Textbook

1. J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, Production Systems Engineering, Springer, 2008 (available at Springer, Amazon, Barnes & Nobles).

Referred Journals

1. S. Biller, S.P. Marin, S.M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, ``Closed Bernoulli Production Lines: Analysis, Continuous Improvement, and Leanness,'' IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 168-180, 2009.
2. S.M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, ``Transient Behavior of Serial Production Lines with Bernoulli Machines,'' IIE Transactions, vol. 40, pp. 297-312, 2008.
3. S. Ching, S.M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, ``Assembly Systems with Non-exponential Machines: Throughput and Bottlenecks,'' Nonlinear Analysis - Theory and Applications, vol. 69, pp. 911-917, 2008.
4. S.-Y. Chiang, A. Hu and S.M. Meerkov, ``Lean Buffering in Serial Production Lines with Nonidentical Exponential Machines,'' IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 298-306, 2008.
5. J. Li, E. Enginarlar and S.M. Meerkov, ``Conservation of Filtering in Manufacturing Systems with Unreliable Machines and Finished Goods Buffers,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Article ID 27328, 2006.
6. A. Hu and S.M. Meerkov, ``Lean Buffering in Serial Production Lines with Bernoulli Machines,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Article ID 17105, 2006.
7. E. Enginarlar, J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``How Lean Can Lean Buffers Be?'' IIE Transactions, vol. 37, pp. 333-342, 2005.
8. J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``On the Coefficients of Variation of Up- and Downtime of Manufacturing Equipment,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, pp. 1-6, 2005.
9. E. Enginarlar, J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``Lean Buffering in Serial Production Lines with Non-exponential Machines,'' OR Spectrum, vol. 27, pp. 195-219, 2005.
10. J. Li, E. Enginarlar and S.M. Meerkov, ``Random Demand Satisfaction by Unreliable Production-Inventory-Customer Systems,'' Annals of Operations Research, vol. 126, pp. 159-175, 2004.
11. E. Enginarlar, J. Li, S.M. Meerkov and R.Q. Zhang, ``Buffer Capacity for Accommodating Machine Downtime in Serial Production Lines,'' International Journal of Production Research, vol. 40, pp. 601-624, 2002.
12. S.-Y. Chiang, C.-T. Kuo and S.M. Meerkov, ``c-Bottlenecks in Serial Production Lines: Identification and Application,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 7, pp. 543-578, 2001.
13. J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``Customer Demand Satisfaction in Production Systems: A Due-Time Performance Approach,'' IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, vol. 17, pp. 472-482, 2001.
14. J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``Bottlenecks with respect to Due-Time Performance in Pull Serial Production Lines,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 479-498, 2000.
15. J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``Production Variability in Manufacturing Systems: Bernoulli Reliability Case,'' Annals of Operations Research, vol. 93, pp. 299-324, 2000.
16. S.-Y. Chiang, C.-T. Kuo, J.-T. Lim and S.M. Meerkov, ``Improvability in Assembly Systems I: Problem Formulation and Performance Evaluation,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 321-357, 2000.
17. S.-Y. Chiang, C.-T. Kuo, J.-T. Lim and S.M. Meerkov, ``Improvability in Assembly Systems II: Improvability Indicators and Case Study,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 359-393, 2000.
18. S.-Y. Chiang, C.-T. Kuo and S.M. Meerkov, ``DT-Bottlenecks in Serial Production Lines: Theory and Application,'' IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, vol. 16, pp. 567-580, 2000.
19. S.-Y. Chiang, C.-T. Kuo and S.M. Meerkov, ``Bottlenecks in Markovian Production Lines: A Systems Approach,'' IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, vol. 14, pp. 352-359, 1998.
20. C.-T. Kuo, J.-T. Lim, S.M. Meerkov and E. Park, ``Improvability Theory for Assembly Systems: Two Component-One Assembly Machine Case,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 3, pp. 95-171, 1997.
21. C.-T. Kuo, J.-T. Lim and S.M. Meerkov, ``Bottlenecks in Serial Production Lines: A System-Theoretic Approach,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 2, pp. 233-276, 1996.
22. D. Jacobs and S.M. Meerkov, ``System-Theoretic Analysis of Due-Time Performance in Production Systems,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 1, pp. 225-243, 1995.
23. D. Jacobs and S.M. Meerkov, ``Mathematical Theory of Improvability for Production Systems,'' Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 1, pp. 95-137, 1995.
24. D. Jacobs and S.M. Meerkov, ``A System-Theoretic Property of Serial Production Lines: Improvability,'' International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 26, pp. 755-785, 1995.
25. J.-T. Lim and S.M. Meerkov, ``On Asymptotically Reliable Closed Serial Production Lines,'' Control Engineering Practice, vol. 1, pp. 147-152, 1993.
26. D. Jacobs and S.M. Meerkov, ``Asymptotically Reliable Serial Production Lines with a Quality-Control System,'' Computers & Mathematics with Applications, vol. 21, pp. 85-90, 1991.
27. J.-T. Lim, S.M. Meerkov, and F. Top, ``Homogeneous, Asymptotically Reliable Serial Production Lines: Theory and a Case Study,'' IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 35, pp. 524-534, 1990.

Book Chapters

1. J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``Evaluation of Throughput in Serial Production Lines with Non-exponential Machines,'' in Analysis, Control and Optimization of Complex Dynamic Systems, E.K. Boukas and R. Malhame Ed., pp. 55-82, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2005.
2. E. Enginarlar, J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``Lean Buffering in Serial Production Lines with Non-exponential Machines,'' in Stochastic Modeling of Manufacturing Systems - Advances in Design, Performance Evaluation, and Control Issues, G. Liberopoulos, C.T. Papadopolous, B. Tan, J.M. Smith and S.B. Gershwin Ed., pp. 29-53, Springer, 2005.
3. J. Li and S.M. Meerkov, ``Due-Time Performance in Production Systems with Markovian Machines,'' in Analysis and Modeling of Manufacturing Systems, Kluwer International Series in Operation Research and Management Sciences, S.B. Gershwin, Y. Dallery, C.T. Papadopolous and J.M. Smith Ed., pp. 221-253, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2003.
4. D. Jacobs, C.-T. Kuo, J.-T. Lim and S.M. Meerkov, ``A System Theory for Production Lines,'' in Communications, Computation, Control and Signal Processing, R. Paulraj, V. Roychowdhury and C.D. Schaper Ed., pp. 463-480, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997.
5. D. Jacobs, C.-T. Kuo, J.-T. Lim and S.M. Meerkov, ``Improvability of Serial Production Lines: Theory and Applications,'' in Recent Advances in Control and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, G. Yin and Q. Zhang Ed., vol. 214, pp. 121-143, Springer, 1996.