// Engineering // James NobleJames Noble
- Professor
- P.E.
- Department: Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Phone: 573-882-9561
- Address: E3437J Lafferre Hall
- Email: NobleJ@missouri.edu
- Website: http://celdi.missouri.edu/
Research Focus
- Logistics
- Integrated production system design
- Health care systems analysis
Education
- Ph.D. and M.S. from Purdue University
- B.S. from the University of Oklahoma
James S. Noble is a professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at the University of Missouri and MU Site Director for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution. He received the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineering award in 1997. Noble currently is working on research related to integrated production systems, logistics, asset management and health care systems. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Hallmark Cards, AmerenUE, Boeing, Nordyne Co., 3M Co., Square D, the Midwest Transportation Consortium and the Missouri Department of Transportation. He is a registered professional engineer in Missouri.
Topics
- Production
- Systems Design / Analysis
- Supply Chain Management
- Decision Support Systems
- Health Care Systems
- Material Handling
- Transportation
- Economic Analysis
- Optimization
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Operations Research
- Simulation
- Lean Manufacturing
- Design
