Expertise

Dr. Robert Batson has research interests in engineering and quality management, project risk management, supplier and supply chain management, quality and reliability engineering, maintenance of equipment and structures, and safety engineering.

Areas of Research

  • Maintenance and Maintainability of Equipment and Structures
  • Project Risk Management
  • Quality and Reliability Engineering
  • Safety Engineering
  • Supplier and Supply Chain Management

Research Interests:

  • Engineering and quality management, project risk management, supplier and supply chain management, maintenance and reliability engineering, and lean six sigma.
Past Affiliations
Communities
Environmental Engineering, Construction, Civil Engineering
Degrees
PhD, University of Alabama, Mathematics, 1979
MS, University of Alabama, Industrial Engineering, 1979
MS, Florida State University, Mathematics, 1974
BS, University of Alabama, Mathematics, 1972
Keywords
industrial engineering
Associations
American Society for Engineering Education
American Society for Quality
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Safety Engineers
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Institute of Industrial Engineers