Ben Neve

Director, Moyes Center for Supply Chain Excellence
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management
Contact
Phone: 205-886-2519
Email: benjaminneve@weber.edu
Office: Wattis Business Building, Room 282
About
Ben Neve joined the faculty in the Supply Chain Management program in Weber State University’s Goddard School of Business & Economics in 2021. Ben holds both a doctorate and a master’s degree in operations management from the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business (Roll Tide!). He also has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Southern Utah University and an associate's degree in math education from Dixie State College.
Since 2005, Ben has provided management consulting and market research services for more than 30 organizations from a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, government, banking, telecommunications, construction, hospitality, tourism and business services. As a professor, Neve has taught at both the graduate and undergraduate level, covering courses in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Business Analytics, Six Sigma, Lean Systems, Process Improvement, Service Operations, Case Analysis and Business Strategy.
Ben’s research focuses on solving complex, real-world business problems by applying a variety of optimization techniques such as stochastic programming, simulation-optimization and math modeling. In addition to applied optimization, Ben’s research also explores how to apply complex adaptive systems theory, in conjunction with supply chain management tools, to help organizations collaborate across industry lines to address important societal issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Opioid crisis.
Education
PhD, Operations Management, Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama, 2011
MS, Operations Management, Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama, 2008
BS, Pure Mathematics (English Minor), Southern Utah University, 2006
AS, Math Education, Dixie State College, 2001