Dr. R. Nat Natarajan, W.E.Mayberry Professor of Management

Office: 407B Johnson Hall
Phone: (931)372-3001
Fax: (931)372-6249
E-mail: RNat@tntech.edu
Homepage:   http://iweb.tntech.edu/RNAT/

Area: Decision Sciences

Department: Decision Sciences and Management

Experience
Tennessee Tech, Professor, 1988-Present

Research Interests
Quality and Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Management of Technology, Global Aspects of Operations

Service
Director, W.E.Mayberry Center for Performance and Quality Management, since
2002
Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 2000, 2001, and 2002
Officer and member of the Board, Upper Cumberland Chapter of APICS, since
1990

Awards
College of Business Administration J.E. Owen Excellence in Research Award, 1990, 1998, and 2000
College of Business Administration Excellence in Overall Performance Award, 1994
Recipient (with Professor Rodley Pineda) of the Tennessee Technological University research grant for studying the impact of NAFTA on Tennessee Businesses, 1996-97 and 1997-98

Education:
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1984