Education
D.B.A., University of Southern California Los Angeles, 1976
M.S., University of Southern California Los Angeles, 1970
B.S., California State University Pomona, 1968
Professional Registrations
Registered Industrial Engineer in California (I 3894) P.E.; Certified in Production & Inventory Control (CPIM) APICS
Professional Interests
Quality Engineering/Management; Supply Chain Management; Logistics Management; Management of Technology; Manufacturing Technology
Teaching Areas
International Engineering Technology (Mexico); Operations Management; Management of Technology; Quality Engineering; Six Sigma Quality
Honors and Awards
- CMU Outstanding Teaching Award (Nominee), 2003
- CMU College of Science and Technology Outstanding Teaching Award (Nominee), 2002
- ET Departmental Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2001
- ET Departmental Outstanding Service Award, 2000
- Office of Minority Affairs Award for Distinguished Service, 1996
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Lopez, Palaniswami, Sprague, Okonkwo, and Odeydele, “Impact of Information Technology & E-Commerce on Supply Chain Management: Survey Evidence from Manufacturing Companies in Michigan,” Journal of E-Business, Volume 4 Number 1-12 pp., June 2004
- Lopez, Okonkwo, Palaniswami, Sprague, “The Nature & Scope of Supply Chain Relationships: An Empirical Study of Small and medium Size Manufacturing Firms in Michigan,” submitted to Journal of Supply Chain Management, May 2004
- Lopez, D., “Six Sigma Quality Systems Applied to ISO 9000:2001,” International Conference on Problems of Management Quality Production, in Vladimir, Russia, pp. 329-333, May 2002