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Nada R. Sanders is an American university professor specializing in forecasting and
supply-chain management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) deals with a system of procurement (purchasing raw materials/components), operations management, logistics and marketing channels, through which raw materials can be developed into finished product ...
. She is the Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at
Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...
. She is also a research scholar, academic editor,
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book author, keynote speaker, business consultant, and corporate board member. Her forecasts describing the impact of the economic crisis on supply disruptions resulting from the
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received media coverage. Her latest book ''The Humachine,'' as well as her 2023 article published in HBR (both co-authored with John D. Wood) explore the influence of
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over world business, culture and skills.''''


Education

Sanders' university degrees include PhD in
operations management Operations management is concerned with designing and controlling the production (economics), production of good (economics), goods and service (economics), services, ensuring that businesses are efficiency, efficient in using resources to meet ...
and logistics from the
Fisher College of Business The Fisher College of Business is the business school of Ohio State University, a public research university in Columbus, Ohio. Fisher's campus is located on the northern part of the university within a partially enclosed business campus adjac ...
,
Ohio State University The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...
, also an MBA and a BS in mechanical engineering.


Career

Sanders has successively been the ''West Chair'' at the Neely School of Business at
Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private university, private research university in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison Clark, Addison and Randolph Clark as the AddRan Male & Female College. It i ...
(2007–2009), ''Iacocca Chair'' of Supply Chain Management at
Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU), in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, is a private university, private research university. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer. Lehigh University's undergraduate programs have been mixed ...
(2009–2014), and ''Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management'' at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at
Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...
(2014 to present). Her research has centered on topics such as
forecasting Forecasting is the process of making predictions based on past and present data. Later these can be compared with what actually happens. For example, a company might Estimation, estimate their revenue in the next year, then compare it against the ...
methods, management technologies, and resilience of supply chains, her works being commonly cited by subject reviews, and referred as reading in university courses covering these matters. Her research is cited in current Wikipedia entries on
Forecasting Forecasting is the process of making predictions based on past and present data. Later these can be compared with what actually happens. For example, a company might Estimation, estimate their revenue in the next year, then compare it against the ...
,
Global value chain A global value chain (GVC) refers to the full range of activities that economic actors engage in to bring a product to market. The global value chain does not only involve production processes, but preproduction (such as design) and postproduction ...
,
Electronic business Electronic business (also known as online business or e-business) is any kind of business or commercial activity that includes sharing information across the internet. Commerce constitutes the exchange of products and services between businesses, ...
, Logistics,
Operations management Operations management is concerned with designing and controlling the production (economics), production of good (economics), goods and service (economics), services, ensuring that businesses are efficiency, efficient in using resources to meet ...
.
Procurement Procurement is the process of locating and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. The term may also refer to a contractual ...
,
Supply chain A supply chain is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products and distribute them to end consumers or end customers, while supply chain management deals with the flow of goods in distri ...
, and
Supply chain management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) deals with a system of procurement (purchasing raw materials/components), operations management, logistics and marketing channels, through which raw materials can be developed into finished produc ...
. In 1996, Sanders was ranked among major contributors to the field of
production and operations management ''Production and Operations Management'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on all aspects of operations management, production management, management science, supply chain management, and manufacturing engineering. It i ...
in the US in preceding years, according to a study from the
David Eccles School of Business The David Eccles School of Business is located on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school was founded as the "School of Commerce & Finance" in 1917 and subsequently changed its name to "School of Business" in 1927, althou ...
,
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. She has been a keynote speaker at conferences in her specialties- As an institutional executive, she has served as a President of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS, 2019), a Fellow and vice-president of Decision Sciences Institute, a member of the Board of Economic Advisors of the Association of Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), and a member of the Board of Consultants of the
International Institute of Forecasters The International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) is a non-profit organization focused on improving forecasting research and practice. The IIF was founded in 1981 and is based in Medford, Massachusetts. Publications The IIF publishes the following ...
(IIF). As an editor, Sanders is a member of the editorial boards of several academic journals, among them the
Journal of Business Logistics The ''Journal of Business Logistics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of thCouncil of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) covering research and best practices in logistics and supply chain manage ...
, the Journal of Supply Chain Management, and
Production and Operations Management ''Production and Operations Management'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on all aspects of operations management, production management, management science, supply chain management, and manufacturing engineering. It i ...
. She has also been a co-editor of several special journal issues, including "Big Data Driven Supply Chain Management" (Production and Operations Management'', 2017''), "Big Data Driven Forecasting in Supply Chain Management" (
International Journal of Forecasting The ''International Journal of Forecasting'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal on forecasting. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Institute of Forecasters. Its objective is to "unify the field of forecasting a ...
, 2017), "Perspectives on Big Data" (Operations Management, 2018), "Sustainable Supply Chains in a Digital Interconnected World," (Journal of Business Logistics'','' 2019), and "Using Interdisciplinary Research to Address Contemporary SCM Problems" (Journal of Business Logistics, 2016).


Works


Papers

Sanders has published over 120 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals which have been cited over 6,400 times; her most cited papers are: * Cited by 572 Related articles (Oct 2021). * Cited by 536 Related articles (Oct 2021). * Cited by 365 Related articles (Oct 2021). Her most recent articles refer to the impact of
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on business and supply chains: * *


Books

* * * * * * * . Favorably reviewed by Garth Thomas.


Honors

* Fellow, Decision Science Institute (2008) * Named ''Eunice and James L. West Chair and Professor'' in Supply Chain Management,
Neeley School of Business The Neeley School of Business is the undergraduate and graduate business school at Texas Christian University (TCU), a private university located in Fort Worth, Texas. The Neeley School is fully accredited by the AACSB. The school provides a rang ...
,
Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private university, private research university in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison Clark, Addison and Randolph Clark as the AddRan Male & Female College. It i ...
, (2007–2009) * Carl & Ingeborg Beidleman Research Award in Business & Economics (Leigh University, 2012) * ''Named Iacocca Chair and Professor'' of Supply Chain Management'','' Lehigh University (2009–2014)


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Nada Living people Franklin University alumni Northeastern University faculty Ohio State University Fisher College of Business alumni Year of birth missing (living people) American women academics Texas Christian University faculty Lehigh University faculty 21st-century American women