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Editors
Dr. Barbara B. Flynn is the Richard M. and Myra Louise Buskirk Professor of
Manufacturing Management at the Kelley School of Management, Indiana Uni-
versity. She earned her DBA in operations management from Indiana University;
MBA, with an emphasis in operations management and managerial economics,
from Marquette University; and BA in psychology from Ripon College. Dr. Flynn’s
previous academic appointments have been at Wake Forest University, Iowa State
University, and Louisiana State University. She is a fellow of the Decision Sciences
Institute and a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Decision
Sciences Instit