Jack Jensen
118 Bedford Street
(207) 780-4054
Associate Professor
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (1994), Management Science, University of South Carolina
M.B.A. (1989), University of Southern Maine
B.S. (1983), Business Administration, University of Southern Maine
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Academic:
- Operations research and management science
- Production and operations management
- Simulation and optimization of manufacturing systems
Research:
- Group technology and statistical process control
- Logistics and supply chain management
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Before beginning his doctoral studies, Professor Jensen worked as a computer programmer in municipal government and as a manufacturing projects supervisor for Fairchild Semiconductor. He is a research associate of the Center for Business and Economic Research and a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Operations Management. He consults with public- and private-sector organizations such as Hannaford, UNUM, and the Center for Technology Transfer on capacity management, planning, and manufacturing technology issues. Dr. Jensen has been published in Decision Sciences, the Journal of Operations Management, the Journal of Services Marketing, European Journal of Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research and Maine Business Indicators. He has presented his work on quality and shop floor control systems before national meetings of major organizations in his field. Dr. Jensen is currently investigating the performance differences between manufacturing cells that exploit labor flexibility and those that capitalize on machine flexibility.