Farouq Alhourani
Education
1997 University of Engineering and Technology, B.S.
2000 Jordan University of Science and Technology, M.S.
2003 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, M.S.
2004 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Ph.D.Courses Taught
Operations Management
Information Systems and Operations Management
EMBA Strategic Operations and Information ManagementCareer Specialties
Dr. Alhourani specializes in operations management, service operations management, supply chain management and total quality management. His research interests lie in group technology for cellular manufacturing, lean production, manufacturing systems, quality control and total quality management. Dr. Alhourani has
published articles in the International Journal of Production Research,
Decision Sciences Journal, and Journal of Manufacturing Systems. Dr.
Alhourani also published articles for teaching innovation in Service
Operations Management and Lean Production in the Journal of Information
Systems and Operations Management Education. Dr. Alhourani is also the
author of a forthcoming textbook in Operations Management.Professional and Community Activities:
Dr. Alhourani serves
as the SAP coordinator at The University of Tampa. He is also a SAP
Certified Business Associate with SAP ERP 6.0. Dr. Alhourani is also
certified to administer the HEC Montreal ERP Simulation Game using SAP
enterprise software. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI); Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM) Society; and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). He also serves as an ad hoc reviewer in the Decision Sciences Journal.