Contact

Email: rbutle35@kennesaw.edu

Office Hours:
By appointment only.

Research

Refereed Journal Publications

 Published

  • Scherrer, C.R.; Butler, R.; Burns, S. 2010. Student Perceptions of On-Line Education , Advances in Engineering Education, Vol. 2 Issue 2, pp 1-23.
  • Jeffery, M., R. Butler and L. Malone. 2008. Achieving Cost-Effective Supply Chain Service Level. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. Volume 13 No. 3, pp 225 - 232.
  • Butler, R., J. Ammons, and J. Sokol. 2006. Planning the Supply Chain Network for New Products: A Case Study. Engineering Management Journal. Volume 18 No. 1, pp 35 – 43. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5394/is_200606/ai_n21395904

 Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • Scherrer, C. R., R. J. Butler, and S. Burns, Differences in Perceptions of On-line Education Between Those Who Have and Have Not Experienced On-line Learning, ASEE Southeastern Regional Conference, Marietta, GA April 2009.
  • Butler, R.J. and C.R. Scherrer, Developing a Standard Student Interface for Online Courses through Usability Studies, in review ASEE National Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009.
  • Sharawi, A, C.D. Geiger and R.J. Butler, Emergency Response Planning for Anticipated Hurricane Events, IERC Conference, Nashville, TN, May 2007.
  • Jeffery, M., R.J. Butler and C.D. Geiger, An Empirical Evaluation of Inventory Planning Frequencies based on Cost and Production Stability, IERC Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2006.
  • Butler, R., J. Ammons, and J. Sokol. How to Design a Supply Chain for New Products, IERC Conference, Houston, TX, May 2004.
  • McMurran-Jeffery, M. and R.J. Butler, Optimizing Agility in a Semiconductor Supply Chain, IEMS Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, March 2004.

 Conference Presentations

  Invited Presentations

  • Butler, R.J. and C.R. Scherrer, Design of Online Course Interface for Student Usability and Satisfaction, INFORMS National Conference, Washington, D.C., WA, October 2008.
  • Scherrer, C.R., S. Burns, and R.J. Butler, Perceptions of On-line Education, INFORMS National Conference, Washington, D.C., WA, October 2008.
  • Butler, R.J., SPSU Systems Engineering Plans and Curriculum, Atlanta Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Marietta, GA, May 2008.
  • Sharawi, A, C.D. Geiger and R.J. Butler, Evacuation Relief Shelter Planning for Anticipated Hurricane Events, INFORMS National Conference, Seattle, WA, November 2007.
  • Butler, R. Current Trends in Supply Chain Design, Central Florida IIE Mini-conference, Orlando, FL, May 2005.
  • Butler, R. and M. Jeffery, M. Optimizing Supply Chain Agility, POMS, Chicago, IL, May 2005.

  Presentations

  • Jeffery, M. and R. Butler. Determining a Cost-Effect Customer Service Level: An Empirical Study, INFORMS National Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 2005.
  • Trivedi, A, R. Butler and K. Shrauger. Designing a Document Delivery System for UCF’s Interlibrary Loan Department, IEMS Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, March 2005.
  • Jeffery, M. and R. Butler, Achieving Cost-Effective Supply Chain Agility via Regression and Optimization, SCALE Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, February, 2005.
  • Jeffery, M. and R. Butler. Quantifying and Optimizing Supply Chain Agility, INFORMS National Conference, Denver, CO, October 2004.
  • Butler, R, L. Clarke, and A. Sharawi. A Robust Optimization Approach for Distribution Capacity Expansion, INFORMS National Conference, Denver, CO, October 2004.
  • Butler, R., J. Ammons, and J. Sokol. How to Design a Supply Chain for New Products, IEMS Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, March 2004.
  • Yousef, N., A. Rahal, and R. Butler. Using System Dynamics as an Educational Tool in Explaining the Supply Chain, IEMS Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, March 2004.
  • Butler, R., J. Ammons, and J. Sokol. “Robust Optimization Model for Production and Distribution Capacity Development.” INFORMS National Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 2003.
  • Butler, R., J. Ammons, and J. Sokol. “Supply Chain Design for New Products.” INFORMS National Conference, Miami, FL, November 2001.

  Poster Sessions

  • Butler, R., J. Ammons, and J. Sokol. Care and Feeding of New Supply Chains, IERC Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2002.
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