Fraser Johnson is a Professor at the Richard Ivey School of business, Western University. Prior to joining Ivey, Professor Johnson worked in the automotive parts industry where he held a number of senior management positions in both finance and operations. His experience includes managing automot...
Fraser Johnson is a Professor at the Richard Ivey School of business, Western University. Prior to joining Ivey, Professor Johnson worked in the automotive parts industry where he held a number of senior management positions in both finance and operations. His experience includes managing automotive parts facilities in both Canada and the United States, and overseeing a joint venture partnership in Mexico.
Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. in Operations Management from Ivey in 1995, and following graduation, joined the Faculty of Commerce & Business Administration at the University of British Columbia. He returned to Ivey as a faculty member in 1998 and currently teaches courses in supply chain management and operations.
Professor Johnson is an active researcher in the area of supply chain management and he has authored articles that have been published in a wide variety of magazines and journals. His textbook, Purchasing and Supply Management (with Michiel Leenders and Anna Flynn), published by McGraw-Hill Irwin, is now in its fourteenth edition. Dr. Johnson is currently an associate editor for The Journal of Supply Chain Management and sits on the editorial review board for the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management.
Professor Johnson has worked with a number of private and public sector organizations in both consulting and corporate education assignments, including Maple Leaf Foods, Magellan Aerospace Corporation, JD Irving, Hutchinson Port Holdings, EdgeStone Capital and 3M. He is currently a member of Advisory Committee for Signal Hill Equity Partners.