Barbara B. Flynn
Richard M. andMyraLouise Buskirk Professor of Operations Management
Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (IU CIBER)
KelleySchoolof Business
IndianaUniversity
Publications
Schroeder, R.G. and Flynn, B.B.,High Performance Manufacturing in a Global Economy. Wiley, 2000.
Numerous scholarly papers in top academic journals, includingManagement Science, Decision Sciences, Journal of Operations Management, Academy of Management Journal, Production and Operations Management, International Journal of Production Researchand others.
Funded Research
· “Flexible Accounting Systems in Dynamic Manufacturing Environments.” National Science Foundation, $288,900, 1996-99 (Principal Investigator).
· "Fast Product Innovation and Product Quality: StrategicAllianceor Tradeoff?" National Science Foundation, $464,017, 1995-97 (Project Director , Principal Investigator).
· "An Examination of the Relationships Among Manufacturing Plant Performance Criteria." National Science Foundation, $318,596, 1995-97 (Principal Investigator).
· "Development and Demonstration of a Model Vocational Educational Program for Assisting Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Adopting, Implementing, Operating and Managing New Manufacturing Technologies,” U.S. Department of Education, $2,600,000, 1993-96 (researcher).
· "Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of World Class Manufacturing in the Global Economy." National Science Foundation, 1991-94 (Project Director, Principal Investigator).
· "The Role of Organizational Infrastructure and Quality Management in Fast Cycle/Time-Driven Innovation," Center for Innovation Management Studies, $23,756. 1992 (Project Director, Principal Investigator.
Leadership
President, Decision Sciences Institute, 2003-04.
Co-Chair, Third World Conference on Production and Operations Management,Tokyo, 2008
Chair, Operations Management Division, Academy of Management, 1991-92
General Program Chair, Production and Operations Management Society, 2005
Editor-in-Chief,Quality Management Journal, 1997-2007
Editor-in-Chief,Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2001-2007
Associate Editor,Decision Sciences,Journal of Operations Management
Area Editor,Production and Operations Management
Honors
Sisel Fellow of Operations Management, Wake Forest University, 2005-06
Distinguished Service Award, Decision Sciences Institute, 2007
Distinguished Scholar Award,AcademyofManagement, Operations Management Division, 2005
Fellow, Decision Sciences Institute, installed 2002