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Dr. Steve Kramer is a Professor of Decision Sciences in the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business at Nova Southeastern University. He teaches graduate-level process improvement courses including Quality Management and Process Improvement Methods. He also teaches Operation Management in the undergraduate core.

His research and consulting interests include lean/six sigma, operations management, simulation and modeling. He previously was on the faculty of Wake Forest and Loyola University Maryland.

He has published in Operations Research Letters, International Journal of Applied Decision Science, International Journal of Production Research, Electronic Journal of Business Ethics & Organizational Studies and the Darden School Case Collection.

His business experience includes over 20 years in high-tech aerospace/defense as Sector Integration and Process Improvements Manager.

Steve is an American Society for Quality (ASQ) certified Master Black Belt and is a Senior Member Leader on the boards of ASQ's Lean Division (international), Southeast Florida region as well as NSU Student Branch. He has facilitated and mentored 200+ lean/six sigma process improvement projects. He has applied process planning and improvement techniques in a variety of environments via his active consulting in areas including healthcare, engineering, manufacturing, government operations, financial services and education.

He received a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of South Florida, an MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Rhode Island, and a Ph.D. in Business and Management from the University of Maryland.

Related documents

Education/Academic qualification

Certificate, ASQ

… → 2010

Certificate, ASQ

… → 2006

Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park

… → 2004

M.S., University of Rhode Island

… → 1984

B.S., University of South Florida

… → 1982

Disciplines

  • Business
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management