Gordon Smith

Gordon D. Smith, Ph.D., is a Professor of Practice Supply Chain Management in the Department of Decision and Information Sciences at the University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and an MS in Industrial Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and a BA in Mathematics from The University of Connecticut.

Dr. Smith has had over 20 years of executive management experience for multinational companies in high technology industries prior to rejoining academia. He has lead the transformation of operations, supply chains and customer service organizations in diverse industries such as automotive (Textron Automotive and Huf NA), telecommunications (Corvis) and oil & gas exploration (Input/Output). Gordon has consulted with high technology manufacturing companies and service organizations providing guidance focused on sustainable change management, achieving operational excellence through manufacturing and quality process improvements and the application of lean thinking.

Dr. Smith previously held the positions of Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Director of the Executive MBA program at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at The University of New Hampshire.

Areas of Expertise

• Operational Excellence
• Global Supply Chain Management / Rationalization
• Quality Performance
• Lean Management applied to manufacturing enterprises and service organizations

Academic Associations & Editorial Boards

• IIE - Institute of Industrial Engineers
• APICS
• SEG - Society for Exploration Geophysicists

Education

• Penn State University - Ph D, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 1973 - 1976
• Penn State University - MS, Industrial Engineering 1972 - 1973
• University of Connecticut - BA, Mathematics 1967 - 1971