Thomas W. Sloan

Welcome!

I am an Associate Professor in the Operations and Information Systems Department in the Robert J. Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Please follow the links on this page for more information about my teaching, research, and service.

SPRING 2025 Class Information

Section Information

Introduction to Business Analytics (POMS.2010-032): Online (Canvas)

Introduction to Business Analytics (POMS.2010-210): Tue/Thu, 2:00PM to 3:15PM in PTB-150 (Canvas)

Analytical Decision-Making Tools (POMS.6240-101): Tue, 6:30PM to 9:20PM in PTB-120 (Canvas)

Office Hours

Tuesdays, 3:30PM to 4:30PM;

Wednesdays, by appointment;

Thursdays, 12:30PM to 1:30PM, 3:30PM to 4:30PM.

Background

Education

Ph.D., Management Science, University of California, Berkeley

M.S., Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley

B.B.A., Operations Management, University of Texas at Austin

Research Interests

Production and maintenance scheduling

Sustainable operations

Supply chain sustainability and benchmarking

Medical device reprocessing

Teaching and innovative education

Professional Affiliations

The Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management society (MSOM)

The Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)

The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)

APICS — The Association for Operations Management (APICS)

For more information please refer to my curriculum vitae (PDF document).