John Hanson

hansonj@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7673
Alcala West, Durango A

Office Hours

Wednesday:
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Assistant Professor in Decision Science and Supply Chain Management

Ph.D. Michigan State University, Operations Management
MBA Michigan State University
B.A.Sc. University of Toronto, Aerospace Engineering

John Hanson is assistant professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of San Diego.  Professor Hanson received a B.A.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto and for many years was licensed as a professional engineer.  He received an MBA from Michigan State University and subsequently a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the same institution, where he was a Masco doctoral scholar.  He retains an affiliation with Michigan State University as a faculty advisor on their award-winning executive leadership program in Operations Management.  Prior to entering academia, Professor Hanson worked for over twenty years in the Automotive industry and held management positions with AlliedSignal (now Honeywell), Siemens, Dura Automotive and Eaton Corp.  His fields of expertise have been corporate strategy and advanced technology planning.  He has worked extensively in Europe and Asia and holds several patents on automotive technology.  At the University of San Diego, Professor Hanson’s research interests are focused on issues of knowledge management in the supply chain.  In developing supply chain courses for the School of Business Administration and for the executive programs of the Supply Chain Management Institute, he likes to keep the emphasis on “how business works".

Selected Current Research

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Hanson, J. (2005). An Empirical investigation of the metrics alignment process. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management , 54 (5/6), 312-324.

Journal Article, Professional Journal

Hanson, J. (2005). Core Values and Environmental Management: A Strong Inference Approach. Greener Management International Issue (46, 2005)

Conference Proceeding

Hanson, J. (2008). Incorporating the Human Element – The Role of Interpretive Research in Operations Management. POMS Annual Conference - La Jolla, CA

Hanson, J. (2007). Concurrent Engineering in the Supply Chain. DSI International Conference Proceedings

Hanson, J. (2006). Barriers to Lean Production. Proceedings of the DSI 2006 Annual Conference

Hanson, J. (2005). Deconstructing the Learning Curve: Lessons from Case Study Research. Proceeding of the DSI 2005 Annual Conferences

Hanson, J. (2005). The Master's Piece Project: Defining and Predicting Impact. Proceedings of the DSI 2005 Annual Conference

Hanson, J. (2004). Case Study Reseach on Metrics Deployment and Alignment. Proceeding of the DSI 2004 Annual Conference