Kyle Goldschmidt

Kyle Goldschmidt, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management. He joined the department in 2014 after receiving his PhD and MBA in supply chain and information systems from Pennsylvania State University. He also holds a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Upon completion of his bachelor’s degree, he worked as an engineer for Ford Motor Company where he designed steering system components, developed and tested crash safety systems and coordinated the chassis team on a new product launch.

It was Goldschmidt’s experience in manufacturing that inspired his interest in operations and supply chain management. He brings this experience into the classroom where he teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in decision sciences, operations management and quality management. His innovative teaching practices have been featured in the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education.

Goldschmidt’s research interests lie in the field of strategic supply chain management, with a focus on the impact of supply chain disruptions on managerial decisions. His work has appeared in several academic journals in the area of operations and supply chain management, including Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, the International Journal of Production Economics, Annals of Operations Research and the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. He is also a member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences and the Production and Operations Management Society.

EDUCATION

• B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science
• M.B.A., Supply Chain Management, The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business
• Ph.D., Supply Chain and Information Systems, The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Strategic supply chain management, supply chain disruption risk, humanitarian logistics