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34
Citations
13678
World Ranking
2252
National Ranking
884

Overview

Manus Rungtusanatham is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Business, Management and Accounting with a focus on Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems, Management Science and Operations Research, Sociology and Political Science, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

Their research spans several main topics including:

  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Quality and Supply Management
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Manus Rungtusanatham has published in various academic venues, with multiple contributions particularly to:

  • Decision Sciences
  • International Journal of Operations & Production Management
  • International Journal of Production Research
  • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
  • Production and Operations Management

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Supply chain disruption risk: an unintended consequence of product innovation," 2022, International Journal of Production Research
  • "Product Recalls and Supply Base Innovation," 2023, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
  • "Retail inventory shrinkage, sensing weak security breach signals, and organizational structure," 2021, Decision Sciences
  • "Supplier selection in the aftermath of a supply disruption and guilt: Once bitten, twice (not so) shy," 2021, Decision Sciences
  • "Multidisciplinary R&D project success in small firms: The role of multiproject status and project management experience," 2022, Production and Operations Management

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Mengyang Pan, James A. Hill, Mikaella Polyviou, Rahul Pandey, and Saurabh Ambulkar.

Best Publications

  • Supply networks and complex adaptive systems: Control versus emergence

    Thomas Y Choi;Kevin J Dooley;Manus Rungtusanatham

  • The severity of supply chain disruptions: Design characteristics and mitigation capabilities

    Christopher W. Craighead;Jennifer Blackhurst;M. Johnny Rungtusanatham;Robert B. Handfield

  • A THEORY OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT UNDERLYING THE DEMING MANAGEMENT METHOD

    John C. Anderson;Manus Rungtusanatham;Roger G. Schroeder

  • A Path Analytic Model of a Theory of Quality Management Underlying the Deming Management Method: Preliminary Empirical Findings*

    John C. Anderson;Manus Rungtusanatham;Roger G. Schroeder;Sarvanan Devaraj

  • Modularity, product variety, production volume, and component sourcing: theorizing beyond generic prescriptions

    F Salvador;C Forza;M Rungtusanatham

  • Supply‐chain linkages and operational performance: A resource‐based‐view perspective

    M. Rungtusanatham;F. Salvador;C. Forza;Thomas Choi

  • The Reshoring Phenomenon: What Supply Chain Academics Ought to know and Should Do

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  • Supplier–supplier relationships in buyer–supplier–supplier triads: Implications for supplier performance

    Zhaohui Wu;Thomas Y. Choi;M. Johnny Rungtusanatham

  • Theorizing, testing, and concluding for mediation in SCM research: Tutorial and procedural recommendations

    M. Rungtusanatham;J.W. Miller;K.K. Boyer

  • THE VIGNETTE IN A SCENARIO-BASED ROLE-PLAYING EXPERIMENT

    M. Rungtusanatham;Cynthia Wallin;Stephanie Eckerd

  • A replication study of a theory of quality management underlying the Deming management method: insights from an Italian context

    Manus Rungtusanatham;Cipriano Forza;Roberto Filippini;John C Anderson

  • Survey research in operations management: historical analyses

    M.Johnny Rungtusanatham;Thomas Y Choi;David G Hollingworth;Zhaohui Wu

  • TQM across multiple countries: Convergence Hypothesis versus National Specificity arguments

    M. Rungtusanatham;C. Forza;B.R. Koka;F. Salvador

  • Supply-chain configurations for mass customization

    F. Salvador;F. Salvador;M. Rungtusanatham;M. Rungtusanatham;C. Forza;C. Forza

  • Supply chain interactions and time‐related performances: An operations management perspective

    Fabrizio Salvador;Cipriano Forza;Manus Rungtusanatham;Thomas Y. Choi

  • Why in the world did they reshore? Examining small to medium‐sized manufacturer decisions

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  • Supply chain vulnerability assessment: A network based visualization and clustering analysis approach

    Jennifer Blackhurst;M. Johnny Rungtusanatham;Kevin P Scheibe;Saurabh Ambulkar

  • Coordinating product design, process design, and supply chain design decisions: Part A: Topic motivation, performance implications, and article review process

    M. Rungtusanatham;C. Forza

  • Comparison of Quality Management Practices: Across the Supply Chain and Industries

    Thomas Y. Choi;Manus Rungtusanatham

  • What is the “right” inventory management approach for a purchased item?

    Cynthia Wallin;M. Johnny Rungtusanatham;Elliot Rabinovich

  • VENDOR-OWNED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS IN RETAIL: AN AGENCY THEORY PERSPECTIVE

    Manus Rungtusanatham;Elliot Rabinovich;Bryan Ashenbaum;Cynthia Wallin

  • Mix flexibility and volume flexibility in a build‐to‐order environment

    Fabrizio Salvador;Manus Rungtusanatham;Cipriano Forza;Alessio Trentin

  • Simultaneous configuration of platform products and manufacturing supply chains

    Xinyan Zhang;George Q. Huang;M. Johnny Rungtusanatham

Frequent Co-Authors

Cipriano Forza
Cipriano Forza University of Padua
Thomas Y. Choi
Thomas Y. Choi Arizona State University
Kevin J. Dooley
Kevin J. Dooley Arizona State University
Elliot Rabinovich
Elliot Rabinovich Arizona State University
Roger G. Schroeder
Roger G. Schroeder University of Minnesota
Thomas J. Goldsby
Thomas J. Goldsby University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Kenneth K. Boyer
Kenneth K. Boyer The Ohio State University
A. Michael Knemeyer
A. Michael Knemeyer The Ohio State University
Lisa M. Ellram
Lisa M. Ellram Miami University
Xiande Zhao
Xiande Zhao China Europe International Business School

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