Background
Carlson, Robert Codner was born on January 17, 1939 in Granite Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Robert Ledin and Ada Louise (Codner) Carlson.
Industrial engineering educator
Carlson, Robert Codner was born on January 17, 1939 in Granite Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Robert Ledin and Ada Louise (Codner) Carlson.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1962. Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1976.
Member technical staff, Bell Tel. laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1962-1970;
assistant professor, Stanford (California) U., Stanford, 1970-1977;
associate professor, Stanford (California) U., 1977-1982;
professor industrial engineering, Stanford (California) U., since 1982. Program director, lecturer, consultant various special programs United States, Japan, France, since 1971. Consultant Japan Management Association, Tokyo, since 1990, Raychem, Menlo Park, California, since 1989, GKN Automotive, London, since 1989, Rockwell International, Los Angeles, since 1988.
Visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1988, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Jersey, 1978-1979. Visiting faculty International Management Institute, Geneva, 1984, 88.
Member Operations Research Society American (chairman membership committee 1981-1983), Institute Mgmt.Scis., Institute Industrial Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, American Production and Inventory Control Society (board directors 1975-1981), International Material Management Society, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma, Society of Enophiles Club(Woodside, California).
Children: Brian William, Andrew Robert, Christina Louise.