Barb Flynn

Professor Emeritus

Department: Kelley School of Business Indianapolis

Campus: Indianapolis

Areas of Expertise

Innovation Management, Just-in-time Manufacturing, Operations Strategy, Quality Management, World Class Manufacturing

Academic Degrees

DBA, Indiana University, 1984
MBA, Marquette University, 1981
AB, Ripon College, 1974

Professional Experience

2005 Sisel Fellow of Operations Management
1999 Professor, Operations Management
1998-2001 Area Coordinator, Operations Management and Quantitative Analysis
1997-1998 Associate Professor (with tenure), Operations Management

Awards, Honors & Certificates

Sisel Fellow of Operations Management, Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University
Distinguished Scholar Award, Academy of Management, Operations Management Division, 2005
Fellow, Decision Sciences Institute, installed 2002
1999 Editor of the Year, Journal of Operations Management
Babcock Graduate School of Management summer research grant, 1998-2005

Selected Publications

Flynn, B. B., Pagell, M., and Fugate, B. (2018). Survey Research Design in Supply Chain Management: the Need for Evolution in Our Expectation. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 54(1), 1-15.
Melnyk, S. A., Flynn, B. B., and Awaysheh, A. (2018). The best of times and the worst of times: empirical operations and supply chain management research. International Journal of Production Research. 56(1-2), 164-192. View Full Text
Huo, B., Flynn, B. B., and Zhao, X. (2017). Supply Chain Power Profiles and their Relationship with Performance. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 53(2), 88-111.
Hu, H., Djarbarni, R., Zhao, X., Xiao, L. and Flynn, B.B. (2017). Effect of Different Food Recall Strategies on Consumers’ Reaction to Recall Norms: A Comparative Study. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 117(9), 2045-2063.
Flynn, B. B., Ni, J., and Jacobs, F. R. (2016). Effect of a Toy Industry Product Recall Announcement on Shareholder Wealth. International Journal of Production Research, 54(18), 5404-5415.
Flynn, B. B., Koufteros, X., and Lu, G. (2016). On Theory on Supply Chain Uncertainty and its Implications for Supply Chain Integration. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 52(3), 3-27.
Ni, J., Melnyk, S., Ritchie, W., and Flynn, B. B. (2016). Why be First When it Doesn’t Pay? The Case of Early Adopters of C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Certification. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 36(10), 1161-1181.
Bortolotti, T., Danese, P., Flynn, B. B., and Romano, P. (2015). Leveraging Fitness and Lean Bundles to Build the Cumulative Performance Sand Cone Model. International Journal of Production Economics, 16, 227-241.
Finger, A.B., Flynn, B.B., and Paiva, E. (2014). Anticipation of New Technologies: Supply Chain Antecedents and Competitive Performance. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 34(6), 807-828.
Flynn, B.B., Huang, X., and Zhao, X. (2014). Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets: Critical Research Issues. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 51(1), 3-4.
Ni, J., Flynn, B.B., and Jacobs, F.R. (2014). Impact of Product Recall Announcements on Retailers. International Journal of Production Economics, 153, 309-322.
Li, Y., Zhao, X., Ng. S., and Flynn, B.B. (2013). The Financial and competitive Impact of Product Recall Announcements in China. International Journal of Production Economics, 142(1), 115-123.
Flynn, B. B., Wu, S. J., and Melnyk, S. (2010). Operational Capabilities: Hidden in Plain View. Business Horizons, 53(2), 247-256.
Flynn, B. B., Huo, B. F., and Zhao, X. (2010). The impact of supply chain integration on performance: A contingency and configuration approach. Journal of Operations Management, 28(1), 58-71.
Wu, J., Melnyk, S., and Flynn, B. B. (2010). Operational Capabilities: the Secret Ingredient. Decision Sciences, 41(4), 721-754.
Bozarth, C. C., Warsing, D., Flynn, B. B., and Flynn, E. J. (2009). The Impact of Supply Chain Complexity on Plant Performance. Journal of Operations Management, 27(1), 78-93.
Flynn, B. B. (2008). Having it All: Rigor versus Relevance in Supply Chain Management Research. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 44(2), 63-67.
Singhal, V., Flynn, B. B., Ward, P. T., Roth, A. and Gaur, V. (2008). Response and Comments: Editorial: Empirical Elephants – Why Multiple Methods are Essential to Quality Research in Operations and Supply Chain Management. Journal of Operations Management, 26(3), 345-348.
Zhao, X., Huo, B., Yeung, J. H. Y., and Flynn, B. B. (2008). The Impact of Power and Relationship Commitment on Integration Between Manufacturers in a Supply Chain. Journal of Operations Management, 26(3), 368-388.
Zhao, X., Flynn, B. B., and Roth, A. V. (2007). Decision Sciences Research in China: Current Status, Opportunities and Propositions for Research Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Quality Management. Decision Sciences, 38(1), 39-80.
Flynn, B. B., and Saladin, B. (2006). Relevance of Baldrige Constructs in an International Context: A Study of National Culture. Journal of Operations Management, 24(5), 583-603.
Zhao, X., Flynn, B. B., and Roth, A. V. (2006). Decision Sciences Research in China: A Critical Review and Research Agenda - Foundations and Overview. Decision Sciences, 37(4), 451-497.
Flynn, B. B., and Flynn, E. J. (2005). Synergies Between Supply Chain Management and Quality Management: Emerging Implications. International Journal of Production Research, 43(16), 3421-3426.
Flynn, B. B., and Flynn, E. J. (2004). An Exploratory Study of the Nature of Cumulative Capabilities. Journal of Operations Management, 22(5), 439-458.
Flynn, B. B., and Saladin, B. (2001). Further Evidence on the Validity of the Theoretical Models Underlying the Baldrige Criteria. Journal of Operations Management, 19(6), 617-652.
Flynn, B. B., Schroeder, R. G., and Flynn, E. J. (1999). World Class Manufacturing Practices: An Empirical Investigation of the Hayes and Wheelwright Framework. Journal of Operations Management, 17(3), 249-269.
Flynn, B. B., and Flynn, E. J. (1999). Information Processing Alternatives for Coping with Manufacturing Environment Complexity. Decision Sciences, 30(4), 1021-1052.
Flynn, B. B., Schroeder, R. G., Sakakibara, S., Flynn, E. J., and Bates, K. A. (1997). The World Class Manufacturing Project: A Retrospective View of Research Issues and Methodology. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 17(7), 671-685.
Sakakibara, S., Flynn, B. B., Schroeder, R. G., and Morris, W. T. (1997). The Impact of Just-in-Time Manufacturing and its Infrastructure on Manufacturing Performance. Management Science, 43(9), 1246-1257
Flynn, B. B., Schroeder, R. G., and Sakakibara, S. (1995). The Impact of Quality Management Practices on Performance and Competitive Advantage. Decision Sciences, 26(5), 659-692.
Flynn, B. B., Sakakibara, S. and Schroeder, R. G. (1995). The Interrelationship Between JIT and TQM: Practices and Performance. Academy of Management Journal, 38(5), 1325-1360.
Sakakibara, S., Flynn, B. B., and Schroeder, R. G. (1993). A Just-in-Time Manufacturing Framework and Measurement Instrument. Production and Operations Management, 2(3), 177-194.
Flynn, B. B. (1992). Managing for Quality in the U.S. and Japan. Interfaces, 22(5), 69-80.
Flynn, B. B., Sakakibara, S., Schroeder, R. G., Bates, K. A., and Flynn, E. J. (1990). Empirical Research Methods in Operations Management. Journal of Operations Management, 9(2), 250-284.

Edited on July 8, 2024