Jeff Rightmer
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
Academic Programs
- Global supply chain management
Jeff Rightmer
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
Ph.D., 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
