Professor Jay Heizer, Texas Lutheran University

Jay Heizer is professor emeritus and the Jesse H. Jones Chair of Business Administration at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. Dr. Heizer received his BBA and MBA from the University of North Texas and his PhD in management and statistics from Arizona State University. He was previously a member of the faculty at the University of Memphis, the University of Oklahoma, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of Richmond. He has also held visiting positions at Boston University, George Mason University, the Czech Management Center, and the Otto-Von-Guericka University, Magdeburg. Dr. Heizer’s industrial experience is extensive. He learned the practical side of operations management as a machinist apprentice at Foringer and Company, as a production planner for Westinghouse Airbrake, and at General Dynamics, where he worked in engineering administration.

Additionally, he has been actively involved in consulting in the OM and MIS areas for a variety of organizations, including Philip Morris, Firestone, Dixie Container Corporation, Columbia Industries, and Tenneco. He holds the CPIM certification from the Association for Operations Management (APICS). Dr. Heizer has co-authored five books and has published more than 30 articles on a variety of management topics. His papers have appeared in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Purchasing, Personnel Psychology, Production & Inventory Control Management, APICS — The Performance Advantage, Journal of Management History, IIE Solutions, and Engineering Management, among others. He has taught operations management courses in undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs.

Professor Barry Render, Rollins College

Barry Render is the Charles Harwood Professor of Operations Management Emeritus at the Rollins College Graduate School of Business. His career has included eight years at the University of New Orleans, seven at George Mason (where he held the GM Foundation Chair in Decision Sciences and was department chair), two Fulbrights to Nepal, and 20 years at Rollins College. He has also worked in the aerospace industry, for GE’s Jet Engine Division, NASA (at the DC headquarters), and Boeing.

Besides OM, Barry has also co-authored other texts at Pearson, including Quantitative Analysis for Management (now in 14th ed.), Introduction to Management Science, Managerial Decision Modeling with Spreadsheets (now in 4th ed.), Service Management and Operations (3rd ed.), and four others. He has also served on several Boards of Directors — from a non-profit seniors housing complex, to a startup software firm, to a publicly traded (NASDAQ) manufacturer. For many years he was consulting editor at Financial Times Press and editor of the New York Times operations management special editions.

Professor Chuck Munson, Washington State University

Dr. Munson is the professor of operations management at Carson College of Business at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. He received his BSBA summa cum laude in finance, along with his MSBA and PhD in operations management from Washington University in St. Louis. For two years, he served as associate dean for graduate programs in business at Washington State. He also worked for three years as a financial analyst for Contel Telephone Corporation.

Dr. Munson serves as a senior editor for Production and Operations Management, and he serves on the editorial review board of four other journals. He has published more than 25 articles in such journals as Production and Operations Management, IIE Transactions, Decision Sciences, Naval Research Logistics, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, and Annals of Operations Research. He is editor of the book The Supply Chain Management Casebook: Comprehensive Coverage and Best Practices in SCM, and he has co-authored the research monograph Quantity Discounts: An Overview and Practical Guide for Buyers and Sellers.

Dr. Munson has taught operations management core and elective courses at the undergraduate, MBA, and PhD levels at Washington State University (WSU). He has also conducted several teaching workshops at international conferences and for PhD students at WSU. His major awards include being a founding board member of the Washington State University President’s Teaching Academy (2004); winning the WSU College of Business Outstanding Teaching Award (2001 and 2015), Research Award (2004), and Service Award (2009 and 2013); and being named the WSU MBA Professor of the Year (2000 and 2008).