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I. Strategy/Management
II. Logistics Value/Performance Measurement
III. Procurement
IV. Transportation
V. Relationships/Partnerships
VI. Information Technology
VII. Logistics in Service Industries
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I. Strategy/Management
08-09 The General Inventory Model with Both Demand and Lead Time Stochastic
Jack C. Hayya, Terry Harrison
08-07 Price and Quantity Competition Between Outlets and Retail Stores: Why Mftrs Restructure Outlets
Jennifer Ryan, Daewon Sun, Xuying Zhao
08-03 Methods for Supply Chain Progress Monitoring Based on Individualized Trace Data
Russell Barton, Jun Shu
07-07 A Stochastic Programming Model for Scheduling Call Centers with Global Service Level Agreements
Thomas Robbins, Terry Harrison
06-14 Aligning Sales Plans w/Available Resources in Systems w/Order Config Uncertainty: A Sales Op Plng
Ching-Hua Chen-Ritz, Tom Ervolina, Terry Harrison, Barun Gupta
06-11 A Multi-Formalism Architecture for Agent-Based, Order-Centric Supply Chain Simulations
Dean C. Chatfield, Jack C. Hayya, Terry P. Harrison
06-08 Learning, Communication, and the Bullwhip Effect
Diana (Yan) Wu, Elena Katok
06-07 The Effect of Timing on Jump Bidding in Ascending Auctions
Anthony Kwasnica, Elena Katok
06-04 Supply Chain Analysis: Ordering with Exponential Lead Times
Jack C. Hayya, John E. Tyworth, Jeon G. Kim, Daewon Sun
05-09 Competitive Location and Capacity Decisions for Firms Serving Time-Sensitive Customers
Anthony K. Kwasnica, Euthemia Stavrulaki
05-05 A Review of Global Supplier Selection Criteria, Methods and Applications
Simon Tisminesky, A. Ravi Ravindran, Mordechai Levi
04-03 Estimation Procedures in Supply Chains: Inventory Management
Jack Hayya Steven Disney Terry Harrison Dean Chatfield Joen Kim
03-05 Competitive Location and Capacity Decisions for Facilities Serving Time-Sensitive Customers
Anthony Kwasnica, Euthemia Stavrulaki
01-10 Market Size Estimate and the Potential Savings Associated with Outsourcing the Management of Global
Dr. John J. Coyle Mr. Scott A. Gaston and Dr. Robert A. Novack
01-03 A Data Warehousing Approach to Supply Chain Integration
Dr. Jack Hayya Chao-Hsien Chu and James He
01-02 Research Issues in Supply Chain Design: Analytic Modeling Approaches
Dr. Jack Hayya Chao-Hsien Chu James He
00-05 Critical Success Factors for the Supply Chain Process
Dr. Jack HayaChao-Hsien Chu James He
99-2 A General Methodology for Determining a Fit Between Supply Chain Logistics and the Five Stages of S
Dr. Joseph L. Cavinato
98-4 The Integration of Firm Resources: The Role of Capabilities in Strategy and Firm Performance
Scott B. Keller Dan Lynch John Ozment
96-4 The Future of the Corporate Logistics Department
Michael J. Skinner
96-1 Why Corporate Executives Have Difficulty Grasping the Meaning of Logistics: Only the Seven Critica
Kant Rao (1950-1995) Joseph L. Cavinato
95-7 Reducing Inventories in a Multi-Echelon Manufacturing Firm - A Case Study
Alan J. Stenger
95-11 Marketing Logistics Value: Managing the 5 P’s
Joseph C. Andraski Robert A. Novack
II. Logistics Value/Performance Measurement
05-03 A Bi-criteria Model for the Inventory Aggregtion Problem under Risk Pooling
Saurabh Gaur, A. Ravi Ravindran
03-10 A Periodic Inventory Model for Stocking Modular Components
Douglas J. Thomas, Donald P. Warsing
03-03 The Challenges of Implementing the Perfect Order Concept
Dr. Robert Novack Dr. Douglas Thomas
02-04 The Impact of Correlation on Measuring Perfect Order Fulfillment
Dr. Robert Novack Dr. Douglas Thomas
02-02 Measuring Item Fill Rate in a Finite Horizon
Dr. Douglas Thomas
00-04 Performance Measures, and Measurement in Supply Chains in the Food System
Dr. James Beierlein Chris Miller
98-9 A Supply Chain Framework for Quantifying Customer Service
Jon P. Sarginger
98-8 Logistics Value Quantification and Measurement
Robert A. Novack
98-7 Logistics Performance Measurements: Link to Profitability, Revenues, and Customer Satisfaction
Cynthia K. Tyworth
98-10 An Empirical Analysis of Warehouse Measurement Systems in the Context of Supply Chain Implementatio
Robert A. Novack Allen Kiefer
97-4 Benchmarking in the Logistics Industry
Wang Haun Ran
97-3 Measuring and Improving Import Process Performance
Michael A. Haughton William L. Grenoble Evelyn A. Thomchick Richard R. Young
95-9 A Comparative Assessment of Senior and Logistics Executives’ Perceptions of Logistics Value
Robert A. Novack Lloyd M. Rinehart C. John Langley Jr.
III. Procurement
06-06 e-Sourcing in Procurement: Theory and Behavior in Reverse Auctions with Non-Competitive Contracts
Richard Engelbrecht, Elena Katok
04-08 Forecast Updating and Supplier Coordination for Complementary Component Purchases
Douglas J. Thomas Donald P. Warsing Xueyi Zhang
03-06 An Exploration of Inventory, Service, and Information Tradeoffs in a Newsvendor Model for Dependent
Douglas J. Thomas Donald P. Warsing Xueyi Zhang
99-1 Fitting Purchasing to the Five Stages of Strategic Management
Dr. Joseph L. Cavinato
98-3 Exploring Alternative Purchasing Strategies: Just In Time or Just Enough
Scott B. Keller Julie A. Gentry Matthew A. Walker
97-2 The Use of Integrated Supply as a Conceptual Basis for MRO Consumable Management
Jeffrey W. Pilof
96-2 Leading Edge Approaches to Training and Developing Purchasing Professionals
Richard Young Joseph L. Cavinato Virginia F. Tucker
IV. Transportation
05-07 VBA Applications for the Minimum Cost Transportation Model
Jae-Dong, Jack C. Hayya
02-03 A Study of Electronic Transportation Providers
Leilani M.M. Schlottfeldt
01-01 A Comparison of U.S. International Freight Forwarders and Third Party Logistics Providers
Chin-Miao Hsu
00-06 Maintenance Practices Among Private Railcar Fleet Operators in North American Chemicals and Plastic
Dr. Richard Young Dr. Alan Stenger
00-03 The Emergence of eCommerce in Freight Transport: A Survey of Key Developments
Pardip Sandhu
00-02 Technology, Order Processing and Cycle Time Reduction: An Examination of Internet Usage in Transport
Dr. Howard Forman
98-6 Exploring Dispatcher Characteristics and the Effect on Driver Retention
Scott B. Keller John Ozment
98-5 Managing Driver Retention: Effects of the Dispatcher
Scott B. Keller John Ozment
98-2 A Model of Airline Service Competition
Yoshinori Suzuki
97-5 The Value of Motor Carrier Satellite Communications Systems to Buyers of Freight Services: Building
Tracey D. Rishel Alan J. Stenger
95-6 Robustness of the Normal Approximation of Lead-Time Demand in a Distribution Setting
John E. Tyworth Liam O’Neill
95-4 Carrier Response to Congestion Pricing
Kant Rao William L. Grenoble IV Gary Gittings Karin Maszczak
V. Relationships/Partnerships
06-05 A Comparison of Buyer-Determined and Price-Based Multi-Atribute Mechanisms
Richard Engelbricht, Ernan Haruvy, Elena Katok
06-01 International Sourcing from Emerging Nations: Impacts on an Organization’s Supply Chain
Kusumal Raumsook, Dr. Evelyn Tomchick, Dr. Dawn Russell
04-13 Factors Affecting New Product Post-Adoption Behavior in a Major U.S. Automotive Supply Chain
Howard Forman, Susan K. Lippert, Frederick Hong-Fit Yim
04-10 Antecedents to Tech Adloption Internalization in the US Automotive Industry
Howard Forman, Susan K. Lippert
99-4 U.S. Foreign Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers: Trends and Customer Relationships
Dr. Evelyn Thomchick Julianne Ott Allison Dornan William Sisco
95-8 Interorganizational Strategic Relationships: A Definition For Theory Development
Lisa Williams
95-14 Partnership Satisfaction: Using the Underlying Dimensions of Supply Chain Partnerships to Measure C
Lisa Williams
VI. Information Technology
08-06 An Available-To-Promise Production-Inventory System with Pseudo Orders
Long Gao, Susan H. Xu
08-05 A Stochastic Programming Model for Scheduling Call Centers with Global Service Agreements
Thomas Robbins, Terry Harrison
08-04 Optimal Cross Training in Call Centers with Uncertain Arrivals and Global Service Level Agreements
Thomas Robbins, D.J. Medeiros, Terry Harrison
07-02 RFID: Technology, Applications and Impact in Supply Chain Management
Jun Shu, Vijay Wadhwa, Dennis K.J. Lin
07-01 Why Can We Observe Stockless Operation on the Internal? - Stockless Oper under Competition
Daewon Sun, Jennifer K. Ryan, Hojung Shin
06-16 Order Crossover in (S, S-1, t) Inventory Systems w/iid Lead Time
Jack C. Hayya, Uttarayan Bagchi, Jeon G. Kim, Daewon Sun
06-15 IT Depends: Choosing the Right Info System for the Internl Ocean Ship Process
John Saldanha
06-12 Dual Mechanism for an Online Retailer
Daewon Sun
06-03 A Comparative Study of Barcode and RFID in Supply Chain Management
Vijay Wadhwa, Dennis K.J. Lin
06-02 RFID - Enabled Discovery of Supply Networks
Henry H. Bi, Dennis K.J. Lin
05-08 RFID, Leadtime, Inventory Cost and Stochastic Dominance
Jack C. Hayya, Uttarayan Bagchi, Liam O’Neill, Amy Zeng
05-06 Order Crossover with Exponential Lead Time
Jack C. Hayya, Joen G. Kim, Daewon Sun
05-01 All-Zero Forecasts for Lumpy Demand: A Factorial Study
Dean C. Chatfield, Jack C. Hayya
04-07 Determinants of Technology Post-Adoption Behavior and Internalization: An Investigation into a Majo
Susan K. Lippert Howard Forman Hyokjin Kwak
04-06 People and Information Technology in the Supply Chain: Social and Organizational Influences on Adop
Dawn M. Russell Anne M. Hoag
04-05 Technology Performance and Utilization in a Major U.S. Automotive Supply Chain: Examining Cognitive
Susan K. Lippert Howard Forman
04-04 Using Time Petri Nets for Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chain Events
Emily (Rong) Liu Akhil Kumar
04-02 SISCO: An Object-Oriented Supply Chain Simulation Tool Utilizing JAVA and XML
Dean Chatfield Terry Harrison Jack Hayya
04-01 The Supply Chain Modeling Language (SCML)
Dean Chatfield Terry Harrison Jack Hayya
03-08 Better, Faster, Cheaper: A Multi-Attribute Supply Chain Auction Mechanism
Ching-Hau Chen Ritzo Terry Harrison Anthony Kwansica Doug Thomas
03-07 Supply Chain Technology: Technology Trust and Antecedents to Perceived Long-Term Internationalizati
Susan K. Lippert Howard Forman
03-02 Best Selling Mechanism for an Online Retailer: Posted Price, Auction or Dual?
Daewon Sun
03-01 Integrated Model of Technology Adoption and Internalization Along an Automotive Supply Chain
Howard Forman Susan Lippert
02-05 Global Order Status Process of Hi-Tech Companies
Jatinder Chahal Evelyn Thomchick
01-08 Supply Chain Information Technology Metrics
Dr. Jack Hayya Chao-Hsien Chu Xin (James) Che Dean C. Chatfield
01-06 How to Become/Build/Be a Successful Online B2B Marketplace
Peter Burggraaff
01-05 Date Warehousing in Supply Chains
Dr. Jack Hayya Chao-Hsien Chu Xin (James) He
01-04 EBusiness Applications In Customer Service: A Student-University Research Center Collaboration
Dr. Evelyn Thomchick Susan Purdum Kevin Milne Leann Cicco Marty Duff Bill Falstich Lynn Esenwine
00-01 An Untapped Technology: Using Geographic Information Systems in Supply Chain Management Strategy
Christian Mostert
98-12 Implementation of Integrated Supply Chain Information Systems
Scott Stephens W. L. (Skip) Grenoble Ph.D.
96-5 Pallet Management Systems: Description, Analysis and Considerations for Implementation
Steven A. Williams
96-3 Responsiveness Logistics Insights to Quick Response
Electronic Data Exchange
95-3 Shipper, Carrier, and Consultant Perspectives on Successful EDI Implementation in the Motor Carrier
Lisa Williams Phillip A. Lewis
95-2 A Framework for Logistics Information System Theory
Lisa Williams Linda G. Miller
95-15 The ABC’s of EDI: The Role of Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in Determining EDI Feasibility in Shippe
Lisa Williams
95-13 Integrating Logistics Systems: The Role of EDI
Danuta Kisperska-Moron Lisa Williams
95-12 Moving Toward LIS Theory Development: A Framework of Technology Adoption Within Channels
Lisa R. Williams Ph.D. Linda G. Miller
VII. Logistics in Service Industries
97-1 The Influence of Just-In-Time Practices on Customer Satisfaction and Costs
George D. Magee
95-10 Managing Logistics Quality, Speed, and Complexity: Lessons From the Field Service Industry
William L. Grenoble IV
VIII. Quality/Process Management
08-08 Crashing iid Lead Times
Jack C. Hayya, Terry Harrison
08-02 On Static Stochastic Order Crossover
Jack Hayya, Uttarayan Bagchi, Jeon Kim, Daewon Sun
08-01 On The (O,L) Inventory Crossover Model
Jack C. Hayya, Terry Harrison, Valery Pavlov
07-05 Frequent Ordering and Effective Lead Times in Stochastic Lead Time Inventory Systems
Jack Hayya, Ranga Ramasesh, John Tyworth
07-04 Exploring the Structural Properties of the (D,0) Inventory Model
Jack Hayya, Terry Harrison, Dean Chatfield
07-03 Inventory Service Level Agreements as Coordination Mechanisms: The Effect of Review Periods
Elena Katok, Douglas Thomas, Andrew M. Davis
06-17 On Linear Independence of iid Inventory Sys: Case of (S, S-1, t=1) Model
Jack C. Hayya, Uttarayan Bagchi
06-13 Assessing the Value of Reoptimizing Rollout-BasedSolutions to Vehicle Routing Problem w/Stochastic D
Surajit K. Das, Donald P. Warsing
06-10 Improving Shipping Decisions with Demand Forecast Updates
Xuevi Zhang, Douglas J. Thomas, Donald P. Warsing
06-09 Order Stability in Supply Chains: Coordination Risk and the Role of Coordination Stock
Rrachel Croson, Karen Donohue, Elena Katok, John Sterman
05-04 A Base Period Inventory Policy for Decentralized Supply Chains
Atul Rangarajan, A. Ravi Ravindran
04-09 Quantifying the Bullwhip Effect in a Supply Chain with Stochastic Lead Time
Jeon Kim, Dean Chatfield, Terry Harrison, Jack Hayya
02-01 Order Flow in Serial Supply Chains
Dr. Dean Chatfield Dr. Jeon Kim Dr. Terry Harrison Dr. Jack Hayya
95-5 Reengineering Order Fulfillment: A Process Perspective
Matthew A. Waller Dennis Woolsey Robert Seaker
94-4 Incremental and Breakthrough Process Improvement: An Integrative Framework
Sanjay L. Ahire Matthew Waller
94-3 Supply Management Strategies and Manufacturing Quality: A Covariance Structure Model
Matthew Waller
92-9 Empirical Science in Business Logistics: Solving the Latent Variable Dilemma
Steven C. Dunn Robert Seaker Matthew Waller
92-10 Teaching Quality in Logistics
Robert A. Novack William L. Grenoble Nancy J. Goodbread
IX. Special Topics
05-02 Multi-Objective Models for Supplier Selection
Akhil Kumar Jacques Wainer Zuopeng Zhang
03-09 Meta-workflows and ESP: A Framework for Coordination, Exception Handling and Adaptability in Workfl
Akhil Kumar Jacques Wainer Zuopeng Zhang
03-04 Leveraging Information Sharing to Increase Supply Chain Configurability
Emily (Rong) Liu, Akhil Kumar
01-09 Benchmarking Catalog
Warren Chew
01-07 Joint Inventory and Price Optimization for an Electronic Retailer
Heman K. Bhargava Daewon Sun Susan Xu
99-3 A Problem-Based Approach to an International Logistics Course
Dr. Evelyn Thomchick
98-13 The Impact of Downsizing on Import Departments
Evelyn Thomchick Richard Young William Grenoble
98-11 Supply Chain Mapping: A Report on the Business Process and Supply Chain at Ciba Specialty Chemical
Alok Makhija
98-1 The Role of Certification in Logistics
Evelyn Thomchick Tricia Humphrey
95-1 Postponement and Product Latitude in Market-Oriented Organizations
Matthew A. Waller Pratibha A. Dabholkar