Anthony Tarantino

Anthony Tarantino, PhD began his career in manufacturing leading supply chain operations over a 25-year period. During this period he received his certifications in Supply Chain from ISM and in Production and Inventory Control from APICS as well as running his first Lean initiatives. For the next 15 years he ran supply chain and continuous improvement projects for KPMG Consulting, IBM, and Cisco Systems. He has led or mentored over 30 Lean Six Sigma projects as a Cisco recognized Master Black Belt for Cisco Systems training over 1,000 employees in his popular lunch and learn program. For the last five years he has supported Smart Manufacturing startups focused on industrial applications of computer vision in a client-facing subject-matter-expert role.

He has been an adjunct faculty member at Santa Clara University for over a decade developing lean/continuous improvement training and certification programs for students and corporate clients.

He is the author of 25 journal articles, and five books for Wiley and Sons. His latest Wiley textbook is Smart Manufacturing, The Lean Six Sigma Way, available in May 2022. This is Wiley’s first Smart Manufacturing tome and the only book to demonstrate the value of combining Lean and Industry 4.0.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-tarantino-phd-4575bb196/

Link to list of publications: https://docsend.com/view/ybbbmngiyj9x3eu6