Prof Cathal Heavey

Teaching Interests

Simulation of manufacturing, supply chains and services, Mathematical modeling, optimization

Research Interests

Simulation modeling of discrete-event systems; modeling and analysis of supply chains and manufacturing systems; process modeling; component-based simulation and decision support systems.

Recent Publications

Owida, Aly, P. J. Byrne, Cathal Heavey, and Khaled S. El-Kilany. "Product-service systems in Egypt: a multicase evaluation of field repair." International Journal of Emerging Markets (2020).

Diamantidis, Alexandros, Jun-Ho Lee, Chrissoleon T. Papadopoulos, Jingshan Li, and Cathal Heavey. "Performance evaluation of flow lines with non-identical and unreliable parallel machines and finite buffers." International Journal of Production Research 58, no. 13 (2020): 3881-3904.

Ghasemi, A., Azzouz, R., Laipple, G., Kabak, K. E., & Heavey, C. (2020). Optimizing capacity allocation in semiconductor manufacturing photolithography area–Case study: Robert Bosch. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 54, 123-137.