内容简介
Newbusinessschoolgraduatesfaceanincreasinglycompetitiyejobmarket.WhiletheU.S.economycontinuestoperformwell,corporatedownsizingalongwithcompetitivepressurestotrimcostshaveaffectedthedemandfornewgraduatesinmostbusinessmajors.Inordertostandoutintoday'scompetitivejobmarket,graduatesneedtobringtoanorganizationspecialskillsandabilitiesthatgivethemthepotentialtohitthegroundrunningandcontributeimmediately.
作者简介
DAVIDF.GROEBNERisaProfessorofProductionManagementandChairmanoftheDepartmentofComputerInformationSystemsandProductionManagementatBoiseStateUniversity.Hehasbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesinEngineeringandaPh.D.inBusinessAdministration.Afterworkingasanengineer,hehastaughtstatisticsandrelatedsubjectsfor27years.Inadditiontowritingtextbooksandacademicpapers,hehasworkedextensivelywithbothsmallandlargeorganizations,includingHewlett-Packard,BoiseCascade,Albertson's,andOre-Ida.Hehasworkedwithnumerousgovernmentagencies,includingBoiseCityandtheU.S.AirForce.PATRICKW.SHANNON,PH.D.isProfessorofProductionandOperationsManagementintheCollegeofBusinessandEconomicsatBoiseStateUniversity.Heteachesgraduateandundergraduatecoursesinbusinessstatistics,qualitymanagement,andproductionandoperationsmanagement.Inaddition,Dr.Shannonhaslecturedandconsultedinthestatisticalanalysisandqualitymanagementareasforover20years.Listedamonghis.consultingclientsareBoiseCascadeCorporation,Hewlett-Packard;PowerBar,Inc.;PotlatchCorporation;WoodgrainMillwork,Inc.;J.R.SimplotCompany;ZilogCorporation;andnumerousotherpublic-andprivate-sectororganizations.ProfessorShannonhascoauthored.severaluniversity-leveltextbooksandhaspublishednumerousarticlesinsuchjournalsasBusinessHorrzons,Interfaces,JournalofSimulation,JournalofProductionandInventoryControl,QualityProgress,andJournalofMarketingResearch.HeobtainedB.S.andM.S.degreesfromtheUniversityofMontanaandaPh.D.inStatisticsandQuantitativeMethodsfromtheUniversityofOregon.PHILLIPC.FRYisanAssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofComputerInformationSystemsandProductionManagementintheCollegeofBusinessandEconomicsatBoiseStateUniversity,wherehehastaughtsince1988.PhilreceivedhisB.A.andM.B.AdegreesfromtheUniversityofArkansas,andhisM.S.andPh.D.degreesfromLouisianaStateUniversity.Histeachingandresearchinterestsareintheareasofbusinessstatistics,productionmanagement,andquantitativebusinessmodeling.Inadditiontohisacademicresponsibilities,Philhasconsultedwithandprovidedtrainingtosmallandlargeorganizations,includingBoiseCascadeCorporation;Hewlett-PackardCorporation;TheJ.R.SimplotCompany;UnitedWaterofIdaho;WoodgrainMillwork,Inc.;BoiseCity;andMicronElectronics.PhilspendsmostofhisfreetimewithhiswifeSusan,towhomhehasbeenmarriedfor18years,andhisfourchildren,PhillipAlexander,age8,AlejandraJohanna,age7,andtwins,CourtneyReneandCandaceMarie,age1.
