Ameila Carr, Ph.D.
Supply chain management is Dr. Carr’s area of expertise. She says that specific areas of interest include the following: strategic sourcing; buyer supplier relationships; the role of information technology in supply chain relationships, supply chain integration and closed-loop supply chains.
Her current research includes working on a study of closed-loop supply chains. The purpose of the study is to understand the challenged and opportunities for glass recycling. Another study seeks to understand critical success factors for service and manufacturing supply chain operations as the organizations interact to provide goods and service their respective customers.
Dr. Carr says in regards to her professional achievements, “I am proud to be a recipient of the Mentor of the Year Award from the Association of Operations Management, a recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award from Tuskegee University, a recipient of the OM Division of the Academy of Management Service
Award, a recipient of the BGSU Schmidthorst College of Business Service Award, and a recipient of the Stan Hardy Award for a Best Paper published in the Journal of Operations Management. And, I am honored to have held faculty positions at the Ohio State University, Georgia State University and Bowling Green State University.”
Dr. Carr has a passion for teaching as well as conducting research. “I enjoy teaching and working with students. One of my passions is to help students develop leadership skills and to learn how to do Independent research.” To this end, she has worked with students who have won research paper awards, published in trade magazines and academic journals. Also, she has worked with a number of students to assist with their career planning and job searches. Many of her former students stay in touch and come back to campus to share their careers and work experiences with our students.
The key experience Dr. Carr brings to the classroom is over 25 years of academic teaching, research and administrative experience. She worked in private industry where she gained experience in the areas of quality management, project management, scheduling, operations and production planning. Dr. Carr continues to work with a variety of companies through her research and in her role as a Professor of Supply Chain Management.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Arizona State University, Purchasing and Logistics Management, August 1996
M.A., Central Michigan University, Business Management, May 1984
B.A., Fordham University, Economics/French, May 1980
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Professor of Supply Chain Management, Bowling Green State University, 2010 - Present
Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management & Director of the Supply Chain Management Institute, Bowling Green State University, 2003 – 2010
Assistant Professor of Operations Management/Supply Chain Management, Georgia State University, 2001 – 2003
Assistant Professor of Operations Management/Supply Chain Management, The Ohio State University, 1997 – 2002
Rutkowski, C., Eboch, K. C., Carr, A. S., & Greer, B. (2022). Strategic Procurement Collaboration for the Common Good: Private and Public Procurement Relationships during a Pandemic. Journal of Public Procurement.
Carr, A. S., Biswas, T., & Wheeler, J. V. (2020). Airport Operations and Security Screening: An Examination of Social Justice. Journal of Air Transport Management.
Carr, A. S. (2020). Self-Management and Work Performance: An Exploratory Cross-Cultural Study. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 20(4).
Wheeler, J. V., Carr, A. S., Schumacher, L., & Cady, S. (2020). Self Management and Work Performance: An Exploratory Cross-Cultural Study. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 20(4), 510–533.
Carr, A. S. (2017). Closed loop supply chain for glass recycling: Current practices and challenges. International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 11(4), 316–331.
Carr, A. S., & Kim, J. (2017). Closed loop supply chain for glass recycling: Current practices and challenges. International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 11(4).
Updated: 05/22/2023 01:33PM