and MS from Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, and PhD in Electrical Engineering – Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI in 1989, 1992 and 2000, respectively.

Dr. Li is the co-author of the textbook Production Systems Engineering (Springer, 2009; Chinese edition by Beijing Institute of Technology Press, 2012), and he co-edited the book Advances in Systems Theory: Control, Communication Networks, Production Systems and Rational Behavior (WingSpan Press, 2009). Up-to-date, he has published more than 50 refereed journal articles, 6 book chapters and 60 conference proceedings. He is the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, the Department Editor of IIE Transactions – Design and Manufacturing, and was an Associate Editor of Mathematical Problems in Engineering. He also have served as the Lead Guest Editor of special issues on “Automation in Green Manufacturing” and “Automation in Automotive Manufacturing” of IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, and special issue on “Integration of Production Systems and Quality Management” in IIE Transactions.

He received NSF CAREER Award (2010-2015), the 2009 IIE Transactions Best Application Paper Award – Design and Manufacturing, 2005 IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering Best Paper Award, 2006 IEEE Early Industry/Government Career Award in Robotics and Automation, and he was also in the Finalists of Best Paper Award of 2009 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering and Best Automation Paper Award of 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. His paper on simulation of emergency department was among the “Top 25 Hottest Articles in Journal of Emergency Nursing,” July-September, 2010. His primary research interests are in design, analysis and improvement of production and health care systems. His research has been supported by NSF, General Motors, Central Baptist Hospital, University of Kentucky Hospital, DOE, UKRF, SME, and WARF.