Roger W. Schmenner

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Roger W. Schmenner is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Economics and Econometrics and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger W. Schmenner has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Management Information Systems, 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 6 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Roger W. Schmenner's work include Quality and Supply Management (10 papers), Housing Market and Economics (5 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (5 papers). Roger W. Schmenner is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (10 papers), Housing Market and Economics (5 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (5 papers). Roger W. Schmenner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Roger W. Schmenner's co-authors include Morgan Swink, Charles G. Petersen, Joel Huber, Mohan V. Tatikonda, Thomas E. Vollmann, Vincent A. Mabert, Gyula Vastag, John F. Muth, Peter Kemper and Luk N. Van Wassenhove and has published in prestigious journals such as The Quarterly Journal of Economics, The Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Operations Management.

In The Last Decade

Roger W. Schmenner

48 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

On theory in operations management 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 200 400 600
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 theory in operations management
    1998 624 citations Roger W. Schmenner et al. Journal of Operations Management profile →

Peers

Roger W. Schmenner
James P. Womack United States
Charles H. Fine United States
Bernard M. Wolf Canada
Patrizia Garengo Italy
Alberto F. De Toni Italy
G. Keong Leong United States
Daniel Roos United States
Emilio Esposito Italy
Nada R. Sanders United States
Jaideep Motwani United States
James P. Womack United States
Roger W. Schmenner
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Suri, Rajan, Suzanne de Treville, Tyson R. Browning, & Roger W. Schmenner. (2025). Leveraging Strategic Demand Variability: The Role of Lead‐Time Measurement. Journal of Operations Management. 71(6). 734–740.
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Garn, Wolfgang, James Aitken, & Roger W. Schmenner. (2024). Smoothly pass the parcel: implementing the theory of swift, even flow. RAIRO. Operations research. 2 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (2013). Teaching as Theater. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. 11(3). 213–219. 3 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (2012). Getting and Staying Productive. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W., et al.. (2009). Too much theory, not enough understanding⋆. Journal of Operations Management. 27(5). 339–343. 92 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (2009). Manufacturing, service, and their integration: some history and theory. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 29(5). 431–443. 151 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W., et al.. (2007). Understanding persistently variable performance in plants. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 27(3). 254–281. 7 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W. & Gyula Vastag. (2005). Revisiting the theory of production competence: Extensions and cross‐validations. Journal of Operations Management. 24(6). 893–909. 52 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (2004). Service Businesses and Productivity*. Decision Sciences. 35(3). 333–347. 172 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (2001). LOOKING AHEAD BY LOOKING BACK: SWIFT, EVEN FLOW IN THE HISTORY OF MANUFACTURING. Production and Operations Management. 10(1). 87–96. 78 indexed citations
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Petersen, Charles G. & Roger W. Schmenner. (1999). An Evaluation of Routing and Volume‐based Storage Policies in an Order Picking Operation. Decision Sciences. 30(2). 481–501. 169 indexed citations
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Blocher, James D., et al.. (1999). THROUGHPUT TIME REDUCTION: TAKING ONE'S MEDICINE. Production and Operations Management. 8(4). 357–373. 15 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (1997). A COMMENT ON KIM CLARK'S “COMPETING THROUGH MANUFACTURING AND THE NEW MANUFACTURING PARADIGM: IS MANUFACTURING STRATEGY PASSé?”. Production and Operations Management. 6(4). 353–356. 4 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (1991). International factory productivity gains. Journal of Operations Management. 10(2). 229–254. 41 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W., et al.. (1990). An International Comparison of Factory Productivity. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 10(4). 16–31. 14 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W., et al.. (1987). Geographic differences and the location of new manufacturing facilities. Journal of Urban Economics. 21(1). 83–104. 114 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (1983). Cada fábrica evoluciona según un ciclo vital. Harvard-Deusto business review. 30(15). 69–78.
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (1981). Alternativas para el emplazamiento industrial. Harvard-Deusto business review. 51–59.
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Miller, Jeffrey G., Margaret B. W. Graham, James R. Freeland, et al.. (1981). PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: AGENDA FOR THE '80s*. Decision Sciences. 12(4). 547–571. 93 indexed citations
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Schmenner, Roger W.. (1973). City taxes and industry location. University Microfilms eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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