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Sam Houston State University Department of Management & Marketing |
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Sam Houston State University Department of Management & Marketing |
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Vita |
Dr. Sower is a Professor of Operations Management
at Sam Houston State University where he has taught since
1990. He is a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality
and is Certified as a Quality Engineer. He also is a member of
APICS, the Academy of Management, DSI, ISM, ACS, AIChE, SWAM and
other professional organizations. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, an M.B.A.
from Auburn University, and a Ph.D. in Operations Management from
the University of North Texas. Dr. Sower is co-author of three books,
author or co-author of 21 articles in refereed journals, 26 articles
in refereed conference proceedings, and numerous presentations. He
was the 1996 recipient of the SHSU Excellence in Teaching Award, the 2001 recipient of the SHSU Excellence in Research Award, and the 2008 recipient of the SHSU Excellence in Service Award.
He was named a 2005 Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.
In addition to his academic experience, he has over 18 years
of experience in process engineering, engineering management, and general
management of a manufacturing operation.
Credentials do not command respect. Professors
must earn the respect of their students every day in the classroom.
Vic Sower
See selected publications by instructor:
Benchmarking in Hospitals: More Than a Scorecard
There
is More to Quality than Continuous Improvement: Listening to
Plato
Moderator Variables in Cultural Values and Business Ethics Research:
Important to External Validity
The Dimensions of Service
Quality for Hospitals...
Differences
in Ethical Orientations of Upper Level U.S. and Mexican Business Students
Classics in Production
and Operations Management
Delta Charts for Short
Run SPC
Adapting Deming's
Philosophy: An Evaluative Model
Use of Simulation
for Determining Appropriate Levels of Buffer Inventories in a JIT Environment
Cost of Quality and Its Relationship
to Quality System Maturity
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