Ulrich Schmelzle

Contact

schmelzle@mtu.edu
906-487-2710
Academic Office Building G010B

Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management, College of Business
Affiliated Associate Professor, Construction Management

PhD, Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Certificate of Advanced Study, International Business, Thunderbird, Glendale, AZ
MBA, Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
BS (equiv.) Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Hamburg, Germany

Biography

Prior to returning to academia, Ulrich (Ulli) Schmelzle held different managerial positions in supply management, manufacturing, and logistics planning in Europe and the U.S. With more than 18 years of industry experience, he has worked as a consultant, entrepreneur, and senior manager primarily in the semiconductor and aerospace industries. Dr. Schmelzle's research focuses on managerial decision-making promoting efficiency and innovativeness. He is particularly interested in how supply chain and operations management can enhance the innovation performance of the organization. He regularly presents his research at national conferences from organizations such as the Decision Sciences Institute and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

Teaching Interests

Operations Management
Purchasing and Supply Management
Logistics Management
Faculty-Led Study Abroad - Germany

Research Interests

Supply Chain-Driven Innovation
Purchasing Decision-Making
Interorganizational Integration
Supply Chain Resource Orchestration

Recent Publications

Schmelzle, U., Pellathy, D. A., Tate, W. L., & Min, J. (2023). The conductor matters: the impact of purchasing orchestration on organizational performance. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing (in press). https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-11-2022-0114

Schmelzle, U., & Mukandwal, P. S. (2023). The impact of supply chain relationship configurations on supplier performance: investigating buyer–supplier relations in the aerospace industry.The International Journal of Logistics Management, 34(5), 1301-1321.
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJLM-12-2020-0465/full/html
Schmelzle, U., & Tate, W. L. (2022). Purchasing orchestration practices – Introducing a purchasing-innovation framework. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 28(2), 100756.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2022.100756
Tate, W. L., Ellram, L. M., & Schmelzle, U. (2019). Service-driven supply chains: A new perspective on buying complex services. In Journal of Business and Management. Retrieved from http://www.wdsinet.org/Publications/default.html
Schmelzle, U., & Wendy, T. L. (2018). Investigating the Impact of Resource Management Practices on Organizational Performance. In 2018 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings. Houston, TX, USA: Decision Sciences Institute.
Schmelzle, U. (2018). Entrepreneurial Orientation, Supply Chain Resource Management Practices, and Corresponding Innovation Performance Consequences. In WDSI Conference Proceedings. Retrieved from http://wdsinet.org/Annual_Meetings/2018_Proceedings/index.php

Schmelzle, U., & Tate, W. L. (2017). A New Perspective on Resources and Innovation: Introducing a Supply Chain Resource Orchestration Framework. In P. Xuying Zhao (Ed.), 2017 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings.
Schmelzle, U., & Tate, W. L. (2017). Integrating External Knowledge: Building a Conceptual Framework of Innovation Sourcing. Transportation Journal, 56(4), 477–512. https://doi.org/10.5325

Schmelzle, U., & Tate, W. L. (2017). A New Perspective on Resources and Innovation: Introducing a Supply Chain Resource Orchestration Framework. In P. Xuying Zhao (Ed.), 2017 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings.
Schmelzle, Ulrich, and Wendy L. Tate. 2017. "Integrating External Knowledge: Building a Conceptual Framework for Innovation Sourcing." Transportation Journal. 96(4): 477-512.
Tate, Wendy L., Lisa M. Ellram, and Ulrich Schmelzle. 2017. "A Little Help From My Friends: How Purchasing Gains Influence in Complex B2B Services: The Case of Legal." Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing 32(2): 206 – 217
Schmelzle, Ulrich, and Wendy L. Tate. 2015. "Macroeconomic Influence on Procurement Strategy’s SC Cost Performance: A Systems Dynamics Simulation Study." Proceedings of the 46^th Annual Meeting 2015 of the Decision Sciences Institute, Seattle, WA. November 2015.