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Overview

Joseph F. Pekny is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States and has contributed to fields spanning engineering as well as economics, econometrics, and finance. Their work encompasses several subfields including economics and econometrics, media technology, strategy and management, control and systems engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as economic growth and productivity, sustainable supply chain management, economic and technological innovation, process optimization and integration, experimental learning in engineering, mechatronics education and applications, and engineering education and curriculum development.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Joseph F. Pekny include the following:

  • Minimum production scale for economic feasibility of a titanium dioxide plant, 2023, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
  • Comparative Analysis of an Expandable Modular Plant and a Stick-Built TiO2 Plant, 2023, ACS Omega
  • Smart Manufacturing Course: Proposed and Executed Curriculum Integrating Modern Digital Tools into Chemical Engineering Education, 2025, Systems and Control Transactions

Joseph F. Pekny frequently collaborates with several co-authors, notably:

  • Wasiu Peter Oladipupo
  • Arvind Raman
  • Jeffrey J. Siirola
  • Montgomery D. Laky
  • Gintaras V. Reklaitis

Their publications appear in specialized journals including:

  • Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
  • ACS Omega
  • Systems and Control Transactions

The diversity of topics and venues reflects an interdisciplinary engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of engineering and economics. Their work integrates experimental learning methods and digital tools in engineering education, as seen in their recently published curriculum development research.

Best Publications

  • A simulation based optimization approach to supply chain management under demand uncertainty

    June Young Jung;Gary E. Blau;Joseph F. Pekny;Gintaras V. Reklaitis

  • Managing a Portfolio of Interdependent New Product Candidates in the Pharmaceutical Industry

    Gary E. Blau;Joseph F. Pekny;Vishal A. Varma;Paul R. Bunch

  • Enterprise-wide modeling & optimization—An overview of emerging research challenges and opportunities

    Vishal A. Varma;Gintaras V. Reklaitis;Gary E. Blau;Joseph F. Pekny

  • Exact solution of large asymmetric traveling salesman problems.

    Donald L. Miller;Joseph F. Pekny

  • Decomposition techniques for the solution of large-scale scheduling problems

    Matthew H. Bassett;Joseph F. Pekny;Gintaras V. Reklaitis

  • DESIGN OF BATCH CHEMICAL PLANTS UNDER MARKET UNCERTAINTY

    Sriram Subrahmanyam;Joseph F. Pekny;Gintaras V. Reklaitis

  • Risk and uncertainty in managing chemical manufacturing supply chains

    G.E. Applequist;J.F. Pekny;G.V. Reklaitis

  • Simulation-based optimization with surrogate models—Application to supply chain management

    Xiaotao Wan;Joseph F. Pekny;Gintaras V. Reklaitis

  • A model predictive framework for planning and scheduling problems: a case study of consumer goods supply chain

    S. Bose;J.F. Pekny

  • Applying Systems Engineering Principles in Improving Health Care Delivery

    Renata Kopach-Konrad;Mark Lawley;Mike Criswell;Imran Hasan

  • A simulation‐optimization framework for research and development pipeline management

    Dharmashankar Subramanian;Joseph F. Pekny;Gintaras V. Reklaitis

  • An optimization framework for cost effective design of refueling station infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles

    Aviral Shukla;Joseph F. Pekny;Venkat Venkatasubramanian

  • The curse of reality — why process scheduling optimization problems are difficult in practice

    S.J. Honkomp;S. Lombardo;O. Rosen;J.F. Pekny

  • Simulation-optimization framework for stochastic optimization of R&D pipeline management

    Dharmashankar Subramanian;Joseph F. Pekny;Gintaras V. Reklaitis;Gary E. Blau

  • A simulation—optimization framework for addressing combinatorial and stochastic aspects of an R&D pipeline management problem

    Dharmashankar Subramanian;Joseph F. Pekny;Gintaras V. Reklaitis

  • Integrated safety stock management for multi-stage supply chains under production capacity constraints

    June Young Jung;Gary E. Blau;Joseph F. Pekny;Gintaras V. Reklaitis

  • A branch-and-cut algorithm for vehicle routing problems

    Gautham K. Kudva;Thomas L. Morin;Joseph F. Pekny

  • A parallel shortest augmenting path algorithm for the assignment problem

    Egon Balas;Donald Miller;Joseph Pekny;Paolo Toth

  • The effects of electricity pricing on PHEV competitiveness

    Shisheng Huang;Bri-Mathias S. Hodge;Farzad Taheripour;Joseph F. Pekny

  • LP methods in MPC of large‐scale systems: Application to paper‐machine CD control

    Prashant Dave;Dennis A. Willing;Gautham K. Kudva;Joseph F. Pekny

  • Improved Wind Power Forecasting with ARIMA Models

    Bri-Mathias Hodge;Austin Zeiler;Duncan Brooks;Gary Blau

Frequent Co-Authors

Gintaras V. Reklaitis
Gintaras V. Reklaitis Purdue University West Lafayette
Bri-Mathias Hodge
Bri-Mathias Hodge University of Colorado Boulder
Michael R. Ladisch
Michael R. Ladisch Purdue University West Lafayette
Jeffrey J. Volenec
Jeffrey J. Volenec Purdue University West Lafayette
Francis J. Doyle
Francis J. Doyle Brown University
Venkat Venkatasubramanian
Venkat Venkatasubramanian Columbia University
Bin Yao
Bin Yao Purdue University West Lafayette
Wallace E. Tyner
Wallace E. Tyner Purdue University West Lafayette
Egon Balas
Egon Balas Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel Raftery
Daniel Raftery University of Washington

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