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Refereed Journal Publications - Dr. Beamon

Sustainability

Beamon, Benita M. (2008). “Sustainability and the Future of Supply Chain Management”, Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 4-18. PDF Version

Beamon, Benita M. (2005). “Environmental and Sustainability Ethics in Supply Chain Management”, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 221-234. PDF Version

Beamon, Benita M. and Clara Fernandes (2004). “Supply Chain Network Configuration for Product Recovery”, Production Planning and Control, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 270-281. PDF Version

Beamon, Benita M. (1999). “Designing the Green Supply Chain”, Logistics Information Management, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 332-342. Awarded most outstanding paper of 1998 in Logistics Information Management.

Beamon, Benita M. and Paul Griffin (1999). “A Simulation-Based Methodology for Analyzing Congestion and Emissions on a Transportation Network”, Simulation, Vol. 72, No. 2, pp. 105-114.

Humanitarian Relief

Balcik, Burcu, Benita M. Beamon and Karen Smilowitz (2008). “Last Mile Distribution in Humanitarian Relief”, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 51-63. PDF Version

Balcik, Burcu and Benita M. Beamon (2008). “Facility Location in Humanitarian Relief”, International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, Vol. 11, No.2, pp. 101-121. PDF Version

Beamon, Benita M. and Burcu Balcik (2008). “Performance Measurement in Humanitarian Relief Chains”, International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 4-25. PDF Version

Beamon, Benita M. and Stephen A. Kotleba (2006). “Inventory Modeling for Complex Emergencies in Humanitarian Relief Operations”, International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1-18. PDF Version

Beamon, Benita M. and Stephen A. Kotleba (2006). “Inventory Management Support Systems for Emergency Humanitarian Relief Operations in South Sudan”, The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 187-212. PDF Version

Supply Chain Systems

Xu, Lei and Benita M. Beamon (2006). “Supply Chain Coordination and Cooperation Mechanisms: An Attribute-Based Approach”, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Winter, pp. 4-12. PDF Version

Beamon, Benita M. and Victoria C.P. Chen (2001). “Performance Analysis of Conjoined Supply Chains”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 39, No. 14, pp. 3195-3218. PDF Version

Sabri, Ehap H. and Benita M. Beamon (2000). “A Multi-Objective Approach to Simultaneous Strategic and Operational Planning in Supply Chain Design”, OMEGA, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 581-598. PDF Version One of the top 25 requested articles in OMEGA from April 2002 - April 2004.

Beamon, Benita M. (1999). “Measuring Supply Chain Performance”, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 275-292. (Reprinted in The Journal of Enterprise Resource Management, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 46-63.)

Beamon, Benita M. (1998). “Supply Chain Design and Analysis: Models and Methods”, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 281-294. One of the top 25 requested articles in the International Journal of Production Economics from April 2002 - April 2004.

Beamon, Benita M. and Tonja M. Ware (1998). “A Process Quality Model for the Analysis, Improvement, and Control of Supply Chain Systems”, Logistics Information Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 105-113. (Reprinted in the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol. 28, No. 9/10, pp. 704-715.) Awarded most outstanding paper of 1998 in Logistics Information Management.

Production Systems

Beamon, Benita M. and Jose M. Bermudo (2000). “A Hybrid Push/Pull Control Algorithm for Multi-Stage, Multi-Line Production Systems”, Production Planning and Control, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 349-356.

Beamon, Benita M. (1999). “System Reliability and Congestion in a Material Handling System”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 673-684.

Beamon, Benita M. (1998). “Performance, Reliability, and Performability of Material Handling Systems”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 377-393.

Beamon, Benita M. (1998). “Reliability in Design of Fixed-Path Material Handling Systems”, Engineering Design and Automation, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 285-292.

Beamon, Benita M. and Victoria C.P. Chen (1998). “Performability-Based Fleet Sizing in a Material Handling System”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 441-449.

Beamon, Benita M. and Ajit N. Deshpande (1998). “A Mathematical Programming Approach to Simultaneous Unit-Load and Fleet-Sizing Optimization in Material Handling Systems Design”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 14, No. 11, pp. 858-863.

Beamon, Benita M. and Ajit N. Deshpande (1998). “Performance-Based Unit-Load Optimization in Material Handling Systems Design”, Production Planning and Control, Vol. 9, No. 7, pp. 634-639.