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Brian T. Tomlin
Associate Professor of Business Administration
E-Mailbrian.t.tomlin@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone603-646-2136
DegreeBE, University College Dublin, 1992; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000
AREAS OF EXPERTISESupply chain management, operations strategy
Current Research Topics
Risk management, global operations, pharmaceutical supply chains
Selected Publications
With S. Graves, "Process Flexibility in Supply Chains," Management Science, 49(7), 2003; "Capacity Investments in Supply Chains: Sharing-the-Gain Rather Than Sharing-the-Pain," Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 5(4), 2003; with Y. Wang, "On the Value of Mix-Flexibility and Dual-Sourcing in Unreliable Newsvendor Networks," Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 7(1), 2005; "On the Value of Mitigation and Contingency Strategies for Managing Supply-Chain Disruption Risks," Management Science, 52 (5), 2006, featured article; with Y. Wang, "Pricing and Operational Recourse in Coproduction Systems," Management Science, 54(3), 2008; "Disruption- Management Strategies for Short Life-Cycle Products," Naval Research Logistics, 56(4), 2009; "The Impact of Supply-Learning When Suppliers are Unreliable," Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 11(2), 2009; with Y. Wang and W. Gilland, "Mitigating Supply Risk: Dual Sourcing or Process Improvement?," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 12(3), 2010
Awards
Zannetos PhD Thesis Prize, Sloan School of Management, Massachusettes Institute of Technology, 2000; Weatherspoon Award for Excellence in Teaching, Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004; Frank Batten Young Scholar in Operations and Information Technology, 2004; Meritorious Service Award, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2009; Meritorious Service Award, Management Science, 2010
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Assistant Professor, 2002–08, Benjamin Cone Research Scholar in Business, 2007–09, Associate Professor, 2008–09, Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Tuck School of Business, 2009–present
Nonacademic positions: Environmental Engineer, 1992–93, Process Engineer, 1993–94, Senior R&D Process Engineer, 1994, Technical Leader, 1994–95, General Electric Company (Ireland and U.S.); Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group (U.K. and U.S.), 2000–01; Director of Research, Optiant, Inc., 2001–02
Board memberships: Secretary, Product & Operations Management Society, College of Supply Chain Management, 2009–present
Editorial positions: Associate/Senior Editor, Management Science, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management
Personal Website
Professor Tomlin teaches Tuck's core operations management course. His research explores operations strategy and supply chain management, with an emphasis on supply chain design and risk management. He is an associate editor of many leading journals, including Management Science.