Dr. Sue Abdinnour
Consulting
Operations Management Focus Group, 2010
Invited to participate in a focus group with a selected number of professors from different universities in the USA to discuss Operations Management trends, Chicago, IL. Honorarium.
Assessment of a Small Business Operations, 2009
Conducted an assessment of the Operations of a small business in the service
industry, Wichita, KS. Compensated.
Operations Management Trends, 2008
Discussed (over WebEx) trends in Operations Management with other Professors as part of revising a book for Pearson Publishing. Compensated.
Supply Chain Review, 2008
Conducted an Operations Review and Assessment for the Aircraft Modification Supply Chain for the Boeing IDS-Wichita Site, Wichita, KS. Compensated.
Teaching Practices in Operations Management, 2007
Gave feedback for multiple Book Publishers on teaching practices in Operations Management. Not Compensated.
Operations Management Strategy, 2007
Discussed strategy issues with management of Aircraft Modification unit of Boeing, KS. Not Compensated.
ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning, 2006-2007
Conducted two studies to assess student satisfaction with an old student information system and a new ERP system at Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. Not compensated.
Operations Benchmarking Reports, 2006
Developed and mailed customized benchmarking reports for over 40 companies,
which participated in a survey on supply chain practices and information
technology practices. Compensated for project costs.
Assembly Line Balancing, 2000-2005
Developed a new model to balance the Assembly Line of the Hawker 800XP Aircraft and reduce the number of workstations on the line, Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, KS. Compensated.
Supply Chain Practices, 2005
Discussed Supply Chain Practices with the VP of Supply Chain and VP of
Operations at Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, KS. Not compensated.
Information Technology Practices, 2005
Discussed Information Technology practices with managers at Bombardier
Aerospace, Wichita, KS. Not compensated.
Operations Management Trends, 2005
Participated in an on-line survey on current trends in the Operations Management
field for McGraw Hill. Not compensated.
Book Review, 2005
Reviewed a book on Visual Basic Applications for Modelers for Thompson Publishing. Compensated.
Book Review, 2004
Reviewed a book on Operations Management for Prentice Hall.
ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning, 2002-2003
Provided ad-hoc advice about ERP systems to administrators at Wichita State
University, Wichita, KS. Not compensated.
ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning, 2002
Discussed ERP implementation issues with Cessna Aircraft, Wichita, KS. Not
compensated.
Six Sigma, 2002
Participated in a seminar on Six Sigma Specialist Training for Raytheon Aircraft and gave management feedback about my experience, Wichita, KS. Not compensated.
Book Review, 2002
Reviewed a book on Enterprise Resource Planning for Irwin-McGrawHill. Compensated.
ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning, 1999-2001
Conducted a pre ERP implementation survey to assess organizational readiness for a new information system, and a post ERP survey to assess employee satisfaction with the new ERP system, Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, KS. Compensated for project costs.
Quality Improvement Project, 2001
Analyzed the shortage of parts after an ERP implementation at Raytheon Aircraft,
Wichita, KS. Not compensated.
Kaizen Event, 2000
Participated in a Kaizen Event at Raytheon Aircraft and gave management feedback about my experience, Wichita, KS. Not compensated.
Inventory Control System, 1999
Took a plant tour to assess the Inventory Control System of Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, KS. Not compensated.
Book Review, 1999
Reviewed a SimQuick Simulation for Prentice Hall. Compensated.
Book Review, 1998
Reviewed a book on Best Business Practices for South-Western Publishing Company. Compensated.
Web Site Development, 1998
Designed and developed the World Wide Web (WWW) site for a small business,
General Plastic Extrusions Inc. in Prescott, Wisconsin. Compensated.
Spreadsheet Modeling, 1997
Discussed with the Senior Editor of Decision Sciences at Prentice Hall the
appropriateness of including spreadsheet models in Operations Management
textbooks. Compensated.
Book Review, 1997
Reviewed a book on Production and Operations Management for Prentice Hall. Compensated.
Book Review, 1997
Reviewed a book related to New Perspectives on Computer Concepts for Course Technology. Compensated.
Book Review, 1997
Reviewed a book on Operations Management for South-Western Publishing Company. Compensated.
Information Systems Project, 1996 - 1997
Designed and developed a computer-based Information System for a small business, General Plastic Extrusions Inc., Prescott, Wisconsin. Compensated.
Web Site – University, 1995 – 1996
Designed and developed a website for Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, Riverfalls, WI. Not compensated.
Book Review, 1995
Reviewed a book on Introduction to Management Science for Wadsworth Publishing Company. Compensated.