Steven A Melnyk, Ph.D.
Steven A Melnyk, Ph.D., is Professor of Supply Chain Management (retired/Emeritus) at Michigan State University. He has co-authored 25 books (most with McGraw-Hill), over 100 refereed journal articles, and over 300 practitioner articles. His research focus includes:
- Buyer-supplier relationships (as viewed from the supplier’s perspective),
- Supply chain risk and resilience,
- Strategic supply chain management,
- Supply chain cyber security, and
- Certified management standards.
From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Melnyk was a member of the APICS corporate Board of Directors. From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Melnyk had a joint appointment from the University of Newcastle (Australia), where he was the Newcastle Global Innovation Chair in Supply Chain Management.
In 2017, the Academy of Management (the Operations and Supply Chain Division) recognized Dr. Melnyk as a Distinguished Scholar in the field. In 2018, Dr. Melnyk received the Withrow Teacher-Scholar Award from the Eli Broad School of Business, Michigan State University, in recognition of his work as both a researcher and a teacher.
He has held appointments at:
- Cranfield (UK),
- Cambridge (UK),
- Erasmus University (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), and
- the University of Newcastle (Australia).
He is currently part of the DBX initiative (DoD sponsored) – a research initiative in support of the CHIPS Act. Dr. Melnyk is recognized for this ability to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Since retiring, Dr. Melnyk has now part of the Executive Development Program at Michigan State University.
Education:
- Ivey Business School at Western University:
- MA in Economics
- MBA
- Ph.D. in Operation Mgt