Suvrat Dhanorkar

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Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Center Director of Center for the Business of Sustainability

Department Supply Chain & Information Systems
Office Address 466 Business Building, University Park, PA 16802
Phone Number 814-863-3077
Email Address ssd14@psu.edu

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Suvrat Dhanorkar is an Associate Professor and the Michael H. and Laura L. Rothkopf Early Career Professor. He is also the Director of the Center for the Business of Sustainability (CBoS).

Currently, he serves as the Associate Editor at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, and Decision Sciences. He also serves as the President for the POMS College of Sustainable Operations.

His research is focused on three broad themes: (1) Circular Economy, (2) Environmental Policy and (3) Climate & Business. His work has been published in various FT50 journals, including Management Science, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, and Transportation Science.

Expertise

Sustainable Supply Chains, Environmental Operations, Circular Economy

Education

Ph D, Business Administration (Econometrics), The University of Minnesota, 2015

MBA, Business Administration, The University of Notre Dame, 2010

BE, Electronics Engineering, Pune University, 2006

Courses Taught

SCM 405 – Mfg Svc Strat (3)
Investigates manufacturing and services strategies in supply chain networks. SCM 405 Manufacturing and Services Strategies (3)This course examines manufacturing and services strategies, with special emphasis given to quality management concepts, methods, and issues. After completing this course, students will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:  Explain the role of manufacturing or services operations from the boundary-spanning perspective of supply chain management and how supply chain management can be used as a strategic competitive advantage  Articulate how the various components of a manufacturing strategy are integrated, particularly with respect to the use of information technologies for supply chains  Effectively apply operational and quality tools useful in implementing manufacturing strategies. Individual and team assignments form the basis for evaluation. Evaluation methods include a combination of class participation, exams, 'hands-on' exercises, case studies, and written assignments. This is one of three prescribed foundation courses in the Supply Chain and Information Systems major for which B A 302 'Supply Chains' is a prerequisite. The course is also an important prerequisite for the capstone course in the major, SC&IS 450 'Supply Chain Leadership.'

SCIS 597 – Special Topics (3)
Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.

Selected Publications

Muthulingam S., Dhanorkar S., Corbett C., "Does Water Scarcity Affect Environmental Performance? Evidence from Manufacturing Facilities in Texas." Management Science, vol. 68, no. 4, 2022, pp. 2785-2805
Dhanorkar S., Burtch G., "The Heterogeneous Effects of P2P Ride-Hailing on Traffic: Evidence from Uber's Entry in California." Transportation Science, vol. 56, no. 3, 2022, pp. 567-798
Dhanorkar S., Siemsen E., "How Nudges Lead to Improved Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing: Evidence from Archival Data and a Field Study." Production and Operations Management, vol. 30, no. 10, 2021, pp. 3735-3757
Villena V., Dhanorkar S., "How Institutional Pressures and Managerial Incentives Elicit Carbon Transparency in Global Supply Chains." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 66, no. 6, 2020, pp. 697-734, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joom.1088
Dhanorkar S., Muthulingam S., "Do E‐Waste Laws Create Behavioral Spillovers? Quasi‐Experimental Evidence from California." Production & Operations Management Journal, vol. 29, no. 7, 2020, pp. 1738-1766, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/poms.13182
Dhanorkar S., Kim Y., Linderman K. W., "An Empirical Investigation of Transaction Dynamics in Online Surplus Networks: A Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 65, no. 2, 2019, pp. 160-189
Dhanorkar S., "Environmental Benefits of Internet-enabled C2C Closed Loop Supply Chains: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Craigslist." Management Science, vol. 65, no. 2, 2019, pp. 459-954
Dhanorkar S., Siemsen E., Linderman K. W., "Promoting Change from the Outside: Directing Managerial Attention in the Implementation of Environmental Improvements." Management Science, vol. 64, no. 6, 2018, pp. 2473-2972, pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2748
Su H., Dhanorkar S., Linderman K. W., "A Competitive Advantage from the Implementation Timing of ISO Management Standards." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 37, 2015, pp. 31-44
Dhanorkar S., Donohue K. L., Linderman K. W., "Repurposing Materials and Waste Through Online Exchanges: Overcoming the Last Hurdle." Production and Operations Management Journal, vol. 24, no. 9, 2015, pp. 1473-1493
Hardcopf R., Shah R., Dhanorkar S., "The impact of a spill or pollution accident on firm environmental activity: An empirical investigation." Production & Operations Management Journal, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 2467-2491
Bellamy M., Dhanorkar S., Subramanian R., "Administrative Environmental Innovations, Supply Network Structure, and Environmental Disclosure." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 66, pp. 895-932
Dhanorkar S., Donohue K. L., Linderman K. W., "Online B2B Markets for Industrial Product Reuse: Evidence from an Operational Policy Change." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 1373-1397, pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/msom.2020.0898
Dhanorkar S., Burtch G., "The Heterogeneous Effects of P2P Ride-Hailing on Traffic: Evidence from Uber’s Entry in California." Transportation Science, vol. Online

Research Impact and Media Mentions

"Water scarcity may spur improvements at manufacturing facilities", PennState News, Internet, www.psu.edu/news/research/story/water-scarcity-may-spur-improvements-manufacturing-facilities/
"Ride-hailing services may not always increase traffic congestion, study finds", PennState News, Internet, www.psu.edu/news/research/story/ride-hailing-services-may-not-always-increase-traffic-congestion-study-finds/
"Research for the Real World", Smeal State of Business, Journal or Magazine, issuu.com/mediarelations-smeal.psu/docs/sob_2020_6-3-2020

Editorships

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Associate Editor, January 2024 - Present
Journal of Operations Management, Other, November 2021 - Present
Production & Operations Management Journal, Associate Editor, July 2020 - Present
Decision Sciences Journal, Associate Editor, July 2018 - Present