Faculty and Staff

Howard Gitlow
Professor, Management Science
(305) 284-4296
Epstein-Kosar Rm. 411
hgitlow@miami.edu
Research Interests
- Six Sigma management; Quality management; Strategic planning
Selected Publications
- Author of a dozen books and over 50 academic articles. A selected list of books includes:
- Gitlow, Levine, and Popovich (2006), Design for Six Sigma for Green Belts and Champions, Prentice-Hall
- Gitlow and Levine (2004), Six Sigma for Green Belts and Champions, Prentice-Hall
- Gitlow, Oppenheim, Oppenheim, and Levine (2004), Quality Management, Tools and Methods for Improvement, Richard D. Irwin
Teaching & Professional Experience
- Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Quality
- Member, American Statistical Association
- Fellow, American Society for Quality
- Expert witness on age, race and sex discrimination; antitrust; game fixing; and fairness of jury selection procedures
- Consultant in the following industries: Manufacturing, Service, Utilities, Healthcare, Education. A selected list of client organization follows:
- Manufacturing: IBM, Westvaco
- Service: First Union Bank, American Express
- Utilities: Florida Power and Light, Wisconsin Public Service, Bell Canada
- Healthcare: Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Education: University of Miami, University of Cincinnati, Kaplan University.
Degrees
- New York University Ph.D Statistics/O.R. June 1974
- New York University M.B.A. June 1972
- New York University B.S. Statistics June 1968
Specialties
- Statistical process control
- Quality management
- Six Sigma management
- Strategic planning
