Prabhjot Mukandwal (hj7208)
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Mike Ilitch School of Business
Mike Ilitch School of Business
2771 Woodward Avenue
Room 275
Detroit, MI 48201
Dr. Prabhjot (Prab) S. Mukandwal is an Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management at Wayne State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from Iowa State University. His research interests encompass environmental sustainability in supply chain management and buyer-supplier relationships. Before pursuing his doctorate, Prab spent over eight years in the industry, working in various roles, including SAP sourcing and procurement consultant, production analyst, and managing telecom commercial operations. His research has appeared in the Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, International Journal of Logistics Management, and Transportation Journal.
Ph.D., Supply Chain Management, Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
M.Sc., IT for Manufacture, The University of Warwick, England, U.K
B. Engg., Computer Sc & Engg., Punjab Technical University, India
Research themes: Environmental sustainability in supply chain management and buyer-supplier relationships
Research topics: 1. Consumer reactions to environmentally irresponsible sourcing practices, 2. The impact of supply chain relationship configurations on supplier performance, 3. Procurement spend and environmental expertise of suppliers
Mukandwal, P. S., Cantor, D. E., Laczniak, R.N. (2024). Consumer reactions to environmentally irresponsible sourcing practices: An intentionality and motive perspective. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 1–20.
Guntuka, L., Mukandwal, P.S., Aktas, E., Paluvadi, V. (2024). From Carbon-Neutral to Climate-Neutral Supply Chains: A Multidisciplinary Review and Research Agenda. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 35(3), 916-942.
Schmelzle, U., & Mukandwal, P. S. (2023). The impact of supply chain relationship configurations on supplier performance: investigating buyer–supplier relations in the aerospace industry. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 34(5), 1301-1321
Scheibe, K. P., Mukandwal, P. S., & Grawe, S. J. (2022). The effect of transactive memory systems on supply chain network collaboration. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 52 (9/10), 791–812
Mukandwal, P. S., Cantor, D. E., Grimm, C. M., Elking, I., & Hofer, C. (2020). Do firms spend more on suppliers that have environmental expertise? An empirical study of US manufacturers’ procurement spend. Journal of Business Logistics, 41(2), 129-148.
Cantor, D. E., Corsi, T. M., Grimm, C. M., & Mukandwal, P. S. (2016). Technology, firm size, and safety: Theory and empirical evidence from the US motor-carrier industry. Transportation Journal, 55(2), 149-167.
Mike Ilitch School of Business
Mike Ilitch School of Business
2771 Woodward Avenue
Room 275
Detroit, MI 48201
Dr. Prabhjot (Prab) S. Mukandwal is an Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management at Wayne State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from Iowa State University. His research interests encompass environmental sustainability in supply chain management and buyer-supplier relationships. Before pursuing his doctorate, Prab spent over eight years in the industry, working in various roles, including SAP sourcing and procurement consultant, production analyst, and managing telecom commercial operations. His research has appeared in the Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, International Journal of Logistics Management, and Transportation Journal.
Ph.D., Supply Chain Management, Ivy College of Business, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
M.Sc., IT for Manufacture, The University of Warwick, England, U.K
B. Engg., Computer Sc & Engg., Punjab Technical University, India
Research themes: Environmental sustainability in supply chain management and buyer-supplier relationships
Research topics: 1. Consumer reactions to environmentally irresponsible sourcing practices, 2. The impact of supply chain relationship configurations on supplier performance, 3. Procurement spend and environmental expertise of suppliers
Mukandwal, P. S., Cantor, D. E., Laczniak, R.N. (2024). Consumer reactions to environmentally irresponsible sourcing practices: An intentionality and motive perspective. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 1–20.
Guntuka, L., Mukandwal, P.S., Aktas, E., Paluvadi, V. (2024). From Carbon-Neutral to Climate-Neutral Supply Chains: A Multidisciplinary Review and Research Agenda. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 35(3), 916-942.
Schmelzle, U., & Mukandwal, P. S. (2023). The impact of supply chain relationship configurations on supplier performance: investigating buyer–supplier relations in the aerospace industry. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 34(5), 1301-1321
Scheibe, K. P., Mukandwal, P. S., & Grawe, S. J. (2022). The effect of transactive memory systems on supply chain network collaboration. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 52 (9/10), 791–812
Mukandwal, P. S., Cantor, D. E., Grimm, C. M., Elking, I., & Hofer, C. (2020). Do firms spend more on suppliers that have environmental expertise? An empirical study of US manufacturers’ procurement spend. Journal of Business Logistics, 41(2), 129-148.
Cantor, D. E., Corsi, T. M., Grimm, C. M., & Mukandwal, P. S. (2016). Technology, firm size, and safety: Theory and empirical evidence from the US motor-carrier industry. Transportation Journal, 55(2), 149-167.
