Benjamin Seaver Blanchard, Jr. (July 20, 1929 – July 11, 2019) was an American systems engineer and Emeritus Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, who was awarded the INCOSE Pioneer Award jointly with Wolt Fabrycky as "practitioner, teacher, and advocate of Systems Engineering."[1][2]
In the early 1950s, Blanchard started working at U.S. Air Force, where he became electronics maintenance officer. In 1953, he moved to industry working as engineer in the fields of design, field service, staff and management with Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Sanders Associates, Bendix Corporation, and General Dynamics. In 1970, he was appointed Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, where he served until his retirement in 1997.[3] At Virginia Tech Blanchard has been Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering, and he has been Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter.
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.
Publicationsedit
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.
Referencesedit
^ abcdINCOSE Fellow Ben Blanchard 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 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine at ise.vt.edu. Accessed October 1, 2013.
External linksedit
Benjamin S. Blanchard at Virginia Tech
April 11, 2024
benjamin, blanchard, benjamin, seaver, blanchard, july, 1929, july, 2019, american, systems, engineer, emeritus, professor, industrial, systems, engineering, virginia, tech, awarded, incose, pioneer, award, jointly, with, wolt, fabrycky, practitioner, teacher,. Benjamin Seaver Blanchard Jr July 20 1929 July 11 2019 was an American systems engineer and Emeritus Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech who was awarded the INCOSE Pioneer Award jointly with Wolt Fabrycky as practitioner teacher and advocate of Systems Engineering 1 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBlanchard received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine in 1951 and did some graduate coursework in Electrical Engineering In 1969 he received his MBA from the University of Rochester as part of an Executive Development Program 1 In the early 1950s Blanchard started working at U S Air Force where he became electronics maintenance officer In 1953 he moved to industry working as engineer in the fields of design field service staff and management with Boeing Commercial Airplanes Sanders Associates Bendix Corporation and General Dynamics In 1970 he was appointed Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech where he served until his retirement in 1997 3 At Virginia Tech Blanchard has been Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering and he has been Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter 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 editBlanchard 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 amp Sons 1995 Blanchard Benjamin S System engineering management Vol 4 Wiley 2003 References edit 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 editBenjamin S Blanchard at Virginia Tech Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin S Blanchard amp oldid 1140852134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
