Current Courses

• MGT 301  Supply Chain Management

Education

• Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  Ph.D., Business Administration, Supply Chain Management (August, 2001)
  Dissertation Topic: An Investigation of Supply Risk Perceptions and Management

• Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
  Master of Business Administration with Honors (May, 1995)

• New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (January, 1990)

• Army Logistics Management College, Ft. Lee, VA
  Material Acquisition Management Course
  Commandants’ List (September, 1995)

Employment

• Visiting Scholar, Colorado State University, Department of Management, Fort Collins, CO, (2007-current)

• Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, East Lansing, MI, (2001-2007)

• Teaching and Research Associate, Arizona State University, College of Business Administration, Department of Supply Chain Management, Tempe, AZ, (1997-2001)

• Acquisition Logistician, Project Manager-Soldier, Department of the Army, Ft. Belvoir, VA, (1995-1996)

• Material Officer and Tank Platoon Leader, U.S. Army, Vilseck, Germany, (1990-1993)

Publications

• Parker, Delvon B., George A. Zsidisin, and Gary L. Ragatz (forthcoming). Timing and extent of supplier integration in new product adoption: An integrative model. Journal of Supply Chain Management.

• Jones, Shawn R. and George A. Zsidisin (forthcoming). Performance implications of product lifestyle extension: The case of the A-10 Aircraft. Journal of Business Logistics.

• Zsidisin, G. A. & Ritchie, R. (forthcoming). Supply Chain Risk: A Handbook of Assessment, Management, & Performance, Springer International, New York, NY.

• Wu, F., Zsidisin, G. A., & Ross, A. D. (2007). The antecedents and outcomes of e-procurement adoption: An integrative model. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 54(3), 576-587.

• Zsidisin, G. A., Voss, D. M. & Schlosser, M. (2007). Shipper-carrier relationships and their effect on carrier performance. Transportation Journal, 46(2), 5-18.

• Zsidisin, G. A. (2007). Business and supply chain continuity. http://www. capsresearch. org/publications/pdfs-protected/cir012007. pdf.

• Zsidisin, G. A., Smith, M. E., McNally, R. C. & Kull, T. J. (2007). Evaluation criteria development and assessment of purchasing and supply management journals. Journal of Operations Management, 25(1), 165-183.

• Zsidisin, G. A. (2006). Supply in a risk sensitive business climate, in: The Supply Management Handbook, Joseph L. Cavinato, Anna E. Flynn, and Ralph G. Kauffman, eds., McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0071445137.

• Swink, M. & Zsidisin, G. A. (2006). On the benefits and risks of focused commitment to suppliers. International Journal of Production Research, 44(20), 4223-4240.

• Zsidisin, G. A. & Smith, M. E. (2005). Managing supply risk with early supplier involvement: A case study and research propositions. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 41(4), 44-57.

• Melnyk, S. M., Zsidisin, G. A., & Ragatz, G. L. (November/December 2005). The plan before the storm. APICS Magazine, 15 (10), 32-35 (cover story).

• Zsidisin, G. A., Ragatz, G. L., & Melnyk, S. M. (2005). The ‘dark side’ of supply chain management. Supply Chain Management Review, 9(2), 46-52.

• Zsidisin, G. A., Melnyk, S. A., & Ragatz, G. L. (2005). An institutional theory perspective of business continuity planning for purchasing and supply management. International Journal of Production Research, 43(16), 3401-3420.

• Melnyk, S. A., Calantone, R. J., Luft, J. Stewart, D. M., Zsidisin, G. A., Hanson, J. & Burns, L. A. (2005). An empirical investigation of the metrics alignment process. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 54(5/6), 213-324.

• Smith, M. E., Zsidisin, G. A., & Adams, L. L. (2005). An agency theory perspective on student performance evaluation. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 3(1), 29-46.

• Zsidisin, G. A. (2005). Managing commodity spend in turbulent times. http://www. capsresearch. org/publications/pdfs-protected/cir062005. pdf.

• Zsidisin, G. A., Ragatz, G. L., & Melnyk, S. M. (January 2005). Supply continuity planning: Taking control of risk. Inside Supply Management, 16(1) , 21-26 (cover story).

Presentations & Proceedings

• Rodrigues, Alexandre, Steven A. Melnyk, and George A. Zsidisin, (September 6-7, 2007). Supply side supply chain disruptions – Does location matter? Hamburg International Conference of Logistics, Hamburg, Germany.

• Bernardes, Ednilson, Rachna Shah, and George A. Zsidisin, (May 4-7, 2007). Achieving customer responsiveness through strategic sourcing and networking. 18th Annual Production and Operations Management Society, Dallas, TX.

• Prud’homme, Andrea M., George A. Zsidisin, and Kenneth K. Boyer, (March 29-31, 2007). Continuity planning for improved supply chain performance. 18th Annual North American Research/Teaching Symposium, Tempe, AZ.

• Parker, Delvon B., Gary L. Ragatz, and George A. Zsidisin, (March 29-31, 2007). Exploring the role of team structure in early supplier involvement. 18th Annual North American Research/Teaching Symposium, Tempe, AZ.

• Rodrigues, Alexandre M., George A. Zsidisin, and Steven A. Melnyk, (March 29-31, 2007). How lean is too lean? Using simulation based experiments to assess the impact of supply side supply chain disruptions on “lean” supply chains. 18th Annual North American Research/Teaching Symposium, Tempe, AZ.

• Bernardes, Ednilson S., Rachna Shah, and George A. Zsidisin, (November 18-21, 2006). Social network structure and management of supply network risk. Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

• Melnyk, Steven A., Alexandre Rodrigues, and George A. Zsidisin, (November 18-21, 2006). Evaluating supply chain disruptions: A framework for simulation research. Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

• Parker, Delvon B. and George A. Zsidisin, (November 18-21, 2006). A roadmap for involving suppliers in new product development. Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

• Voss, M. Douglas, George A. Zsidisin, and Matthew Schlosser, (October 15-18, 2006). Shipper-carrier relationships and their effect on carrier performance. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Supply Chain Management Educators Conference, San Antonio, TX.

• Burns, Laird A., Steven A. Melnyk, George A. Zsidisin, and John D. Hanson, (July 25-28, 2006). Process management and product innovation: Uncovering the hidden paradox. Performance Measurement Association Annual Conference, London, UK.

• Bernardes, Ednilson, George A. Zsidisin, and Rachna Shah, (April 28 – May 1, 2006). Networking and management of supply chain disruption risk, (refereed abstract). 17th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Boston, MA.

• Melnyk, Steven A., Gary L. Ragatz, and George A. Zsidisin, (April 28 – May 1, 2006). Identifying and classifying threats to the supply chain, (refereed abstract). 17th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Boston, MA.

• Swink, Morgan and George A. Zsidisin, (April 6-8, 2006). An examination of supplier commitment on plant performance: the intervening effects of design collaboration. 17th Annual North American Research/Teaching Symposium, San Diego, CA.

• Zsidisin, George A., Steven A. Melnyk, Gary L. Ragatz and Laird A. Burns, (April 6-8, 2006). Preliminary findings from a supply risk audit instrument. 17th Annual North American Research/Teaching Symposium, San Diego, CA.

• Smith, Michael E., George A. Zsidisin, Regina C. McNally, and Thomas J. Kull, (November 19-22, 2005). An examination of institutional and respondent characteristics in evaluating purchasing and supply management journals. 36th Annual Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, San Francisco, CA, pp. 13481-13486.

• Thomas J. Kull, George A. Zsidisin, Roger J. Calantone, Regina C. McNally, and Michael E. Smith, (November 19-22, 2005). Multiple group factor structure differences: statistical inference issues for users of confirmatory factor analysis. 36th Annual Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, San Francisco, CA, pp. 13261-13266.

• Zsidisin, George A., Michael E. Smith, Regina C. McNally, and Thomas J. Kull, (March 17-19, 2005). An empirical examination of purchasing and supply management journals. 16th Annual North American Research/Teaching Symposium on Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Tempe, AZ, pp. 764-775.