Rate My Professor Brad Venable

Dr. Bradley Venable is the Chair of the Department of Management and Jefferson-Pilot Professor of the Practice of Supply Chain Management at High Point University within the Earl N. Phillips School of Business. He earned a Ph.D. in Manufacturing Technology Management from Indiana State University, an MBA in Management from High Point University, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. With over 20 years of professional experience at Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp., Dr. Venable advanced through key roles including Engineering/Quality Systems Manager, Applications/Sales Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineer, and Quality Control Engineer. During this time, he focused on developing and mentoring employees, particularly engineers and production team members, while gaining expertise in engineering, manufacturing, quality control, supplier development, and operations. Prior to his full-time faculty position, he served as an adjunct professor at High Point University for 15 years, delivering courses in operations and supply chain management at the undergraduate level. In 2022, he joined as Assistant Professor of the Practice of Supply Chain Management and contributed to establishing a new supply chain management concentration in the Master of Business Administration program, including student recruitment and curriculum development.

Dr. Venable's research centers on continuous process improvement, lean manufacturing, and operations management in manufacturing and industrial environments. He applies his industry background to teaching graduate courses such as Transportation Logistics Management and Global Supply Chain and Operations Management within the MBA program's Supply Chain Management concentration. His scholarly contributions include a peer-reviewed article titled 'Benefits of Implementing Concurrent Engineering Practices to Improve Quality, Information, and Product Flow and Lower Costs,' published in the Ethics and Critical Thinking Journal. Additionally, he presented at the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering conference in May 2013. Through these efforts, Dr. Venable bridges practical industry insights with academic instruction, enhancing student learning in supply chain and management disciplines.