Scholars From Supply Chain Management to Telecommunications...

The faculty of the logistics, business and public policy (LBPP) department in the Smith School of Business helps managers capitalize on the power of technology to manage the supply chain and to deal with legal and economic issues arising in the global networked economy. This diverse faculty group is comprised of scholars in the areas of logistics, transportation, supply chain management, business law, international economic policy and trade, competitive business strategy, telecommunications and public policy, intellectual property, and Internet economics. As a result of their expertise, faculty members have been called upon to testify before federal and state lawmakers, and to serve as consultants with diverse organizations such as the Maryland Aviation Administration, World Travel and Tourism Council, U.S. Department of Transportation, and 3M.

Members of the department frequently collaborate with other Smith School faculty - especially those in decision and information technologies, management and organization, and finance - on research and curriculum development. Graduates of the department-s BS, MBA, and MS logistics/supply chain management programs are sought after by government and industry employers, while its PhD graduates have joined the faculties of major U.S. universities.

Issues in logistics and the business/public policy interface have gained new importance today as organizations seek to achieve competitive advantage in a dynamic, global marketplace. Through teaching and research in these areas, the logistics, business and public policy faculty in the Smith School of Business helps managers capitalize on the power of technology to manage the supply chain and deal with the legal and economic issues arising in the worldwide Network Economy.

Knowledge Creation

Research by LBPP faculty members appears in leading journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Transportation Research, Strategic
Management Journal, Transportation Journal, and Decision Sciences.

The logistics, business and public policy department is the home of the Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC), a technology-based research and education center which is defining 21st-century best practices related to the efficient production and delivery of products
and services.

Peter Morici, professor of international business, has published several of his studies on the future of U.S. trade policy, including Labor Standards in the Global Trading System and Reconciling Trade and the Environment.