Jason Amaral

Adjunct Professor

Areas of Expertise:

International Business; Management Science; Management Strategy; Operations & Manufacturing Management

Research interests:

International operations, outsourcing and offshoring, supply chain management, marketing/engineering/manufacturing interfaces, design for supply chain, applications of decision science and operations research

Selected Publications:

To view publications by this professor, visit the Publications and Working Papers section of our site.

"Prevent Disasters in Design Outsourcing," Harvard Business Review, with G. Parker, September 2008
"Analyzing Supply Chains at HP Using Spreadsheet Models," Interfaces, with D. Kuettner, July-August 2008
"Continuous Improvement from Supply Lines Through Checkout Lines: Safeway's Experience," The Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum, Issue 14(3), with L. Nordgren, Summer 2008
"The Outsourcing Game: A Teaching Simulation of Power Dynamics in Outsourced Supply Chains," Operations Management Education Review, Issue 1(2), with A. Tsay, 2008
"Safeguarding the Promise of Production Outsourcing," Interfaces, Issue 36(3), 220-233, with C. Billington, and A. Tsay, May-June 2006
"How Rough-Cut Analysis Smoothes HPs Supply Chain," Supply Chain Management Review, Issue 9(6), 38-45, with B. Cargille, September 2005
"The Five Golden Rules of Effective Supplier Relationship Management," Materials Management & Distribution, May 2004

Personal interests:

Married with one son, Professor Amaral lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He enjoys hiking, biking, and backpacking.

Professor Amaral is a principal at Booz & Company http://www.booz.com, a global management consultancy. Prior to Booz & Company, Professor Amaral was founder and managing director of Emeraldwise, a consultancy that advised companies on supply chain, product engineering, and outsourcing strategy. Professor Amaral previously worked in operations and strategy roles at Hewlett-Packard, Siemens, Alcan, SeeCommerce (acquired by Teradata), and Adexa. While at Hewlett-Packard, he led the Design for Supply Chain practice area for Strategic Planning and Modeling. Professor Amaral also serves on the alumni advisory council for MIT's Engineering Systems Division. Professor Amaral has been associated with Olin since 2006, first as a guest lecturer.

Email: amaral@olin.wustl.edu

M.S. 1994, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. 1992, Alfred University