CBBS News
Roth Named Operations Management Scholar
In August 2006, internationally acclaimed scholar Dr. Aleda V. Roth was named Operations Management Scholar by the Academy of Management. According to Rebecca Duray, Operations Management Division Chair, “Aleda Roth has continually added to the depth and quality of research in Operations Management. With her stream of talented Ph. D. students that she has nurtured into developing scholars, Aleda has already left a lasting mark in the Operations Management field and will undoubtedly add to that legacy over the years to come.”
Roth joined the College of Business and Behavioral Science faculty in May 2006 as the Burlington Industries Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management. She comes to Clemson from Arizona State University, where she held the W. P. Carey Chair in Supply Chain Management. Previously, she worked at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC-Chapel Hill, she was the Mary Farley Lee Distinguished Professor of Operations Management and chair of the Global Supply Chain Management Concentration in the MBA program. She has also held faculty appointments at the Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Boston University’s School of Management.
She has extensive international consulting experience with companies such as Deloitte Consulting, Glaxo-Welcome R&D Services, Texas Instruments, Baxter Healthcare, Accenture, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Morgan Chemicals, and others. She has held visiting professorships at two of Europe’s leading business schools — the London Business School and the WHU, Otto Beisheim Graduate School (Germany).
In addition to her consulting experience, Roth has over 150 publications, including books, major book chapters, and articles in the leading operations management journals. She is a much sought after lecturer by both institutions of higher learning and corporations, and she has earned numerous awards for her teaching and professional service.
Roth’s current research explores how firms can effectively deploy their global supply chains and technology. At Clemson, she will continue her senior editorial work with Management Science, Production and Operations Management, and the Journal of Operations Management. She will also continue her work with doctoral students and establish additional ties with the business community.