Professor and Head Oklahoma State University School of Industrial Engineering and Management 322 Engineering North Stillwater, OK 74078 Telephone: 405-744-6055 E-Mail: kolarik@okstate.edu

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D. Oklahoma State University 1977
M.S.I.E. Louisiana State University 1973
B.S.I.E. Louisiana State University 1971

Professional Experience

William J. Kolarik, Ph.D., P.E., serves as Professor and Head of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University. He is active in both research and applications associated with production systems. On the applications side, he is the Director of the Oklahoma Industrial Assessment Center, which works with small/medium-sized manufacturers in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. His research interests are focused on process analysis and modeling regarding quality, reliability, and productivity, to gain and hold competitive advantage.

Dr. Kolarik has served as a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner for five years. He has published a number of books, articles, and proceedings papers dealing with his experience in research and profession practice.

Teaching and Research Interests

Process definition, design, control/measurement, and improvement.
Quality system design, analysis, and modeling.
Reliability analysis and modeling.
Selected Publications and Paper Presentations

Books

Kolarik, W. J., “Problem Solving and Quality Improvement – Management and Planning Tools,” Chapter in, The Certified Quality Engineer Handbook, 2nd Edition, R. Berger, et al. Editors, Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Press, 2001.
 

Kolarik, W. J., Process Discipline, Seventy Edition, copyrighted field/training manual, 200+ pages, 2001.

Kolarik, W. J., Creating Quality: Process Design for Results, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 600 pages, 1999.

Kolarik, W. J., Creating Quality: Concepts, Systems, Strategies, and Tools, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 900 pages, 1995.

Archived Journals

Kolarik, W., J. Woldstad, S. Lu, and H. Lu, “Human Performance Reliability: On –Line Assessment Using Fuzzy Logic,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 457-467, 2004.

Dalal, N., M. Kamath, W. Kolarik, and E. Sivaraman ,“Towards an Integrated Framework for Modeling Enterprise Processes,” Communications of the ACM, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 83-87, 2004.
 

Lu, H., W. Kolarik, and S. Lu, “Real-Time Performance Reliability Prediction,” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 353-357, 2001.

Lu, S., H. Lu, and W. Kolarik, “Multivariate Performance Reliability Prediction in Real-Time,” Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 39-45, 2001.

Conference Proceedings

Kolarik, W., S. Earni, and J. Taylor, “Process Control Concepts for Integrating Quality and Productivity,” IIE Research Conference 03 Proceedings, CD, 2003.

Kolarik, W., “A Process Design and Integration Theory,” IIE Research 02 Proceedings, CD, 2002.
 

Kamath, M., N. Dalal, W. Kolarik, A. Lau, E. Sivaram, A. Chaugule, S. Choudhury, A. Gupta, and R. Channahalli “An Integrated Framework for Process and Performance Modeling of Next-Generation Enterprise Systems: Design and Development Issues,” University Synergy Program (USP 2001) Proceedings, CD, 2001.

Kamath, M., N. Dalal, W. Kolarik, A. Chaugule, and E. Sivaram, “Process-Modeling Techniques for Enterprise Analysis

and Design: A Comparative Evaluation,” IIE Research 01 Proceedings, CD, 2001.

Awards, Honors and Professional Society Memberships

Member American Society for Quality

Member American Society of Engineering Education

Fellow Institute of Industrial Engineers

Member Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Member Alpha Pi Mu

Member Phi Kappa Phi

Member Tau Beta Pi


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