F. Robert Jacobs is Professor of Operations Management at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.  He has degrees in Industrial Engineering, Computer and Information Science, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Operations Management. 

He is the author of 9 books and over 50 research articles on topics that include enterprise resource planning,  inventory control, the design of manufacturing facilities, cellular manufacturing and the scheduling of manufacturing operations. 

He is co-author of an Operations Management textbook titled Operations Management for Competitive Advantage used at many universities around the world.  He is also co-author of a novel titled Why ERP? A Primer on SAP Implementation. 

His current research interests are in E-Commerce applications in Operations Management and using the Internet to enhance college level teaching pedagogy.

Professor Jacobs is a fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute and past president.