Martin K. Starr: A visionary proponent for system integration, modular production, and catastrophe avoidance

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Gupta, Sushil; Roth, Aleda V.
• 署名单位: State University System of Florida; Florida International University; Clemson University
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2007.tb00163.x
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 1-12
• 关键词: Martin (Marty) Kenneth Starr; Production and Operations Management; system integration; interdisciplinary research; modular production; catastrophe and risk

摘要

Martin K. Starr facilitated the creation of an identity for production and operations management (POM) as an academic discipline. This paper aims to summarize Starr's substantial contributions to scholarly inquiry on system integration and interfunctional coordination, modular production, and catastrophe avoidance. Even after four decades, we describe how his legacy in these areas continues to define several major drivers of operations and supply chain management research and practice. Starr has influenced several generations of students, professors, and executives with his writings, teaching, and leadership roles in the POM community that include 32 years on the faculty of the Columbia School of Business, 15 years as Editor-in-Chief of Management Science, and presidency of the Production and Operations Management Society.