John Nicholas

About

John Nicholas is professor operations management and an active teacher, writer, and researcher in project management and manufacturing management.  He is the author of numerous academic and technical publications and several books including Lean Production for Competitive Advantage, 2^nd edition(2018). Project Management for Engineering, Business, and Technology, 5th edition (2017), The Portal of Lean Production (2006)and Competitive Manufacturing Management (1998). He has held the positions of engineer and team leader on aircraft development projects a Lockheed-Martin Corporation, business analyst on operations projects at Bank America, and research associate on energy-environmental research projects at Argonne National Laboratory.

Degrees

PhD, Industrial Engineering and Applied Behavioral Science, Northwestern University

MBA, Operations Research and Systems Analysis, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

BS, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Research Interests

Competitive manufacturing management: Lean production, just-in-time,and related topics

Project and program management

Interpersonal and group behavior in high-stress, isolated,and confined operating environments

Professional & Community Affiliations

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

American Production and Inventory Control Society

Association for Manufacturing Excellence

Experimental Aircraft Association

Courses Taught

• SCMG 332. Operations Management (undergraduate)
• SCMG 337. Fundamentals of Lean Production (undergraduate)

• ISSCM 349. Project Management (undergraduate)

- SCMG 480. Introduction to Operations Management

SCMG 482. Lean Production: Concepts and Applications

ISSCM 484. Project Management

ISOM 480 HCM. Healthcare Operations Management

ISOM 581. Global Operations Management

SCMG 601. Project Management (EMBA)