Contact Information

326 Fluno Center for Executive Education 601 University Avenue Madison, WI 53715

Tel: 608/441-7355 E-mail: jrappold@exed.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
• School of Business
• Supply Chain Leadership (SLC) Certificate Program
• Transportation and Logistics Management Certificate Series
• University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium

Education

• PhD, Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University MS, Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University BS, Industrial Management and Mathematics, Carnegie-Mellon University

Fields of Interest

• supply-chain management operations research multi-echelon inventory optimization inventory management production planning and scheduling lean manufacturing decision support systems applied optimization and simulation service parts systems

Publications

• Rappold, J.A. and K.D. Yoho, “A model for level-loading production in the process industries when demand is stochastic,” Production Planning and Control, 19(7), 686-701, 2008.
• Rappold, J.A. and B.D. Van Roo, “Designing multi-echelon service parts networks with finite repair capacity,” European Journal of Operational Research, 2008. Caggiano, K.E., P.L. Jackson, J.A. Muckstadt, and J.A. Rappold, “Efficient computation of time-based customer service levels in a multi-item, multi-echelon supply chain: A practical approach for inventory optimization,” European Journal of Operational Research, 2008.
• Caggiano, K.E., P.L. Jackson, J.A. Muckstadt, and J.A. Rappold, “Optimizing Service Parts Inventory in a Multiechelon, Multi-Item Supply Chain with Time-Based Customer Service-Level Agreements,” Operations Research, 55(2), 303-318, 2007.
• Caggiano, K.E., P.L. Jackson, J.A. Muckstadt, and J.A. Rappold, "Integrated Real-time Capacity and Inventory Allocation Decisions for Reparables in a Two-Echelon System with Expedited Shipments," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 8(3), 292-319, 2006.
• Rappold, J.A. “The Risks of RFID,” Industrial Engineer, 35(11), 37-38, 2003.
• Muckstadt, J.A., D.H. Murray, J.A. Rappold, and D.E. Collins, "Guidelines for Collaborative Supply Chain System Design and Operation," Information Systems Frontiers: Special Issue on Supply Chain Management, 3(4), 427-453, 2001.
• Rappold, J.A. and J.A. Muckstadt. "A Computationally Efficient Approach for Determining Safety Stock Levels in a Capacitated Multi-Echelon Production-Distribution System," Naval Research Logistics, 47(5):377–398, 2000.
• Muckstadt, J.A., D.H. Murray, and J.A. Rappold, "Coordination of Information, Capacity, and Inventory when Demand is Unpredictable," working paper.
• Rappold, J.A. and A. Resnick, “Optimal component and finished goods inventory levels in capacitated assembly systems,” working paper.
• Rappold, J.A. and K.D. Yoho, “Optimal inventory levels to support stable production cycles in the process industries,” working paper.
• Caggiano, K.E., P.L. Jackson, J.A. Muckstadt, and J.A. Rappold, “Optimal stocking in reparable parts networks with repair capacity and inventory pooling,” working paper.
• Rappold, J.A., B.D. Van Roo, C. Di Martinelly, and F. Riane, “A rolling horizon materials planning model to support hospital operating room schedules,” working paper.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

• 2004, Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award 2003, Beta Gamma Sigma Student Voted Teaching Excellence Award 2003, Mabel W. Chipman Award for Teaching Excellence 2000, School of Business, Outstanding Professor of the Year Award

Summary

Jim Rappold is an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Business, and Executive Education program director of the Supply Chain Leadership and Transportation and Logistics Management programs. Prior to joining Executive Education, Dr. Rappold taught operations and supply chain management courses in the university’s MBA and Ph.D. programs for nine years.

Dr. Rappold’s interests are in the design, operation and management of complex manufacturing and distribution networks. His specialty is production planning, inventory optimization and information systems design. He has served as a supply chain consultant in the analysis, improvement and management of manufacturing, distribution and information systems for dozens of organizations, including BASF, Briggs & Stratton, Corning Glass Works, General Mills, IBM, Merck KGaA (Germany), Philip Morris, Procter & Gamble, Rockwell Automation, Sunoco Oil, The U.S. Air Force, Sango Ceramics (Semarang, Indonesia), and Polioles ( Mexico City).

He is a recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business Professor of the Year and the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award at the university. He has published research articles in publications such as Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Industrial Engineer, Naval Research Logistics, and Information Systems Frontiers.

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