Management Supply Chain

BIH-RU LEA, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vita

Address:

Department of Business Administration

School of

Management & Information Systems

University of Missouri - Rolla

Rolla, MO 65409

e-mail:

*****@***.***

Homepage

http://web.umr.edu/~leabi

Phone and FAX

573-***-**** (Office), 573-***-**** (FAX)

Education:

Ph.D. in Industrial Management, Clemson

University, Clemson, SC 29634, May, 1998

Dissertation Title: The Impact of Management Accounting Alternatives

in Different Manufacturing Environments

Focus Areas: Operation Management and Management Information

Systems

Master of Professional Accountancy, Clemson

University, Clemson, SC 29634, May, 1992

Minor: Managerial Accounting

Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Tamkang University, Taiwan,

R.O.C., June, 1988

Research Interests Interdisciplinary Study in the Areas of Management Accounting Systems,

Computer Information Systems, and Operations Management RFID and Supply Chain Management Business Application of Software Intelligent Agents Impact of Information Technology on Business Strategies and Operations

Impact of Information technology Usage on Business Education in Higher-Education

Environments

Publications and Research

Refereed Journals Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, Nisha Maguluru, Michael Nicholas, Enhancing Business

Networks Using Social Network Based Virtual Communities, forthcoming, Industrial

Management and Data Systems, 106(1), 121 - 138, 2006. Bih-Ru Lea, Leveraging Information Technology to Gain Competitive Advantage:

a Case Study on General Electric Consumer Products, Journal of International

Technology and Information Management, 25(1), 25-40, 2005. Bih-Ru Lea, Mahesh Gupta, Wen-Bin Yu, “A Prototype Multi-Agent ERP

Systems - An Integrated Architecture and a Conceptual Framework," Technovation,

25(4), 433-441, 2005 Bih-Ru Lea, Hokey Min, The Impact of Management Accounting Systems on Just-In-Time

and Theory of Constraints-based Manufacturing, International Journal of Production

Research, 41(13), 2879-2910, 2003. Bih-Ru Lea, Lawrence Frendendall, The Impact of Management Accounting,

Product Structure, Product Mix Algorithm, and Planning Horizon on Manufacturing

Performance, International Journal of Production Economics, 79(3), 279-299,

2002 L. Fredendall, Bih-Ru Lea, “Improving the Order Mix Heuristic in

the Theory of Constraints,” International Journal of Production Research,

35(6), pp.1535-1544, 1997. Bih-Ru Lea, "A General Discussion of EDP Auditing," Journal of

Tamkang Accounting, Tamkang University, 1988.

Refereed Proceedings Yu, Wen-Bin, Francisca E. Oboh-Ikuenobe, Bih-Ru Lea, Application

of Text Mining in Developing Standardized Descriptions of Taxa in Paleontology:

A Framework, Geoinformatic

2006, Reston, VA, May 10 - May 12, 2006 Lea, Bih-Ru, Yu, Wen-Bin, Kannan, Prashanth, “Social Network Analysis

and Tracking for a Social Network Based Virtual Community,” International

Conference on Information Systems, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 10 –

13, 2006. Lea, Bih-Rr, Maguluru, Nisha., and Kannan, Prashanth, Application of balanced

scorecard to a Social Network-Based Virtual Community. Under review, 37th

Annual Conference of Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas November

18-21, 2006 Lea, Bih-Ru, Brown, Cristphore., Impact of Corporative Lecture Style on

Learning Introductory Computer Programming, Under review, 37th Annual Conference

of Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas November 18-21, 2006 Yu, Wen-Bin, Lea, Bih-Ru, Guruswamy, Bala, Sentiment Analysis: Retrieving

Positive or Negative Polarities in News Articles Using Information Agents,

37th Annual Conference of Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas

November 18-21, 2006Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, Prashanth Kannan, A Social Network Based Information

City for Innovation Success, forthcoming, 36th Annual Conference of Decision

Sciences Institute, San Francisco, CA, November19-22, 2005. Bih-Ru Lea, Senthil Kumar, “The Impact Forecast Error on the performance

of the supply chain,” forthcoming, 36th Annual Conference of Decision

Sciences Institute, San Francisco, CA, November19-22, 2005. Bih-Ru Lea, Nisha Maguluru, Michael F. Nichols, Social Networks in the

Technology Era: Roles of Digital Cities in Enhancing Business Networks, forthcoming,

proceeding of 2005 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Omaha, Nebraska,

August 11-14, 2005. Shreyas Deokule, Wen-Bin Yu and Bih-Ru Lea, “Conceptual Framework

of Using Collaborative Filtering Algorithms to Enhance Keyword Search”

forthcoming, The 10th Annual Meeting of Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute,

Taipei, Taiwan, June 28 - July 2, 2005. Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, Yadi Ma, A Review of Municipally Owned Information

Cities between the United States and Europe, forthcoming, proceeding of International

Association of Computer Information Systems Pacific 2005 Conference, Taipei,

Taiwan, May 19-21, 2005 Bih-Ru Lea, Leverage Information Technology To Gain Competitive Advantage:

A Case Study On General Electric Consumer Products, pp. – pp., 35th

Annual Conference of Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, MA, November 20-23,

2004 Bih-Ru Lea, The Use of Information Technology to Improve Operational Efficiency

in A Public School System: A Case Study," submission #334, 1-6, proceeding,

34th Annual Conference of Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, November

22-25, 2003 Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, “A Multiple-Agent Based ERP Architecture,”

proceeding, 33rd Annual Conference of Decision Sciences Institute, pp. 735-740,

San Diego, California, November 23-26, 2002. Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, “A Multiple-Agent Enterprise Resource Planning

Architecture,” 13th Annual Conference of Production and Operations Management,

San Francisco, LA, April 5-8, 2002. Bih-Ru Lea, The Impact of Management Accounting Information Systems on

Manufacturing Performance in JIT, TOC, and MRP, 31st Annual Conference of

Decision Sciences Institute, pp.975-977, Orlando, FL, November 2000. Bih-Ru Lea, L. Fredendall, “The Performance of ABC Costing, Throughput

Accounting, and Traditional Costing in a TOC Environment,” 30th Annual

Meeting of the Decision Science Institute Proceeding, pp.35-37, 1999. Bih-Ru Lea, L. Fredendall, “The Impact of Accounting Systems, BOM

Structures, and Product Mix Algorithms on Manufacturing Performance,”

10th Annual Conference of Production and Operations Management, Charleston,

SC, April, 1999. Bih-Ru Lea, L. Fredendall, "Theory of Constraints: A Heuristic to

Solve the Order Mix Problem," Proceedings of Southeast Region of the

Decision Science Institute, 1994.

Manuscripts Currently Under Journal ReviewBih-Ru Lea, Lawrence LaForge, The Integration of Management Accounting and

Manufacturing Decision Making, under review, International Journal of Production

Research.

Referred Presentations Bih-Ru Lea, Information City: A Review from Business Perspectives, 35th

Annual Conference of Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, MA, November 20-23,

2004. Bih-Ru Lea, “The Impact of E-Commerce on Non-Profit Organizations:

A Case Study,” 14th Annual Conference of Production and Operations Management,

Savannah, Georgia, April 4-7, 2003. Bih-Ru Lea, “The Role of Business Simulation in ERP and SCM Implementation,”

33rd Annual Conference of Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California,

November23-26, 2002. Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, “ERP Implementation and Software Agents,”

International Conference on Electronic Business, Hong Kong, December 19-21,

2001. Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, “Using an Intelligent Agent as an ERP Implementation

Alternative,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 4-7,

2001. Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, “ERP Simulation Design for JIT production

with activity-based costing,” Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando,

FL, December 10-13, 2000. Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, “The Impact of Safety Stock Selection and

Management Accounting Alternatives on Manufacturing Performance,” 11th

Annual Conference of Production and Operations Management, San Antonio, TX,

April 1-5, 2000. Bih-Ru Lea, “A Simulation Study of Management Accounting Alternatives

in Different Manufacturing Environments,” Third Annual Graduate Student

Research Forum at Clemson University, 1998.

Working Papers Bih-Ru Lea, Performance of Different Management Accounting Systems with

Various Management control Styles and Product Mix Algorithms in an ERP Environment,

UPS Center for Worldwide Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Distribution

Institute, University of Louisville, Working Paper Series No. 2002-7, 2002. Bih-Ru Lea, Hokey Min, The Impact of Management Accounting Systems on Just-In-Time

and Theory of Constraints-based Manufacturing, UPS Center for Worldwide Supply

Chain Management, Logistics and Distribution Institute, University of Louisville,

Working Paper Series No. 2001-13, 2001. Bih-Ru Lea, "The Automation of Accounting Systems," Accounting

Research & Development Foundation of R.O.C., 1990.

Professional Presentation Bih-Ru Lea, A Theory of Constraints-based Supply-Chain Performance Management

Framework, Research Seminar, School of Management & Information Systems,

April, 2004. Bih-Ru Lea, Prototype of Innovation Information Infrastructure, Kauffman

Foundation, Kansas City, MO, February 2004. Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, “ERP Implementation and Software Agents,”

Research Seminar, College of Business and Public Administration, University

of Louisville, April 2002. Bih-Ru Lea, The Role of Business Simulation in ERP and SCM, Guest Speaker

Seminar Series, UPS Center for Worldwide Supply Chain Management, Logistics

and Distribution Institute, University of Louisville, March 18, 2001.

Research In Progress Bih-Ru Lea, Improve Supply Chain Performance with Theory of Constraints

Based Measures Bih-Ru Lea, Chris Brown, Influential Factors in Teaching Introductory Computer

Programming Bih-Ru Lea, Theory of Constraints based Performance Measures for Supply

Chain Coordination – A tutorial Bih-Ru Lea, Wen-Bin Yu, Prashanth Kannan, Enhancing Innovation Success

with a Social Network Based Information City Bih-Ru Lea, Nisha Maguluru, Personalization in a Social Network based Information

City Bih-Ru Lea, Nisha Maguluru, Application of Balanced Scorecard in a Social

Network based Virtual Community Bih-Ru Lea, A Comparison of Digital Government Services Bih-Ru Lea, Hokey Min, Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Management Bih-Ru Lea, and T. Strickland, Use of Interactive Computer Training Systems

in Teaching Introductory Programming Classes Bih-Ru Lea, Cost Accounting Systems and Product Mix Decision: An Illustration

Grants and Contracts

Grants Received Bih-Ru Lea (PI, 50%) and Wen-Bin Yu, “A Text Mining Enhanced Stakeholder

Monitor in an Intelligent Enterprise Decision Simulator,” $8100, British

Telecom Research Fellowship, June 2005. Bih-Ru Lea (PI, 100%), “A Theory of Constraints-based Supply-Chain

Performance Management Framework,” $25,000, Missouri Research Board,

2004 - 2005. Bih-Ru Lea (Co-PI, 30%), et. al., “NSF 03-521 Partnerships for Innovations,”

National Science Foundation, renewed, Total funded: $90,000 (shared credit:

$27,000), September 2004 – August 2005. Bih-Ru Lea (Co-PI, 30%), et. al., “NSF 03-521 Partnerships for Innovations,”

National Science Foundation, Total funded: $90,000 (shared credit: $27,000),

September 2003 – August 2004. Bih-Ru Lea (P, 100%I), Microsoft Instructional Lab Grant, Computer Science,

$61,599 (shared credit: 100%), 1998-1999. Software Grant for classroom teaching from Sausage Software, 1995-1999.

Grants Under Review Bih-Ru Lea (PI), Intelligent Enterprise Decision Simulator, $272,407 (shared

credit: $108,962.8), British Telecom, Submitted on December 2004. Bih-Ru Lea (PI), Create Inventory Visualization Model with Simulation Data,

$21,000 (shared credit: $21,000), IC Logistics/NSF, Submitted on December

2004.

Grants Not Funded Bih-Ru Lea, (Co-PI, 30%), Text Mining: A New Approach for Fossils and Geoinformatics,

National Science Foundation, $35,2441, (shared credit: $105,732), under revision

for resubmission in December 2005) Bih-Ru Lea, (Co-PI, 10%), What Small And Medium Enterprises Want, Need,

And Are Willing To Buy: Technology Needs Assessment of Midwestern SMEs, $145,089

(shared credit: 10%), SAP Small and Medium Enterprises RFP, submitted on March

26, 2004 Bih-Ru Lea, (Co-PI, 30%), Development of an On-line Assessment Instrument

for Small and Medium Size Enterprises, $102,337 (shared credit: $23,285),

SAP Small and Medium Enterprises RFP, submitted on March 26, 2004

Professional Memberships Decision Science Institute (DSI) International Association of Computer Information Systems (IACIS) Association for Information Systems (AIS) The Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Beta Gamma Sigma since 1998 Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) (1999-2001) American Accounting Association (1999-2001) American Production and Inventory Control Society (1997-1999)

Professional Experience

06/99

to present Assistant Professor of Business Administration

at University of Missouri RollaTeach classes in the areas of system analysis and design, managerial

accounting, strategic enterprise managment systems, and supply chain

management.

06/99

to present

Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at University of LouisvilleTeach classes in the areas of computer programming, web programming,

WWW development, and management information systemsServed in CIS Curriculum Development Committee to re-design the web-based

CIS curriculumActively involved in the constructions and trainings of multi-media

interactive computer classrooms Actively involve in faculty development activities

Assistant Research Director,

UPS Center for World-wide Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Distribution

Institute, University of LouisvilleCoordinates research projects in the areas of enterprise resource

planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), manufacturing performance,

and management accounting systems.

08/98

to 05/99 Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at Anderson

CollegeTaught classes in the areas of computer application, programming,

Web Design, database management, system design and analysis, management

information systems, and Internet utilization. Played a major role in the CIS Curriculum Development Committee to

establish a Computer Information System (CIS) concentration for Anderson

College Provided and coordinated faculty trainings in the areas of web design,

computer application, hardware and software maintenance Played an important role in coordinating the constructions of multi-media

enhanced interactive computer teaching classrooms Actively involved in the Technology Committee that oversaw the development

of computer technology blueprint for the College as a whole Play an important role in the coordination of design and development

of the Anderson College web site

05/98

to 07/98 Visiting Instructor at Clemson UniversityTaught classes in information system design and database management

systems for MBA program

08/97

to 05/98 Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Anderson College Taught Introduction to Information Processing, Computer Science I,

Computer Science II, Computer Applications in Business, and Management

of Information SystemsServed as web masters for Business Division, VanLab, and many other

divisions Provided professional opinions and established guidance for computer

technology development at Anderson College

01/97

to 06/97 Instructor at Anderson College Taught Introduction to Information Processing, Computer Science I,

and Management of Information Systems

10/96

to 05/97 Research Assistant at Clemson Apparel ResearchSystem Analysis and Implementation Simulation modeling and programming

08/90

to 05/97 Research and Teaching Assistant at Clemson University Taught Management Application of Microcomputers, Computer Utilization,

and Introductory to StatisticsProvided technical support to faculty members in the Management Department

in the areas of Statistical Data Analysis, computer programming, and

computer simulation.

10/89

to 05/90 Research Assistant, Accounting

Research & Development Foundation of R.O.C.

06/88

to 01/90 Teaching Assistant, Tamkang

University, Taiwan, R.O.C. Taught Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Bank Accounting,

Auditing, and EDP Auditing.Executive Officer, Leadership Training Program, Tamkang University,

Taipei, R.O.CExecutive Officer, Employee Welfare Committee, Tamkang University,

Taipei, R.O.C

Teaching Interests Accounting Information Systems Object Oriented programming, web Programming, and Web Design (Java, JavaScript,

HTML, DHTML, XML, C++, Visual Studio .NET, Visual Basic .NET, ASP.NET) Management of Information Systems

University Teaching

University of Missouri - Rolla, MO 65409Supply Chain Management (Graduate course)Strategic Enterprise Management Systems (Graduate course) Managerial Accounting (required core course for seniors) Essentials of Accounting (required core course for junior) System Analysis (required core course for seniors)

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 Introduction to Computer Programming (C++) (required core course for freshman) Web Programming (Java, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, XML) (required core course

for Junior) WWW Development (Junior/senior elective) Management of Information Systems (Senior Capstone class) Rapid Application Development – Visual Basic (elective for Junior/senior)

Anderson College, Anderson, SC 29621 Microcomputer Application in Business (required core course for sophomore) Computer Programming I (Visual Basic, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript) (required

core course for sophomore) Computer Programming II (Visual Basic) (required core course for sophomores) Introduction to Information Processing Systems (required core course for

freshman) Management of Information Systems (required core course for senior) Directed Study in Database Management (independent study) Introduction to Database Management Systems (required core course for junior) Advanced Business Application of Microcomputers (required core course for

sophomore) Information Systems Analysis, Design, and Implementation (elective for

senior)

Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29630Information Systems Design and Implementation (MBA)

Student Advising

Major Graduate Student AdvisorNisha Maguluru (Fall 2004 – present, MS expected May 2006)Prashanth Kannan (Fall 2004 – present, MS Expected May 2006)Senthil Kumar (Completed in August 2005) Chris Brown (Completed in August 2005)

Graduate Student Committees Yashesh Chhaya (Spring 2005 - present) Shreyas S. Deokule (Completed in August 2005) Toby Kurien Thomas (Completed in December 2004) Aparna Jyothi Patsa (completed in January 2005)

Undergraduate Research AdvisorLisa Liou, OURE project (Fall 2005, WS2006) Bonnie Yates, OURE project (FS2004, WS2005) Nguyet Nguyen, OURE project (FS2004, WS2005)

Service

University Service

University of Missouri-Rolla Academic Council Committee, Fall 2003 – present Technology-Enabled Classroom (TEC) initiative, Spring 2004 - present Computer Policy Committee, Fall 2003 - present ITCC Computer Learning Center Subcommittee, Spring 2005 - present OURE College Representative, Fall 2004 - PresentDepartment Chair/Associate Dean Search Committee Co-Chair, Fall 2004 - present Department Faculty Search Committee, Fall 2004 - present MBA Planning Committee, Spring 2004 - present MSDN Academic Alliance Administrator, Fall 2003 – present Oracle Academic Initiative (OAI) administrator, Fall 2003 – present IST Graduate Assistant Office Coordinator, Spring 2005 - present UMR Family Day (2004) Chancellor's Scholarship Interview (2004) SMIS Open House (2003, 2004) OURE Judge (2005)

University of LouisvilleAssistant Research Director, UPS Center for World-wide Supply Chain Management

(UPSi), Logistics and Distribution Institute, Fall 2001 May 2003CIS subcommittee -curricular revision, Fall 2002 - presentCommittee of Scholarships, Honors and Awards, Fall 2002 May 2003Faculty Development Committee, Fall 2001- Spring 2002Library Committee, Fall 2000International Studies Committee, Spring 2000CIS Curricular Revision Subcommittee, Spring 2000-Spring 2001CIS subcommittee - graduate Assistantship, Spring 2000CIS 110 & CIS111 Success Factor subcommittee, Spring 2000 Fall 2001Library Committee, Fall 2000-Spring 2000CIS subcommittee - undergraduate Scholarship, Fall 2000Coordinate and develop teaching materials for CIS110, Fall 1999 Fall 2001Coordinate CIS390-01 and CIS390-02, Fall 1999 May 2003

Anderson CollegeWeb design committee, Spring 1999Curriculum development committee, Fall 1998 Spring 1999 Steering Committee of multi-media enhanced interactive computer teaching

classrooms, Spring 1998 - Spring 1999 Faculty Training and Development Committee, Fall 1997 Spring 1999 Information Technology Committee, Fall 1997 Spring 1999

Professional Service Editorial Board, Journal of International Technology and Information Management,

2004 - present Editorial Board, International Journal of Electronic Finance, 2005 –

present. Associate Online Editor for Production Operations Management Society (POMS)

Journal Site, 2003 – present. Reviewer, Journal of International Technology and Information Management,

2002-present. Reviewer, International Journal of Production Economics. Reviewer, International Journal of Production Research, 2003-presentReviewer, The Engineering Economist Journal.Reviewer, International Journal of Production Research. Reviewer, Association of Information Systems, Americas Conference on Information

Systems, 2005 - present. Reviewer, International Association of Computer Information Systems, 2005

- present. Section Chairs and Reviewer, Annual Conference of Decision Sciences Institute,

2000 - present. Reviewers and Section chairs of Conference of Production and Operations

Management, 2000 – 2002.

Professional Development Activities SAP Strategic Enterprise Management Systems (7/18/2005 – 7/22/2005) SAP Academic Congress (3/4/2005 – 3/8/2005) On Course Workshop: Helping Student Get On Course (1/6/2005 – 1/7/2005) Certi Seminar in Using Personal Response System in Classroom (0/29/2004) Active Learning & Interactive Lectures Seminar (10/1/2004) SAP Enterprise Portals (8/16/2004 – 8/19/2004) SAP Supply Chain Management Basics – Planning & Manufacturing

(7/26/2004 -7/30/2004) SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (7/11/2004 – 7/16/2004) SAP Academic Congress (2/27/2004 – 3/1/2004) SAP: Business Integration II (1/19/2004 – 1/23/2004) SAP: Business Integration I (1/11/2004 – 1/16/2004) Introduction to SAP (10/24/2003 – 10/25/2003) Freshman Faculty Forum (fall 2003 – Spring 2004) Cold Fusion Development (7/15/2002 – 7/20/2002) Visual Studio Development (2002) MSDN Training: Windows Programming (2001) MSDN Training: Visual Basic (7/22/1998 – 7/24/1998) Novell Tech Share (6/13/1997 – 6/14/1997)

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