Vakharia appointed Department Editor of leading journal
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Asoo J. Vakharia, McClatchy Professor and Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, has been appointed as a Department Editor of Production & Operations Management. He previously served as a Senior Editor for the journal.
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Dr. Vakharia is celebrating his 20th year at the College.
Dr. Vakharia, who begins his new role this month, will lead POM’s Information Systems Interface Department joining fellow Department Editor Dr. Subodha Kumar of Texas A&M’s Mays School of Business.
Production & Operations Management Society (POMS) is an international professional organization comprised of academics and practitioners in the field. Dr. Vakharia is currently serving as President of POMS for two years (2014-2016). The flagship journal of POMS, Production & Operations Management, is recognized as a top academic publication in the field of Operations and Supply Chain Management.
Dr. Vakharia has a Ph.D. from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focus is on Supply Chain Management with an emphasis on Green/Sustainable Product Development, Channel Selection and Design and Reverse Supply Chains.
Dr. Vakharia is also an exemplary teacher at the University of Florida and has taught courses in Operations/Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Planning and Control, International Logistics and MPC/ERP Systems Integration. He has been extensively involved in Executive Teaching and has also taught industry specific executive development courses for several companies. His consulting work includes projects with AT&T Solutions Customer Care, Golden Eagle Distributors, Garrett Air Research, Motorola, Sweetheart Cups, Inc., and the University of Arizona Medical Center.