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Assistant Professor Deparment of Operations, Construction and Management College of Technology, Engineering and Management Office: 236 Jarvis Hall - Technology Wing |
Courses Taught
INMGT-705: Enterprise Resource Planning
INMGT-405: Production and Inventory Control Practicum
INMGT-305: Production and Inventory Control
INMGT-200: Production and Operations Management
About the Instructor
Jim earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology from University of Wisconsin – Stout, a Masters in Manufacturing Systems from the University of St. Thomas and a PhD. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. His professional experience includes 15 years of employment with the Andersen Corporation in many positions including, Engineering, Master Scheduling, Distribution and as a Plant Manager. Jim has also worked on consulting jobs for Menards, Nestle, Mack Engineering and The Automation Association, in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Operations Management, Inventory Management, Product Distribution and Facility Layout.
Professional Organizations
APICS – The Association for Operations Management - Jim is certified as CPIM and CIRM.
Books Recently Read
The World is Flat by T.L. Friedman, a very interesting book related to Supply Chain
Management and Outsourcing Lean Solutions by Womack and Jones, the authors that wrote Lean Thinking and The Machine That Changed the World. This book moves Lean Thinking from manufacturing to various service industries, making the point that the benefits of Lean exist in all businesses.
Freakonomics by S.D. Levitt and S. J. Dubner, the authors present common economic issues with a new perspective.
The Undercover Economist by T. Harford, an overrated book that tries to expose how Economists view the world.