LabCompass

Sandra L. Furterer

Business, Management and Accounting · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2004Rising activity
Quality and Supply ManagementEngineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentQuality and Management SystemsSystems Engineering Methodologies and ApplicationsQuality and Safety in Healthcare

Publications

156

Citations

1,150

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
AI-generated

Sandra L. Furterer's research centers on quality improvement methods, especially Lean Six Sigma, and how these can be applied beyond manufacturing to settings like healthcare, higher education, and aerospace/defense. Her work often examines process improvement, risk management, curriculum and accreditation practices, and emerging topics like Industry 4.0 and AI adoption within these organizational contexts. Much of the output involves case studies, systematic literature reviews, and applied projects aimed at practical implementation in institutions.

Lean Six Sigma and process improvementQuality management in healthcare and educationEngineering education and curriculum accreditationIndustry 4.0 and emerging technology adoptionSystems engineering and operational excellence

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from just a few papers per year before 2020 to a peak of 34 in 2023, with continued strong activity averaging nearly 12 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 15 publications202021: 22 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 34 publications34232024: 9 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Systems Engineering×14
  • The TQM Journal×6
  • Total Quality Management & Business Excellence×5
  • International Journal of Lean Six Sigma×4
  • International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management×3
Similar researchers
By research-topic overlap
  • Chad Laux

    Business, Management and Accounting · Purdue University West Lafayette

  • Ming Liu

    Business, Management and Accounting · Purdue University West Lafayette

  • A. Michael Knemeyer

    Business, Management and Accounting · The Ohio State University

  • Amrou Awaysheh

    Business, Management and Accounting · Indiana University

  • Barbara B. Flynn

    Business, Management and Accounting · Indiana University

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

Claim or correct this profile