Faculty - Management Sciences
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Peter T. Ward
Richard M. Ross Chair in Management
Chair, Department of Management Sciences
Professor of Management Sciences
Director, Center for Operational Excellence
| e-mail: | ward.1@osu.edu |
| phone: | (614) 292-5294 |
| fax: | (614) 292-1272 |
| address: | 600C Fisher Hall
Fisher College of Business 2100 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 |
Education
DBA, Boston University
MSBA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
BBA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Areas of Expertise
- operations strategy
- managing technology
- reengineering operations
- lean manufacturing
- benchmarking
Biography
Professor Ward’s research has been published in a number of journals, including Decision Sciences, Journal of Operations Management and Production and Operations Management. He is Director for the Center for Operational Excellence, is associate editor of the Journal of Operations Management and serves on several editorial boards. He serves as a judge for Industry Week’s Best Plants program and is on the advisory board of Ford Motor Company’s Lean Resource Center.
He developed, in partnership with Ford Motor Company, the Tomorrow’s Lean Enterprise Leadership program, a popular series of MBA courses and internship opportunities. He also leads executive education certificate programs on Lean Management.
Among his community service activities is his service on the Board of Directors od Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio. Among his research honors are Best Paper awards for articles appearing in the Journal of Operations Management in 2000 and 1996 and Pace Setters Research Award for 2003.
Dr. Ward teaches the graduate courses in operations management, operations strategy, and Lean Management.