Junwoo Cha (hw0090)
University information
Title: Instructor
Unit: Supply Chain Management Admin
Department: School of Business Admin
Contact information
Mike Ilitch School of Business
Title:
Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management
Email:
hw0090@wayne.edu
Biography:
Junwoo Cha was born and raised in South Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from the University of Tennessee, his M.S. in Supply Chain Management from the University of Texas at Dallas and his bachelors of Business Administration from SolBridge International School of Business in South Korea.Cha's research theme is supply network evolution with a focus on regulatory policy in pharmaceutical supply chains and benefits of supply chain complexity in times of disruption.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management, 2024, Concentration in Business Analytics, University of Tennessee, Haslam College of Business, Knoxville, TN
- M.S. in Supply Chain Management with Honors, 2020, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
- B.B.A. Major in International Business, Minor in Mandarin Chinese, 2018 SolBridge International School of Business, Daejeon, South Korea
Research and teaching interests:
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain Business Analytics
- Procurement Supply Chain Network Evolution
- Network Design
- Supply Chain Complexity
Presentations:
- Cha, J., Wiedmer, R., Kistler, J.T., Paraskevas, J.P., & Tate, W.L. (2023), “A Review of Supply Network Evolution: Cross-Disciplinary Views, Frameworks, Methodologies, and Future Research Agenda.” 54th Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Atlanta, GA.
- Cha, J., Paraskevas, J.P., & Tate, W.L. (2022), “Impacts of Tier-2 Supplier Complexity Reduction and Network Structures on Focal Firm Financial Performance” 53rd Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Houston, TX.
- Cha, J., Kistler, J.T., & Tate, W.L. (2022), “Actual and Unintended Effects of Regulatory Policy in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains: A Social Network Perspective” 53rd Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Houston, TX.
- Cha, J., Paraskevas, J.P., & Tate, W.L. (2022), “Impacts of Tier-2 Supplier Complexity Reduction and Network Structures on Focal Firm Financial Performance” Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
- Cha, J., Bradley, R.V., & Bichescu, B.C. (2021), “The Impacts of Visibility and Drug Substitution on the Operational Efficiency of Hospital-Based Pharmacy: Decentralized Drug Management with Automated Dispensing Machines” 52nd Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), virtual.
- Cha, J., Tate, W.L., & Kang, D. (2021), “Risk of Disruption in the Highly Intertwined Supply Chain Network: Social Network Analysis” Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Awards:
- CSCMP Donald J. Bowersox Doctoral Symposium 2023
- Academy of Management (AOM) OSCM Doctoral Consortium 2023
- University of Tennessee Summer Fellowship Award 2023
- Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Doctoral Consortia 2022
- Pete Patton Memorial Scholarship, Dept. of Supply Chain Management at UTK 2022
- EurOMA Summer School 2022
- Advance Supply Chain Collaborative Doctoral Student Award 2022
- Logistics Doctoral Symposium 2021 & 2022
