Dr Ke Xing

• Engineering Mechanics
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  
• Operations Management
  
• Engineering Economics
  
• Artificial Intelligence — Fuzzy Logic & Genetic Algorithms

Member of the Engineers Australia

Member of IEEE (Reliability Society and Components, Packing and Manufacturing Technology Society)

B Eng in Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University (China)

M Eng in Mechanical Engineering, University of South Australia (Australia)

PhD in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of South Australia (Australia)

• Sustainability in product and service development
• Design for reliability and maintainability
• Life-cycle management and strategies
• Lean and green supply chain modelling
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence in system modelling and design optimisation

BOOK CHAPTERS

Xing, K.(2007) — “Modelling and Optimisation for Development of Multi-Service-Life Products”, DAAAM International Scentific Book 2007, pp.545~561, DAAAM International, Vienna, Austria.

Xing, K., K. Abhary, and L. Luong (2006) — “PURE: A Fuzzy Model for Product Upgradability and Reusability Evaluation for Remanufacture”, Manufacturing the Future: Concepts-Technologies-Visions, pp.309~336, Pro Literatur Verlag, Mammendorf, Germany.

Xing, K., L. Luong, and K. Abhary (2004) — “Development of an Integrated Design Model for Product Recyclability”, DAAAM International Scientific Book 2004, pp.683~699, DAAAM International, Vienna, Austria.

JOURNAL PAPERS

Spuzic S, Xing K, Abhary K (2008) “Some Examples of Ambiguities in Cross-disciplinary Terminology” The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society , Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.19-28, Common Ground Publishing.

Xing, K. and L. Luong (2008)— “Modelling and Evaluation of Product Fitness for Service Life Extension”, Journal of Engineering Design, Taylor & Francis. Published online first.

Xing, K. and M. Belusko (2008 upcoming)— “Design for Upgradability (DFU) Algorithm: Configuring Durable Products for Competitive Reutilisation”, submitted to Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME Jounrals.

Xing, K. and K. Abhary (2008 upcoming)— “A GA-based Optimisation Approach for Product Upgradability Design”, Journal of Engineering Design, Taylor & Francis.

Xing, K., M. Belusko, L. Luong, and K. Abhary (2006) — “An Evaluation Model of Product Upgradability for Remanufacture”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, published online first, October 2006, Springer.

Xing, K., L. Luong, and K. Abhary (2003) — “IREDA: An Integrated Methodology for Product Recyclability and End-of-Life Design”, Journal of Sustainable Product Design, Vol.3, Issue 4, pp 149 ~ 172, Springer.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Spuzic S, Xing K and Abhary K (2008) “Some Aspects of Terminology in Materials Related Knowledge Sharing”, paper accepted at 7th International Scientific Symposium: Metallic and Nonmetallic Materials (MNM 2008), Germany

Xing, K., K. Abhary, and L. Luong (2005) — “The Evaluation of Product Upgradability toward Remanufacture”, Proceedings of 2005 Tehran International Congress on Manufacturing Engineering, TICME2005, CD-ROM, Dec. 12~15, Tehran, Iran

Xing, K., L. Luong, and K. Abhary (2005) — “A Methodical Planning to Enhance Reutilisation Potential in Product Design”, Proceedings of 2005 International Conference on Asian Green Electronics Conference: Design for Manufacturability and Reliability, AGEC2005, pp.59~66, Mar. 15~18, Shanghai, China

Xing, K., L. Luong, and K. Abhary (2004) — “The Evaluation of Component Reusability to the Extended Service Life”, Proceedings of Environmental Engineering Research Event 2004, EERE2004, pp. , Dec.10~12, Wollongong , Australia

Xing, K., K. Abhary, L. Luong, and B. Motevallian (2003) — “A Design Strategy Support Tool for Product Reutilisation”, Proceedings of 14th International DAAAM Symposium — Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation: Focus on Reconstruction and Development, pp.505~506, Oct. 23-25, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Motevallian, B., K. Xing, K. Abhary, and L. Luong (2003) — “Implementation of Integrated Design for Ease of Disassembly on LSRF53 Air Conditioning System”, Proceedings of 14th International DAAAM Symposium — Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation: Focus on Reconstruction and Development, pp., Oct. 22-25, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Motevallian, B., K. Xing, K. Abhary, and L. Luong (2003) — “Integrated Design Criteria for Ease of Disassembly”, Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence, ICME 2003, CD-ROM, Oct. 12-15, Melbourne, Australia.

Xing, K., L. Luong, K. Abhary, and B. Motevallian (2003) — “A Fuzzy-graph based Product Structure Modularisation Approach for Ease-of-recycling Configuration”, Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence, ICME 2003, CD-ROM, Oct. 12-15, Melbourne, Australia.

Xing, K., L. Luong, and K. Abhary (2002) — “The Development of A Quantitative Method for Product End-of-Life Strategy (EOLS) Planning”, Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, TMCE2002, pp.551~562, Apr. 22-26, Wuhan, China.

Xing, K., L. Luong, and K. Abhary (2001) — “Incorporate End-of-Life Consideration With Functionality in Modularity Design at the Early Design Stage”, Proceedings of 12th DAAAM International Symposium — Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation: Focus on Precision Engineering, pp.517~518, Oct. 24-27, Jena, Germany.

Xing, K., K. Abhary, and L. Luong (2001) — “The Development of Conceptual Framework for Design for Recyclability (DFR)”, Proceedings of 5th International & 9th Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference, ISME2001, pp.623-630, Apr. 5-7, Rashid, Iran.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Engineering

• Sustainability in Product and Service Development
• Industrial Ecology
• Cleaner Production Technologies
• Green Supply Chains
• Life Cycle Assessment