Industrial Technology Directory

Edie K Schmidt

Professor and Associate Dean for Research

Campus: West Lafayette
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Department: Technology Leadership & Innovation
Department: Administration
Department: Industrial Technology
Office: YOUNG 428
Phone: 765.494.1097
Fax:765.496.2700
Mailing Address:
Department of Industrial Technology, Purdue University, Knoy Hall
155 S. Grant St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021

Biography:

Education

• Ph.D. - Purdue University, 1996
  Dissertation: Capacity Reservation in a Cyclic Planning Environment
• M.B.A. - University of Southern California, 1987
  Major: Decision Systems
• B.S. - Arizona State University, 1982

Publications

Articles

Publications

• Schmidt, E., Khiewnavasongsa, S. & Newton, K. (2010). Assessing Distance Readiness in Adult Learners: Comparison of Non-traditional Undergraduates to Part-time Graduate Students, Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI. 
• Davis, G.J., Schmidt, E. (2009). Benchmarking third-party logisticsorganizations: Methods of benchmarking when information is not easily available. Proceedings of the 2009 Conference of Industrial Education Collaboration (CIEC), Austin, TX. (Graduate student primary author)
• Davis, G.J., Schmidt, E. (2009). Comparing the total cost of goods from traditional distributors to total costs under vendor management. Proceedings of the 2009 Conference of Industrial Education Collaboration (CIEC), Austin, TX. (Graduate student primary author
• Khiewnavawongsa, S. & Schmidt, )E. (2009).  “Assessment of the Mentoring Relationship between the Faculty and Graduate Students at Purdue University.”  Proceedings of the 2009 Conference of Industrial Education Collaboration (CIEC), Austin, TX. (Graduate student primary author)
• Yu, C., Schmidt, E., & Newton, K. (2007).  RFID Application - What Industrial Distribution Studenst Are Learning About Applying RFID Technology.  Review of the ELectronic and Industrial Distribution Industries, 6(2), 104-119.
• Khiewnavawongsa, S., Leong, R. & Schmidt, E. (2006, June). Learning a Web-Based Course Through Macromedia Breeze, Proceedings of the ASEE.
• Newton, K. A., Khiewnavawongsa, S., Schmidt, E. K., and Nashine, R. (2006). Measuring customer perceptions: A collaborative project conducted by students for a midwest trucking company. Proceedings of the ASEE.
• Khiewnavawongsa, S., Newton, K. A,. and Schmidt, E. K. (2006). Curriculum development in industrial distribution. Proceedings of the ASEE.
• Rogoski, K., Schmidt, E., Newton, K., & Homan, S. (2006) Improving the Product Introduction Processes of Mid-Capital Projects. Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries, 5(1), 65-90.
• Lewis, M., Schmidt, E., & Newton, K. (2005) Distributor Process Improvements: Using 6-Sigma. Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries, 4(1), 77-96.
• Schmidt, E., Robertson, B. & Newton, K. (2004) The Lean Principles Necessary for Competitive Advantage. Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries, 3(1), 72-84.
• Schmidt, E., Newton, K., & Robertson, B. (2003) Project Plan for Improving Inventory and Warehouse Management Using Five-S JIT Strategy. Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries, 2(2), 32-46.
• Schmidt, E., Newton, K., & Mancuso, M. (2003). Inventory consolidation: Setting initial stocking levels. Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries, 2(1), 28-44.
• Newton, K., and Schmidt, E. (2004). Learning and growing: Integrating technology undergraduates into the development of an industrial case study. Journal of Technology Studies , 30(2), 66-70.
• Schmidt, E., Ward, J., Dada, M., & Adams, D. (2001). Using cyclic planning to manage capacity at ALCOA. Interfaces, 31(3), 16-27.
• Schmidt, E., & Gallegos, A. (May 2001). Distance learning: Issues and concerns of distance learners. Journal of Industrial Technology, 17(2).
• Gallegos, A., Schmidt, E., & Newton, K. (2002, January). Using a graduate student directed project to address changing e-commerce curriculum needs in supply chain management, CD-ROM. Proceedings of the Conference for Industry Education and Collaboration (CIEC) 2002 Conference, Sarasota, FL.
• Schmidt, E. (2000, November). The impact of a simulated factory experience on student learning in an introductory manufacturing management course. Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute Annual National Conference, 250-252.
• Schmidt, E., & Robertson, B. (2003, November). Just in Time Manufacturing: Past & Present. Proceedings of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 151-159.
• Newton, K., and Schmidt, E. (2003, February). A successful partnership between an industrial trade association and education at Purdue University, CD-ROM. Electronic Proceedings of the Conference for Industry Education and Collaboration (CIEC) 2003 Conference, Tucson, AZ.

Chapter in a textbook

Stephens, M.P. (2004). Productivity and reliability-based maintenance management. ISBN 0-13-096657-6. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.Wrote complete chapter (Facility Maintenance Project Planning and Control), with graphs, charts, tables, and exercises on maintenance project management on the topics of successful project management, project manager roles and responsibilities, maintenance operations analysis, and project management tools and techniques, including PERT/CPM network methods (pp. 225-274).

Links

• PLM project