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Dr. David C Wierschem

  • Associate Professor - McCoy College of Business
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Biography and education

PhD in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Dallas
MS in Operations Research from the University of Texas at Dallas
MBA from Georgia State University
BS in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Jimenez, Jesus (Principal), Percent Contribution: %16.6, Aslan, Semih (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %16.6, Koutitas, Georgios (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %16.6, Mendez, Francis A (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %16.6, Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %16.6, Wierschem, David C (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %16.6. Using Industry 4.0 Digital Twins to Model Human Labor in Smart Material Handling Systems, Toyota Material Handling, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $197411.11. (Submitted: December 14, 2018, Funded: August 14, 2019 - August 13, 2020). Grant.
  • Wierschem, David (Principal). Research on IT Certification Value, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University, $920. (Funded: December 1, 2014). Grant.
  • Wierschem, David (Co-Principal), Mendez, Francis (Co-Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Co-Principal). A Kaizen Project to Develop a Simulation Process to Design Manufacturing Operations Requiring Human Motions, Texas State University, $16400. (Funded: July 1, 2016 - Present). Grant.
  • Wierschem, David (Co-Principal), Mendez, Francis (Co-Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Co-Principal). A Kaizen Project to Develop a Simulation Process to Design Manufacturing Operations Requiring Human Motions, NEC, Inc., Private / Foundation / Corporate, $50000. (Funded: June 1, 2016 - Present). Grant.
  • Wierschem, David C. SANS Security Training to support CIS 4350 Security Class, McCoy College of Business Administration, McCoy College Development Foundation, $5979. (Funded: December 2015). Grant.
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  • Sharotry, A., Jimenez, J. A., Mendez, F. A., Wierschem, D. C., Koldenhoven, R. M., & Valles Molina, D. (2022). Manufacturing operator ergonomics: A conceptual digital twin approach to detect biomechanical fatigue. IEEE Access, (10), 12774–12791. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3145984
  • Sharotry, A., Jimenez, J., Wierschem, D. C., Mendez, F. A., Koutitas, G., Valles Molina, D., … Rolfe, R. M. (2021). A Digital Twin Framework for Real-Time Analysis and Feedback of Repetitive Work in the Manual Material Handling Industry (pp. 2637–2648). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC48552.2020.9384043
  • Wierschem, D. C., Jimenez, J. A., & Mendez, F. A. (2020). A Motion Capture System for the Study of Human Manufacturing Repetitive Motions. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. Retrieved from McCoy College
  • Mendez, F. A., Wierschem, D. C., & Jimenez, J. (2018). A Motion Capture System Framework for the Study of Human Manufacturing Repetitive Motions. In Digital Commons@Georgia Southern (pp. 1–8). Georgia Southern University. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pmhr_2018/25
  • Jimenez, J., Aslan, S., Valles Molina, D., Koutitas, G., Mendez, F. A., & Wierschem, D. C. (2021). Using industry 4.0 digital twins to model human labor in smart material handling systems.
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    QEP Development Task force

  2. Member

    Management Field of Study Committee (THECB)

  3. Member

    Academic Affairs Computing Priority Committee

  4. Member

    LMS Advisory Council

  5. Member

    University Partnership Summit

  6. Member

    Faculty Qualifications System Committee

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