J. Doug Blocher

• Chairperson and Associate Professor of Operations & Decision Technologies
• Arthur M. Weimer Faculty Fellow

Campus

• Bloomington

Education

• PhD, Purdue University, 1990
• MS, Purdue University, 1983
• BS, Purdue University, 1980

Professional Experience

• Kelley School of Business: Faculty 1991-present
• General Motors: Production Control and Supervision 1983-1987
• Bell Helicopter Textron: Test Engineer 1980-1981
• Union City Body Company: Drafting and Design 1975-1979

Awards, Honors & Certifications

• Kelley Teaching Excellence Recognition Award
• Kelley Research Excellence Award
• MBA Teaching Excellence Award
• Business Week Outstanding Faculty

Professional Interests

Customer Order Scheduling, Changeover Scheduling, Supply Chain Management, Lead Time/Cycle Time Reduction

Selected Publications

• Blocher, J. D., S. P. Choi, and S. Gavirneni (2008), "Value of Sharing Production Yield Information in a Serial Supply Chain," Production and Operations Management, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 1-12. Read Abstract ››

• Blocher, J. D. and D. Chhajed (2008), "Minimizing Customer Order Lead - Time in a Two - Stage Assembly Supply Chain," Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 161, pp. 25-52. Read Abstract ››

• Bendoly, E., J. D. Blocher, K. Bretthauer, and M.A. Venkataramanan (2007), "Service and Cost Benefits through Clicks-and-Mortar Integration, Implications for the  Centralization Decentralization Debate," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 180, No. 1, pp. 426-442. Read Abstract ››

• Bendoly, E., J.D. Blocher, K.M. Bretthauer, S. Krishnan, and M.A. Venkataramanan (2005), "Online/In-Store Integration and Customer Retention", Journal of Service Research, Vol.7, No. 4, May, pp. 313-327. Read Abstract ››