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Richard Dawe , Associate Professor, Golden Gate University

Biography last updated: 1/27/2010 6:48:20 AM

Biography



Experience:
Prior to joining academia, Richard had extensive management experience in all areas of global supply chain operations including order processing, purchasing, logistics, production planning, industrial engineering, inventory management, project management, and after sales support with the government, consumer products manufacturers, chemical manufacturers, logistics service providers, and food distributors. Companies he worked with included Intel, HP, Samsung, Packard-Bell, Del Monte, Colgate, Southern Pacific, National Semiconductor, Lucent Technologies, Veba Electronics, US Borax, and Cisco Systems. Richard worked as a consultant on many large, international supply chain reengineering and performance improvement projects.

Academic:
Richard became a full time faculty member at Golden Gate University in 1998. He founded the Operations Management Competency Center to promote professional development for students, faculty, and alumni. The Center has produced seminars, internships, research projects, and articles. Richard also taught for the extended education programs at California State University and the University of California. He has written numerous articles on supply chain management for professional publications and his book on information technology in operations management was published by Penton in 1994. He has also contributed to numerous research efforts in addition to his doctoral study of the impact of technology on supply chain strategy.

Professional:
Richard is an active participant in the major professional organizations. With the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), he is a past president of the San Francisco Roundtable and now Education co-chair of the Global Virtual Roundtable. He has presented at their national conference several times. With the Society for Operations Excellence (APICS), he is the education & programs chair and instructor for the Golden Gate Chapter. He regularly attends meetings of the Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC), Women-in-Logistics, and the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). With the Distribution Business Management (DBM) organization, he is a track chair and presenter at their annual conferences and part of the education advisory council.

Education:

  • Ph.D., business administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco
  • MBA with marketing emphasis, California State University East Bay
  • MS, logistics management with honors, Air Force Institute of Technology
  • BS, business administration: accounting & purchasing major, Bowling Green St. Univ. (Ohio)

Publications:

  • Transportation & Distribution magazine
  • Book on Logistics Technology
  • Journal of Business Logistics
  • Supply Chain Management Review
  • CLM Web site – case study
  • Distribution Business Management Journal

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