Clemson University
Bill Ferrell is the Fluor Professor of industrial engineering and associate dean of the Graduate School at Clemson University with teaching, research, and consulting interests in supply chain logistics. Prior to joining academia, he spent seven years in the commercial nuclear industry. He has been fortunate to win several awards including the Henry Gantt Medallion Award by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers for making a “notable impact on the profession of industrial engineering” and the Reed-Apple Education Award by MHI/MHEFI for making “extraordinary, continuing contribution to material handling and material handling education.” He is a Fellow of IISE.