| John Nicholas |
| Title: |
Professor |
| Office #: |
Maguire Hall 392 |
| Phone: |
312-915-7060 |
| E-mail: |
jnichol@luc.edu |
Personal Information
Degrees
- Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Applied Behavioral Science, Northwestern University
- M.B.A., Operations Research and Systems Analysis, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
- B.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Research Interests
- Competitive manufacturing management: Lean production, just-in-time, and related topics
- Project and program management
- Management of project management and PMO's
- Knowledge management in projects
- Interpersonal and group behavior in high-stress, isolated,and confined operating environments
Professional Associations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- American Production and Inventory Control Society
- Association for Manufacturing Excellence
- Experimental Aircraft Association
- Institute of Industrial Engineers
Awards
Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Beta Delta
Courses Taught
- ISOM 480: Introduction to Operations Management
- ISOM 482: Operations Management for Competitive Advantage
- ISOM 484: Project Management
- ISOM 581: Global Operations Management
- OPMG 601: Project Management (EMBA)
- ISOM 332: Operations Management (undergraduate)
- ISOM 349: Project Management (undergraduate)
Research Listings
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS |
"A Proposed Profile of the Effective Leader in Human Space Flight Based on Findings from Analog Environments," Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, Jan., pp. 63-72. 1995 , Co-Authors: L. Penwell
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"Concurrent Engineering: Overcoming Obstacles to Teamwork," Production and Inventory Management Journal, Oct. 1994, pp.18-22 1994
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PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS |
"International Crew Team Building," Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Chicago, May 1997
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"From the Pyramids to Space Station: An Analysis of Mega-Projects," Technical Report AIAA-95-1627, Space Programs and Technologies Conference, Huntsville, AL, September 27 1995 , Co-presenting: L. Penwell
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BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS |
The Portal to Lean Production:Principles and Practices for Doing More with Less (Auerbach Publication) , 2006 , Co-Authors: Avi Soni
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Project Management for Business and Technology (Chinese edition) (Tsinghua University Press) , 2004
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Project Management for Business and Engineering: Principles and Practice (Elsevier/Butterworh-Heinemann) , 2004
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Project Management for Business and Technology (Prentice-Hall/Pearson) , 2001
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Competitive Manufacturing Management: Continuous Improvement, Lean Production, and Customer-Focused Quality (Irwin/McGraw-Hill) , 1998
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Managing Business and Engineering Projects: Concepts and Implementation (Prentice-Hall) , 1990
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Research in Progress
Title: Project Management for Business, Engineering, and Technology
Area of Research: Update and expansion of project management methods, practice, and applications
Collaborators: Dr. Herman Steyn, University of Pretoria, SA
