Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate Professor, Co-editor Journal of Purchasing and Supply
George A. Zsidisin, Ph.D. (Arizona State University), C.P.M., is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at Virginia Commonwealth University. Professor Zsidisin has conducted extensive research on how firms assess and manage supply disruptions and commodity price volatility in their supply chains. He has published over 70 research and practitioner articles that have been extensively cited, many of which focus on the topic of supply chain risk. His research on supply chain risk has been funded by the AT& T Foundation and IBM, and has received numerous awards, such as from the Institute for Supply Management, Deutsche Post, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and the Decision Sciences Institute. Further, he has edited two books: Supply Chain Risk: A Handbook of Assessment, Management, & Performance (with Bob Ritchie, 2010), Springer International Publishing; and Handbook for Supply Chain Risk Management: Case Studies, Effective Practices and Emerging Trends (with Omera Khan, 2011), J. Ross Publishing; and published Managing Price Volatility: a Supply Chain Perspective (with Janet Hartley, 2012), Business Expert Press Publishing, which has also been translated in German (with Lutz Kaufmann and Janet Hartley, 2013) and Italian (with Barbara Gaudenzi, Janet Hartley, and Lutz Kaufmann, 2015). He is one of the initial founding members of the International Supply Chain Risk Management (ISCRiM) network, and has taught and led discussions on supply chain management and risk in various Executive Education Programs and numerous companies in the U.S. and Europe. Professor Zsidisin currently serves as the co-Editor of the Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, is the Director of the Master of Supply Chain Management program at Virginia Commonwealth University, and sits on the Editorial Review Board for several academic supply chain journals.
Books
Zsidisin, George A., Janet L. Hartley, Lutz Kaufmann, and Barbara Gaudenzi, Managing Commodity Price Risk: a Supply Chain Perspective, 2nd Edition, Business Expert Press Publishing, New York, NY (2017), ISBN 978-1-63157-063-6.
Gaudenzi, Barbara, George A. Zsidisin, Janet L. Hartley, and Lutz Kaufmann, La Gestione Dei Commodity Price Risks: II Punto Di Vista Della Supply Chain, Franco Angeli, Milan, Italy (2015), ISBN 978-88-917-0795-6.
Gaudenzi, Barbara, George A. Zsidisin, Janet L. Hartley, and Lutz Kaufmann, La Gestione Dei Commodity Price Risks” II Punto Di Vista Della Supply Chain, Franco Angeli, Milan, Italy (2015).
Zsidisin, George A., Janet L. Hartley, and Lutz Kaufmann, Management von Rohstoffpreisrisiken: Eine Supply Chain Perspektive, European Management Publications, Vallender, Germany (2013), ISBN 978-3-938877-30-2.
Zsidisin, George A. and Janet L. Hartley, Managing Commodity Price Risk: a Supply Chain Perspective, Business Expert Press Publishing, New York, NY (2012), ISBN 978-1-60649-262-8.
Khan, O. and George A. Zsidisin, Handbook for Supply Chain Risk Management: Case Studies, Effective Practices and Emerging Trends, J. Ross Publishing, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2011), ISBN 978-1-60427-038-9.
Zsidisin, George A. and Robert Ritchie, Supply Chain Risk: A Handbook of Assessment, Management, & Performance, Springer International, New York, NY. (2009), ISBN 978-0-38779-933-9.
Book chapters:
Zsidisin, George A. “Supply Chain Risk: Transcending Research Beyond Disruptions,” in: The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Emergency Management, Robert Gephart, Karin Svedberg Helgesson, C. Chet Miller, eds. Routledge (forthcoming).
Zsidisin, George A. and Barbara Gaudenzi, “Transcending Beyond Finance for Managing Foreign Exchange Risk,” in: Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Security in Business, Kurt Engemann, ed., Routledge (forthcoming).
Journal Articles
Gaudenzi, Barbara, George A. Zsidisin, Janet L. Hartley, and Lutz Kaufmann, “An Exploration of Factors Influencing the Choice of Commodity Price Risk Mitigation Strategies,” Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (forthcoming).
Zsidisin, George A., Boyana N. Petkova, Lance W. Saunders, and Mark Bisseling, “Identifying and Managing Supply Quality Risk,” International Journal of Logistics Management Vol. 27, No. 3 (2016), pp. 908-930.
Zsidisin, George A., Boyana N. Petkova, and Lammertjan Dam, “Examining the Influence of Supply Chain Glitches on Shareholder Wealth: Does the Reason Matter?” International Journal of Production Research Vol. 54, No. 1 (2016), pp. 69-82.
Zsidisin, George A., Boyana N. Petkova, and Lammertjan Dam, “Examining the Influence of Supply Chain Glitches on Shareholder Wealth: Does the Reason Matter?” International Journal of Production Research (2015, forthcoming).
Jia, Fu and George A. Zsidisin, “Supply Relational Risk: What Role Does Guanxi Play?” Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 35, No 3, (2014), pp. 259-267.
Zsidisin, George A., Janet L. Hartley, Lutz Kaufmann, and Barbara Gaudenzi, “ Managing Commodity Price Volatility and Risk,” Inside Supply Management, Vol 25, No. 2, March (2014), pp. 34-35.
Zsidisin, George A., Janet L. Hartley, and Wesley A. Collins, “Integrating Student Projects with Real World Problems: The Case of Managing Commodity Price Risk,” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 18, No. 4, (2013), pp. 389-397.
Hartley, Janet L. and George A. Zsidisin, “Managing the Commodity Roller Coaster,” Inside Supply Management, Vol. 23, No. 6, August (2012), pp. 22-25.
Zsidisin, George A. “Managing Commodity Pricing and Availability Volatility,” http://www.capsresearch.org/Research/Critical_Issues.aspx (2012).
Zsidisin, George A. and Janet L. Hartley, “A Strategy for Managing Commodity Price Risk,” Supply Chain Management Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, March/April (2012), pp. 46-53.
Zsidisin, George A. and Stephan M. Wagner, “Do Perceptions Become Reality?: The Moderating Role of Supply Chain Resiliency on Disruption Occurrence,” Journal of Business Logistics Vol. 31, No. 2, (2010), pp. 1-20.
Zsidisin, George A., Stephan M. Wagner, Steven A. Melnyk, Gary L. Ragatz, and Laird A. Burns, “Supply Risk Perceptions and Practices: An Exploratory Comparison of German and U.S. Supply Management Professionals,” International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management Vol. 8, No. 4 (2008), pp. 401-419.
Zsidisin, George A., “Business and Supply Chain Continuity,” http://www.capsresearch.org/publications/pdfs-protected/cir012007.pdf (2007).
Swink, Morgan and George A. Zsidisin, “On the Benefits and Risks of Focused Commitment to Suppliers,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 44, No. 20 (2006), pp. 4223-4240.
Zsidisin, George A. and Michael E. Smith, “Managing Supply Risk with Early Supplier Involvement: A Case Study and Research Propositions,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 41, No. 4 (2005), pp. 44-57.
Zsidisin, George A., Steven A. Melnyk, and Gary L. Ragatz, “An Institutional Theory Perspective of Business Continuity Planning for Purchasing and Supply Management,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 43, No. 16 (2005), pp. 3401-3420.
Melnyk, Steven A., George A. Zsidisin, and Gary L. Ragatz, “The Plan Before the Storm,” APICS Magazine (cover story), Vol. 15, No. 10, November/December, (2005), pp. 32-35.
Zsidisin, George A., Gary L. Ragatz, and Steven A. Melnyk, “The ‘Dark Side’ of Supply Chain Management,” Supply Chain Management Review, Vol. 9, No. 2 (2005), pp. 46-52.
Zsidisin, George A., “Managing Commodity Spend in Turbulent Times,” http://www.capsresearch.org/publications/pdfs-protected/cir062005.pdf (2005).
Zsidisin, George A., Gary L. Ragatz, and Steven A. Melnyk, “Supply Continuity Planning: Taking Control of Risk,” Inside Supply Management (cover story), Vol. 16, No 1, January, (2005), pp. 21-26.
Zsidisin, George A., Lisa M. Ellram, Joseph R. Carter, and Joseph L. Cavinato, “An Analysis of Supply Risk Assessment Techniques,” International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 34, No. 5 (2004), pp. 397-413.
Schlosser, Matthew A. and George A. Zsidisin, “Hedging Fuel Surcharge Price Fluctuations,” Practix: Good Practices in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, www.capsresearch.org, (2004).
Zsidisin, George A. “A Grounded Definition of Supply Risk,” Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, Vol. 9, No. 5/6 (2003), pp. 217-224.
Zsidisin, George A. and Lisa M. Ellram, “An Agency Theory Investigation of Supply Risk Management,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 39, No. 3 (2003), pp. 15-27.
Zsidisin, George A., “Managerial Perceptions of Supply Risk,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 39, No.1, (2003), pp. 14-25.
Zsidisin, George A., “Measuring Supply Risk: An Example from Europe,” PRACTIX: Best Practices in Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol. 4, No. 3 (2001), pp. 1-6.
Zsidisin, George A., Alex Panelli, and Rebecca Upton, “Purchasing Organization Involvement in Risk Assessments, Contingency Plans, and Risk Management: An Exploratory Study,” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 5, No. 4 (2000), pp. 187-197.
Zsidisin, George A. and Lisa M. Ellram, “Supply Risk Assessment Analysis,” PRACTIX: Best Practices in Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1999), pp. 9-12.
First ever ISCRiM meeting held at the Crewe Campus of Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).
ISCRiM was started by Clare Brindley and Prof Bob Ritchie from MMU and the photograph includes Clare Brindley, Bob Ritchie, John Morris from MMU, George Zsisidin, Robert Lindroth, Andreas Norman and Ulf Paulsson, who were all founder members.
This was ISCRiM’s first dinner held at the White Lion Hotel, Cheshire, England. The initial meeting grew from a paper presented by John Morris in Canada.