Benjamin S. Blanchard
Benjamin Seaver Blanchard, Jr. (July 20, 1929 – July 11, 2019) was an American
Biography
Blanchard received his BS in
In the early 1950s, Blanchard started working at
Blanchard has been president of the International Society of Logistics, and in 2000 was awarded the INCOSE Pioneer Award for his contributions as "practitioner, teacher, and advocate of Systems Engineering. His service, as a team member with Dr. Wolt Fabrycky, allowed them to articulate the principles and objectives of Systems Engineering in a manner that conveys the tremendous potential and value added by this discipline.".[1]
Ben passed after a brief illness on July 11. 2019, at his residence in Charlottesville, Virginia, surrounded by his family.
Publications
Blanchard has authored and co-authored several textbooks and numerous articles.[1] A selection:
- Blanchard, Benjamin S., and Wolter J. Fabrycky. Systems engineering and analysis. 5th Ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2010.
- Blanchard, Benjamin S. Design and manage to life cycle cost. Oregon: M/A Press, 1978.
- Fabrycky, Wolter J., and Benjamin S. Blanchard. Life-cycle cost and economic analysis. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1991.
- Blanchard, Benjamin S. Maintainability: A key to effective serviceability and maintenance management. Vol. 13. John Wiley & Sons, 1995.
- Blanchard, Benjamin S. System engineering management. Vol. 4. Wiley, 2003.
References
- ^ a b c d INCOSE Fellow Ben Blanchard Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine at sie.arizona.edu. Accessed October 1, 2013.
- ^ "In memoriam: Benjamin S. Blanchard Jr., professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering". Virginia Tech News. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Benjamin S. Blanchard Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine at ise.vt.edu. Accessed October 1, 2013.
External links
- Benjamin S. Blanchard at Virginia Tech