LOCATIONS OF PREVIOUS
GBDI CONFERENCES

• Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Cancun, Mexico
• Chennai (Madras), India
• Maui Island, Hawaii, USA
• Hyderabad, India
• Bangalore, India

   USA                               MEXICO

     INDIA                         THAILAND

About P. Rama Ramalingam   _______________________________________________________________________ Dr. P. Rama Ramalingam, currently professor emeritus of technology and operations management, was named Outstanding University Professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona for 1993-94.

Ramalingam teaches both under-graduate and graduate business management courses. A committee that has reviewed his contributions to the university and to education determined that he was “outstanding in every dimension possible for a faculty member.” The review characterized Ramalingam as “an excellent teacher, a productive scholar, and uniquely active in serving his department, college, university, and community. Ramalingam came to Cal Poly Pomona in 1970 and served 11 years as a professor of industrial engineering before becoming a professor of operations management 12 years ago. His professional experience includes working for several organizations in Canada, Germany, and Japan. He holds a B.E. from the University of Madras and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from Oregon State University Certified by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) as a professional in production and inventory management, he is a registered professional engineer in industrial engineering.

Among the books Ramalingam has authored are Total Quality Management, World-Class Supplier Partnerships, Management Science, and Systems Analysis for Management Decisions. Also, he has authored more than 80 articles in engineering and management. Ramalingam has implemented diverse quality and productivity programs in both manufacturing and service organizations. He has presented papers at national and international conferences of APICS as well as at the Institute of Management Science. Ramalingam is former president of the Inland Empire APICS chapter, and current division chair of the Western Decision Sciences Institute. He is a faculty advisor for the APICS student chapter at Cal Poly Pomona.

Among the six outstanding educator awards Ramalingam has received are two industrial engineering teacher-of-the-year awards and four outstanding business administration professor awards.

In recognition of his contributions and accomplishments, he is listed in such biographical references as Who’s Wo in California, Who’s Who in Technology Today, International Who’s Who in Engineering, and Who’s Who in Data Processing and Comupters.

** At California Polytechnic University, Pomona, there are nearly 23,000 students and 1,000+ faculty members.