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Sime Curkovic is a Professor of Operations and Sourcing Management at Western Michigan University. He received his undergraduate degree in Management Systems from GMI Engineering & Management Institute (now known as Kettering University). He received his Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University. Dr. Curkovic has taught several courses in sourcing, operations, logistics, and multinational management. His research interests include environmentally responsible manufacturing, total quality management, supply chain management, and integrated global strategic sourcing. Dr. Curkovic’s publications have appeared and/or are under review in the International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, the IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, the Decision Sciences Journal, the Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Production Research, and the Journal of Quality Management. His professional memberships include ASQ, APICS/ASCM, DSI, INFORMS, and ISM/NAPM. Dr. Curkovic’s previous work experiences were with General Motors in the Midwest, Mexico, and Germany. Dr. Curkovic is a born U.S. citizen and his name is of Croatian descent.
60+ REFEREED JOURNAL & CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PUBLICATIONS
- Total Citations > 3,430 (Google Scholar); h-index = 21; i10-index = 27
- > 1,200 Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
- >1000 SCOPUS, h-index = 13;
- >1300 Harzing PoP, h-index = 17
- ResearchGate: RG Score 23.12; Citations 2,046; Reads 27,685; h-index 18
Dr. Sime (Sheema) Curkovic, Ph.D., Professor, Operations/Supply Chain
Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business
E-Mail: sime.curkovic@wmich.edu