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Indiana University Bloomington

Institute of Business Analytics

Alfonso J. Pedraza-Martinez

Contact Information

(812) 855-6227
alpedraz [at] indiana [dot] edu (E-mail)
Business School, Room 570B

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  • Assistant Professor

Campus

  • Bloomington

Education

  • PhD, Management, INSEAD, 2011
  • MS, Management, INSEAD, 2009
  • MS, Economics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2004
  • BS, Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, 1998

Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, INSEAD, France, UAE, 2011
  • Instructor, Research Assistant, Universidad de los Andes School of Management, 2003-2006
  • Humanitarian Logistician, Office of the Mayor, Bogota, 1999-2003
  • Administrative Assistant, Ministry of Environment-SENA-SECAB, 1998-1999

Awards, Honors & Certifications

  • Best Paper Award - "Decentralization and Earmarked Funding in Humanitarian Logistics for Relief and Development" - Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management Track, POMS. 2012
  • Best PhD Proposal Award -"Last Mile Vehicle Fleet Management in Humanitarian Operations"- College of Sustainable Operations, POMS, 2010
  • Best Paper Award - "Vehicle Replacement in the International Committee of the Red Cross" - Ninth Trans-Atlantic Doctoral Conference, London Business School, 2009

Professional Interests

Humanitarian Logistics, Sustainability, Operations Management in Emerging Markets, Global Supply Chains

Current Projects

  • Decentralization and Earmarked Funding in Humanitarian Logistics for Relief and Development (with M. Besiou and L.N. Van Wassenhove). INSEAD Working Paper 2012/10/TOM/ISIC
  • Fleet Management Coordination in Decentralized Humanitarian Operations (with S. Hasija and L.N. Van Wassenhove). Working Paper
  • Evidence-Based Research in Humanitarian Fleet Management (with O. Stapleton and L.N. Van Wassenhove). Working Paper
  • Logistics Network Design in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (with J. Stauffer). Ongoing Analysis
  • Funding Structures in Humanitarian Relief and Development Programs (with A. Aflaki). Ongoing Analysis

Selected Publications

  • Pedraza Martinez, Alfonso J., Orla Stapleton, and Luk N. Van Wassenhove (2011), "Field Vehicle Fleet Management in Humanitarian Operations: A Case-based Approach," Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 29, No. 5, July, pp. 404-421. Read Abstract ››

  • Pedraza Martinez, A. J. and Luk N. Van Wassenhove (2009), "Vehicle Replacement in the International Committee of the Red Cross," Production and Operations Management. Read Abstract ››