Tobias Schoenherr
Email: schoenherr@broad.msu.edu
John Hoagland - Richard Metzler Professor in Purchasing and Supply Management
Department: Supply Chain Management
Phone: (517) 432-6437
Areas of Expertise
- Biography Tobias Schoenherr is the Hoagland-Metzler Endowed Professor in Purchasing and Supply Management. Recently recognized to be among the Top 10 thoughts leaders worldwide in supply chain management research, he is an award-winning scholar and teacher focusing on the area of sourcing, with a particular interest in buyer-supplier relationships. He is also currently serving as the Co-Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Operations and Production Management.Professor Schoenherr holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management and Decision Sciences from Indiana University, Bloomington, from where he also obtained his B.Sc. and M.B. He also holds a Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) from the European School of Business, Reutlingen University, Germany, and is an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). Dr. Schoenherr has taught purchasing, operations and supply chain management courses, both graduate and undergraduate, at Michigan State University, Indiana University, Eastern Michigan University, Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University (The Netherlands), Yonsei University (South Korea), the International Graduate Business School in Zagreb (Croatia), and the Central European University, Budapest (Hungary).Professor Schoenherr’s work has appeared in more than 75 peer-reviewed publications, including Management Science, the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Decision Sciences, and the Journal of Business Logistics, among others. The many research awards and recognitions he received include the Institute for Supply Management’s Senior Research Fellowship, the John D. and Dortha J. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar Award, the MSU Teacher-Scholar Award, and the Jack Meredith Best Paper Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Operations Management during the last five years. Some of Professor Schoenherr’s teaching awards include the Richard J. Lewis Quality of Excellence Award, the Michigan Campus Compact Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award, and MSU's Lilly Teaching Fellowship.
- Education Ph.D. Operations Management & Decision Sciences 2005, Indiana University
- Publications ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, Elliot Bendoly, Daniel G. Bachrach, Anthony C. Hood. “Task Interdependence Impacts on Reciprocity in IT Implementation Teams: Bringing out the Worst in Us, or Driving Responsibility?” Production and Operations Management, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2017, pp. 667-685.ArticleRoy, Vivek, Parikshit Charan, Tobias Schoenherr, and B.S. Sahay. “Ensuring Supplier Participation towards addressing Sustainability-Oriented Objectives of the Mid-Day Meal Supply Chain: Insights from The Akshaya Patra Foundation,” International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2018, pp. 456-475.ArticleGriffith, David A., Jessica J. Hoppner, Hannah S. Lee, and Tobias Schoenherr. “The Influence of the Structure of Interdependence on the Response to Inequity in Buyer-Supplier Relationships,” Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 54, No. 1, 2017, pp. 124-137.ArticleRamkumar, M, Tobias Schoenherr, and Mamata Jenamani. “Risk Assessment of Outsourcing E-Procurement Services: Integrating SWOT Analysis with a Modified ANP-Based Fuzzy Inference System,” Production Planning & Control, Vol. 27, No. 14, 2016, pp. 1171-1190.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Stephan M. Wagner. “Supplier Involvement in the Fuzzy Front End of New Product Development: An Investigation of Homophily, Benevolence and Market Turbulence,” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 180, October 2016, pp. 101-113.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias. “Mobile Devices and Applications for Supply Chain Management: Process, Contingency and Performance Effects,” Transportation Journal, Vol. 55, No. 4, 2016, pp. 333-381.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Morgan Swink. “The Role of Supply Chain Intelligence in New Product Launch Success,” Decision Sciences, Vol. 46, No. 5, October 2015, pp. 901-936.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, Sriram Narayanan, and Ram Narasimhan. “Trust Formation in Outsourcing Relationships: A Social Exchange Theoretic Perspective,” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 169 (November), 2015, pp. 401-412.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, Ram Narasimhan and Piyas Bandyopadhyay. “The Assurance of Food Safety in Supply Chains via Relational Networking,” International Journal of Operations and Productions Management, Vol. 35, No. 12, December 2015, pp. 1662-1687.ArticleKim, Hyojin, Daesik Hur, and Tobias Schoenherr. “When Buyer-Driven Knowledge Transfer really Works: The Contingency Effects of a Supplier’s Absorptive Capacity and Innovativeness,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 51, No. 3, July 2015, pp. 33-60. Finalist for the 2015 Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award.ArticleWynstra, F., Martin Spring, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Service Triads: A Research Agenda for Buyer-Supplier-Customer Triads in Business Services,” Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 35, May 2015, pp. 1-20ArticleNarasimhan, Ram, Tobias Schoenherr, Brian Jacobs, and Myung Kyo (M.K.) Kim. “The Financial Impact of FSC Certification in the United States: A Contingency Perspective,” Decision Sciences, Vol. 46, No. 3, June 2015, pp. 527-563.ArticleSwink, Morgan, and Tobias Schoenherr. “The Effects of Cross-Functional Integration on Profitability, Process Efficiency, and Asset Productivity,” Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 36, No. 1 (March), 2015, pp. 69-87. Finalist for the 2016 Bernard J. LaLonde Best Paper Award.ArticleNarayanan, Sriram, Ram Narasimhan, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Assessing the Contingent Effects of Collaboration on Agility Performance in Buyer-Supplier Relationships,” Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2015, pp. 140-154.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias. “Service-Learning in Supply Chain Management: Benefits, Challenges and Best Practices.” Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2015, pp. 45-70.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, Vincent A. Mabert. “Goal Orientation and Preparation Process in Online Reverse Auctions: A Comparative Investigation Taking a Transaction Cost Economics Lens,” Transportation Journal, Vol. 53, No. 4, 2014, pp. 381-423. Finalist for the Best Paper published in the Journal during 2014-2015ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, David A. Griffith, and Aruna Chandra. “Intangible Capital, Knowledge and New Product Development Competence: An Investigation of Process, Interaction and Contingency Effects,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 52, No. 16, August 2014, pp. 4916-4929.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, Sachin B. Modi, Srinivas Talluri, and G. Tomas M. Hult. “Antecedents and Performance Outcomes of Strategic Environmental Sourcing: An Investigation of Resource-Based Process and Contingency Effects,” Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2014, pp. 172-190.ArticleTummala, V.M. Rao, Tobias Schoenherr, and Thomas Harrison. “Integrating FMEA with the Supply Chain Risk Management Process to Facilitate Supply Chain Design Decisions,” Production and Inventory Management Journal, Vol. 49, No. 1, 2014, pp. 24-70.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, David A. Griffith, and Aruna Chandra. “Knowledge Management in Supply Chains: Differentiating between Explicit and Tacit Knowledge,” Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 35, No. 2, June 2014, pp. 121-135.ArticleTate, Wendy L., Lisa L. Ellram, Tobias Schoenherr, and Ken E. Petersen. “Global Competitive Conditions driving the Manufacturing Location Decision,” Business Horizons, Vol. 57, No. 3, 2014, pp. 381-390.ArticleBlome, Constantin, Tobias Schoenherr, Dominik Eckstein. “The Impact of Knowledge Transfer and Complexity on Supply Chain Flexibility: A Knowledge-Based View,” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 147, Part B, January 2014, pp. 307-316.ArticleNarasimhan, Ram, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Revisiting the Progression of Competitive Capabilities: Results from a Repeated Cross-Sectional Investigation,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 51, No. 22, 2013, pp. 6631-6650.ArticleBlome, Constantin, Tobias Schoenherr (first two authors contributed equally and are listed in alphabetical order), Matthias Kaesser. “Ambidextrous Governance in Supply Chains: The Impact on Innovation and Cost Performance,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 49, No. 4, October 2013, pp. 59-80.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias and Srinivas Talluri. “Environmental Sustainability Initiatives: A Comparative Analysis of Plant Efficiencies in Europe and the U.S.,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 60, No. 2, May 2013, pp. 353-365.ArticleTalluri, Srinivas, Myung Kyo (M.K.) Kim, and Tobias Schoenherr. “The Relationship Between Operating Efficiency and Service Quality: Are They Compatible?” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 51, No. 8, April 2013, pp. 2548-2567.ArticleBlome, Constantin, Tobias Schoenherr (first two authors contributed equally and are listed in alphabetical order), and Daniel Rexhausen. “Antecedents and Enablers of Supply Chain Agility and its Effect on Performance.” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 51, No. 4, February 2013, pp. 1295-1318.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias. “The Role of Environmental Management in Sustainable Business Development: A Multi-Country Investigation,” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 140, No. 1, November 2012, pp. 116-128.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, Sachin B. Modi, W. C. Benton, Craig R. Carter, Thomas Y. Choi, Paul D. Larson, Michiel R. Leenders, Vincent A. Mabert, Ram Narasimhan, and Stephan M. Wagner. “Research Opportunities in Purchasing and Supply Management,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 50, No. 16, August 2012, pp. 4556-4579.ArticleNarasimhan, Ram, and Tobias Schoenherr. “The Effects of Integrated Supply Management and Environmental Management Practices on Relative Competitive Quality Advantage,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 50, No. 4, February 2012, pp. 1185-1201.ArticleArnold, Ulli, Joerg Neubauer, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Explicating Factors for Companies’ Inclination towards Corruption in Operations and Supply Chain Management: An Exploratory Study in Germany,” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 138, No. 1, 2012, pp. 136-147.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Morgan Swink. “Revisiting the Arcs of Integration: Cross-Validations and Extensions,” Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 34, No. 1-2, 2012, pp. 99-115. Jack Meredith Best Paper Award 2017, for the best paper published in the Journal during the last five years.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, Damien Power, Ram Narasimhan, and Danny Samson. “Competitive Capabilities among Manufacturing Plants in Developing, Emerging, and Industrialized Countries: A Comparative Analysis,” Decision Sciences, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2012, pp. 37-71.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Ram Narasimhan. “The Fit between Capabilities and Priorities and its Impact on Performance Improvement: Revisiting and Extending the Theory of Production Competence,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 50, No. 14, July 2012, pp. 3755-3775.ArticleTummala, V.M. Rao, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Assessing and Managing Risks Using the Supply Chain Risk Management Process (SCRMP),” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 16, No. 6, 2011, pp. 474-483. Emerald Literati Network, 2012 Award for Excellence, Highly Commended Award Winner for Papers published in 2011.ArticleBlome, Constantin, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Supply Risk Management in Financial Crises – A multiple Case Study Approach,” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 134, No. 1, 2011, pp. 43-57.ArticlePower, Damien, Tobias Schoenherr, and Danny Samson. “Assessing the Effectiveness of Quality Management in a Global Context,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 58, No. 2, 2011, pp. 307-322.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Vincent A. Mabert. “An Exploratory Study of Procurement Strategies for multi-item RFQs in B2B Markets: Antecedents and Impact on Performance,” Production and Operations Management, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2011, pp. 214-234.
ArticleTummala, V.M. Rao, and Tobias Schoenherr. “An Implementation Decision Framework for Supply Chain Management: A Case Study,” International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2011, pp. 198-213.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Vincent A. Mabert. “A Comparison of Online and Offline Procurement in B2B Markets: Results from a Large-Scale Survey,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2011, pp. 827-846.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, Ditmar Hilpert, Ashok K. Soni, M.A. Venkataramanan, and Vincent A. Mabert. “Enterprise Systems Complexity and its Antecedents: A Grounded-Theory Approach,” International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 30, No. 6, 2010, pp. 639-668.
ArticlePower, Damien, Tobias Schoenherr, and Danny Samson. “The Cultural Characteristic of Individualism/collectivism: A Comparative Study of Implications for Investment in Operations between Emerging Asian and Industrialized Western Countries,” Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2010, pp. 206-222.
ArticleSchultz, Kenneth L., Tobias Schoenherr, and David Nembhard. “An Example and a Proposal Concerning the Correlation of Worker Processing Times in Parallel Tasks,” Management Science, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2010, pp. 176-191.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias. “Outsourcing Decisions in Global Supply Chains: An Exploratory Multi-Country Survey,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2010, pp. 343-378.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias. “Logistics and Supply Chain Management Applications within a Global Context: An Overview,” Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2009, pp. 1-25.
ArticleDay, Jamison M., P. Daniel Wright, Tobias Schoenherr, M.A. Venkataramanan, and Kevin Gaudette. “Improving Routing and Scheduling Decisions at a Distributor of Industrial Gases,” OMEGA – The International Journal of Management Science, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2009, pp. 227 – 237.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, V. M. Rao Tummala, and Thomas P. Harrison. “Assessing Supply Chain Risks with the Analytic Hierarchy Process: Providing Decision Support for the Offshoring Decision by a U.S. Manufacturing Company,” Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol. 14, No.2, 2008, pp. 100-111.
ArticleTummala, V.M. Rao, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Best Practices for the Implementation of Supply Chain Management Initiatives,” International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2008, pp. 391-410.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias. “Diffusion of Online Reverse Auctions for B2B Procurement: An Exploratory Study,” International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2008, pp. 259-278.
ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Vincent A. Mabert. “The Effect of Buyer-Imposed Bidding Requirements and Bundle Structure on Purchase Performance,” The Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2007, pp. 27-39.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and V.M. Rao Tummala. “Electronic Procurement: A Structured Literature Review and Directions for Future Research,” International Journal of Procurement Management, Vol. 1, No. 1/2, 2007, pp. 8-37 [Invited lead paper for the inaugural issue of IJPM.].ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Vincent A. Mabert. “Online Reverse Auctions: Common Myths versus Evolving Reality,” Business Horizons, Vol. 50, No. 5, 2007, pp. 373-384.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias, and Vincent A. Mabert. “Bundling for B2B Procurement: Current State and Best Practices,” International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2006, pp. 189-213.ArticleBendoly, Elliot, and Tobias Schoenherr. “ERP System- and Implementation-Benefits: Implications for B2B E-Procurement,” International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2005, pp. 304-319.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias. “Deciding on the Appropriateness of B2B Reverse Auction Technology: An AHP Approach combined with Integer Programming,” Journal of International Technology and Information Management, Vol. 13, No.1/2, 2004, pp. 21-32.ArticleKim, Yoon Hee, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Supply Chain Integration and Outsourcing Efficiency: The Effects of Product and Process Integration with Customers and Suppliers, and the Moderating Role of Cross-Functional Collaboration,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2018, pp. 42-64.ArticleSchoenherr, Tobias. “Leveraging Suppliers for Product Innovation Performance: The Moderating Role of Intellectual Capital,” Transportation Journal, Vol. 57, No. 4, 2018, pp. 365-398.ArticleWang, Ying, Fu Jia, Tobias Schoenherr, and Yu Gong. “Supply Chain-Based Business Model Innovation: The Case of a Cross-Border E-Commerce Company,” Sustainability, Vol. 10, No. 12, 2018, pp. 1-23.ArticleRoy, Vivek, Tobias Schoenherr, and Parikshit Charan. “The Thematic Landscape of Literature in Sustainable Supply Chain management (SSCM): A Review of the Principal Facets in SSCM Development,” International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 38, No. 4, 2018, pp. 1091-1124.ArticleHwang, Sunil, Hyojin Kim, Daesik Hur, and Tobias Schoenherr. “Interorganizational Information Processing and the Contingency Effects of Buyer-Incurred Uncertainty in a Supplier’s Component Development Project.” International Journal of Production Economics (forthcoming).ArticleFor a most up-to-date listing of publications, please see https://scholars.msu.edu/scholar/stack/9186/TOBIAS-SCHOENHERR
- Courses
- SCM 371: Procurement and Supply Management
- SCM 886: Strategic Sourcing
- SCM 833: Decision Support Models
- PIM 875: Supply Chain Management II
- SCM 852: Supply Management
- SCM 849: Supply Market Analysis
- SCM 825: Strategic Sourcing
- SCM 918: Procurement and Sourcing Theory
- Awards
- Best Reviewer Awards
Journal of Business Logistics (2016), Journal of Operations Management (2008 and 2010), Decision Sciences (2013), Journal of Supply Chain Management (2008), Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (2011) - Best Associate Editor Award
Journal of Operations Management (2013) - Lilly Fellow, 2010-2011
A program to support faculty who will become future faculty leaders and models for their peers, and to inspire a broad range of faculty at all ranks to pursue excellence in teaching. - Richard J. Lewis Quality of Excellence Award, 2011
An award give to those who advanced the mission of the College through their achievements in continuous improvement and innovation; given by the Broad School Alumni Association. - Michigan Campus Compact Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award, 2012
A bi-annual award given by Michigan Campus Compact to recognize faculty that have made most impact in the area of service-learning at member institutions. - Award for Excellence, Emerald Literati Network, 2012
An annual award given to highly commended papers published in "Supply Chain Management: An International Journal". - John D. and Dortha J. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar Award, 2012
An award made to junior faculty who have demonstrated superior performance in teaching, research and service; intended to encourage junior faculty who are likely to be awarded in the future with professorships or chairs. - MSU Teacher-Scholar Award, 2013
An award made to six MSU faculty annually who early in their careers have earned the respect of students and colleagues for their devotion to and skill in teaching. - Jack Meredith Best Paper Award 2017
Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Operations Management during the last five years.
- Media Mentions
- ARTICLEEveryone Keeps Talking About The Supply Chain & Holiday Shopping, But What's Happening?
November 16, 2021
Outlet: Romper - ARTICLEHow businesses can move from just green initiatives to true social good
November 10, 2021
Outlet: Fast Company
The article was also published in 1 other outlet. - ARTICLERetail Execs Dish On What Gives Them A Supply Chain Edge
November 3, 2021
Outlet: Strategic Sourceror - ARTICLEScale, buying power help big companies navigate supply chain disruptions
October 21, 2021
Outlet: Supply Chain Dive - ARTICLESupply chains to shift in the wake of coronavirus
July 9, 2020
Outlet: Washington Examiner Online - ARTICLEWhat CEOs Need To Know As U.S. Industry Rallies To Fight COVID-19
April 10, 2020
Outlet: Chief Executive Magazine - ARTICLELettuce on the blockchain: Walmart's push lends legitimacy to much-hyped technology
October 3, 2018
Outlet: NBC News
The article was also published in 1 other outlet. - ARTICLEMillennials in Supply Chain Discuss Their Weaknesses and Challenges (Part 2)
February 23, 2017
Outlet: Spend Matters - ARTICLEMillennials in Supply Chain Discuss Their Own Strengths (Part 1)
February 22, 2017
Outlet: Spend Matters
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