Jacob V. Simons

Professor Emeritus of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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1988 …2017

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About

Jake Simons retired as a lieutenant colonel following 20 years on active duty in the Air Force, working in fighter aircraft maintenance, software development, and graduate education. He came to Georgia Southern in 1997 from a tenured faculty position at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Simons published papers in journals such as Journal of Operations Management, OMEGA, International Journal of Production Research, Production and Operations Management and Journal of Service Research. His hobbies are playing with dogs, tinkering with mechanical things, watching college sports and serving with Kiwanis Club of Statesboro. Simons and his wife, Carol, have three sons. He was awarded emeritus status on June 1, 2022. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D. in Operations Management, University of Houston

… → 1989

M.S. in Management, Troy State University

… → 1982

M.A. in Counseling, Ball State University

… → 1980

B.S. in Behavioral Science, United States Air Force Academy

… → 1977

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