The following paper received First Place in the 2009 IIE Lean Student Paper Competition and was presented at the 2009 Industrial Engineering Conference in Miami, Florida during the IERC Presentations:
Rumao, B., D. Hamilton, I. Dhillon. "Determining the Effectiveness of Specialized Bank Tellers."2008 The paper will also be presented at the 2009 U-M Graduate Engineering Symposium in November 2009.

Brian's research interests include production systems engineering and lean manufacturing. He is listed as a contibutor in a new textbook by University of Kentucky Professor Jingshan Li and University of Michigan Professor Semyon M. Meerkov. An overview of the contents of Production Systems Engineering (2007) can be seen here.

Currently Brian is working with Professor Meerkov and doctoral student Liang Zhang in developing an approximation method for the throughput of serial production lines with non-exponential and unreliable machines.

Additionally, Brian completed a continuous improvement project based on Production Systems Engineering techniques for closed-loop production systems. The project was carried out at General Motors Powertrain in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and has yielded significant throughput improvements with zero capital investments. Brian is considering a start-up consulting firm dedicated to applying these principles to manufacturing environments around the world.

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