Matthew Franchetti
Professor, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Strategic Partnerships
Email - matthew.franchetti@utoledo.edu
Phone - 419.530.8047
Office - Nitschke Hall Room 5004
Sustainable Systems Research Lab
Biography:
Dr. Matthew Franchetti serves as the Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs & Strategic Partnerships in the College of Engineering at The University of Toledo. In this role, he acts as the Dean’s principal representative on academic matters and provides leadership in the Dean’s absence. Dr. Franchetti oversees strategic initiatives that enhance student success, workforce development, and industry engagement, including management of the Shah Center for Career Development and expansion of industrial partnerships. He leads efforts in faculty and staff recruitment, evaluation, and retention, and coordinates academic operations such as course scheduling, workload documentation, and facilities planning. His portfolio also includes curriculum development, accreditation, and program evaluation, as well as fostering intra-college communication and mentoring programs. Dr. Franchetti actively supports alumni and industry relations, grant acquisition, and entrepreneurial initiatives, while advancing statewide educational mandates and institutional partnerships.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, The University of Toledo, Ohio
- M.B.A., The University of Toledo, Ohio
- M.S. in Industrial Engineering, The University of Toledo, Ohio
- B.S. in Industrial Engineering, The University of Toledo, Ohio
Certifications and Professional Experience
Research Interests:
- Environmentally conscious design and manufacturing, including solid waste management and minimization, recycling, sustainable design, and ISO 14001
- Energy analysis and reduction for manufacturers including the applications of clean, green, and renewable energy sources
- Green supply chain management, life cycle analysis, and carbon footprint analysis
- Productivity, quality and engineering management systems including, lean manufacturing, six sigma, re-engineering, operations management, facility design, financial engineering, total quality management, and statistical quality control
- Six Sigma applications in the service and health fields
- Operations research including logistic networks, transportation modeling, and supply chain management
- Engineering pedagogy, assessment, and advancements in higher learning
- Applied statistical analysis
Recent Publications:
Courses Taught:
- Total Quality Management (MIME 4980/MIME 5980)
- Statistical Quality Control and Management (MIME 4020/MIME 5020)
- Facilities Planning and Design (MIME 4160)
- Engineering Economics (MIME 2600)
- Multivariate Statistical Analysis (MIME 4920)
- Engineering Statistics I (MIME 4000)
- Application of Optimization (MIME 6920)
- Six Sigma Applications in Health Care (MIME 4920)
- Environmentally Conscious Analysis and Design (MIME 4920)
- Recycling Projects (MIME 4920)
- Senior Design Projects (MIME 4200)
- Orientation for Mechanical and Industrial Engineers (MIME 1000)
- Introduction to Engineering (MIME 2980)
- Professional Development for Engineers (MIME 1010)
- Sustainability Analysis and Design (MIME 4980)