Dr. C. Thomas Culbreth

Henry Armfield Foscue Professor & Associate Director of the Furniture Manufacturing & Management Center

Education
North Carolina State University: B.S., Furniture Manufacturing, 1973; M.S., Economics, 1976; Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, 1984

Areas of Interest
Furniture manufacturing processes and system design, lean manufacturing, and decision support systems for furniture manufacturing operations.

Tom Culbreth has been a member of the Industrial Engineering faculty at North Carolina State University since 1978. In 1991 he established the Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center and currently serves as its Associate Director. He teaches courses in furniture manufacturing operations and statistical quality control and conducts research to develop computer-aided engineering/management systems for woodworking operations.

Links
Furniture Manufacturing & Management Center