V. Daniel Guide
Smeal Chaired Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Smeal Chaired Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Professor Guide is the Smeal Chaired Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management. He joined the faculty at the Smeal College of Business in the fall of 2002. He was a visiting research fellow at INSEAD (2001-2003). His research has appeared in numerous academic and managerial journals, including Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management and Harvard Business Review. Professor Guide has been a guest editor for feature issues of California Management Review (46(2)), Interfaces (33(6)) and Production and Operations Management (15(3&4)) devoted to closed-loop supply chains. His research has been supported by grants from the Carnegie Bosch Institute and the NationalScience Foundation. He also regularly works with global organizations (including the US Navy, Hewlett-Packard, Robert BoschTools, Cisco and Pitney Bowes, Inc.) on a variety of closed-loop supply chain problems. He was co-EIC of the Journal of Operations Management from 2011-2017. Professor Guide was named as a Fellow at the Production and Operations Management Society in 2019. He is also the Academy of Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management Division, Distinguished Scholar, 2018
Expertise
Professor Guide's research is focused on the development and control of closed-loop supply chains, time-based models for commercial product returns, remanufacturing, sustainable operations and producer responsibility legislation.
Education
Ph D in Oper Mgmt & Mgmt Sci, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1992-12-01 MS, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1989-01-01 BS, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1987-01-01
Courses Taught
QMM 561 – Manufacturing Systems Planning and Control I
Systems, components and configurations, flow of material and information in a manufacturing system.
QMM 582 – Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy
Strategic decision context of manufacturing and its supply chains with linkage to corporate and business strategy.
SC&IS 405 – Manufacturing and Services Strategies
Investigates operations strategy and its relationship to other functions in the supply chain and presents quantitative tools for decision-making.
SC&IS 510 – Introduction to Supply Chain and Information Systems
Introduction to the strategic framework, issues, and methods for integrating supply and demand management within and across companies.
SC&IS 520 – Principles of SC&IS I
Initial course on principles of supply chain and information systems with special emphasis on potential research topics.
SC&IS 530 – Principles of SC&IS II
Sequel on principles of supply chain and information systems with special emphasis on potential research topics.
SC&IS 596 – Individual Studies
Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses. A specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student's transcript.
SC&IS 597 – Special Topics
Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.
SC&IS 597A – Operations Research in Supply Chains (A)
Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.
SC&IS 597C – Ph.D. Seminar in Closed-Loop Supply Chains (C)
This seminar will examine the current state-of-the-art research (tactical and strategic) and practice in closed-loop and reverse supply chains. The research will also show how closed-llop supply chains are part of a larger research agenda on sustainabilit
SC&IS 597D – Data Mining for Business Applications (D)
This course will explore recent research and developments in sustainability from a business perspective. Various elements that are needed to develop a sustainable organization will be explored, including closed-loop supply chains, environmental regulation
SC&IS 601 – Thesis Preparation
SCIS 520 – Prin Sc&Is I
Initial course on principles of supply chain and information systems with special emphasis on potential research topics. SC&IS 520 Principles of SC&IS I (3) This is the first of two courses covering principles, research problems and issues in supply chain and information systems. The course familiarizes students with a wide range of appropriate research topics and prepares them to initiate doctoral level research in these areas. Topics include: logistics network design, transportation and distribution, management production and inventory management, supply chain integration and coordination, workflow systems, and process and data modeling of information systems.Evaluation methods include homework assignments, research paper(s), presentations, and class participation and discussion.Offered in the fall semester only. SC&IS 510 is a prerequisite.
SCIS 596 – Individual Studies
Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses. A specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student's transcript.
SCIS 597 – Special Topics
Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.
SCIS 600 – Thesis Research
SCM 405 – Manufacturing and Services Strategies
Investigates manufacturing and services strategies in supply chain networks.
SCM 448 – Build Sustain Supply Chains
This course looks at sustainability from a business perspective. In particular, it focuses on how to design businesses and their supply chains that are both economically and environmentally sustainable. Firms are under increasing pressure from governments, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the general public to develop products and processes that have a lower impact on the environment (e.g., lower carbon emissions).The course is designed to be offered via the Case Method teaching approach. This method uses decision-focusing cases to put students in the role of people who were faced with difficult decisions at some point in the past. Students will be challenged to develop ways industries can mitigate consumption problems.The outcome is to provide students with a knowledge base in core areas of sustainability from a business (supply chain) perspective. These core areas include but are not limited to: Fundamentals, Eco-efficiency, Product Stewardship, and Sustainable Strategy.
SCM 497 – Special Topics
Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
SCM 556 – Manufacturing Strategy
Development of service-sensitive manufacturing strategies to support synchronized supply chains.
SCM 596 – Individual Studies
Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Selected Publications
Guide V. "Managerial efficiency and ordering policies in circular economy" Journal of Operations Management, vol. 71, 2025-01-01
Naumov S., Bansal S., Guide V. "Closed-loop supply chains with product remanufacturing: Challenges and opportunities" Journal of Operations Management, vol. 70, 2024-01-01
Alptekinoglu A., Stadler Blank A., Meloy M., Guide V. "Can mass customization slow fast fashion down? The impact on time to disposal and willingness to pay." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 69, 2023-01-01
Bansal S., Guide V., Naumov S., Ruamsook K., Tracey S. "The Hidden Cost of MRO Failures" 2023-01-01
Mutha A., Bansal S., Guide V. "What servicizing demands of a company: The need for inter-functional coordination." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 68, 2022-01-01
Mutha A., Bansal S., Guide V. "ReCellular Inc: Managing Demand Uncertainty in Closed-Loop Remanufacturing." INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2021-01-01
Mutha A., Bansal S., Guide V. "The tension between accounting and financial profits in remanufacturing multiple lifecycle products." Production and Operations Management, vol. 30, 2021-01-01
Quiroga B., Moritz B., Guide V. "Transparency in Procurement: Revealed vs. Concealed Scoring Rules in A+B Sealed-bid Auctions" Journal of Operations Management, 2020-01-01
Mutha A., Bansal S., Guide V. "Buying and selling semi-finished inventories." Production and Operations Management, vol. 28, 2019-01-01
Swift C., Muthulingam S., Guide V. "Does supply chain visibility affect operating performance?" Journal of Operations Management, vol. 65, 2019-01-01
Muyldermans L., Van Wassenhove L., Guide V. "Managing ex-demonstration product returns" European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 277, 2019-01-01
Guide V., Abbey J. "A typology of closed-loop supply chains with remanufacturing" International Journal of Production Research, vol. 56, 2018-01-01
Abbey J., Guide V. "Closed-loop supply chains: Matching strategy and market." Sustainable Supply Chains, 2017-01-01
Jia J., Xu S. H., Guide V. "Addressing supply-demand imbalance: Designing efficient remanufacturing strategies." Production and Operations Management, vol. 25, 2016-01-01
Guide V., Abbey J. D. "Closed-loop supply chains: Matching strategy and market" Socially Responsible Supply Chains., 2016-01-01
Guide V., Abbey J. "Consumer perceptions of closed-loop supply chains" Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains, 2016-01-01
Guide V., Ketokivi M. "Ethical guidelines at Journal of Operations Management." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 42-43, 2016-01-01
Mutha A., Bansal S., Guide V. "Managing demand uncertainty through core acquisition in remanufacturing." Production and Operations Management, vol. 25, 2016-01-01
Guide V., Blackburn J., Abbey J. "Analysis of optimal pricing for new and remanufactured products." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 36, 2015-05-01
Guide V., Abbey J., Meloy M. G., Atalay S. "Closed-loop supply chains for remanufactured consumer goods" Production and Operations Management, vol. 24, 2015-03-01
Guide V., Abbey J., Meloy M. G., Blackburn J. D. "Consumer markets for remanufactured and refurbished products" California Management Review, vol. 57, 2015-01-01
Guide V., Ketokivi M. "Notes from the editors: Redefining some methodological criteria for the journal." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 37, 2015-01-01
Guide V., Ketokivi M. "Notes from the Editors: Restructing the Journal of Operations Management" Journal of Operations Management, vol. 38, 2015-01-01
Jung K., Dawande M., Geismar N., Guide V., Sriskandarajah C. "Supply planning models for a remanufacturer under Just-in-Time manufacturing environment with reverse logistics." Annals of Operations Research, 2014-02-01
Guide V., Abbey J. D., Souza G. "Delayed differentiation for multiple lifecycle products" Production and Operations Management, vol. 22, 2013-05-01
Guide V., Abbey J. D. "Closed-loop supply chains" Handbook of Business and the Environment, 2012-01-01
Ozdemir O., Denizel M., Guide V. "Recovery amount and recoverability level decisions in a legislative disposal fee environment." European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 216, 2012-01-01
Guide V., Li K. "The potential for market cannibalization of new product sales by remanufactured products." Decision Sciences Journal, vol. 41, 2010-07-01
Guide V., Atasu A., Wassenhove L. "So what if remanufacturing cannibalizes my new product sales?" California Management Review, vol. 52, 2010-06-01
Martin P., Guide V., Craighead C. W. "Supply Chain Sourcing of Remanufacturing Operations: An Empirical Investigation of Re-Make versus Buy" Decision Sciences, vol. 41, 2010-06-01
Guide V., Van Wassenhove L. "The evolution of closed-loop supply chain research" Operations Research, vol. 57, 2009-01-01
Guide V., Ferguson M., Koca E. "The value of quality grading in remanufacturing" Production and Operations Management, vol. 18, 2009-01-01
Guide V., Van Wassenhove L. "Product Returns at Hewlett-Packard Company" Operations Management Education Review, vol. 1, 2008-01-01
Guide V., Atasu A., Van Wassenhove L. "Product reuse economics in closed-loop supply chains" Production and Operations Management, vol. 17, 2008-01-01
Guide V., Van Wassenhove L. "Dancing with the devil: Partnering with industry, but publishing in academia." Decision Sciences, vol. 38, 2007-01-01
Gao A., Bansal S., Guide V. "Servicizing contract with remanufacturing cost considerations" Production and Operations Management, vol. 32