Research is vital to identifying organizational challenges and discovering long-term innovation in supply chain models. The Center for Supply Chain Research is committed to advancing the field of supply chain through relevant research and ever-evolving expertise. Brent Moritz and Hui Zhao, Co-Research Directors for CSCR, join us to share more about how the center accomplished that goal. Moritz and Zhao are professors at the Penn State Smeal College of Business in the Supply Chain and Information Systems Department.

About

Hui Zhao is a professor of supply chain management and a Charles and Lilian Binder Faculty Fellow. Zhao’s research applies analytics to the healthcare systems with interests in pharmaceutical supply chains, public policy, and innovative design of healthcare systems. Most of her work looks at the incentive misalignment in the healthcare value chain, seeking solutions to resolve such problems. Her work has been published in the top journals in her field and has received multiple awards including a finalist for the prestigious Pierskalla award by INFORMS in 2015, the runner-up for the Ralph Gomory Best Industry Studies Paper Award by the Industry Studies Association (ISA) in 2018, winner of the SCOR innovation award from Smeal/Penn State in 2018, and finalist for the Industry Studies Dissertation award for her PhD student in 2020. In addition to academic contributions, her work also seeks to help government agencies and industry to make informed decisions. Zhao is also actively involved with industry consortiums such as Xavier Health’s Artificial Intelligence Applications in Healthcare Initiative.

Brent B. Moritz is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management. Brent earned his PhD from the Operations and Management Science Department of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. He also holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and an MBA (concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship) from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Prior to obtaining his PhD, Brent held positions in operations and supply chain management at BorgWarner, Eaton and Parker Hannifin. This also included international experience working in Mexico, England and Germany.