Dr. Plenert’s first fantasy fiction effort is the Small World Series. He has also ventured into mystery and suspense novels and looks forward to as good a career as he has in business writing as a fiction author. Thus far, two of his The History of the Small World series titles are released: "The Siege of the Small World," and "The Uniting of the Small World." "Saving the Small World," is slated for spring 2021! It is shortly becoming available in pre-release, all pre-release orders are delivered "first" prior to any/all post-release shipments.Dr. Gerhard Plenert is the former Director of Executive Education at the Utah State University Shingo Institute, has more than 25 years of professional experience in organizational trans-formations helping companies and government agencies strive for enterprise excellence by utilizing the Shingo Model to drive cultural transformations. Dr. Plenert is an internationally recognized expert in supply chain management; Lean/Six Sigma; IT; quality and productivity tools; and in working with leading-edge planning and scheduling methods. He has literally “written the book” on leading-edge supply chain management concepts, such as finite capacity scheduling, advanced planning and scheduling, and world-class management. His experience includes significant initiatives with Genentech, Johnson & Johnson, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Shell, Aramco, Sony, Cisco, Microsoft, Seagate, NCR Corporation, Ritz-Carl-ton, the US Air Force, and numerous other branches of the US Department of Defense. In addition, Dr. Plenert has consulted to major manufacturing and distribution companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Black & Decker, Raytheon, Motorola, Applied Magnetics, Toyota, AT&T, IBM, and Kraft Foods. With 14 years of academic experience, Dr. Plenert has published over 150 articles and 22 books on Lean, supply chain strategy, operations management and planning. He has also written MBA textbooks and operations planning books for the United Nations. Dr. Plenert’s ideas and publications have been endorsed by people like Steven Covey and companies such as Motorola, AT&T, Black & Decker, and FedEx. Dr. Plenert previously served as a tenured full professor at California State University, Chico; a professor at BYU, BYU–Hawaii, University of Malaysia, University of San Diego; and has been a visiting professor at numerous universities all over the world. He earned degrees in math, physics, and German; and he holds an MBA, MA in international studies, and PhD in resource economics (oil and gas) and operations management. Dr. Plenert continues to serve as a Shingo examiner and as an Adjunct Faculty member for several universities. Having just returned from mission service in the Philippines for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Dr. Plenert and his wife currently reside in California and Utah and are the parents of eight (8) adult children. His publications are viewable at www.gerhardplenert.com and https://www.donnaink.com - to receive deepest pocket discounts, visit the publisher: DonnaInk Publications, L.L.C. and their ThunderForge Pubs (Fantasy and Science Fiction) Imprint!Coupon Code: ULTIMATESAVINGS used at checkout receives a 20% discount.Read more about this authorRead less about this author