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Hasan School of Business Colorado State University - Pueblo 2200 Bonforte Blvd., Pueblo, CO 81001 Office: 719.549.2880 Fax: 719.549.2909 email: peter.billington@colostate-pueblo.edu
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Lecture notes, PowerPoint slides and other material for all courses now posted on Blackboard accounts.
Book adoption information: for all courses, you can find the textbooks (and ISBN numbers) in the CSU-Pueblo bookstore site.
On Campus Courses - Spring 2013 - on sabbatical
Independent Study Courses through CSU - Pueblo Continuing Education l MGMT 311 - Operations Management All materials will be posted to Blackboard. See instructions on the syllabus or below to see how to logon. l MGMT 362 - Purchasing and Materials Management (offered in Spring and Summer only) l MGMT 460 - Operations Strategy (offered in the Summer and Fall only)
On Campus Courses - Fall 2013 - tentative schedule l MGMT 311 Operations Management - Heizer and Render OM - but the exact edition is not yet known
l MGMT 511 Operations Management - MBA - books may be (but do not buy until known for sure): The 3rd edition OM the Core by Jacobs The Goal, by Goldratt ISBN 978-0-88427-178-9 All I need to know... by Miller et al ISBN 978-0-9630439-3-1
On Campus Courses - Spring 2014 - very tentative schedule: l MGMT 311 Operations Management - The CSU-Pueblo Custom version of Heizer and Render is the adopted book for this course. The bookstore has new and used copies available. Also: Student Value Edition 10th of Heizer and Render noted on the bookstore web site (see instructions above) is also good. ISBN 978-0-13-612091-9 The 9th edition hardcover full version will also work ISBN is also acceptable and may be available used in the bookstore. l MGMT 468 Quality Management - books: An Introduction to Six Sigma by Evans and Lindsay ISBN 0324300751 and High Powered Teams, A Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your Student Team by Merida Johns, ISBN 978140313649 l MGMT 591 Productive creative leadership - book list and course information - click here for a pdf file for the books required.
Click here for instructions on how to logon to Blackboard - new version of Bb is coming This link may not work while the transfer is in progress. New version on line about January 4
Click here to logon to Blackboard - must be enrolled
Upcoming:
l Getting Things Done, by David Allen. Great techniques to improve personal productivity. l The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz - set high goals. l Upgrade Your Life by Gina Trapani - more tech tricks to turbocharge your day. Lots of clever things here. Lifehacker web site is worth a visit. l
Recently completed: l Lifehacker by Gina Trapani - 88 tech tricks to turbocharge your day. Lots of clever things here. l Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos. (2008) l It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden - ad exec classic book on innovation and motivation. (2007) l The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss - sounds good but can it really be done? (2007) l A Technique for Producing Ideas - James Webb Young - quick read on innovation (2007) l How to Make Millions in Real Estate … Starting with No Cash by Tyler Hicks. Trying to figure out how to reach The Number in real estate. (2007) l The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman - globalization due to information speed will reshape the world. (2007) l The Number by Lee Eisenberg - how much money needed to retire? That's the number, but it's probably a whole lot more than you thought. (2006)
Recently studied - lean and 6 sigma books: l Six Sigma Work Book for Dummies by Craig Gygi et al - good examples. l Value Stream Management - 8 Steps to Planning, Mapping and Sustaining Lean Improvements by Don Tapping et al - great intro to lean l Mapping Work Processes by Dianne Galloway - Excellent intro to process mapping. l Andy & Me by Pascal Dennis - good intro to lean - fictional format similar to The Goal l Lean Six Sigma by Michael George - good intro to the combination of lean and 6 sigma
Recently attended: l Wicked on Broadway - funny musical back-story of how the wicked witch of the west and the good witch were friends in college! l Spamalot on Broadway - totally whacked out musical comedy adapted from Monty Python film In Search of the Holy Grail. l More l Ph.D., Operations Management, Cornell University l M.S., Cornell University l M.B.A., Northeastern University l B.S. Electrical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Awards, Honors l 2007 - ASQ C SSGB - American Society for Quality Certified Six Sigma Green Belt l 2007, 2004, 1999, 1996 - Hasan School of Business Outstanding Faculty Member l 1996 - The International Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi l 1991 - Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Colorado State University - Pueblo l 1990 to present - MarTec Professor of Management - CSU - Pueblo l 1989 - APICS - CPIM - Certified in Production and Inventory Management l 1983 - 1985 - Joseph G. Reisman Research Professor - Northeastern University l 1977 - Beta Gamma Sigma - Business Honor Society - Northeastern University l 1969 - Eta Kappa Nu - Electrical Engineering Honor Society - WPI l 1969 - Pi Mu Epsilon - Mathematics Honor Society - WPI
Interests - Scholarship l Puzzles based learning l Six Sigma l Lean l Lean Six Sigma l Business School Mission Statements l Innovative Education techniques - editor of Business Education Innovation Journal l Online Course Evaluation methods l Quality Management l Operations Management pedagogy, particularly games and activities l Production planning and inventory control Scholarly Activities - see full Vita for complete list Current Work in Progress: l "Analysis of the Benefits of Supplemental Quantitative Software in the Operations Management Course." Rewrite in progress. l “Learning to See Joe’s Garage: Advanced Lean Analysis and Management Concepts” with Michael Wakefield; paper in progress. Articles and books on operations management and quality topics. Recent work: l “Impact of Student Attendance on Course Grades.”
The Journal of American Academy of Business, Vol. 12, No.
2, March 2008. l "An Investigation of Business Schools' On-Line Mission Statement Accessibility," co-authored with Michael Wakefield, The Business Review, Cambridge, Vol. 6, No.1 (December, 2006), pp. 409-415. l Production Planning and Inventory Control, 2nd ed., with S. Narasimhan, 1995, Prentice Hall. l Lean 6 Sigma Accelerator, contributing author, 2004, Human Capital l “A Classroom Exercise to Illustrate Lean Manufacturing Pull Concepts,” Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 2004. Pp 71-76. l “Six Sigma: Quality Performance” co-authored with Maryann Billington. Chief Learning Officer. Vol. 2, Issue 4 (July 2003), pp. 20-25. l "Holding Cost Reduction in the EOQ Model," The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, Vol. 3, No.1 (September, 2003), pp. 409-415. Presentations. Recent: l “Transitioning to an On-Line Course Evaluation Process," with a number of colleagues, Western Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting, Kauai, April 2009. l “Student Class Attendance and Course Grades," Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting, Baltimore, November 2008. l “Comparison of AACSB and ACBSP Business School On-Line Mission Statements," with Michael Wakefield, presentation, Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting, Phoenix, November 2007. l “Teaching 6 Sigma Using a Catapult,” presentation, Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting, San Antonio, November 2006. l “Analysis of On-line Business School Mission Statements,” presentation, Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting, San Francisco, November 2005. l “Learning to See Joe’s Garage: Advanced Lean Analysis and Management Concepts” with Michael Wakefield; presentation, Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting, Boston, November 2004. email if you want to receive a copy of the PowerPoint presentation. l “Use of Mastery Software in the Undergraduate Operations Management Course,” presentation, Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2003. l “A Classroom Exercise to Illustrate Lean Manufacturing Pull Concepts,” presentation, Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting, San Diego. November 2002 l More l Personnel Review Committee - HSB l Ad Hoc online course evaluation committee - CSU-Pueblo l More
2012, 2011 l Salt Lake City - older son and his wife live there l Sherman Oaks, CA - younger son lives there - check out his web site Firstshowing.net l Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands
2010 l Lihue, Kauai, conference, presentations l Salt Lake City - older son lives there l Sherman Oaks, CA - younger son lives there - check out his web site Firstshowing.net l Shanghai, China - business and tourist l Kennewick, WA - toured Hanford nuclear waste cleanup site l San Diego - conference
2009 l Lihue, Kauai, WDSI annual meeting, presentation l Salt Lake City l Boston - visit friends and relatives, attend 2 Red Sox games
2008 l China - Beijing, Guilin, Li River, YangShuo, Guangzhou, Hong Kong l Baltimore, DSI national meeting, presentations l NJ and NYC - wedding l Salt Lake City
2007 l Salt Lake City - son lives there - watch ski competition at Snowbird l Grand Lake, CO - wedding l Maui - vacation l Phoenix - DSI national meeting, presentation l Germany and Poland - tour - traveling with our German friends the Giese's l Copenhagen - tour l Durango and Keystone, CO - leisure activities l Florida - nephew's wedding
2006 l Yinchuan and Beijing, China - present lectures at Ningxia University - link to pix l San Antonio - DSI national meeting, presentation l Salt Lake City - son Drew lives there l Cody, Wy - attended friends son's wedding l Pittsburg - Carnegie-Mellon University - son Alex was a student there l Portland, OR - short vacation l Seattle, WA - short vacation l Durango, CO - vacation l Telluride, CO - watch son Drew compete in Freeskiing competition l Keystone, CO - ski winter; summer vacation 2005 l San Francisco - DSI national meeting, presentation, chair sessions l Worcester, MA - WPI reunion l Salt Lake City - helped son Drew move there l Edinburgh and Scotland - carried Maryann's bags and tried to find Loch Ness monster (no such luck) See pictures at this link l Pittsburg and New York City - son Alex moving to NYC for summer internship l Amsterdam and The Hague - checked out windmills and tulips - see pictures l Tucson - conference, golf l Durango - second home 2004 l Phoenix - conference, golf l Boston - DSI national meeting, presentation l Pittsburg - Carnegie-Mellon University - son Alex is a student there l New York City - brother-in-law Joe's surprise birthday party l San Francisco - fun with our German friends the Giese's after son Alex's high school graduation l San Diego - conference, golf Interests - for fun l Golf l Downhill skiing l Photography l Travel l Bicycling l DIY tinkering (Maryann says I like breaking things)
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