Department of Engineering and Technology

David Lopez  

David A. Lopez
Associate Professor, Manufacturing Technology Management

Office: 143 ET Building
Phone: (989) 774-3210
E-mail: lopez1da@cmich.edu
 
Education:
  D.B.A., University of  Southern California Los Angeles, 1976
  M.S., University of Southern California Los Angeles, 1970
  B.S., California State University Pomona, 1968
   
  Affiliations:
  Professional Registrations
  Registered Industrial Engineer in California (I 3894) P.E.
  Certified in Production & Inventory Control (CPIM) APICS
   
  Honors and Awards:
 
  • CMU Outstanding Teaching Award (Nominee), 2003
  • CMU College of Science and Technology Outstanding Teaching Award (Nominee), 2002
  • ET Departmental Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2001
  • ET Departmental Outstanding Service Award, 2000
  • Office of Minority Affairs Award for Distinguished Service, 1996
   
  Professional Interests:
  Quality Engineering/Management; Supply Chain Management; Logistics Management; Management of Technology; Manufacturing Technology
   
  Teaching Areas:
  International Engineering Technology (Mexico); Operations Management; Management of Technology; Quality Engineering; Six Sigma Quality
   
  Selected Publications and Presentations:
 
  • Lopez, Palaniswami, Sprague, Okonkwo, and Odeydele, “Impact of Information Technology & E-Commerce on Supply Chain Management: Survey Evidence from Manufacturing Companies in Michigan,” Journal of E-Business, Volume 4 Number 1-12 pp., June 2004
  • Lopez, Okonkwo, Palaniswami, Sprague, “The Nature & Scope of Supply Chain Relationships: An Empirical Study of Small and medium Size Manufacturing Firms in Michigan,” submitted to Journal of Supply Chain Management, May 2004
  • Lopez, D., “Six Sigma Quality Systems Applied to ISO 9000:2001,” International Conference on Problems of Management Quality Production, in Vladimir, Russia, pp. 329-333, May 2002

Faculty & Staff

Fashion and engineering

engineering with Reebok

Engineering faculty member Terry Lerch, center, and human environmental studies faculty members Tanya Domina, right, Maureen MacGillivray, center back, and Mitzi Cook discuss the potential of the whole body scanner with Boris Esterkes, Reebok senior designer.