Stanley Griffis
Donald J. Bowersox and Robert W. Thull Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Michigan State University
- East Lansing MI
Professor Griffis' primary teaching interests include logistics and supply chain management.
Media
Biography
Professor Griffis received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from The Ohio State University with a major in Logistics and a minor in Information Systems Management. He also holds a Master of Science in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a Master of Arts in Logistics from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining academia he worked on numerous logistics system design programs for the U.S. Air Force.
Professor Griffis's research focuses on a variety of issues including how consumers truly value the set of logistics and supply chain services companies strive to differentiate upon (returns, assortment, speed). Additionally, he researches vehicle routing through real supply chain networks, seeking to account for the variability in traffic, stop lengths, and goods/services delivered/picked up in ways that classic vehicle routing techniques ignore. Lastly, Dr. Griffis works in the area of illicit supply chain networks where goods (e.g. counterfeit or illegal) co-mingle with legitimate supply chains, creating challenges for legitimate business operations.
Professor Griffis has published research in the Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, International Journal of Production Research, Transportation Journal, European Journal of Operations Research, Journal of Management, International Journal of Management Science (Omega), International Journal of Production Economics, Supply Chain Management Review, and the Journal of Transportation Management.
Professor Griffis has won multiple "best paper" awards in supply chain journals, and is a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant winner (2019).
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Best Associate Editor Award
2020
Journal of Business Logistics
Transportation Journal Best Paper Award
2019
Broad College of Business Instructor Excellence Award
2018
Education
The Ohio State University
Ph.D.
Business Administration
2001
The Ohio State University
M.A.
Logistics
2000
Air Force Institute of Technology
M.S.
Logistics Management
1996
Assumption College
B.A.
History
1988
Affiliations
- Western Decision Sciences Institute : Board of Directors
- Journal of Business Logistics : Senior Editor
- Journal of Supply Chain Management : Associate Editor
- Transportation Journal : Associate Editor
News
Case study of rare, endangered tortoise highlights conservation priorities for present, future World Wildlife Days
ScienceDaily online
2023-03-03
Though wildlife trafficking has been effectively disrupted since the first World Wildlife Day -- established 50 years ago today via the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora -- a newly published case study on one of the world's rarest tortoise species, the ploughshare tortoise, highlights how much room for improvement still exists.
COVID-19 has been manufacturing’s most ruthless and demanding teacher — but which lessons will last?
BOSS Magazine online
2021-09-01
“We very routinely think about capex for new facilities. We think about investing in training for employees to reduce time and increase efficiency. We don’t often think about investing in resilience itself,” said Stanley Griffis, Bowersox-Thull Endowed Professor of supply chain management at the Michigan State University Broad School of Business, in a recent MSU podcast on lessons from the pandemic for supply chain management.
MSU conservation and business researchers partner to disrupt wildlife trafficking
MSU Today online
2019-09-24
The three-year research endeavor is led by MSU faculty members Meredith Gore, associate professor in the department of fisheries and wildlife, and Stanley Griffis, professor of supply chain management, along with operations engineering and computer science experts from University of Southern California, University of Alabama, Colorado State University and Harvard University.
Event Appearances
An Examination of the Effects of Product Characteristics on New Product Inventory Planning for Online Retailing
Decision Sciences Institute New Orleans, LA
Simulation & Publication
Logistics Doctoral Symposium Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Baggage Fees, Service Quality, and Financial Performance
Western Decision Sciences Long Beach, CA
Research Grants
ISN2: Detecting and Interdicting Illicit Wildlife Trafficking Supply Chains
National Science Foundation (NSF)
2019
SCM: Beyond the Horizon
APICS
2013
Journal Articles
Advancing interdisciplinary science for disrupting wildlife trafficking networks
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2023
Wildlife trafficking, whether local or transnational in scope, undermines sustainable development efforts, degrades cultural resources, endangers species, erodes the local and global economy, and facilitates the spread of zoonotic diseases. Wildlife trafficking networks (WTNs) occupy a unique gray space in supply chains—straddling licit and illicit networks, supporting legitimate and criminal workforces, and often demonstrating high resilience in their sourcing flexibility and adaptability.
Illicit activity and scarce natural resources in the supply chain: A literature review, framework, and research agenda
Journal of Business Logistics2023
This article reviews extant multidisciplinary literature to uncover existing themes and directions in the knowledge of the overlap between natural resource scarcity and illicit supply chain activity. In doing so, the authors present a novel review of this nascent, complex, and multidisciplinary research area.
Quantitative Investigation of Wildlife Trafficking Supply Chains: A Review
Omega2023
The illicit wildlife trade is a pervasive and global problem that has far-reaching impacts on both society and the environment. Aside from threatening numerous species around the world and acting as a potential disease transmission vector for several zoonotic diseases, including the COVID-19 pandemic, this complex system is often linked with other illicit networks such as drugs, weapons, and human trafficking.
Inductive research in last-mile delivery routing: Introducing the Re-Gifting heuristic
Journal of Business Logistics2022
The last-mile problem presents a daunting challenge for many logistics service providers, especially some 7000 small, localized operations for whom the cost of complex software solutions is often prohibitive. As a result, last-mile dispatchers rely on simple heuristics to ensure adequate customer service at an acceptable cost.
An examination of the effects of omni-channel service offerings on retailer performance
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management2022
Both online and brick and mortar retailers have invested heavily in developing omni-channel service offerings. Though seen as a competitive necessity, these omni-channel service offerings increase costs and complexities. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of strategies involving bundles of omni-channel services related to order fulfillment and returns management on retailer performance.
