Robert Monczka

Distinguished Research Professor of Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University Director, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Strategy Research, CAPS Research Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University. For over 25 years, Dr. Monczka has researched, taught and consulted about strategic purchasing/ sourcing and supply chain management strategies and implementation processes. He directed and led The Global Procurement and Supply Chain Benchmarking Initiative, a “first-of-its-kind” third party benchmarking initiative at Michigan State University and has been Principle Investigator on two major National Science Foundation projects in the area of procurement and supply chain strategy and practice. He is also Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University. He is currently leading research initiatives at CAPS Research determining the next generation of sourcing and supply chain strategies that will lead to incremental and breakthrough performance improvements. Professor Monczka has held positions with Ford Motor Company in Supply Management. He has been a consultant to numerous Fortune 500 corporations such as AT&T, Eli Lilly, Emerson Electric, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, IBM, Intel, Philips, Shell Oil, Texas Instruments, and Whirlpool. He is a frequent speaker at various professional meetings. Dr. Monczka has researched and published over 150 articles, books and monographs in the field of sourcing and supply chain management including a leading textbook, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, which is now in its fifth edition. As the Principal Investigator for the two National Science Foundation studies, Supplier Integration into New Product Development and Purchasing Performance: Measurement and Control, he led efforts to establish innovative supply strategies to achieve supply and firm performance improvement. He is a member of the CAPS Research Board of Trustees and a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and the Institute for Supply Management. He has served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Supply Chain Management. He is also the 2008 recipient of the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award, supply management’s highest honor