Adedeji B. Badiru is the dean and senior academic officer for the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Dayton, Ohio. He holds a BS degree in industrial engineering, an MS degree in mathematics, an MS degree in industrial engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and a PhD in industrial engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is responsible for planning, directing, and controlling all operations related to granting doctoral and master’s degrees, professional continuing cyber education, and research and development programs. Badiru was previously professor and head of systems engineering and management at AFIT; professor and department head of industrial & information engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; and professor of industrial engineering and dean of University College at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. He is a registered professional engineer, a certified project management professional, a fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. His areas of interest include mathematical modeling, systems efficiency analysis, and high-tech product development. He is the author of more than 30 books, 35 book chapters, 75 technical journal articles, and 115 conference proceedings and presentations. He also has published 30 magazine articles and 20 editorials and periodicals. He is a member of several professional associations and scholastic honor societies. Badiru has won several awards for his teaching, research, and professional accomplishments.
Filled with redemptive insights, this superbly crafted book lays out top-down and bottom-up foundations of Africa-USA strategies for manufacturing technology transfer with affirming messages. -B. Rae Cho, Clemson University Industrialization usually implies advancement in technology as a tool for transforming society's socioeconomic development. No society can experience meaningful, vibrant and sustainable economic progress without a strong manufacturing base. This has, for long, been the missing component in most developing economies. The book, Global Manufacturing Technology Transfer, is an excellent and unique compilation of just-in-time resources covering needed insights, strategies and techniques as a useful guide for highlighting the missing links in manufacturing technology transfer between developed and developing nations. It is a revealing and compellingly readable account of case examples of manufacturing technology transfer between USA and most African nations. -Emmanuel S. Eneyo, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville