About Us

ABICS (AB International Consulting Services), established in Norman, Oklahoma in 1990, has provided training and consulting services for various organizations around the world. ABICS has conducted programs for clients in the USA, Russia, Mexico, Canada, India, Qatar, and Nigeria.
ABICS training programs offer intensive and comprehensive coverage of topics designed to prepare managers and technical professionals to tackle real-world management issues.  Our courses combine both the conceptual aspects and hands-on exercises to sharpen the skills of participants. Case study approaches are used throughout our training programs to facilitate relevance of the topics covered.  Participants engage in interactive discussions and play an active role in developing solution strategies for case problems presented during training courses.  Our specialized courses are customized to the needs of groups of participants from client organizations.  This facilitates homogeneity of discussions relating to specific industries or the needs of an organization.  A unique aspect of our courses are the field trips and tours that can be included in course packages to introduce course participants to the practical aspects of their course topics. Participants always find the site tours very useful for practical on-the-job implementations of new concepts and techniques.
We also offer customized on-site delivery of our training programs at client's selected locations. Please contact us for negotiable block pricing of such on-site programs.  For other customized courses not shown on our website, please contact us at info@abics.com for special arrangements.

Our Lead Consultant

Professor Adedeji Badiru (email: abb@abics.com)

Professor Adedeji Badiru is the lead consultant and managing partner for ABICS. He has decades of experience as an educator, author, administrator, mentor, and speaker. He is Dean Emeritus at the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, USA Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). While serving as AFIT Dean, he had oversight for planning, directing, and controlling operations related to granting doctoral and master’s degrees for the US Air Force. He was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at AFIT, Professor and Department Head of Industrial Engineering at the University of Tennessee, and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of the University College at the University of Oklahoma. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE), a Fellow of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society (IEOM), a Fellow of Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (IORMS), and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (Nigeria NAE). He is also a Program Evaluator for ABET. He holds a leadership certificate from the University Tennessee Leadership Institute. He has BS in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. His areas of interest include mathematical modeling, systems design and integration, project management and optimization, innovation management, and productivity improvement. He is a prolific author, with over 40 books, over 35 book chapters, over 145 Journal and magazine articles, and over 200 conference presentations. He is a member of several professional associations and scholastic honor societies. Professor Badiru, a world-renowned educator, has won several awards for his teaching, research, administrative, and professional accomplishments. Some of his awards include the 2009 Dayton Affiliate Society Council Award for Outstanding Scientists and Engineers with a commendation from the 128th Senate of Ohio, 2010 ASEE John Imhoff Award for his global contributions to Industrial Engineering Education, the 2011 Federal Employee of the Year Award in the Managerial Category from the International Public Management Association, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the 2012 Distinguished Engineering Alum Award from the University of Central Florida, the 2012 Medallion Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers for his global contributions in the advancement of the profession, 2016 Outstanding Global Engineering Education Award from the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2015 Air Force-level Winner of the National Public Service Award from The American Society for Public Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration, 2013 Father D. J. Slattery Excellence Award from Saint Finbarr’s College Alumni Association - North America, 2013 Award Team Leader, Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for Air University C3 (Cost Conscious Culture), 2013 Finalist for Jefferson Science Fellows Program, National Academy of Sciences, 2012 Book-of-the-Month Recognition for Statistical Techniques for Project Control from the Industrial Engineering Magazine, the 2009 Industrial Engineering Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award for The Handbook of Military Industrial Engineering and 2020 Book-of-the-Year Award for The Story of Industrial Engineering. Professor Badiru is also the book series editor for CRC Press/Taylor & Francis book series on Systems Innovation. He has served as a consultant to several organizations around the world. He has conducted customized training workshops for numerous organizations around the world. He has served as a Technical Project Reviewer, curriculum reviewer, and proposal reviewer for several organizations including The Third-World Network of Scientific Organizations, Italy, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, National Science Foundation, National Research Council, and the American Council on Education. He is on the editorial and review boards of several technical journals and book publishers. Prof. Badiru has also served as an Industrial Development Consultant to the United Nations Development Program. In 2011, Prof. Badiru led a research team to develop analytical models for Systems Engineering Research Efficiency (SEER) for the US Air Force. He has led a multi-year multi-million-dollar research collaboration between AFIT and KBR Aerospace Group. Prof. Badiru has diverse areas of avocation. His professional accomplishments are coupled with his passion for writing about everyday events and interpersonal issues, especially those dealing with social responsibility. Outside of the academic realm, he writes motivational poems, editorials, and newspaper commentaries; as well as engaging in paintings and crafts. Professor Badiru is the 2020 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Taylor and Francis publishing group. He was also a member of the AFIT team that won the 2019/2020 US Air Force Organizational Excellence Award. Professor Badiru is also the recipient of the 2022 BEYA career achievement award in Government category. He holds a US Trademark for DEJI Systems Model for Design, Evaluation, Justification, and Integration. Professor Badiru’s other professional websites include www.ABICSPublications.com; www.DEJIModel.com; www.PhysicsofSoccer.com; and www.ABICSnet.com. Please visit these additional websites to learn more.