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Alumnus Receives Employer Recognition Award
Keith Hanson, M.S., 2008, received the 2010 Employer Recognition Award for his service to UA students during their career search. The award recognizes alumni who give back to the University as employers by advancing students' knowledge of companies and careers and by assisting in preparing students for a successful career search. Faculty and staff nominate alumni based on willing involvement in Career Center programs, mock interviews, career fairs, mentoring and networking. Keith currently works for BMW Manufacturing Co. in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Former student co-author of new book.
Yu Dang, Ph.D., 2004, is co-author of the book, Applied Integer Programming: Modeling and Solution, along with Der-San Chen, and Robert G. Baton. She is currently employed by Quickparts, R&D Department, a privately held manufacturing services company dedicated to providing customers with an online e-commerce system to procure low-volume and high-volume custom manufactured parts, in Atlanta, GA.
John Dew elected member of International Academy for Quality
Dr. Tito Conti, primary author of the European Quality Award contacted Dr. John Dew to inform him of his election as a member of the International Academy for Quality. Dr. Dew is an adjunct professor who has taught OM 525 and ST 525. He is currently Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness at Troy University. He was previously director of Continuous Quality Improvement and Planning at UA.
UA Operations Management Students Headed for Toronto Conference
Michael Wilson and Corey Barron, both seniors and classmates from Muscle Shoals majoring in operations management, will be sponsored by the Birmingham chapter to attend the 2009 APICS International Conference and Expo in Toronto as student scholars. Read more.
BusinessWeek Ranks OM Program No. 12 Nationally
Two specialty programs offered by the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration are ranked in the top 15 nationally by BusinessWeek magazine. Operations Management program comes in at No. 12. Read more.
New OM Faculty Member
Dr. Emmett Lodree has been appointed Assistant Professor of Operations Management effective August 16, 2009. Dr. Lodree holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Enginering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He comes to us from Auburn University.
OM and RobMax team up to analyze automated production.
As technology takes an increasingly important role in industry, the Culverhouse College of Commerce is taking a leading role in the research and analysis of automated production.
RobMax, a Tuscaloosa-based leading robotics software developer, is partnering with the nationally ranked operations management program at the College to support research and education in the analysis of automated production.
Dr. Charles Sox, University Chair of Manufacturing Management, said the new partnership will be a valuable resource for students, given the new climate of industrial progress in the state. Sox is also the director of the operations management program in the department of information systems, statistics and management science.
“As manufacturing and business processes become increasingly more automated, it is critical for companies to accurately assess the productivity of their automated equipment as well as their human resources,” Sox said. “Companies that fail to understand their automated productivity risk losing a valuable opportunity for competitive advantage. The new generation of auto manufacturing facilities in the Southeast has invested heavily in robotic automation that has helped them become highly productive and successful.”
The partnership will focus on student-industry cooperative projects, cutting-edge research and industry education to show students and businesses how to maximize the efficiency of automated systems, as well as take advantage of opportunities to continuously improve automated manufacturing and business processes.
“With the high-tech industry and automotive manufacturing’s promising future in the Southeast, the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration and its partnership with industry leaders like RobMax will continue to be a factor in attracting businesses to the area,” said J. Barry Mason, dean of the College.