Supply chain professor receives 2015 Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence

A paper co-authored by Robert Handfield, Bank of American Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management in Poole College’s Department of Business Management, was awarded the 2015 Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence earlier this year.

The paper, “Strategic sourcing management's mindset: strategic sourcing orientation and its implications,” was co-authored with Reham Eltantawy in the marketing and logistics department at the University of North Florida and Larry Giunipero in the management department at Florida State University, and was published in the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management in 2014. The full text of the paper has been downloaded 948 times since it was published.

Winners of the Emerald Literati Network Awards are selected annually by the Emerald Group Publishing company’s journal and book series editorial boards and are judged based on their research excellence, rigour and relevance. The global publisher has a long-standing commitment to advancing knowledge and publishing applied research with impact. The Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence provide particular recognition for novel, inter-disciplinary research, which makes a difference within its academic field and is used more broadly by practitioners, policy makers and more.

“Emerald’s Literati Network Awards for Excellence showcase examples of the latest cited research, relevant to both academia and practice. Emerald’s publishing commitment to diverse, international scholarly research with impact is realized through the publication of applied research, which is demonstrated by the award recipients, said Tony Roche, publishing director at Emerald.

“The awards recognize high levels of research excellence across the breadth of Emerald’s research and reward the contribution of authors and reviewers to this process. The awards are a reflection of Emerald’s desire to ensure the publication of high-quality applied research that is both usable and practical in its application.”

Handfield’s applied research is reflected in his work through the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, which brings applied research and expertise to supply chain professionals through its knowledge-based website; his blog, Supply Chain from the Field; undergraduate and graduate student practicum projects for SCRC partner companies, and the bi-annual SCRC meetings.

“This is a great honor for me to be recognized, and reflects the fact that research can be both relevant to practitioners and rigorous at the same time,” Handfield said.

“The theme of building a culture around procurement excellence, and the sourcing orientation of the firm, is one that is reflected in the applied nature of the projects our students are working on this semester. Many of our students are working on projects involving strategic sourcing, building cost models, supply risk, and market intelligence, which are all components of a world class sourcing orientation found in many of our partner companies.”