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GLEN M. SCHMIDT
Assistant Professor


EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford University
M.B.A., University of Northern Iowa
M.S., Engineering, Kansas State University
B.A., Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bethel College

Phone: 202-687-4486

Email Address: schmidtg@msb.edu

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Professor Schmidt specializes in operations strategy, integrating product design with manufacturing, and supply chain management. His current research focuses on high-tech firms; specifically, how an ability to produce at low cost can contribute to technology leadership. He teaches courses in operations management.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Professor Schmidt worked for Deere & Company for 15 years in a variety of engineering positions, supplier quality management, and components marketing. His industrial experience and academic research have brought him in contact with numerous firms and industries worldwide, and several of his recent case studies have involved Silicon Valley firms. He has published papers, made presentations, and/or held office in a number of professional organizations, including the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).


TEACHING MATERIALS:

  • Link to the Benihana Case

    RESEARCH PAPERS

    1. “Sustaining Technology Leadership can Require Both Cost Competence and Innovative Competence,”Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 2000, lead article, pp. 1-18, with Evan Porteus, Stanford.

    2. “The Impact of an Integrated Marketing and Manufacturing Innovation,” Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Vol. 2, No. 4, Fall 2000, pp. 1-21, with Evan Porteus, Stanford.

    3. “Low-end and High-end Encroachment Strategies for New Products.” 2004. International Journal of Innovation Management. Vol. 8, No. 2.

    4. “Spackling: Smoothing Make-to-order Production of Custom Products with Make-to-stock Production of Standard Items.” Under review. With Kyle Cattani, UNC, and Ely Dahan, UCLA.

    5. “Setting Speculative and Reactive Capacities When an Early Demand Signal is Forthcoming: A Two-Stage, Two-Product Newsvendor Problem.” Under Review. With Kyle Cattani, UNC, and Ely Dahan, UCLA.

    6. “Texturing, Spackling, and Jointing: Strategies for Helping Coordinate Product, Process, and Supply Chain Design.” Working paper. With Kyle Cattani, UNC, and Ely Dahan, UCLA.

    7. “Made in the USA: How a Textile Manufacturer Profitably Produces in San Francisco.” Under review. With With Kyle Cattani, UNC, and Ely Dahan, UCLA.

    8. “Where Do Your Operational Competences Position You in a Competitive Challenge in Product Development?” Under review. With Evan Porteus, Stanford.

    9. “Diffusion of a New Product: Due to Changes in Product Attributes and Costs?” Under review. With Cheryl Druehl, UMD.

    10. “Low-End Encroachment: A Framework to Describe the Diffusion of Disruptive Technology.” Under review. With Cheryl Druehl, UMD.

    11. “Impact of Product Type and Market Structure on Clockspeed.” Under review.

    REFEREED TEACHING PUBLICATIONS

    1. “The OM Triangle.” 2005. Operations Management Education Review. Vol. 1, No. 1.

    2. “Benihana: A New Look at an Old Classic.” 2005. Operations Management Education Review. Vol. 1, No. 1. With Ricardo Ernst, Georgetown.

    3. “The Pooling Principle.” 2005. INFORMS Transactions on Education. Vol. 5, No. 2. With Kyle Cattani, UNC.

    4. “Seagate Quantum: Encroachment Strategies.” 2005. INFORMS Transactions on Education. Vol. 5, No. 2. With Jan Van Mieghem, Northwestern University.

    CASE STUDIES

    1. Schmidt, Glen, and Samuel Wood (1999), “The Growth of Intel and the Learning Curve,” Case OIT-27, Stanford GSB, and Case Teaching Note OIT-27T, Stanford GSB. Available through Harvard Business School Press.

    2. Schmidt, Glen, Hau Lee, and Jin Whang (1998), “Tong Yang Cement (A): Logistics and Incentives.” Available through Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum.

    3. Schmidt, Glen, Hau Lee, and Jin Whang (1998), “Tong Yang Cement (B): Demand Forecasting and Globalization.” Available through Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum.

    4. chmidt, Glen, Hau Lee, and Jin Whang (1997), “HP’s DaVinci Project: New Order Fulfillment Process for HP’s North American Distribution Organization.” Available through Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum.

    5. Farlow, David, Glen Schmidt, and Andy Tsay (1996), “Supplier Management at Sun Microsystems (A): Managing the Supplier Relationship,” Stanford University Grad. School of Business, Case OIT-16. (Case supervisor: Dr. Charles Holloway). Available through Harvard Business School Press.

    6. Farlow, David, Glen Schmidt, and Andy Tsay (1996), “Supplier Management at Sun Microsystems (B): Managing Risk in the Supplier Relationship,” Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Case OIT-17. (Case supervisor: Dr. Charles Holloway). Available through Harvard Business School Press.

    7. Homa, Ken and Glen Schmidt (2004), “River dot-com,” Georgetown University.