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Dr. Munson is a professor of operations management in the Department of Finance and Management Science. He has taught operations management core and elective courses at the undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. levels. He currently holds the position of Carson College of Business Ph.D. Program Director. Professor Munson has served as a senior editor for Production and Operations Management, and he serves on the editorial board of several journals. He has published more than 30 articles in such journals as "Production and Operations Management," "IIE Transactions," "Decision Sciences," and "European Journal of Operational Research." He is a coauthor of "Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th-14th eds.)," along with Jay Heizer and Barry Render. He is also a coauthor of "Managerial Decision Modeling: Business Analytics with Spreadsheets (4th ed.)," along with Nagraj Balakrishnan, Barry Render, and Ralph M. Stair, Jr. Furthermore, he is editor of the book "The Supply Chain Management Casebook: Comprehensive Coverage and Best Practices in SCM," and he has co-authored the research monograph "Quantity Discounts: An Overview and Practical Guide for Buyers and Sellers" along with Jonathan Jackson. His major awards include the WSU Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction (2016); being a Founding Board Member of the Washington State University President's Teaching Academy (2004); winning the WSU College of Business Outstanding Teaching Award (2001 and 2015), Research Award (2004), and Service Award (2009 and 2013); and being named the WSU MBA Professor of the Year (2000 and 2008).

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