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Lin Li is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with particular emphasis on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Energy Efficiency and Management, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials, and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses.

Lin Li has published research in various academic venues, including:

  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Applied Energy

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Lin Li include:

  • Integrated optimization of railway freight operation planning and pricing based on carbon emission reduction policies, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Big data driven predictive production planning for energy-intensive manufacturing industries, 2020, Energy
  • A comprehensive evaluation for different post-curing methods used in stereolithography additive manufacturing, 2020, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Modeling and economic optimization of cellulosic biofuel supply chain considering multiple conversion pathways, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Multistage Decision Framework for the Selection of Renewable Energy Sources Based on Prospect Theory and PROMETHEE, 2020, International Journal of Fuzzy Systems

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Lin Li include Muyue Han, Jing Zhao, Lingxiang Yun, Yuntian Ge, and Yiran Yang.

Best Publications

  • Time-of-use based electricity demand response for sustainable manufacturing systems

    Yong Wang;Lin Li

  • Data driven bottleneck detection of manufacturing systems

    Lin Li;Qing Chang;Jun Ni

  • Energy requirements evaluation of milling machines based on thermal equilibrium and empirical modelling

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  • Cost-effective supply chain for electric vehicle battery remanufacturing

    Lin Li;Fadwa Dababneh;Jing Zhao

  • A novel 6-axis hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing process: Design and case studies

    Lin Li;Azadeh Haghighi;Yiran Yang

  • Time-of-use electricity pricing for industrial customers: A survey of U.S. utilities

    Yong Wang;Lin Li

  • Mechanical property modeling of photosensitive liquid resin in stereolithography additive manufacturing: Bridging degree of cure with tensile strength and hardness

    Yiran Yang;Lin Li;Jing Zhao

  • “Just-for-Peak” buffer inventory for peak electricity demand reduction of manufacturing systems

    Mayela Fernandez;Lin Li;Zeyi Sun

  • Option model for joint production and preventive maintenance system

    Xiaoning Jin;Lin Li;Jun Ni

  • Dynamic Energy Control for Energy Efficiency Improvement of Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Using Markov Decision Process

    Lin Li;Zeyi Sun

  • Real time production improvement through bottleneck control

    Lin Li;Qing Chang;Jun Ni;Stephan Biller

  • Energy Saving Opportunity Analysis of Automotive Serial Production Systems (March 2012)

    Qing Chang;Guoxian Xiao;Stephan Biller;Lin Li

  • Potential capability estimation for real time electricity demand response of sustainable manufacturing systems using Markov Decision Process

    Zeyi Sun;Lin Li

  • Big data driven predictive production planning for energy-intensive manufacturing industries

    Shuaiyin Ma;Shuaiyin Ma;Yingfeng Zhang;Jingxiang Lv;Yuntian Ge

  • Heterogeneous Redundancy Allocation for Series-Parallel Multi-State Systems Using Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization and Local Search

    Yong Wang;Lin Li

  • Bottleneck detection of complex manufacturing systems using a data-driven method

    Lin Li

  • Cost-Effective Updated Sequential Predictive Maintenance Policy for Continuously Monitored Degrading Systems

    Ming-Yi You;Lin Li;Guang Meng;Jun Ni

  • Short-term decision support system for maintenance task prioritization

    Lin Li;Jun Ni

  • Energy Consumption Modeling of Stereolithography-Based Additive Manufacturing Toward Environmental Sustainability

    Yiran Yang;Lin Li;Yayue Pan;Zeyi Sun

  • Opportunity Estimation for Real-Time Energy Control of Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

    Zeyi Sun;Lin Li

  • Bottleneck Detection of Manufacturing Systems Using Data Driven Method

    Lin Li;Qing Chang;Jun Ni;Guoxian Xiao

  • Integrated optimization of railway freight operation planning and pricing based on carbon emission reduction policies

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  • Identification of reservation capacity in critical peak pricing electricity demand response program for sustainable manufacturing systems

    Andres Bego;Lin Li;Zeyi Sun

  • Inventory Control for Peak Electricity Demand Reduction of Manufacturing Systems Considering the Tradeoff Between Production Loss and Energy Savings

    Zeyi Sun;Lin Li;Mayela Fernandez;Jianhui Wang

  • Total volatile organic compound emission evaluation and control for stereolithography additive manufacturing process

    Yiran Yang;Lin Li

  • Power consumption estimation for mask image projection stereolithography additive manufacturing using machine learning based approach

    Yiran Yang;Miao He;Lin Li

  • Critical peak electricity pricing for sustainable manufacturing: Modeling and case studies

    Yong Wang;Lin Li

  • Integrated Electricity and Natural Gas Demand Response for Manufacturers in the Smart Grid

    Fadwa Dababneh;Lin Li

  • Modeling and economic optimization of cellulosic biofuel supply chain considering multiple conversion pathways

    Yuntian Ge;Lin Li;Lingxiang Yun

Frequent Co-Authors

Donghai Wang
Donghai Wang Kansas State University
Lifeng Xi
Lifeng Xi Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Fu Zhao
Fu Zhao Purdue University West Lafayette
Yingfeng Zhang
Yingfeng Zhang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Jay Lee
Jay Lee University of Maryland, College Park

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