John Fowler

John Fowler is a Professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management at Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business, holding the Motorola Professorship in International Management. He previously served as Department Chair (2011-2016) and Avnet Professor of Industrial Engineering at ASU.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University (1990)
• M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University (1986)
• B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University (1982)

Research Interests focus on discrete event simulation, deterministic scheduling, and multi-criteria decision making, particularly in semiconductor manufacturing systems and healthcare operations. His work bridges operations research with applications in pandemic preparedness, supply chain design, and energy-efficient scheduling.

Recent Publications demonstrate expertise in simulation modeling for pandemic response, semiconductor supply chain optimization, and healthcare systems analysis. He has developed decision support frameworks for push-pull supply chains and hybrid scheduling approaches for batch processing in semiconductor manufacturing.

Scientific Awards

• Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
• Outstanding Paper Award, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2013)

Editorial Service includes Editor-in-Chief of IIE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering (2011-2016) and ongoing roles at Journal of Simulation and IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. He has held leadership positions in academic societies and served on editorial boards for multiple journals.

Grants and Industry Collaboration include NSF funding for healthcare delivery systems, Intel-sponsored semiconductor research, and Mayo Foundation partnerships. His work has addressed pandemic influenza preparedness through simulation models and developed capacity allocation solvers for high-tech industries.

Laboratory Leadership encompassed directing the Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing Laboratory at ASU from 1996 to 2009, where he pioneered simulation frameworks and scheduling methodologies for complex manufacturing systems.