Educational Background
William Sherrard, Ph.D.
Professor of Information and Decision Systems
Dr. Sherrard is currently a Professor of Information and Decision Systems at San Diego State University. He teaches and coordinates graduate and undergraduate courses in Operations Management since 1986. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management from University of Washington in 1965. He is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).
Dr. Sherrard is active in numerous professional organizations, including the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) and American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). His research interests have been in the area of perishable inventory modeling and organizational issues related to the introduction of new technology. He was General Co-Chair for the 1997 Spring INFORMS Conference.
Dr. Sherrard's publications have appeared in Operational Research Journal, International Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, International Journal of System Sciences, International Journal of Management and others.
Dr. Sherrard's:
Class Schedule
Spring Semester:
IDS 302: Introduction to Production and Operations Management courses (Undergraduate)
IDS 460: Project Management (Undergraduate)
IDS 750: Seminar in Project Management (Graduate)
Fall Semester:
IDS 302: Introduction to Production and Operations Management courses (Undergraduate)
IDS 462: Operations Scheduling and Control Systems (Undergraduate)
IDS 752: Seminar in Material Requirements Planning (Graduate)
APICS - SDSU Student Chapter
APICS - San Diego Century Chapter
APICS - U.S. National Chapter
INFORMS - SDSU Student Chapter
INFORMS - San Diego Century Chapter
INFORMS - U.S. National Chapter
The information on this page represents that of William Sherrard and not necessarily that of San Diego State University. W. Sherrard takes full responsibility for the information presented.
Last modified on December 97.
