Patrick Johanns

Patrick (Pat) Johanns is an associate professor of instruction and Director of the Part Time Graduate Program in Business Analytics of the Tippie School of Management. He teaches a wide range of courses (from foundational undergraduate courses to the capstone in the MS program) in Business Analytics and Operations Management.   He has a BS in Microbiology, an MBA, and PhD in Operations Management all from the University of Iowa. Pat developed an interest in International Business during a decade spent teaching in MBA programs at the Melbourne Business School and the German International School of Management and Administration. From this interest, he has gone to Kenya and Ghana four times since 2014 on grants to teach entrepreneurship and help women start businesses.

Pat is the author of a textbook on Management Science with spreadsheet modeling and has extensive experience creating and editing content for Operations Management and Analytics textbooks.

Education

• PhD in Business Administration, University of Iowa
• MBA, University of Iowa
• BS in Microbiology, University of Iowa

Licenses & Certifications

• Just in Time Planning, APICS, 1995

Selected Awards & Honors

• Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching - Krannert Business School, 2013
• Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching - Krannert Business School, 2009

Professional Memberships

• Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity - National, 2011
• Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity, 1981

Selected Publications

• Johanns, P. J. (2012). Management Science with Spreadsheet Modeling, Third Edition (3rd). Kendall/Hunt.
• Johanns, P. J. (2010). Management Science with Spreadsheet Modeling, Second Edition (2nd). Kendall/Hunt.
• Johanns, P. J. (2008). Management Science with Spreadsheet Modeling (1st). Kendall/Hunt.
• Johanns, P. J., Lowe, T. J., & Plante, R. (2001). Selection and Sequencing Heuristics to Reduce Variance in Gas Turbine Engine Nozzle Assemblies. European Journal of Operations Management. 132 (3).
• Alexander, S., Bapna, S., Boe, W. J., Citrus, A., Harris, D., Ho, C., Johanns, P. J., Kaefer, F., Peterson, K., Ramachandran, A. G., & Ramachandran, A. G. (1992). Computer Analysis In . (1st). William C Brown Publishing.
• Johanns, P. J. (1991). Professional Activities Chapter in The Emerald Tablet: A Guide for Chapters In . (1st Editio). Alpha Chi Sigma.
• Johanns, P. J., Lenzenweger, S., & Robinett, R. (1991). Recruitment Chapter in The Emerald Tablet: A Guide for Chapters In . (1st Editio). Alpha Chi Sigma.
• Lynch, R. G., Mathur, A., Williams, K. R., Waldschmidt, T. J., Sandor, M., Mueller, A., & Johanns, P. J. (1988). Immunoglobulin (Fc) Receptors on Murine T and B Lymphocytes. Investigations with Tumor Models. Molecular Immunology. 25 pp. 1151-1157.
• Johanns, P. J. (2021). Management Science with Spreadsheet Modeling, 4th Edition (4th Editio). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Selected Presentations

• "Water Logistics for a Landlocked Country," Keynote/Plenary Address at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 2017.

Selected Grants & Contracts

• Johanns, P (Co-Principal), Principal Investigator(s): Bedeian, K. Women's Entrepreneurial Training. Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund/US State Department. Funded. November 2019 - January 2020.