John AndersonProfessor

John Anderson
CSOM Operations & Mgmt Sci
3-219 CarlSMgmt
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612/624-7316
jca@umn.edu


Education
PhD, 1973, management sciences, University of Minnesota
MBA, 1968, business administration, University of Minnesota
BChE, 1966, chemical engineering, University of Minnesota

Research

Expertise
Quality management
Operations strategy
Operations analysis

Current Research
Continuous quality improvement
Quality management of the new product development process
Process knowledge representation
Operations strategy: content and process


Publications

Major Publications

  • "A Replication Study of a Theory of Quality Management Underlying the Deming Management Method: Insights from an Italian Context," J. C. Anderson, M. Rungtusanatham, C. Forze, and R. Filippini, Journal of Operations Management (forthcoming).
  • "Process Quality Knowledge Bases," J. C. Anderson, K. Dooley, and X. Liu, Journal of Quality Management (2000).
  • "Towards Measuring the ''SPC Implementation/Practice'' Construct: Some Evidence of Measurement Quality," J. C. Anderson, M. Rungtusanatham, and K. Dooley, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management (1999).
  • "The Path Analytic Model of a Theory of Quality Management Underlying the Deming Management Method: Preliminary Empirical Results," J. C. Anderson, M. Rungtusanatham, R. Schroeder, and S. Devaraj, Decision Sciences (September/October 1995).
  • "Combining Process Knowledge for Continuous Quality Improvement," J. C. Anderson, X. Liu, and K. Dooley, IIE Transactions (1995).
  • "A Theory of Quality Management Underlying the Deming Management Method," J. C. Anderson, M. Rungtusanatham, and R. Schroeder, Academy of Management Review (July 1994).
  • "Comparing the Effects of Cellular and Functional Manufacturing on Employees'' Perceptions and Attitudes," J. C. Anderson and M. Rungtusanatham, Journal of Operations Management (1996).
  • "Combining Process Knowledge for Continuous Quality Improvement," J. C. Anderson, X. Liu, and K. Dooley, IIE Transactions (1995).

Instruction

Courses

Fall, 2009
CHMB 5803 Operations Management Sec.  001
OMS 6059 Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma Sec.  001
OMS 6059 Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma Sec.  060
Spring, 2010
WMBA 5660 Operations and Logistics Management Sec.  001


Service

Current Administrative Appointments

  • International Programs Committee

Current Editorial Appointments

  • Editorial board, Journal of Operations Management, Production Operations Management Journal, and Asian Pacific Journal of Quality Management
  • Associate Editor, Decision Sciences

Scholarly Service and Honors

  • Fellow, Decision Sciences Institute, 1993
  • National President, Decision Sciences Institute, 1995