Richard Crandall, PhD
Professor, Beroth Professorship
- Ph.D., University of South Carolina
- M.S., Boston University
- B.S., West Virginia University
Richard E. Crandall is the Beroth Oil Professor in the College of Business.. He is certified in production and inventory management (CFPIM), integrated resource management (CIRM), and supply chain management (CSCP) by APICS - The Association for Operations Management, an international professional industry organization. He is a registered professional engineer and a certified public accountant. He has an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering from West Virginia University, a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, a certified public accountant, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Prior to joining ASU, Dick worked as an industrial engineer, foreman, chief industrial engineer, and in general management positions for several companies, both manufacturing and service. He also worked as a consultant for a major consulting firm, installing systems for both operations and financial applications.
Dr. Crandall has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from West Virginia University, an MSIM from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in Production/Operations Management from the University of South Carolina.
Recent Publications
Recent Books
Crandall, R. E., Crandall, W. R., & Chen, C.-H. (2010).Principles of Supply Chain Management Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. (Book, Scholarly-New)
Crandall, R. E., & Crandall, W. R. (2008). New Methods of Competing in the Global Marketplace: Critical Success Factors from Service and Manufacturing New York: CRC (Tayor and Francis). (Book, Scholarly-New)
Recent Articles
Crandall, R. E. (2011). Seeing the Future of Supply Chains, Today’s topics and tomorrow’s expectations APICS Magazine, (vol. 21, issue 4, pp. 24-27). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. E., & Crandall, W. R. (2011). Three Little Words, Inventory reduction programs require alignment of technology, infrastructure and cultureIndustrial Engineer, (vol. 43, issue 6, pp. 42-47). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. E. (2011). Money Management, Why your operations people should take the lead with cash flow APICS Magazine, (vol. 21, issue 3, pp. 22-24). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. E. (2011). Fit and in Force, Lean six sigma permeates the health care field APICS - The Association for Operations Management, (vol. 21, issue 2, pp. 22-25). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. E. (2011). Improve your Choices, the significance of decision support systems APICS Magazine, (vol. 21, issue 1, pp. 24-27). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. E. (2010). Putting Together a Global Sustainability Movement APICS Magazine, (vol. 20, issue 6, pp. 26-29). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. E. (2010). Nonstop Innovation, driving growth through continuous development APICS Magazine, (vol. 20, issue 5, pp. 18-21). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. E. (2010). House Plans, Quality Function Deployment helps design a better product APICS Magazine, (vol. 20, issue 4, pp. 28-31). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. E. (2010). Sorting Out Chaos and Complexity Theories APICS Magazine, (vol. 20, issue 3, pp. 22-25). (Journal Article, Professional Journal)
Crandall, R. (2009). The Reality of the Situation, Using the Best Strategic Plan for your CircumstancesAPICS Magazine, 19(4), 20-24.
Crandall, R. (2009). What's Going on Here? Exploring Approaches to Supply Chain Management APICS Magazine, 19(3), 26-29.
Crandall, R. (2009). Riding the Green Wave, More Businesspeople Catch on to the Sustainability Movement APICS Magazine, APICS-The Association for Operations Management, 19(1), 24-27.
Crandall, R. E. & Crandall, W. R. (2008). New Methods of Competing in the Global Marketplace: Critical Success Factors from Service and Manufacturing, New York: CRC (Tayor and Francis).
Crandall, R. E. (2008). Just Trust Me, Lack of confidence inhibits effective supply chain collaboration. APICS, 18 (2), 14-17.
Chen, C. C. & Crandall, R. E. (2008). Removing RFID adoption obstacles: a socio-technical perspective.International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing, 2 (1), 1-19.
Crandall, Richard E. & Crandall, W.R. (2007). Inventory: Endangered Species or Tempting Target?Industrial Management, 49 (4), 20-25.
Crandall, Richard E. (2007). From Data to Wisdom, Is Knowledge Management the Key to the Future?"APICS Magazine, 17 (9), 30-34.
Crandall, Richard E. (2007). Mass Customization's Many Faces. APICS Magazine, 17 (7), 24-27.
Chen, C.C., Wu, J. and Crandall, R. (2007). Antecedents to the Adoption of Radio Frequency Identification in the Emergency Rooms of Hospitals.International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, forthcoming. (Accepted on October 14, 2006).
Crandall, Richard E. (2006). How Green Are Your Supply Chains? Industrial Management, 48 (3), 6-11.
Contact
Contact
Chair:
Dr. Dawn Medlin
Room 2103 Raley Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-2411
Fax: (828) 262-6190
medlinbd@appstate.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Chelsie Eldreth
Room 2101 Raley Hall
Phone: (828) 262-2034
Fax: (828) 262-6190
eldrethcm@appstate.edu
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