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Scott Webster

The Steven Becker Professor of Supply Chain Management

315-443-3460
Room: 511
stwebste@syr.edu

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PhD (operations management and decision sciences), Indiana University

PhD (operations management and decision sciences), Indiana University


Research Topics

  • Risk and uncertainty in supply chains

Undergraduate and graduate courses in operations and supply chain management.

Professor Webster's research focuses on issues related to improving competitiveness through logistics, including scheduling, policies for managing a supply chain, and the design of distribution networks.

Webster recently held one of two prestigious Whitman Research Fellowships in the school (2004-2006).

Selected Publications

Kazaz, B. and S. Webster, “The Impact of Yield-Dependent Trading Costs on Pricing and Production Planning under Supply Uncertainty,” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 13:3 (2011), 404-417.

Webster, S., R. Ruben, and K.K. Yang, “Impact of Storage Assignment Decisions on a Bucket Brigade Order Picking Line,” Production and Operations Management, 21:2 (2012), 276-290.

Wu, Z., B. Kazaz, S. Webster, and K.K. Yang, "Ordering, Pricing, and Lead-Time Quotation under Lead-Time and Demand Uncertainty," Production and Operations Management, 21:3 (2012), 576-589.

Benaroch, M., S. Webster, B. Kazaz, “Impact of Sourcing Flexibility on the Outsourcing of Services under Demand Uncertainty,” European Journal of Operational Research, 219:2 (2012), 272-283.

Principles of Supply Chain Management, 2nd edition, Dynamic Ideas, Belmont, MA, 2009.

Selected Publications

    Honors

    • Syracuse University Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence, 2012