Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Ahire, Sanjay L.
Professor
Dr. Ahire's research interests include conceptual and empirical analysis for operations and business process improvement strategies, including Lean, Six Sigma, business process reengineering, and supply chain optimization. He has conducted descriptive and prescriptive research and has also undertaken research to identify linkages among various strategies and approaches to improving operations and processes.
Biographical Profile
- College
- Darla Moore School of Business
- Department
- Moore Sch - Dean's Office
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- No
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Business and Entrepeneurship
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- No
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Hindi)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Interest Keywords
- operations, supply chain management, Six Sigma
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Business and Entrepeneurship
- Personal Focus Areas
- Empirical evaluation of operations improvement strategies, Practical application of operations improvement techniques, Application of operations strategy and supply chain management principles to OM academics
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/1992 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | PhD | Management Science; concentration in Production and Operations Management |
| 04/1985 | Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Bombay | Bombay, India | MMS | Management; concentration in Production and Operations Management |
| 04/1982 | University of Bombay | Bombay, India | B.Chem | Chemical Engineering |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 08/1990 - 07/1992 | Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, Jackson State University | |
| 08/1992 - 07/1996 | Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Western Michigan University |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Award | Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Awards | University of South Carolina |
| 2021 | Award | Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors | Poets & Quants |
| 2021 | Award | Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2024 | Award | Carolina Trustee Professorship Award | University of South Carolina |
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