Mark A. Jacobs
Assistant Professor
Phone:
937-229-2204
Courses Taught
- OPS 301 - Survey of Operations Management
Degrees
- Michigan State, PhD
- University of Minnesota, MBA
- Cal Poly, SLO, BSIE
Professional Activities
- Decision Sciences Institute
- Institute of Industrial Engineers
- Academy of Management
- Production and Operations Management Society
- The Executive Committee
Research Interests
- The interface between operations management and product development. In particular, the impacts of design strategies such as modular architectures, implications of strategic portfolio configurations and measures of product and portfolio complexity.
- Success factors for closely held corporations such as how they can compete effectively, mitigate risk in their supply chains, develop key performance indicators to better manage the business and effectively transition from one leadership team to the next.
Selected Publications
- Jacobs, M., Droge, C., Vickery, S., Calantone, R. The Effect of Product and Process Modularity on Agility and Firm Growth Performance. To appear in Journal of Product Innovation Management.
- Jacobs, M. (2009) Volume and Cost Implications of Product Portfolio Complexity. Saarbrucken, VDM Verlag., 152 pgs.
- Closs, D., Jacobs, M., Swink, M., Webb, G. S. (2008). Toward a Theory of Competencies for the Management of Product Complexity: Six Case Studies. Journal of Operations Management, 26(5), 590-610.
- Jacobs, M., Vickery, S., Droge, C. (2007). The Effects of Product Modularity on Competitive Performance: Do Integration Strategies Mediate the Relationship? International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 27(10), 1046-1068.
- Jacobs, M. (2007). Product Complexity: A Definition and Impacts on Organizations. Decision Line, 38(5).
