EDWARD J. WILLIAMS
Post Office Box 470 Inkster,
Michigan 48141-0470
day phone 313-594-6776
campus phone 313-593-5361
Education
Bachelors degree in mathematics, Michigan State University, 1967. Valedictorian.
Earned 100% of college expenses via Alumni Distinguished Scholarship and
part-time tutoring work.
Masters degree in mathematics, University of Wisconsin, 1968. Earned 100%
of college expenses via National Science Foundation fellowship and part-time
tutoring work.
Experience
1969-1971 United States Army (draftee). Statistical programming at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C. (after basic training), writing software
to support biomedical research by Army doctors.
1972-present Ford Motor Company. Software developer and analyst; internal
systems consultant in mathematical-modeling, operations-research, statistical,
and discrete-process simulation software.
1978-1979 Plymouth Schools. Adult education instructor in contract and tournament
bridge.
1980-1983 Wayne State University. Adjunct lecturer for undergraduate courses
in FORTRAN, COBOL, algebra, calculus, and data structures, and for graduate
course in software engineering.
1980-1983 Henry Ford Community College. Adjunct lecturer for undergraduate
courses in COBOL.
1980-present University of Michigan - Dearborn. Adjunct lecturer for undergraduate
courses in FORTRAN, PL/I, Pascal, C/C++, discrete mathematics, programming
language design, data structures, operating systems, statistics, and process
simulation. Adjunct lecturer for graduate courses in relational database
design, compiler construction, software engineering, file and data structures,
statistics, and process simulation.
Recent Articles
- Williams, Edward J., and Kevin Fosso. 1993. Modeling Trucks and Trains with
SIMAN Guided Transporters. In SIMAN SEZ..a Simulation Newsletter by Systems
Modeling Corporation. September 1993, 7-8.
- Williams, Ed. 1993. Ford Puts Programmers to the Test. In Enterprise Systems
Journal 8(10): 30-101.
- Williams, Edward J. 1993. Selection of a Simulation-Service Vendor. In Industrial
Engineering 25(11): 18-19.
- Williams, Edward J. 1993. How to Select a Simulation-Services Vendor. In
Production 105(12): 36-37.
- Williams, Edward J. 1993. Simulation Instruction -- Corporate Vs. Campus.
In Proceedings of the 1993 Winter Simulation Conference, eds. Gerald W.
Evans, Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, Edward C. Russell, and William E. Biles,
1384-1387.
- Williams, Edward, and Eric Haan. 1994. Modeling Large-Scale Networks with
WITNESS. In The AT&T Interactive Modeler. November 1994, 2-3.
- Williams, Edward J. 1994. Downtime Data -- its Collection, Analysis, and
Importance. In Proceedings of the 1994 Winter Simulation Conference, eds.
Jeffrey D. Tew, Mani S. Manivannan, Deborah A. Sadowski, and Andrew F. Seila,
1040-1043.
- Williams, Edward J., and Eric R. Haan. 1995. A Creative Approach to Modeling
Product Orders in AutoMod. In Proceedings of AutoSimulations Symposium 1995.
- Dennis, John, Robert Czech, and Edward Williams. 1995. Modularizing a Decision-Based
Pull System Using ProModel. In Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Users' Conference,
ed. Lori Monson.
- Armstrong, Brad, Stuart Gittlitz, Debbie Kotlarek, Thomas Gogg, Barbara
Mazziotti, and Edward Williams. Manufacturing Simulation Consultant's Forum.
In Proceedings of the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference, eds. Christos Alexopoulos,
Keebom Kang, William R. Lilegdon, and David Goldsman, 895-901.
- Williams, Edward J., and Kevin A. Fosso. 1995. A Simulation Modeler's View
of a Carousel. In Proceedings of the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference,
eds. Christos Alexopoulos, Keebom Kang, William R. Lilegdon, and David Goldsman,
925-929.
- Williams, Edward J., and Igal Ahitov. 1996. Scheduling Analysis Using Discrete
Event Simulation. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Simulation Symposium,
148-154.
- Williams, Edward J., Arun Jayaraman, and Susan Khoubyari. 1996. Optimization
of Palletization in a Production Job Shop. In Proceedings of the Simulation
for Manufacturing Improvement Conference and Exposition.
- Williams, Edward J. ProModel Discrete Process Simulation Model Builder.
APICS - the Performance Advantage 5(6):64-66.
- Williams, Edward J. Modeling of Bridge Cranes Using ProModel for Windows.
In Planet Promodel, Seventh Annual Users Conference.
- Williams, Edward J. 1996. Making Simulation a Corporate Norm. In Proceedings
of the 1996 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, eds. V. Wayne Ingalls,
Joseph Cynamon, and Annie V. Saylor, 627-632.
- Williams, Edward J., and Igal Ahitov. 1996. Integrated Use of Macro and Micro Models Within a Simulation Study. In AUTOFACT, ed. Lisa Moody, 169-179..
- Williams, Edward J., and Celia Ortiz. 1996. Steel Production Methods Improvement Study. In Proceedings of the 1st Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Applications and Practice, eds. Jacob Jen-Gwo Chen and Anil Mital, 324-329.
- Gunal, Ali K., Shigeru Sadakane, and Edward J. Williams. 1996. Modeling of Chain Conveyors and their Equipment Interfaces. In Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference, eds. John M. Charnes, Douglas J. Morrice, Daniel T. Brunner, and James J. Swain, 1107-1114.
- Williams, Edward J., and Susan Khoubyari. 1996. Modeling Issues in a Shipping System. In Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference, eds. John M. Charnes, Douglas J. Morrice, Daniel T. Brunner, and James J. Swain, 1353-1358.