Information Systems & Operations Management
For more information about the ISOM Department contact:
Dr. Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah
ISOM Department, UNCG
PO Box 26165
Greensboro, NC 27402-6165
Voice: 336.334.5666
Fax: 336.334.4083
Email: kwasi_amoako@uncg.edu
Information Systems and Operations Management
Supply Chain and Logistics Management Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah, Professor and Head of Information Systems & Operations Management
Specializations: management of advanced technology and innovation, systems implementation, materials management project management, management science, flexible manufacturing systems, tooling management, world-class manufacturing
Educational Background: PhD, University of Cincinnati, Business Administration with concentration in Operations Management; MBA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; MS, University of Missouri-Rolla, Metallurgical Engineering; BSc, University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Metallurgical Engineering
Dr. Richard Ehrhardt, Professor, Information Systems & Operations Management
Specializations: operations research, stochastic modeling, inventory theory, analysis of production planning systems, materials management, management science, project management, probabilistic modeling, just-in-time manufacturing
Educational Background: PhD, Yale University, Administrative Sciences; MS, UC Berkeley, Nuclear Engineering; MS, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Physics; BS, The Cooper Union, Physics
Dr. Vidyaranya Gargeya, Professor, Information Systems & Operations Management and Bryan MBA Program Director
Specializations: operations strategy, planning and control, total quality management and continuous improvement systems, just-in-time manufacturing, information systems for operations management, global operations management, total quality management, service operations management
Educational Background: PhD, Georgia State University, Business Administration with concentration in Operations Management; Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Indian Institute of Management, Transportation Studies and Marketing; Bachelor of Technology, Andhra University, Chemical Engineering
Dr. Larry Taube, Associate Professor, Information Systems & Operations Management
Specializations: material requirements planning, just-in-time implementations, total quality management, business process design, group technology, job shop simulations
Educational Background: PhD , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Operations Management Concentration; MS, Clarkson University, OR and OM Concentrations; MS, Clarkson University, Chemical Engineering
Adjunct Faculty
Arun Gupta, PhD, Management Consultant
Mike Helms, MBA, National Account Manager, Unifi Inc.
Barry Markus, MA, CPIM, Director, Hanesbrands
Karen Pentz, MBA, Materials Analyst, Tyco Electronics