Paul Swamidass
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Dr. Paul Swamidass is professor of operations
management and the director of the Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management
at the Ginn College of Engineering in Auburn University. He is an honorary Visiting
Professor at Cranfield University, UK. He teaches Innovations and Technology
Strategy in the B-E-T program and has taught Operations and Technology Strategy
to MBA students. He has published over eighty items in the form of research
papers, book chapters, conference proceedings, and articles in professional
journals. He edited The Encyclopedia of Production and Operations Management
(2000), and the book Innovations in Competitive Manufacturing (hardcover
2001; paperback 2002). He is the co-editor of the book Cross-Functional
Management of Technology: Cases and Readings (1996). His research interests
include technology commercialization, manufacturing technology, and manufacturing
strategy.