Michael V. Sciaroni, recipient of the 2011 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award, and Jim Crowell, director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The
Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M. Walton College of
Business at the University of Arkansas has awarded the 2011 Doctoral
Dissertation Proposal Award to Michael
V. Sciaroni, a doctoral candidate in the College of Business Administration
at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Sciaroni is the 12th
recipient of the center's Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award. “This award, which
includes a $5,000 grant, recognizes hard work and dedication,” said Jim
Crowell, director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center. “The purpose
of the award is to encourage and reward individuals who are pursuing a doctoral
degree in supply chain management.”
The Logistics and
Supply Chain Management doctoral program at the University of Missouri-St.
Louis began admitting students in August 2007 and currently has 14 full and
part-time students. Sciaroni is the first Ph.D. student there to advance to
candidacy. His dissertation, “The Impacts
of Oil Prices on Supply Chain Network Design,” addresses which industry
developments and parameters influence how supply chains respond to rising oil
prices.
Fifteen to 20
faculty reviewers from 12 universities evaluate the dissertation proposals. The
evaluation includes looking at the work’s contribution to supply chain
management, likelihood of completing the dissertation, theoretical basis for
research and appropriateness of research design. Past recipients include doctoral candidates from the University of Oklahoma, the University of Tennessee, the Ohio State University and the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in
Germany.
Sciaroni receives the $5,000 grant in two equal
installments. The first installment was provided when the award announcement
was made in Philadelphia on Oct. 2 at the Council of Supply Chain Management
Professionals Conference. The second installment will be made when Scaironi’s
completed dissertation is approved by his dissertation committee.
“Receiving this award represents the degree to which leading supply chain
management academics felt Michael’s dissertation was going to contribute to
supply chain management,” Crowell said.
The Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Walton College, established
in 1996, is a direct link between the private sector and the University of
Arkansas supply chain resources. It sponsors activities that promote both the
academic and general body of knowledge encompassing supply chain management.
The center also supports the college’s Department of Supply Chain Management
established in July 2011.
Current members of the center's
business board include ABF Freight System Inc., BNSF Logistics/BNSF
Railway, Braiform, Campbell Soup Co., Caterpillar Logistics,
CHAINalytics, CHEP, Chiquita/Fresh Express, Clorox Co., Coty Beauty
LLC, Colgate-Palmolive, ConAgra Foods Inc., Dean Foods, FedEx Freight, GENCO,
General Mills, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., JDA Software Group Inc.,
Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg Co., Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods,
Nestlé, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Procter & Gamble, Sam's Club, SC
Johnson & Son Inc., Transplace, Tyson Foods Inc., Unilever and Walmart
Stores Inc.