Supply Chain Assistant
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE OF
JAMES D. ABBEY
University Graduate Fellow and Research Assistant
Smeal College of Business E-mail: ******@***.***
The Pennsylvania State University Phone: 515-***-****
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems Fax: 814-***-****
463A Business Building, University Park, PA 16802
Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/jda188
RESEARCH INTERESTS
? Closed-loop supply chains (CLSC) and sustainability
? Perceptions and valuations of multiple lifecycle products in both consumer and
business-to-business markets
? Multiple lifecycle strategies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and
third party remanufacturers (3PRs)
? Statistical analysis and modeling techniques with applications in closed-loop
supply chains (CLSC) and multiple lifecycle products (MLPs)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate in Supply Chain & Information Systems, Smeal College of Business,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Expected May 2013. GPA
3.96/4.00.
M.S., Business Administration, Supply Chain Management specialty with graduate
studies in Statistics as a National Science Foundation VIGRE Fellow, Iowa State
University, Ames, IA. August 2008. GPA 3.89/4.00. Thesis: Analyzing impacts on
backorders and ending inventory in MRP due to changes in lead-time, demand variability
and safety stock levels.
Second undergraduate major, Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. May 2005.
GPA 3.97/4.00.
B.S., Economics, Graduated with Distinction in Honors Program and in the Top 2%,
Iowa State University, Ames, IA. May 2001. GPA 3.96/4.00.
PUBLISHED & ACCEPTED PAPERS
working paper, The Pennsylvania State University and Vanderbilt University.
Abbey, James D., V. Daniel R. Guide, Jr., and Luk N. Van Wassenhove (2012), OEM
Remanufacturing Strategy, working paper, The Pennsylvania State University.
Johnson, Danny J., James D. Abbey, and Jennifer Blackhurst (2010), Analyzing the
Impact of Parameter Changes on Inventory, Backorders and Safety Stock in an MRP
Driven System, working paper, Iowa State University and The Pennsylvania State
University.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Abbey, James D. and V. Daniel R. Guide Jr. (2012), Closed-Loop Supply Chains, in
The Oxford Handbook on Business and the Natural Environment, Pratima Bansal and
Andrew J. Hoffman, eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Graduate Researcher, Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems, The
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Summer 2012.
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems, The
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Summer 2009 to present.
University Graduate Fellow, Supply Chain & Information Systems Department, The
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA. Fall 2008 spring
2009.
Graduate Assistant, Instructor, and NSF VIGRE Fellow, Statistics Department, Iowa State
University, Ames, IA. Fall 2005 spring 2008.
TEACHING
Received the Graduate Teaching Excellence Award. Spring 2008.
Business Statistics 226 instructor. Fall 2006 through spring 2008 (four semesters).
(4.36/5.00 four semester average teacher evaluation)
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Substitute instructor for half semester of MBA Statistics 328 (now 528). Two sections.
Summer 2006. (no review given*)
Teaching assistant for Statistics 480: Computational statistics, statistical programming,
and statistical computing techniques. Taught several class meetings and created content
for Statistics 480. Spring 2006. (no review given*)
JMP computing instructor and distance learning lab teaching assistant for graduate
student research methods, Statistics 401. Fall 2005. Some videos of lectures available
upon request. (4.89/5.00 teacher evaluation)
*Contact Dr. William (Bill) Duckworth, Associate Professor of Decision Sciences,
Creighton University
for information about my teaching in these courses: 402-***-**** or
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CONFERENCE AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS
James D. Abbey
Johnson, D. J., Abbey, J. D., and Blackhurst, J., Analyzing the Impact of Overseas
Sourcing on Inventory, Backorders and Safety Stock in an MRP Driven System. Decision
Sciences Institute annual meeting in Baltimore, MD. November 22-25, 2008.
SERVICE
? Reviewer/Referee for Production and Operations Management
? Reviewer/Referee for Journal of Operations Management
? Reviewer/Referee for Decision Sciences Conference Manuscripts
? Liberal Arts and Sciences Computer Advisory Committee (LASCAC): Evaluated
computer purchasing proposals with budgets of one to two million dollars per
year. 2005 - 2008.
? University Honors Council and Grant Review Sub-committee. 1999 - 2000.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
? Academy of Management (AOM)
? Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
? European Operations Management Association (EUROMA/EIASM)
? IEEE Society
? INFORMS
? Productions and Operations Management Society (POMS)
HONORS & AWARDS
? Competitive Dissertation Stipend Award, Smeal College of Business, The
Pennsylvania State University, 2012
? Graduate Student Small Research Grant, Smeal College of Business, The
Pennsylvania State University, 2011
? Graduate Student Small Research Grant, Smeal College of Business, The
Pennsylvania State University, 2010
? The Frank P. and Mary Jean Smeal Endowment Fund Scholarship, Smeal College
of Business, The Pennsylvania State University, 2008-Present
? University Graduate Fellow, Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State
University, 2008
? Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, Iowa State University, 2008
? NSF VIGRE Fellow, Iowa State University, 2005-2008Beta Gamma Sigma, 2005
? Top 2% of students and Honors graduate (Iowa State University)
? Phi Beta Kappa, 2001
? Phi Kappa Phi, 1999
? Various Scholarships: University, Economics, Acacia, Junior Achievement
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BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Technology Officer and Consultant, Abbey & Abbey, Consultants, Inc., Ames, IA,
February 1999 to 2008. AACI consults in forty-two states and has produced four books
published by McGraw-Hill, four books published by HcPro and six books published by
Productivity Press, a part of the Taylor & Francis Group.
Technology Officer, Advanced Management Resources, Ames, IA, September 1993 to
February 1999. Began as an office assistant in high school and progressed to technology
officer.
REFERENCES
V. Daniel R. Guide, Jr. [Major Professor]
Smeal Professor of Supply Chain Management
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems
Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
411 Business Building
University Park, PA 16802
Tel.: 814-***-****
Fax: 814-***-****
Email: ******@***.***
Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/drg16/
Elena Katok
Calvin E. and Pamela T. Zimmerman Endowed Fellow and Professor of Supply Chain
Management
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems
Smeal College of Business
483 Business Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Tel.: 814-***-****
Fax: 814-***-****
Email: ******@***.***
Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/exk106
Margaret Meg G. Meloy
Associate Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
444 Business Building
University Park, PA 16802
Tel.: 814-***-****
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James D. Abbey
Fax: 814-***-****
E-mail: *****@***.***
Website: http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=mgm16
Johann (Hans) Baumgartner
Smeal Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
482 Business Building
University Park, PA 16802
Tel.: 814-***-****
Fax: 814-***-****
E-mail: *****@***.***
Websites: http://www.personal.psu.edu/jxb14/
http://www.entrepreneurship.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=jxb14
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