Jeff Rightmer (gs9974)

University information

Title: Associate Professor - Teaching
Unit: Marketing Admin
Department: School of Business Admin

Contact information


Mike Ilitch School of Business

Title: Assistant Professor of Teaching in Global Supply Chain Management
Phone: 248-514-2768
Office:

Mike Ilitch School of Business
2771 Woodward Avenue
Room 266
Detroit, MI 48201

Biography:

Dr. Rightmer has 22 years of industry experience in Operations/Supply Chain Management. He was awarded his Doctorate of Business Administration in 2012 from Lawrence Technological University. Currently he is teaching in the 25th ranked Global Supply Chain Management at Wayne State University.

Education:

D.B.A., Business Administration, Supply Chain Management in the U.S. Automotive Industry, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, 2012

Master of Business Administration, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, 2002

Bachelor of Business Administration Production/Operations Management, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1983

 

Expertise:

Operations and Supplier Management Strategies in the automotive industry

Research and teaching interests:

Teaching

  • Operations/Supply Chain Management
  • Quality Management
  • Production Planning

Research

  • Supply Chain Management in the Auto industry
  • Operations Management
Publications:

“Teaching supply chain management: A proposal for future research on using real world sports and others analogies,” Journal of Transportation Managment, 2019.

Presentations:

 

“Supply Chain Management Strategies in the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry” Lawrence Technological University Research Day March 29th, 2013

Jeff Rightmer

Mike Ilitch School of Business

Title: Assistant Professor of Teaching in Global Supply Chain Management
Phone: 248-514-2768
Office:

Mike Ilitch School of Business
2771 Woodward Avenue
Room 266
Detroit, MI 48201

Biography:

Dr. Rightmer has 22 years of industry experience in Operations/Supply Chain Management. He was awarded his Doctorate of Business Administration in 2012 from Lawrence Technological University. Currently he is teaching in the 25th ranked Global Supply Chain Management at Wayne State University.

Education:

D.B.A., Business Administration, Supply Chain Management in the U.S. Automotive Industry, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, 2012

Master of Business Administration, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, 2002

Bachelor of Business Administration Production/Operations Management, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1983

 

Expertise:

Operations and Supplier Management Strategies in the automotive industry

Research and teaching interests:

Teaching

  • Operations/Supply Chain Management
  • Quality Management
  • Production Planning

Research

  • Supply Chain Management in the Auto industry
  • Operations Management
Publications:

“Teaching supply chain management: A proposal for future research on using real world sports and others analogies,” Journal of Transportation Managment, 2019.

Presentations:

 

“Supply Chain Management Strategies in the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry” Lawrence Technological University Research Day March 29th, 2013

Jeff Rightmer

Courses taught by Jeff Rightmer

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