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Dr. Moon W. Suh
Professor
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Phone:919-515-6580
Email: moon_suh@ncsu.edu
Address: 3323 College of Textiles Box 8301
Room: 3323

Research Interests
Education
Biography


 Moon Suh

Most Recent Publications:
1. Suh, M., & Sasser, P.E., & Cui, X.. (2003). Estimation of Single Cotton Fiber Tensile Properties From The Load-Elongation Curves of Slack Bundles Textile Research Journal , 73 (12) (pp. 1066-70).
2. Suh, M., & Huh, Y.. (2003). Measuring the Thickness Variation of Fiber Bundle With Twists By a Flying Laser Spot Scanning Method Textile Research Journal , 73 (9)
3. Suh, M.. (2003). What's Happening to the U. S. Textile Industry?: Reflections on NAFTA and U.S. Corporate Strategies Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management , 7 (2) (pp. 119-37).
4. Suh, M., & Jeon, B.S., & Bae, J.H.. (2002). Automatic Recognition of Woven Fabric Patterns by an Artificial Neural Network Textile Research Journal , 73 (7) (pp. 645-50).
5. Suh, M., & Jeong, S.H.. (2002). Sequential Channelling of Time-dependent Variances in Spun Yarn Manufacturing Textile Research Journal , 72 (3) (pp. 1-7).
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Research Interests:
Dr. Suh's research interests are quite diverse reflecting his academic background and work experience in the textile industry and in academia.  Two broad areas of his current research are:  quantitative methods in textile manufacturing and management, and statistical/probabilistic modeling of textile materials, processes and products.
More specifically, his current and past work includes: 
  • Development of Statistical Quality/Process Control Methodologies for Textile Operations
  • Total Quality Management
  • Textile R&D Management
  • Optimal Design/Evaluation of Textile Products
  • Forecasting of Textile Business Cycles
  • Estimation of Consumer Demands for Apparel Products
  • Study on Profitability of Textile Firms
  • General Theories on Bundle Strength and Statistical Size Effects
  • Strength and Uniformity of Spun Yarns
  • On-Line Process Control in Spinning
  • Optimal Fiber Selection/Blending via HVI-based cotton fiber measurements
  • Study on Novel Grafting Systems for Short Staple Spinning
  • Calibration Strategies in Textile Testing
  • Geometry of Knitted and Nonwoven Structures
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Education:
Ph.D., Statistics, 1969
North Carolina State University
M.S., Textile Technology, 1964
North Carolina State University
B.S., Textile Engineering, 1961
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Biography:
Dr. Moon W. Suh is a Professor of Textile Technology and Management, Professor of Statistics and Professor of Operations Research, following his successful career at Burlington Industries O.R. Department. He holds B.S. (Tex. Eng. - Seoul), M.S.(Tex. Tech. - NCSU) and Ph.D.(Statistics- NCSU) degrees. His teaching and research areas are diverse and include: application of statistical methods, demand forecasting, textile evaluation, and R&D methods, quality/process management/control, with over 140 publications. He is an Editor of Journal of Textile Institute, Past President of The Fiber Society, and was Invited Lecturer at KIT (Kyoto) and Seoul University.
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