2026 Charles H. Fine: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	31	2735	2584	1064	984	56	9049

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Business and Management

2735

2584

1064

984

9049

Business and Management

D-Index

Citations

9049

World Ranking

2735

National Ranking

1064

Overview

Charles H. Fine is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed to the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a specific focus on Marketing, Management Information Systems, Transportation, Strategy and Management, and Automotive Engineering. Their work intersects multiple areas related to consumer behavior, supply chain management, and transportation systems.

The main topics covered in their research include:

Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
Supply Chain and Inventory Management
Transportation and Mobility Innovations
Transportation Planning and Optimization
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Innovation and Knowledge Management

Charles H. Fine has published several papers, including:

"Operations for entrepreneurs: Can Operations Management make a difference in entrepreneurial theory and practice?" (2022), published in Production and Operations Management
"Unintended Consequences of Automated Vehicles and Pooling for Urban Transportation Systems" (2020), published in Production and Operations Management
"Market expansion through online-buying to store-pickup (O2S): Implications for end-to-end supply chain strategy" (2024), published in International Journal of Production Economics
"Implications of Buy-Online-and-Pick-up-in-Store (BOPS) for End-to-end Supply Chain Strategy" (2021), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Implications of Online-Buying to Store-Pickup (O2S) for End-to-End Supply Chain Strategy" (2022), published in Academy of Management Proceedings

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Charles H. Fine are:

Shardul S. Phadnis
Sergey Naumov
David R. Keith
Loredana Padurean

Key publication venues for Charles H. Fine's work include:

Production and Operations Management
SSRN Electronic Journal
International Journal of Production Economics
Academy of Management Proceedings

Best Publications

Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control In The Age Of Temporary Advantage

Charles H. Fine

2802
Citations
Manufacturing Strategy: A Methodology and an Illustration

Charles H. Fine;Arnoldo C. Hax

687
Citations
Optimal investment in product-flexible manufacturing capacity

C. H. Fine;R. M. Freund

685
Citations
CLOCKSPEED-BASED STRATEGIES FOR SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN1

Charles H. Fine

551
Citations
Quality Improvement and Learning in Productive Systems

Charles H. Fine

517
Citations
An Empirical Study of Manufacturing Flexibility in Printed Circuit Board Assembly

Fernando F. Suarez;Michael A. Cusumano;Charles H. Fine

466
Citations
Is the make-buy decision process a core competence?

Charles H. Fine;Daniel E. Whitney

426
Citations
An Empirical Study of Flexibility in Manufacturing

Fernando F. Suarez;Michael A. Cusumano;Charles H. Fine

391
Citations
Modeling tradeoffs in three-dimensional concurrent engineering: a goal programming approach

Charles H. Fine;Boaz Golany;Hussein Naseraldin

278
Citations
UPSTREAM VOLATILITY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: THE MACHINE TOOL INDUSTRY AS A CASE STUDY

Edward G. Anderson;Charles H. Fine;Geoffrey G. Parker

254
Citations
Assessing trade-offs among multiple objectives for humanitarian aid delivery using expert preferences.

Erica Gralla;Jarrod Goentzel;Charles Fine

238
Citations
Dynamic Process Improvement

Charles H. Fine;Evan L. Porteus

191
Citations
Time Versus Market Orientation in Product Concept Development: Empirically-Based Theory Generation

Gary Burchill;Charles H. Fine

189
Citations
A quality control model with learning effects

Charles H. Fine

182
Citations
Rapid-Response Capability in Value-Chain Design

Charles H. Fine;Roger Vardan;Robert Petick;Jamal El-Hout

148
Citations
Flexibility and performance : a literature critique and strategic framework

Freddy F. Suárez;Michael A. Cusumano;Charles H. Fine

143
Citations
Value network dynamics in 3G–4G wireless communications: A systems thinking approach to strategic value assessment

Margherita Pagani;Charles H. Fine

111
Citations
Research and Models for Automated Manufacturing

Kalyan Singhal;Charles H. Fine;Jack R. Meredith;Rajan Suri

80
Citations
Developments in Manufacturing Technology and Economic Evaluation Models

Charles H. Fine

63
Citations
Industry clockspeed and competency chain design: an introductory essay

Charles H. Fine

61
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Cusumano MIT

Steven D. Eppinger MIT

Daniel E. Whitney MIT

Karl T. Ulrich University of Pennsylvania

Boaz Golany Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Jonathan P. Caulkins Carnegie Mellon University

External Links

Personal website of Charles H. Fine Google Scholar page

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