Theodor Freiheit

Theodor Freiheit is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, College of Engineering. His work focuses on integrating technical and managerial aspects of manufacturing and design systems.

• Manufacturing systems engineering
• Design of manufacturing and service systems
• Reliability and productivity
• Markov chain models with predictive control
• Interaction between manufacturing process parameters and failure modes
• Product quality
• Influence of production system approaches across industries
• Applications of controls to manufacturing systems
• Design theory and methodology
• Product development
• Lean product design
• Business-product-process integration in engineering systems
• Flexible manufacturing systems design

His research explores the intersection of engineering design, systems reliability, and control theory, with emphasis on optimizing manufacturing processes and cross-disciplinary engineering management frameworks.