An optimal integrated QSMS model from cluster analysis

Dr Michael E. Odigie, PhD, is a Graduate from the Quality Systems Specialization of the Technology Management PhD Consortium program in the Indiana State University. He works as the Global Inspection Manager for a chemical giant. Michael obtained his BSc (Hons.) in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr Odigie’s technical focus is in the area of asset integrity management, corrosion prevention, materials selection and production systems quality and reliability management. He is an ASQ Certified Manager of quality and organizational excellence.

Dr M. Affan Badar, PhD, is a Professor and the Chair of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department at the University of Sharjah (UAE). He is on leave from the Indiana State University (USA) where he is a Professor in the Applied Engineering & Technology Management Department. He received a PhD Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, MS in Mechanical Engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and MSc in Industrial Engineering and BSc (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from the Aligarh Muslim University. Dr Badar has published more than 45 articles in refereed journals and proceedings in the areas of coordinate metrology, lean manufacturing, health care, energy system design, quality, reliability, and supply chain.

Dr John W. Sinn is a Professor Emeritus and the Former Chair of the Engineering Technology Department at the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio. He holds a Doctorate in Technology – Quality Systems from the West Virginia University in Morgantown. Sinn is a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and the Former Chair of the Toledo Section, ASQ. He has been the Lead Faculty in the Indiana State University Technology Management PhD Consortium, Quality Systems Specialization, since the inception of the degree. Dr Sinn was also a Founding Faculty Member for the Quality Systems Online Master of Technology Management degree, BS completion degree in Quality Systems at BGSU, as well as the graduate certificate in Quality Systems. Sinn has published 45 refereed and 37 non-refereed articles related to quality systems, technology management and related disciplines; and he holds the Epsilon Pi Tau Laureate Citation (1996) and the Distinguished Leadership Citation (2001).

Dr Farman Moayed, PhD, PE, obtained his BS in Industrial Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology in Iran (1994) and his MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering with concentration in Occupational Safety and Health Engineering from University of Cincinnati (2002 and 2008). He has taught numerous classes in undergraduate and graduate level such as Industrial Hygiene I and II with Laboratory, Industrial Fire Protection Systems, Statistics, Human Factors and Ergonomics, System Safety Analysis, as well as special topics course. Dr Moayed is an authorized OSHA Trainer and has published several books, papers and book chapter in different languages in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings including the best paper in safety track in the Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) conference in 2009. He has received ASSE Southwestern Ohio Chapter Student Scholarship Award, Rindsberg Fellowship for two years in a row, and was awarded as The Outstanding International Graduate Student of The Year at University of Cincinnati in 2007. Dr Moayed also has several years of experience in manufacturing and consulting section, during which he worked as industrial engineer, production engineer and project manager in multiple companies.

Dr A. Mehran Shahhosseini, D.Eng., is an Associate Professor in Applied Engineering & Technology Management Department at the Indiana State University. He received his D.Eng. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lamar University, MSc in Materials Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology and BSc in Metallurgical Engineering from the Tehran University. Dr Shahhosseini has published more than 45 articles in refereed journals and proceedings in the areas of mechanical component design, vehicle architecture design, improving diagnostic skills and materials selection and processing.