Luis Solis
Luis Solis has more than 40 years of academic and practitioner experience and is welcomed as a visiting professor at universities in countries such as USA, Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Lithuania, Mexico, Egypt, China, Singapore, Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Peru.
For when he teaches his courses in strategic operations management, lean & responsive service operations, supply chain management, project management and quality management, Prof Solis is drawing upon a vast pool of knowledge and experience gained by working with a wide range of companies in USA, Europe, Middle East and Latin America. “I combine theoretical and empirical research models with my work with top industry executives in the real world,” he says.
He also leads and participates in research initiatives such as Success Factors in Strategic Alliances in Supply Chains in European Industry, Operations Strategy Alignment and its Impact on Non Market Objectives and Business Performance, and Customer Closeness in Supply Chain Configuration.
He has published his work in journals such as Total Quality Management, the International Journal of Technology Management, and the Service Management Journal among others. “I use my research findings in my class,” he says and explains that he uses selected cases, exercises, simulations, and other resources to create an environment where students have to think about the implications of the concepts, trends and scenarios they are studying. “So I’m encouraging students think holistically. And I always challenge their thinking to find new ways to approach complex and difficult business issues.” Professor Solis is an international guest speaker in conferences and corporate events.
Academic Background
PhD in Manufacturing Management and Engineering, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
GSMP Booth Business School- University of Chicago/IEBS
CPCL Harvard Business School
MBA, Monterrey Institute of Technology, ITESM, Mexico
MSc in Industrial Engineering, Monterrey Institute of Technology, ITESM, Mexico
Industrial and Systems Engineering, Monterrey Institute of Technology, ITESM, Mexico
Academic Experience
Academic Coordinator Operations Management Content Master and Executive Programs
Director Advanced Learning Innovation Program 2014 -2018
Associate Dean, IE Business School, 2006 - 2014
Professor of the Operations Department, IE Business School, 1998 -
Chair, Operations and Technology Management Department, IE Business School, 2000 - 2006
Director, Master Programme in Operations Management, IE Business School, Madrid, Spain, 2001
President of the Assessment Board for the Centre for Research and Technology of the Footwear
and Leather Industry and part of the National Council for Research and Technology, Mexico, 2001
to 2009
Board Member and European Representative for the Business Association of Latin American
Studies, 2003 to 2008
Board Member of the Instituto Universitario de Investigación de Empresa, 2004 to 2008
Research Fellow of the Information Management Research Center, IE Business School
Research Assistant, Manufacturing Management Institute, University of Toledo USA, 1994 to 1997
Instructor, Information Systems and Operations Management Department, College of Business
Administration, University of Toledo, USA
Research Assistant, Information Systems and Operations Management Department, College of
Business Administration, University of Toledo, USA, 1992 to 1994
Chair, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico,
1988 to 1991
Professor Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Monterrey Institute of Technology,
Mexico, 1986 to 1987
Associate Professor Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Monterrey Institute of
Technology, Mexico, 1983 to 1985
Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Monterrey Institute of
Technology, 1981 to 1983
Corporate Experience
Grupo Super Buck, Janssen, Saudi Telecom, Saudi Ministry of Finance, Colep, DEMATIC, BBVA, GALP, PEMEX, Deutche Telekom, CHEP, Ford,General Electric, John Deere, Movistar,Pfizer, Philip Morris, General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Accenture, SAP, Sonae, Iberdrola, Roche,ONA Group, Skandia, Heineken, AutoGrill, Idea Group, ING, Bankinter, Santander, INDRA, HSBC,Gas Natural, Almirall, SODECIA, ACTIVO Bank, Alliance Healthcare, SIEMENS, Vidrala, Coca Cola, Frulact, Aramco, Mercedes Benz, Alturki, BOSH, and Solla.
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