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Kun Liao, PhD, CQE

 

 

Teaching

• Operations Management

• Advanced Operations Management

• Supply Chain Management

• Global Supply Chain Management

• Quality Management

• Management Information System

 

 

Education

• PhD, Manufacturing Management, University of Toledo

• Master, Industrial Engineering, University of Toledo

• Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

• Certificated Quality Engineer (CQE), American Society for Quality (ASQ)

 

Publication

• Ying Liao, Kun Liao and Robert Hutchinson (2010), A Conceptual Framework for Prototyping Outsourcing in New Product Development: A Knowledge-based View, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management (Forthcoming).

• Zhongming Ma, Kun Liao and Johnny Jiung-Yee Lee (2010), Examining Comparative Shopping Agents from Two Types of Search Results, Information Systems Management (Forthcoming). 

• Robert Hutchinson  and Kun Liao (2009), Zen Accounting: How Japanese Costing Techniques Support Lean Management, Management Accounting Quarterly, Fall 2009.

• Kun Liao and Qiang Tu (2008), Leveraging Automation and Integration to Improve Manufacturing Performance under Uncertainty: An Empirical Study, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Volume 19 Number 1.

• Kun Liao and Paul Hong (2007), Effective global supplier network building: a supplier portfolio entry model, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Volume 20 Issue 5.

 

 

Under Review (Journal)

• Supply Chain Adaptation to improve Financial Performance: Supplier Base Establishment and Logistic Integration,  Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

• Uncertainty-driven Integration to Improve Manufacturing Performance, Operations Management Research

 

Working Paper 

• A Mechanism of Transferring Manufacturing Competences to Increase Market Performance, with Qiang Tu, Ying Liao, and Mark Vonderembse

• Supply Chain Alignment, with Mark Vonderembse and T.S. Ragu-Nathan

• Supplier Empowerment, with Mark Vonderembse and T.S. Ragu-Nathan

• Lean Accounting in Purchasing, with Robert Hutchinson

• Virtual Transfer Pricing Mechanism in Global Supply Chain

• Circle Relation Chart and the Related Prediction Model

 

Conference Proceeding

1. Kun Liao, Mark Vonderembse, and T.S. Ragu-Nathan (2008), Achieving Build-to-order Supply Chain Capability through Partnership Practices Driven by Alignment: A Supplier Perspective, in the Proceeding of 39th National DSI Conference, Baltimore, MD

2. Qiang Tu, Kun Liao, and Yulong Li (2008), The Relationship of  Integration  and Automation Under an Uncertain Enviroment: A SEM Model, in the Proceeding of 39th National DSI Conference, Baltimore, MD

3.  Kun Liao and Jennifer Zhang (2007), Virtual Transfer Pricing Mechanisms in Global Supply Chain Management, in the Proceeding of 38th National DSI Conference, Phoenix, AZ 

4.  Kun Liao and Erika Marsillac (2007), Global Supply Chain Adaptation: A Process of Supply Base Establishment and Logistics Integration, in the Proceeding of 2007 America International Business-U.S. Midwest Conference

5.  Kun Liao (2006), Empowering Purchasing Team to Innovate in Supply Chain Management Context: An Absorptive Capacity Study, in the Proceedings of 37th National DSI Conference, San Antonio, TX

6.  Kun Liao and Paul Hong (2006) ,Supply Chain Alignment: Driving Partnership to Achieve Higher Performance in Supply Chain Management, in the Proceedings of 37th National DSI Conference, San Antonio, TX

7.  Kun Liao and Subba Rao (2006) ,Circle Relation Chart and Related Prediction Model: a Multidimensional Visualization Data Mining Tool, in the Proceedings of 37th National DSI Conference, San Antonio, TX

8. Kun Liao (2006), Data Mining in New Product Development, in the Proceedings of MBAA International Conference, Chicago, IL

9.  Kun Liao, Ying Liao and Subba Rao (2005), Supply Chain Adaptability—a Honda Case, in the Proceedings of 36th National DSI Conference, San Francisco, CA

10.  Kun Liao, Ying Liao and Jeen-Su Lim (2005), The Framework of Prototyping Outsourcing Process, in the Proceedings of 36th National DSI Conference, San Francisco, CA 

11. Kun Liao and Paul Hong (2005), An Examination of Major Chinese Auto manufacturing Firms between 1956-2000: From A Global Supply Chain Perspective, in the Proceedings of the Third Annual Symposium on Supply Chain Management, Toronto, Canada

12.  Kun Liao and Jeen-Su Lim (2005) ,Degree of Prototyping outsourcing, in the Proceedings of Midwest DSI Conference, Toledo, OH

13.  Tian-Huai Ding, Jing-Song Wang and Kun Liao (1993), A Study of Hairclip-style Sensors, in the Proceedings of ‘93 China National Sensor Conference, Beijing, China (in Chinese)