Timothy S. Vaughan

Timothy S. Vaughan, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Marketing and Supply Chain Management Department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's College of Business. His academic career spans decades, focusing on operations management, inventory systems, and statistical pedagogy. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa.

• Ph.D., University of Iowa
• B.A., University of Northern Iowa

Research interests include operations management, analytics, simulation, and statistical quality control. Recent work explores quality control applications in daily habits, workload variability in capacity planning, and dynamic inventory policies for spare parts. His publications span journals like Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education and International Journal of Production Research.

Scientific awards include the 2021 College of Business Creativity and Innovation Award. He has presented extensively at conferences such as the Winter Simulation Conference and Decision Sciences Institute National Meetings, covering topics from beer game implementations to cyclical scheduling systems.