Roger Schroeder

Roger G. Schroeder is the Frank A. Donaldson Chair Emeritus in Supply Chain and Operations Management at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He received B.S. and MSIE degrees in Industrial Engineering with high distinction from the Univer­sity of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. His writing is in the areas of operations and supply chain management, quality, operations strategy, and high-performance manufacturing, and he is among the most widely published and cited authors in the field of operations management. He has been selected as a mem­ber of the University of Minnesota Academy of Distinguished Teachers and is a recipient of the Morse Award for outstanding teaching. Professor Schroeder received the lifetime achievement award in operations management from the Academy of Management, and he is a Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute and a Fellow of the Production and Opera­tions Management Society. Professor Schroeder has consulted widely with numerous orga­nizations, including 3M, Honeywell, General Mills, Motorola, Golden Valley Foods, and Prudential Life Insurance Company.