Junwoo Cha

• Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management, 2024, Concentration in Business Analytics, University of Tennessee, Haslam College of Business, Knoxville, TN
• M.S. in Supply Chain Management with Honors, 2020, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
• B.B.A. Major in International Business, Minor in Mandarin Chinese, 2018 SolBridge International School of Business, Daejeon, South Korea

Research theme: Supply network evolution

Research topics: 1. Regulatory policy in pharmaceutical supply chains, 2. Benefits of supply chain complexity in times of disruption

• Operations Management
• Supply Chain Business Analytics
• Procurement Supply Chain Network Evolution
• Network Design
• Supply Chain Complexity

• Cha, J., Wiedmer, R., Kistler, J.T., Paraskevas, J.P., & Tate, W.L. (2023), “A Review of Supply Network Evolution: Cross-Disciplinary Views, Frameworks, Methodologies, and Future Research Agenda.” 54th Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Atlanta, GA.
• Cha, J., Paraskevas, J.P., & Tate, W.L. (2022), “Impacts of Tier-2 Supplier Complexity Reduction and Network Structures on Focal Firm Financial Performance” 53rd Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Houston, TX.
• Cha, J., Kistler, J.T., & Tate, W.L. (2022), “Actual and Unintended Effects of Regulatory Policy in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains: A Social Network Perspective” 53rd Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Houston, TX.
• Cha, J., Paraskevas, J.P., & Tate, W.L. (2022), “Impacts of Tier-2 Supplier Complexity Reduction and Network Structures on Focal Firm Financial Performance” Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Cha, J., Bradley, R.V., & Bichescu, B.C. (2021), “The Impacts of Visibility and Drug Substitution on the Operational Efficiency of Hospital-Based Pharmacy: Decentralized Drug Management with Automated Dispensing Machines” 52nd Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), virtual.
• Cha, J., Tate, W.L., & Kang, D. (2021), “Risk of Disruption in the Highly Intertwined Supply Chain Network: Social Network Analysis” Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

• CSCMP Donald J. Bowersox Doctoral Symposium 2023
• Academy of Management (AOM) OSCM Doctoral Consortium 2023
• University of Tennessee Summer Fellowship Award 2023
• Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Doctoral Consortia 2022
• Pete Patton Memorial Scholarship, Dept. of Supply Chain Management at UTK 2022
• EurOMA Summer School 2022
• Advance Supply Chain Collaborative Doctoral Student Award 2022
• Logistics Doctoral Symposium 2021 & 2022