Rodney P. Parker, Professor of Operations Management

Rodney P. Parker

Rodney P. Parker

Professor of Operations Management

Conrad Prebys Professor
Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Bloomington, Indiana

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Employment		Education
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN Professor, Operations Management, 2024-present Associate Professor, Operations Management, 2016-2024 The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, IL Associate Professor, Operations Management, 2011-2016 Assistant Professor, Operations Management, 2008-2011 Cornell University, Johnson School of Management, Ithaca, NY Visiting Assistant Professor, Operations Management, 2007-2008 Yale University, School of Management, New Haven, CT Assistant Professor, Operations Management, 2001-2007		University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Ph.D. in Business Administration, 2002 M.S.E. in Industrial and Operations Engineering, 1997 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia M.Mgt. Manufacturing Management, 1994 B.E. (Hons) Industrial Engineering, 1990

Publications

[A15] Operations (Management) Warp Speed: Rapid Deployment of Hospital-Focused Predictive/Prescriptive Analytics for the COVID-19 Pandemic,
with P. Shi, J.E. Helm, C. Chen, J. Lim, T. Tinsley, J. Cecil.
Production and Operations Management, 32(5), 2023, pp. 1433-1452.
Technical Appendix.

[A14] Conveying Demand Information in Serial Supply Chains with Capacity Limits,
with R. Kapuscinski.
Operations Research, 70(3), 2022, pp. 1485-1505.
Technical Appendix.

[A13] Social Responsibility Auditing in Supply Chain Networks,
with H. Zhang, G. Aydin.
Management Science, 68(2), 2022, pp. 1058-1077.
Technical Appendix.

[A12] Decision Models for Distinguishing Between Clinically Insignificant and Significant Tumors in Prostate Cancer Biopsies: An Application of Bayes’ Theorem to Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes,
with A.J. Swersey, J. Colberg, R. Evans, M. Kattan, J. Ledolter.
Health Care Management Science, 23(1), 2020, pp. 102-116.

[A11] Enhancing Kidney Supply Through Geographic Sharing in the United States,
with M. Arikan, B. Ata, J.J. Friedewald.
Production and Operations Management, 27(12), 2018, pp. 2103-2121.
Technical Appendix.

[A10] Innovation and Technology Diffusion in Competitive Supply Chains,
with A. Aydin.
European Journal of Operational Research, 265(3), 2018, pp. 1102-1114.
Technical Appendix.

[A9] When Customers Anticipate Liquidation Sales: Managing Operations under Financial Distress,
with J.R. Birge, M.X. Wu, S.A. Yang.
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 19(4), 2017, pp. 657-673.
Technical Appendix.

[A8] The Supply Chain Effects of Bankruptcy,
with S.A. Yang, J.R. Birge.
Management Science, 61(10), 2015, pp. 2320-2338.
Technical Appendix.

[A7] On Markov Equilibria in Dynamic Inventory Competition,
with T.L. Olsen.
Operations Research, 62(2), 2014, pp. 332-344.
Technical Appendix.

[A6] On Hospice Operations under Medicare Reimbursement Policies,
with B. Ata, B.L. Killaly, T.L. Olsen.
Management Science, 59(5), 2013, pp. 1027-1044.
Technical Appendix.

[A5] Managing a Non-Cooperative Supply Chain with Limited Capacity,
with R. Kapuscinski.
Operations Research, 59(4), 2011, pp. 866-881.
Technical Appendix.

[A4] Inventory Management Under Market Size Dynamics,
with T.L. Olsen.
Management Science, 54(10), 2008, pp. 1805-1821.
Technical Appendix.

[A3] Optimal Policies for a Capacitated Two-Echelon Inventory System,
with R. Kapuscinski.
Operations Research, 52(5), 2004, pp. 739-755.
Technical Appendix.

[A2] Manufacturing Flexibility: Measures and Relationship,
with A. Wirth.
European Journal of Operational Research, 118(3), 1999, pp. 429-449.

[A1] Service Quality: the Gap in the Australian Consulting Engineering Industry,
with D. Samson.
Asia Pacific J Quality Management, 3(1), 1994, pp. 43-59.
reprinted in International J of Quality and Reliability Management, 11(7), 1994, pp. 60-76.