Brian Tomlin

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Brian Tomlin is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Tomlin has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Management Information Systems, 27 papers in Strategy and Management and 6 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Brian Tomlin's work include Supply Chain and Inventory Management (26 papers), Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (16 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (12 papers). Brian Tomlin is often cited by papers focused on Supply Chain and Inventory Management (26 papers), Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (16 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (12 papers). Brian Tomlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Brian Tomlin's co-authors include Yimin Wang, Christopher S. Tang, Tava Lennon Olsen, Stephen C. Graves, Lingxiu Dong, Wendell Gilland, John Gray, Aleda V. Roth, Sang-Hyun Kim and Yimin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Operations Research and International Journal of Production Economics.

In The Last Decade

Brian Tomlin

36 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

On the Value of Mitigation and Contingency Strategies for... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2008 2019 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. On the Value of Mitigation and Contingency Strategies for Managing Supply Chain Disruption Risks
    2006 1.3k citations Brian Tomlin Management Science profile →
  2. The power of flexibility for mitigating supply chain risks
    2008 575 citations Christopher S. Tang, Brian Tomlin International Journal of Production Economics profile →
  3. Industry 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges for Operations Management
    2019 429 citations Tava Lennon Olsen, Brian Tomlin Manufacturing & Service Operations Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Tomlin United States 23 3.3k 3.2k 493 404 366 36 4.4k
Jennifer Blackhurst United States 35 4.4k 1.3× 6.0k 1.8× 436 0.9× 527 1.3× 588 1.6× 56 7.0k
Keely L. Croxton United States 18 2.6k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 394 0.8× 310 0.8× 291 0.8× 25 4.3k
Yossi Sheffi United States 22 2.0k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 500 1.0× 454 1.1× 249 0.7× 42 3.7k
Mahour Mellat Parast United States 31 2.3k 0.7× 3.1k 1.0× 220 0.4× 373 0.9× 291 0.8× 82 4.1k
Jan Stentoft Denmark 32 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 652 1.3× 400 1.0× 248 0.7× 114 3.0k
Helen Peck United Kingdom 11 3.1k 0.9× 4.1k 1.3× 236 0.5× 222 0.5× 232 0.6× 16 4.8k
Carlo D. Smith United States 10 2.4k 0.7× 2.7k 0.8× 332 0.7× 503 1.2× 199 0.5× 18 4.1k
Ou Tang Sweden 33 1.9k 0.6× 2.8k 0.9× 745 1.5× 354 0.9× 191 0.5× 117 4.2k
Nancy W. Nix United States 6 2.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 305 0.6× 413 1.0× 149 0.4× 7 3.7k
Anand Nair United States 31 2.4k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 276 0.6× 630 1.6× 298 0.8× 76 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Tomlin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Tomlin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Tomlin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Tomlin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Tomlin. Brian Tomlin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tomlin, Brian, et al.. (2023). Forewarned Is Forearmed? Contingent Sourcing, Shipment Information, and Supplier Competition. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 25(5). 1796–1813. 3 indexed citations
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Graves, Stephen C., Brian Tomlin, & Sean P. Willems. (2022). Supply Chain Challenges in the Post-COVID Era. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Cuihong & Brian Tomlin. (2022). After-Sales Service Contracting: Condition Monitoring and Data Ownership. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 24(3). 1494–1510. 19 indexed citations
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Olsen, Tava Lennon & Brian Tomlin. (2019). Industry 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges for Operations Management. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 22(1). 113–122. 429 indexed citations breakdown →
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Olsen, Tava Lennon & Brian Tomlin. (2019). Industry 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges for Operations Management. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Saghafian, Soroush, Brian Tomlin, & Stephan Biller. (2018). The Internet of Things and Information Fusion: Who Talks to Who?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Dong, Lingxiu, Sammi Tang, & Brian Tomlin. (2018). Production Chain Disruptions: Inventory, Preparedness, and Insurance. Production and Operations Management. 27(7). 1251–1270. 57 indexed citations
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Tomlin, Brian, et al.. (2017). Dual Coproduct Technologies: Implications for Process Development and Adoption. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 19(4). 692–712. 27 indexed citations
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Saghafian, Soroush & Brian Tomlin. (2016). The Newsvendor under Demand Ambiguity: Combining Data with Moment and Tail Information. Operations Research. 64(1). 167–185. 40 indexed citations
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Gray, John & Brian Tomlin. (2016). Contract Manufacturing and Quality Risk: Theory and Empirical Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Saghafian, Soroush & Brian Tomlin. (2014). The Newsvendor Under Demand Ambiguity: Combining Data with Moment and Tail Information. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Tomlin, Brian. (2014). Managing supply-demand risk in global production: Creating cost-effective flexible networks. Business Horizons. 57(4). 509–519. 9 indexed citations
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Tomlin, Brian, et al.. (2013). Coproduct Technologies: Product Line Design and Process Innovation. Management Science. 59(12). 2772–2789. 61 indexed citations
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Kim, Sang-Hyun & Brian Tomlin. (2013). Guilt by Association: Strategic Failure Prevention and Recovery Capacity Investments. Management Science. 59(7). 1631–1649. 60 indexed citations
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Dong, Lingxiu & Brian Tomlin. (2012). Managing Disruption Risk: The Interplay between Operations and Insurance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Dong, Lingxiu & Brian Tomlin. (2012). Managing Disruption Risk: The Interplay Between Operations and Insurance. Management Science. 58(10). 1898–1915. 164 indexed citations
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Tomlin, Brian. (2008). Impact of Supply Learning When Suppliers Are Unreliable. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 11(2). 192–209. 152 indexed citations
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Tang, Christopher S. & Brian Tomlin. (2008). The power of flexibility for mitigating supply chain risks. International Journal of Production Economics. 116(1). 12–27. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swaminathan, Jayashankar M. & Brian Tomlin. (2007). How to avoid the 6 risk management pitfalls. Supply chain management review. 11(5). 12 indexed citations
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Tomlin, Brian & Yimin Wang. (2005). On the Value of Mix Flexibility and Dual Sourcing in Unreliable Newsvendor Networks. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 7(1). 37–57. 280 indexed citations

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