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Barb Flynn
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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

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