Warren W. Fisher, PhD

Professor, Department of Management, Marketing, and International Business, Stephen F. Austin State University, September 1994-December 1995 (promoted to professor 9/1/95), September 1999-August 2000, and August 2006-present.  Teach undergraduate and graduate courses and conduct research in operations management, quantitative methods, and management information systems.  Also assist in setting up and maintaining department computers and associated equipment as well as recommending purchases of new equipment.

Associate Dean and MBA Director, College of Business, Stephen F. Austin State University, January 1996-August 1999 and September 2010-August 2011.  Advised both graduate and undergraduate students in the College of Business, supervised all facets of the MBA program, and coordinated activities ensuring the continuous improvement of the College and its programs.  Also coordinated preparations for the 1998 re-affirmation of the College's AACSB accreditation, supervised maintenance of the College's World Wide Web pages, and taught undergraduate and graduate courses and conducted research in management information systems, operations management, and quantitative methods.

Professor and Chair, Department of Management, Marketing, & International Business, Stephen F. Austin State University, July 1990-August 1994 (tenured in 1993) and August 2000-August 2006.  Supervised 18-22 faculty and 6-7 staff in offering 55-70 undergraduate and graduate courses per semester.  Responsibilities included budget preparation and control, faculty and staff recruiting and evaluation, and curriculum development.  Also taught courses (graduate and undergraduate) and conducted research in operations management and management information systems.

Assistant Professor, The University of Mississippi, June 1986-July 1990.  Taught undergraduate and graduate courses and conducted research in operations management.

Assistant Professor, The University of Oklahoma, September 1983-May 1986.  Taught undergraduate and graduate courses and conducted research in operations management, management science, and management information systems.  Was coordinator of the College of Business's microcomputer lab for the one year beginning with its inception.

U.S. Navy, 1972-1980.  Began as electronics tecnician; highest rank was lieutenant (O-3).  Last assignment was as Aviation Supply Officer/Food Service Officer at Naval Air Station Meridian in Meridian, Mississippi.  Was responsible for supervising 46 military and 13 civilian personnel in the operation of the Aviation Supply Support Center and the Enlisted Dining Facility.  Also served as Assistant Supply Officer aboard U.S.S. Hewitt (1976-78), responsible for the ship's store and disbursing functions.

Fisher, Warren W., Barman, Samir, and Killingsworth, Pascal, "Value Stream Mapping for Improving Academic Advising," International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2011), pp. 45-59.

Fisher, Warren W. and Barman, Samir, "Improving Cost Performance by Controlled Release of Jobs in a Flow Shop with Congestion and Prohibited Early Shipments,"  International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, Vol. 16, No. 3 (September 2010), pp. 221-242.

Fisher, Warren W.,  Tinsley, Dillard, and Strader, Robert, "Managing Unavoidable Risks in Cloud Computing," Journal of Business Issues, Vol. 2009, No. 1 (2010), pp. 1-12.

Barman, Samir and Fisher, Warren W., "Combining Simple Priority Rules and Controlled Release with Prohibited Early Shipments," International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2004), pp. 215-234. 

Behara, Ravi S., Fisher, Warren W., and Lemmink, J., "Modeling and Evaluating Service Quality Measurement Using Neural Networks," International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 22, No. 10 (fall 2002), pp. 1162-1185.  Received Citation of Excellence from Emerald Management Reviews in March 2003 (recognized as one of the top fifty articles published by Emerald in 2002).

Ahmed, Imtiaz and Fisher, Warren W., "Due Date Assignment, Job Order Release, and Sequencing Interaction in Job Shop Scheduling," Decision Sciences, Vol. 23, No. 3 (May/June 1992), pp. 633-647.

Fisher, Warren W., "Markov Process Modelling of a Maintenance System with Spares, Repair, Cannibalization, and Manpower Constraints," Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Vol. 13, No. 7 (1990), pp. 119-125.

Fisher, Warren W., "Issues and Models in Maintenance Systems Incorporating Cannibalization:  A Review," INFOR (Information Systems and Operational Research), Vol. 28, No. 1 (February 1990), pp. 67-88.

Fisher, Warren W., "Analytic Performance Estimation for Complex Maintenance Systems," Simulation, Vol. 51, No. 6 (December 1988), pp. 222-226.

Fisher, Warren W. and Brennan, J. J., "The Performance of Cannibalization Policies in a Maintenance System with Spares, Repair, and Resource Constraints," Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 1 (1986), pp. 1-15.