Supply Chain Management Specialization

The doctoral specialization in supply chain management (SCM) prepares students to successfully publish scholarly research in the fields of logistics, purchasing, transportation, and operations management. The purpose of the program is to place graduates into leading academic positions in the United States and abroad.

As a student in the SCM specialization, your career preparation will include:

doctoral coursework in the major, a related minor, and research tools/methods
joint research projects with SCM faculty
doctoral dissertation research supervised by the SCM faculty and funded by the college

Doctoral students are also required to teach undergraduate courses in supply chain management.

For more information about the supply chain management specialization curriculum and research opportunities, contact Yoshi Suzuki.

Research recent collaborations

Lan, B. and Suzuki, Y. (2024) “Using Intermediate Points in Parcel Delivery Operations with Truck-Based Autonomous Drones”, Decision Sciences.
Mukandwal, P. S., Cantor, D. E., and Laczniak, R. N. (2024) “Consumer reactions to environmentally irresponsible sourcing practices: An intentionality and motive perspective”, Journal of Supply Chain Management.
Schumm, J., Ralston, P., and Schwieterman, M. (2024) “The Challenges of Supply Side Obsolescence: Obsolescence Procurement’s Past, Present, and Future“, Transportation Journal, 63(1):7-23.
Song, F., Modi, S., Montabon, F., Xu, Y., and Blackhurst, J. “Improving Suppliers’ Environmental Performance: The Role of Environmental Engagement and Relationship Asymmetries”, International Journal of Integrated Supply Management. (forthcoming).
Zhuang, Y. and Montabon, F., “Responding to Direct and Indirect Regulatory Pressure With Sustainable Supply Chain Practices”, International Journal of Integrated Supply Management. (forthcoming).
Suzuki, Y. and Lan, B. (2023) “Reducing the Cost of B2B Logistics via Night Deliveries: Does It Really Work?” Decision Sciences.
Zhuang, Y., Denizel, M., and Montabon, F. (2023) “Examining Firms’ Sustainability Frontier: Efficiency in Reaching the Triple Bottom Line”, Sustainability.
Sternberg, H., Linan, I., Prockl, G., and Norrman, A. (2022) “Tragedy of the facilitated commons: A multiple case study of failure in systematic horizontal logistics collaboration“, Journal of Supply Chain Management, 58(4):30-57.

David Cantor

Ruan Chair in Supply Chain Management, Professor
Environmental Management, Motor Carrier Safety, Behavioral Operations Management
Haozhe Chen

Walker Professor in Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Chair, Department of Supply Chain Management, Professor
Supply chain integration, Supply chain relationships, International logistics, Reverse logistics
Meltem Denizel

Associate Professor
Process Analysis and Control, Product Recovery Systems, Supply Chain Management
Frank Montabon

Dean's Professor in Supply Chain Management, Espeland International Fellow, Professor
Sustainability, Supply Chains and Human Flourishing, Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing (ERM), Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Robert Overstreet

Assistant Professor
Logistics, Behavioral Supply Chain Management, Innovation Research, Process Improvement, Returns Management
Sukrit Pal

Assistant Professor
Healthcare management, Supply chain network dynamics, Process innovation/improvement
Peter Ralston

Director of Supply Chain Forum, Associate Professor
Factor-market rivalry, Supply chain collaboration, A firm's strategic decision to be a part of a supply chain
William Rose

Associate Professor
Qualitative Methods, Urban Logistics, Last Mile Delivery, Simulation Modeling, Vehicle Routing
Henrik Sternberg

Associate Professor
Cabotage, Technology Management, Supply Chain Blockchain, Design Science Research, Supply Chain Transportation
Yoshinori Suzuki

Land O’Lakes, Inc. Endowed Professor in Supply Chain Management, Professor
Motor Carrier Management, Fuel Optimization Models, Logistics Decision Support Systems, Truck Driver Management, Vehicle Routing