Chris Piper, Western University
Associate Professor
Business
London, Ontario
cpiper@ivey.uwo.ca
Office:
(519) 661-3238
Bio/Research
Chris Piper received his undergraduate education at McGill University in his hometown of Montreal. After graduation he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he discovered his strong interest in Operations Management. He entered Ivey's MBA Program in 1967, and joined the faculty upon gradu...
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Bio/Research
Chris Piper received his undergraduate education at McGill University in his hometown of Montreal. After graduation he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he discovered his strong interest in Operations Management. He entered Ivey's MBA Program in 1967, and joined the faculty upon graduation. Subsequently, he studied operations research and systems sciences at the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie-Mellon University, receiving a MS in the former and a PhD in the latter. In 1983, the American Production and Inventory Control Society certified him as a fellow in production and inventory management (CFPIM). He was awarded a life CFPIM by APICS in 2007.
Piper teaches, researches, and writes cases in the operations management area. He has advised companies on manufacturing planning and control, forecasting, lean operations and operations strategy. He has helped design, deliver and direct executive development seminars and management programs in Canada and abroad. He has been a visiting professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, the International University of Japan and the Helsinki School of Economics.
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Piper teaches, researches, and writes cases in the operations management area. He has advised companies on manufacturing planning and control, forecasting, lean operations and operations strategy. He has helped design, deliver and direct executive development seminars and management programs in Canada and abroad. He has been a visiting professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, the International University of Japan and the Helsinki School of Economics.
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