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Gyula Vastag
Global Trends of Performance Enhancing Operational Practices in Supply Chain Management (SCM)

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Széchenyi István University, Győr
business and management
Doctoral School of Regional Sciences and Business Administration

Thesis supervisor: Gyula Vastag
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Széchenyi István Egyetem Regionális és Gazdaságtudományi Doktori Iskola
Abbreviation of location of studies: SZE


Description of the research topic:

The PhD candidate, to complete his/her education, is expected to work on collecting and analyzing plant-level data on global trends in supply chain management. This project offers an unrivaled opportunity to join established global networks of scholars, to get to know the paradigms of SCM, to gain valuable experience in analyzing and interpreting data, to master both quantitative (e.g., statistical data analysis) and qualitative research (e.g., case writing)
methodologies, and, most importantly, to publish the results in leading journals.
Preference will be given to applicants with solid statistical skills. Knowledge of simulation methodologies is a plus.
Related papers (selection)
Whybark, D. Clay, and Gyula Vastag, eds. Global Manufacturing Practices: A Worldwide Survey of Practices in Production Planning and Control. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1993, 486 pages.
Vastag, Gyula. The Theory of Performance Frontiers. Journal of Operations Management, 18(3), April 2000, 353-360.
Vastag, Gyula, and D. Clay Whybark. Inventory Management: Is There a Knock-On Effect? International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 93-94 (January 2005), 129-138.
Schmenner, Roger W., and Gyula Vastag. Revisiting the Theory of Production Competence: Extensions and Cross-Validations. Journal of Operations Management, vol. 24, no. 6 (December 2006), 893-909.
Vastag, Gyula, Sándor Kerekes, and Dennis A. Rondinelli. Evaluation of Corporate Environmental Management Approaches: A Framework and Application. International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 13, nos. 2-3 (August 1996), 193-211.
Rondinelli, Dennis A., and Gyula Vastag. Panacea, Common Sense, or Just a Label? The Value of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems. European Management Journal, vol. 18, no. 5 (October 2000), 499-510.
Vastag, Gyula, and Steven A. Melnyk. Certifying Environmental Management Systems by the ISO 14001 Standards. International Journal of Production Research, vol. 40 (2002), no. 18,
4743-4763.
Vastag, Gyula. Revisiting ISO 14000 Diffusion: A New ‘Look’ at the Drivers of Certification. Production and Operations Management, vol. 13, no. 3 (Fall 2004), 260-267.

Required language skills: angol
Number of students who can be accepted: 1

Deadline for application: 2024-05-31


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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