Elwood Buffa's pioneering contributions to production and operations management

• 成果类型: Biographical-Item
• 署名作者: Gupta, Sushil; Starr, Martin K.
• 署名单位: State University System of Florida; Florida International University; Rollins College; Columbia University
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 173-178
• 关键词: Elwood Spencer Buffa; operations management; Empirical Research

摘要

Elwood Spencer Buffa, a pioneer in production and operations management (P/OM), passed away in the summer of 2005, leaving his legacy behind. During his academic career Buffa made lasting contributions to teaching and research of P/OM. We review those contributions and their impact on the evolution of the P/OM discipline.