Rodney Parker

Areas of Expertise

Supply Chain Management; Inventory Theory; Healthcare Operations Management; Capacity Limits; Industrial Organization; Marketing-Operations interface; Finance/Accounting-Operations interface; Markov Games

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 2002
• M.S.E., The University of Michigan, 1997
• M.Mgt, The University of Melbourne, 1994
• B.E. (Hons), The University of Melbourne, 1990

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, 2016-present
• Associate Professor, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 2011-2016
• Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 2008-2011
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Cornell University, Johnson School of Management, 2007-2008
• Assistant Professor, Yale University, School of Management, 2001-2007

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• 2012-present Operations Research Associate Editor
• 2012 Conference Chair, Supply Chain SIG Conference
• 2012 Inventory Management Track Co-chair, POMS Conference
• 2009 MSOM Cluster Chair, INFORMS Conference
• 2001, 2004, 2012 Operations Research Meritorious Service Award
• 1997 Gerald and Lillian Dykstra Fellowship for Teaching and Academic Excellence
• 2004 Invited Presenter, Kellogg Operations Workshop
• 1996, 1999 Richter Fund Fellowship
• 1998 George and Marion Plossl Fellow for the best Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
• 1998 Doctoral Student Research Grant, The University of Michigan

Selected Publications

• Birge, J.R., R.P. Parker, X. Wu, and S.A. Yang (2017), "When Customers Anticipate Liquidation Sales: Managing Operations under Financial Distress," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 19(4): 657-673.
• Arikan, M., B. Ata, J.J. Friedewald, and R.P. Parker, (2017), "Enhancing Kidney Supply Through Geographic Sharing in the United States," forthcoming in Production and Operations Management.
• Yang, S. A., J. R. Birge, and R. P. Parker (2015), "The Supply Chain Effects of Bankruptcy," Management Science, 61(10): 2320-2338.
• Olsen, T.L., and R.P. Parker (2014), “On Markov Equilibria in Dynamic Inventory Competition,” Operations Research, 62(2): 332-344.
• Ata, B., B.L. Killaly, T.L. Olsen, and R.P. Parker (2013), “On Hospice Operations under Medicare Reimbursement Policies,” Management Science, 59(5): 1027-1044.
• Parker, R.P., and R. Kapuscinski (2011), “Managing a Non-Cooperative Supply Chain with Limited Capacity,” Operations Research, 59(4): 866-881.
• Olsen, T.L., and R.P. Parker (2008), “Inventory Management Under Market Size Dynamics,” Management Science, 54(10): 1805-1821.
• Parker, R.P., and R. Kapuscinski (2004), “Optimal Policies for a Capacitated Two-Echelon Inventory System,” Operations Research, 52(5): 739-755.
• Parker, R.P., and A. Wirth (1999), “Manufacturing Flexibility: Measures and Relationship,” European Journal of Operational Research, 118(3): 429-449.