The Fulbright Scholarship Program’s History and Selection Criteria

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Rotimi Aderohunmu retired in 2014 from his position as an associate professor of business information and analytics at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado. A native of Nigeria, Rotimi Aderohunmu began his college career in his homeland, earning a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Just months later, he was admitted to the master’s degree program in engineering at the University of Denver with a full scholarship and a Fulbright grant.

The grant’s namesake, Senator J. William Fulbright, introduced a bill that called for surplus war property to be used to fund a student exchange program to promote international goodwill. President Harry S. Truman signed the bill into law in 1946, thus creating the Fulbright Program. From its inception, the program has fostered mutual relationships between the U.S. and other countries.

The selection of Fulbright grant recipients is based on criteria such as the applicant’s academic record and personal qualifications, language preparation, preference factors established by the Fulbright scholarship board, and the degree to which the applicant will help advance the Fulbright goal of promoting a mutual understanding between nations.

An Explanation of Just-in-Time Manufacturing

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A mechanical engineer with a PhD from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Rotimi Aderohunmu conducted research and served as an associate professor of business information and analytics at the University of Denver for more than 20 years. Dr. Rotimi Aderohunmu’s research concentrations include just-in-time manufacturing.

Just-in-time, or JIT, manufacturing is a production model focused on fabricating and preparing an item only to the extent that it is required, without surplus. Using the JIT model, companies can prevent waste of excess materials and products. JIT manufacturing was first acknowledged by automobile mogul Henry Ford in a book that outlined the path to his company’s discovery that over-purchase of materials was not cost effective.

Some elements of JIT manufacturing involve the removal of aspects that do not add to the product’s value, quality control at each step of the manufacturing process, and preventative maintenance. Today, JIT manufacturing can refer to this specific method, or waste-minimizing production in general.