Dr. Glenn Richey is the
Harbert Eminent Scholar in Supply Chain Management. His role is to help advance
supply chain management research and teaching in the Harbert College of
Business at Auburn University. Dr. Richey engages in industry based
research and enjoys building research and student relationships between
academia and practice. In addition to his formal education, Dr. Richey
has an executive certificate in international business from the University of
South Carolina. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Richey worked for 10 years in
managerial positions across several functional areas including procurement,
sales, retail consulting, warehousing, finishing/manufacturing and
logistics/supply chain operations for two companies: Scott Paper Co. and
Genuine Parts Company’s S.P. Richards Division. When not at work, he
enjoys his relaxation time and travel with his wife of 22 years,
Suzanne, and his two sons, Max and Rob.
Research Dr. Richey has published over seventy articles in peer
reviewed scholarly journals since 2003 including, but not limited to: Business
Horizons, Industrial Marketing Management (IMM), International Marketing Review
(IMR), International Journal of Logistics Management (IJLM), International
Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (IJPDLM), Journal of
Applied Psychology (JAP), Journal of Business Logistics (JBL), Journal of
Personal Selling and Sales Management (JPSSM), Journal of Business Research
(JBR), Journal of International Management (JIMgt), Journal of International
Marketing (JIM), Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS), Journal of
International Business Studies (JIBS), Journal of Operations Management (JOM),
Journal of World Business (JWB), Journal of Services Marketing (JSM),
Management Decision, Organizational Dynamics, Supply Chain Management Review,
Thunderbird International Business Review, and Transportation Research
(TR:E). He has won numerous awards for his research - recently
including the Cavusgil Award in 2014 for the best contribution to international
marketing management in Journal of International Marketing and
the LaLonde award in 2012 for the best paper in supply chain management &
logistics in the Journal of Business Logistics.
Teaching Dr. Richey has won multiple graduate and undergraduate
teaching awards. He is the 2013 recipient of the University of Alabama’s top
teaching award - the National Alumni Association Outstanding Commitment to Teaching
Award given by alumni, students, and peers. He has taught across six continents
and has led study abroad trips to countries including Brazil, Belgium, Chile,
China, Columbia, the Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Greece, Spain, and Turkey. He
also enjoys mentoring Ph.D. students and has helped place students at schools
such as James Madison University, Mississippi State University, Ohio
University, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Georgia. Dr.
Richey is proud to have served as faculty adviser for many student groups and
also has served as a mentor to many student athletes.
Service Dr.
Richey is Senior Editor at Decision Sciences Journal and an
Associate Editor at Journal of Business Logistics and
the Journal of Supply Chain Management. He serves on several
editorial review boards including: the Journal of World Business, Industrial
Marketing Management, Supply Chain Management: An International
Journal, International Journal of Physical Distribution &
Logistics Management (IJPDLM), and International Journal of
Logistics Management. In 2013, Dr. Richey won the Emerald Publishing’s
Leading Editor Award as co-editor of IJPDLM. He maintains active
memberships of the Academy of International Business, Council of Supply Chain
Management Professionals, and the Food Industry University Coalition of the
National Grocers Association. He holds an Associate professorship at the
University of Edinburgh (UK) where he assists with research.