Sunday, November 16, 2014

Professor Robert Yearout - Biography and Contribution - Industrial Engineering




Bob Yearout, Ph.D.

Professor of Management
University of North Carolina, Ashville
yearout  atr unca.edu /  atr mgmt_unca


Dr. Yearout  received  the 1995-1996 Ruth and Leon Feldman Professorship for Outstanding Research, the 1997-1998 Distinguished Teaching Award for the Social Sciences, the 1999-2000  UNC Asheville Distinguished Teacher of the Year, the First Annual University Service Council Award in 2002, the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006, and the 2006-2007 Annual University Research Council Award for Scholarly and Creative Achievement.  He has published one book and a significant number of articles in national and international peer reviewed journals.

He was on the editorial board of International Journal of Industrial Engineering Theory: Theory, Applications and Practice

His research interests are noise hazards, quality control, inventory control, engineering economics, learning and forgetting as it applies to progress curves, statistical techniques, industrial health and safety, and workstation lighting.


Education

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University
M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University
M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California
B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Military Institute
Courses Taught

MGMT 179 - Terrorism Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
MGMT 364 - Supply Chain Management
MGMT 380 - Management Science
MGMT 381 - Quality Control
MGMT 460 - Production Operations Management
MGMT 464 - Project Management
MGMT 465 - Operations Research
MGMT 492 - Senior Design Project
MGMT 499 - Undergraduat Research



https://mgmtacct.unca.edu/faces/bob-yearout-phd

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