David A. Parmenter
Ph.D., CSCP, CPIM


Associate Clinical Professor

Bachelor of Business Administration Program

Lead Faculty for the new BAS in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Serving in Tucson at Pima Community College West Campus

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Contact Information:
  • Office: Room A104 at Pima Community College West Campus
  • Office Phone: (520) 206-6744
  • Cell Phone: (520) 903-8812 (for emergencies)
  • Fax: (520) 206-6744 (the departmental fax, not my personal fax, so make sure to label what you send as being for me)
  • e-mail: david.parmenter@nau.edu (note that students can also use the e-mail inside each course's Bb Learn shell)
  • Snail-mail address:  NAU-Tucson at Pima College West, 2202 West Anklam, Tucson AZ 85709-0040 (the 0040 is important)
Credentials:
  • PhD in Business Administration, University of Arizona (December 1992)
    • Major = Operations Management
    • Minor = Applied Statistics
  • MBA, University of Arizona (December 1983)
  • MS in Management Information Systems, Governors State University (August 2008)
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) from APICS (2013)
  • Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) from APICS (1994)

Courses Taught for NAU:

  • BBA 292: Fundamentals of Logistics
  • BBA 300: Principles of Management in a Global Economy
  • BBA 330: Supply Chain and Operations Management
  • BBA 380: Management for Environmental Sustainability & Durable Competitive Advantage
  • BBA 430: Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • BBA 471C: Business Ethics
  • BBA 435C: Strategic Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • BBA 490C: Strategic Management
  • Created online versions of BBA 292, BBA 330, BBA 380, BBA 430, BBA 435C, BBA 471C and BBA 490C and am currently doing so for the new BBA 429: Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Other Courses Taught:

  • Statistics for Management
  • Quality Management
  • Service Operations Management
  • Interdisciplinary Team-Building
  • MBA-level Operations Management, Supply Chain Management and Strategic Management
Other Information:
  • At NAU since 2006 (grew up in Tucson - very happy to be able to get back home)
  • Previously taught at Governors State University (1992-2003, tenured in 1998) and West Texas A&M University (2003-2006)
  • Served as GSU Faculty Senate President in 2000/2001
  • Won GSU Faculty Excellence Awards in 1994, 1997 and 2000
  • Faculty Advisor to GSU Student Chapter of APICS (won Faculty Advisor of the Year Awards in 1996 and 2002)
  • Published in Journal of Operations Management, Quality Management Journal, Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Business and Leadership: Research, Practice and Teaching, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management and Academy of Educational Leadership Journal
  • Regularly attend and present at the Southwestern Institute for Learning with Technology each May on the NAU main campus in Flagstaff