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August 17, 2000
Digital-Age Manufacturing Experts
HUMAN RESOURCESBradley J. AlgeAssistant Professor of Management(765) 494-4483[email protected]
* Can discuss organizational human resource issues in contemporary companies in the context of technology-based change. Teaches a class called E-people for master's degree students. Has done research on workplace aggression and violence. Worked as a consultant for Arthur Andersen.
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENTHerbert MoskowitzDirector, Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises Professor of Management(765) 494-4421 [email protected]
* Can address manufacturing, technology management, quantitative methods, total quality management, quality improvement tools, and judgment and decision making in manufacturing. Has written five textbooks and more than 140 refereed journal articles. A 1985-86 Fulbright Scholar, also has received research grants from the National Science Foundation , the General Electric Foundation, IBM and AT&T. Has been a guest professor at the Wharton School, as well as business schools in London, Finland and Germany. Has done management consulting for General Motors, Eli Lilly, Inland Steel, Bechtel and numerous other corporations and law firms.
PLANT DESIGNShimon Y. NofProfessor of Industrial Engineering(765) 494-5427[email protected]
* Is an expert on computer-aided manufacturing and robotics. Research includes development of software to resolve automatically conflicts that arise in the design of new facilities, such as manufacturing plants. Has written more than 200 articles and written or edited six books, two of which won North American Publishers' awards: Handbook of Industrial Robotics and International Encyclopedia of Robotics. Is director of Purdue's Production Robotics and Integration Software for Manufacturing (PRISM) program.
SYSTEMS DESIGNLeroy B. SchwarzProfessor of ManagementKrannert Graduate School of Management(765) 494-4510[email protected]
* Can discuss computer applications for inventory, manufacturing and distribution, and the changes the Internet will bring to companies and individuals in the future. Was founding director of Purdue's Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises. Is the co-author of a book on production and inventory control and numerous articles for academic journals. Is founding and current editor of the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management and an associate editor for Management Science journal. Has worked as a systems analyst for IBM and a consultant for Ernst and Ernst.
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