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Joy Bhadury

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Professor

Information Systems and Supply Chain Management

Email Address: J_BHADUR@uncg.edu

Phone: 336.334.4268

Biography

Joy Bhadury, PhD, is a Professor of Supply Chain Management in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at The University of North Carolina Greensboro.  Prior to that he was the Dean of the Davis College of Business and Economics at Radford University, Virginia and the Dean of the School of Business and Management at SUNY–Brockport and also served as the and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs for the Bryan School of Business and Economics at The University of North Carolina Greensboro.  Prior to UNCG, he was Chair of the Department of Management and Finance in the College of Business and Economics at California State University–East Bay and also served as the Director of the Engineering Program at that institution.  After completing his PhD in Management Science from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1991, he additionally worked at the following two institutions:  University of New Brunswick, Canada and SUNY-Buffalo. 

Dr. Bhadury’s professional specialization is in Business Analytics, Management Science and Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management.  He has taught extensively at the undergraduate and graduate levels principally in the US and Canada, but also in Ghana, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany and Austria.  He has supervised 35 graduate students and 24 undergraduate students on research projects and/or co-op projects with several joint publications.  His work has been published in national and international academic journals such as INFORMS Journal of Computing, Journal of Supply Chain Management, European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research, Computers and Operations Research, African Journal of Management, Maritime Policy and Management, Economic Development Quarterly and Annals of Regional Science. Additionally, he has provided professional services to public and private organizations including NC Maritime Strategy Advisory Council, NC Center for Global Logistics, Carolina Farm Credit, Duplin Winery, SAP-AG, FedEx, and Buffalo Police Department.  His work has been supported by funding from organizations such as Glaxo Smith Kline Foundation, US Dept of Labor (WIRED Program), Carolina Farm Credit, Piedmont Triad Partnership, NC Department of Public Instruction, NC Department of Agriculture  & Consumer Services, NC Department of Transportation and Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada. 

Education

  • Ph.D. from the School of Management. University of Texas at Dallas.
    Major: Management Science. Minor: Computer Science. (August 1991)
  • B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology. Banaras Hindu University, India.
    Major: Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (May 1986)

Research/Publications

Books and Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. “Multicriteria Location Analysis” (Spring 2023). H. A. Eiselt, V. Marianov and J. Bhadury. Springer. Book is a part of the ongoing Springer International Series on Management Science and Operations Research.
  2.  “Consensus Game: An Extension of Battle of the Sexes Game” (2022). C. Wang and J. Bhadury. Published in International Game Theory Review, 24(04), 225001; 1-15.
  3. “Supply Chain Management and Organisational Performance: Evidence from SMEs In South Africa” (2020). W. V. L. Okoumba, C. Mafini, J. Bhadury.  Africa Journal of Management, Volume 6, Issue 4, 295-326.
  4. “Service Operations in Public Sector Agencies: Evidence from NCDMV,” (2020). Martin, J. B., Bhadury, J., Amoako-Gyampah, K., Bert, S., & Murray, E. International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 36(2), 161-188.
  5. “Supply Chain Risk Mitigation in South Africa: A Case Study of Eskom” (2019). Jonathan, E. C., Mafini, C., & Bhadury, J., Benchmarking. DOI 10.1108/BIJ-06-2019-0261 
  6. “A Pilot Study of MBA Programmes in South Africa” (2019). Muposhi, A., Dhurup, M., Martin, R.L. and Bhadury, J. London Review of Education, 17 (3): 406–428. DOI https://doi.org/10.18546/LRE.17.3.14
  7. “Risk Management in Strategic Sourcing: An African Perspective.” (Oct 2019). Jonathan, E., Mafini, C., & Bhadury, J.  International Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol, 8(5), 119-135.
  8. “Strategically Locating Impulse Items in a Store”(2018). J. Bhadury,  R. Batta,   J. Dorismund,   C.C. Peng,   S. Sadhale. International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp 173-201.
  9. “Effect of Residential Proximity on University Student Trip Frequency by Mode”  (2018). S. E. Searcy, D. J. Findley, J.B. Huegy, M. Ingram,  J. Bhadury, C. Wang.  Published in   Travel Behaviour and Society, Vol. 12, pp 115-121.
  10. “Service Operations in DMV (Division of Motor Vehicles) Offices of USA – A Comparative Analysis”. (2018). J. B. Martin, J. Bhadury, J. Cordeiro, M. Waite, K. Amoako-Gyampah. Management Research Review, 41(4), 504-523.
  11. “Wine Tourism Signage Programs in the USA” (2017).  E. T. Byrd, J. Bhadury, S.P. Troy. International Journal of Wine Business Research, Vol. 29, Issue 4, pp.457-483.
  12. “The Impact of Hospital Closures on Geographical Access: Evidence from Four Southeastern States of the United States” (2017). M.L. Burkey , J. Bhadury ,H.A. Eiselt ,H.  Toyoglu.  Operations Research Perspectives. Volume 4,  pg. 56-66. doi: 10.1016/j.orp.2017.03.003  

Refereed Conference Proceedings, Book Chapters

  1. “Income Inequality Trends In Virginia” (2022). Z.A. Collier, J.S. Elias and J. Bhadury. Proceedings of the Appalachian Research in Business Symposium, Eastern Kentucky University (March 25, 2022).

Presentations (Conferences, Seminars, Workshops)

  1. “Locating To Maximize Non-Motorized Transport At A Higher Education Institution”. Presented at Appalachian Research in Business Symposium, Radford University (March 31, 2023).
  2. “The Inverse p-median Model: Model Formulation and Solution Methods”, with J. Jeong. Presented at Canadian Operations Research Society Annual Conference (Summer 2021).
  3. “ARIP: A Value-Chain Based View of Higher Education Institutions”, with R. L. Martin.  To be presented at Appalachian Research in Business Symposium (March 2021). 
  4. “Games of Agreement”, with C. Wang.  INFORMS Annual Conference (Fall 2019).
  5. “Inverse Optimization in the p-Median Model”, with J. Jeong.  INFORMS Annual Conference (Fall 2018), North American Regional Science Association Annual Conference (Fall 2019), and Southeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting (Spring 2020)
  6. “Community Engaged Scholarship – Why and How” and “The Role of HEIs In Economic Development”. Seminar and workshop at University of Venda, South Africa (Fall 2019)
  7. “Ethical Supply Management in the Public Sector”. Public lecture at Vaal University of Technology, South Africa (Fall 2019)
  8. “What Price, Optimality? A Location Model for Economic Development”, with J. Jeong. POMS Annual Conference and DARTS Seminar Series at Davis College, Radford University, (Spring 2019)
  9. “Problems Everywhere, Not A Solution in Sight: Two New Problems in Facilities Location”. Presented at the departmental research seminar series of Department of Industrial Engineering, SUNY Buffalo (Spring 2018).

Non-Refereed Publications, Project Reports

“Improving Customer Service at LPA Offices” (2018). Prepared for NC Department of Transportation. Co-authored research report with research team (J.B. Martin and B. Gaustad).  Available at https://www.ncdot.gov

Supervision of Student Research

Co-supervision with colleagues at VUT of the following students on research projects/doctoral dissertations at Vaal University of Technology, South Africa. 

  1. M. Changachirere (PhD). Ongoing
  2. I. Marisa (Post-Doctoral). Ongoing.
  3. W.V. Loury Okoumba (PhD and Post-Doctoral). PhD completed in 2018. Other projects are ongoing.
  4. S. Mughweni (PhD.).  Completed in Fall 2020
  5. A. Muposhi (Post-Doctoral). 2015-2019 
  6. E. Jordan (PhD). Completed in 2018
  7. W.V. Loury Okoumba (PhD). PhD completed in 2018. Other projects are ongoing.