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W. Rocky Newman

W. Rocky Newman (Ph.D. The University of Iowa, MBA & BS-BA Bowling Green State University) has been a professor of supply chain and operations management at Miami University since 1987. Newman teaches in the areas of operations management, supply chain management, and manufacturing strategy. His research interests include manufacturing strategy, organizational issues in supply chain management as well as supply chain management strategy. His work has been published in many journals including: International Journal of Production Research, The Journal of Production and Inventory Management, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, American Journal of Business, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, The Journal of Manufacturing Systems, The International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Mid American Journal of Business, The International Journal of Operations and Production Management, The International Journal of Production Economics, The International Journal of Forecasting, Integrated Manufacturing Systems, The International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, The Journal of Supply Chain Management, and others.

He is on the editorial board of several academic journals and has served as the editor in chief of the American Journal of Business.

He has authored several popular textbooks in the field of Supply Chain Management. He coordinates the Farmer School of Business’ highly ranked Supply Chain Management Program at Miami University.

He has served on the Midwest DSI board for many years in a variety of roles including president and program chair for the MWDSI annual conference in 2003 and 2009. He served on the board of directors for the Supply Chain Council (www.supply-chain.org) from 2008-2014. He is SCOR-S certified and has incorporated SCOR-S into his teaching with over 250 of his students certified through 2014. He has served on the APICS Board of Directors (2014) and now serves on the APICS Supply Chain Council Board of Directors.

Crash in oil prices will hurt the U.S. economy from Texas to Wall Street

Mar 08, 2016 23:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Traditionally, low oil prices have been a boost to economic growth in the U.S. The crash in oil prices over the past two years, however, has produced a decidedly mixed picture with potentially worrying implications for...

Economy

Gold Price Slips as Stronger Dollar, Fed Rate Decision Weigh on Market

Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar hovered near its highest level in almost a month, while investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserves policy announcement and Chair Kevin Warshs remarks for...

European Stocks Edge Higher as Strong Earnings Offset Inflation and Fed Rate Concerns

European stock markets traded slightly higher on Tuesday as upbeat corporate earnings from major consumer, luxury, industrial, and automotive companies helped offset persistent concerns over inflation and upcoming central...

US Stock Futures Slip as AI Spending Fears, Fed Decision Weigh on Markets

U.S. stock futures declined during Asian trading on Tuesday as investors grew increasingly cautious over artificial intelligence (AI) spending, weak semiconductor sentiment, and the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate...

RBA Signals More Rate Hikes Possible as Australia Battles Stubborn Inflation

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock warned on Tuesday that underlying inflation remains too high and said the central bank is prepared to raise interest rates again if necessary to bring price growth...

India GDP Growth Forecast Cut as Weak Investment, High Oil Prices Weigh on Economy

Indias economic growth is expected to slow significantly in the current fiscal year as weak private investment and rising oil prices linked to the Iran conflict weigh on domestic demand, according to a Reuters poll of...

Politics

Taiwan to Test Wartime Weapons Production in Han Kuang Military Drills

Taiwan will test its ability to relocate weapons production and convert civilian factories for military manufacturing during its annual Han Kuang military exercises next month, as the island strengthens its defense...

US Customs Inspects China-Linked Factories in Vietnam Amid Trade Compliance Review

U.S. customs officials have reportedly conducted spot inspections at factories in Vietnam with links to Chinese companies as Washington intensifies efforts to verify compliance with trade and import regulations, according...

Brazil Challenges Trump Tariffs at WTO Over Trade Dispute

Brazil has formally requested consultations with the United States under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system, escalating its challenge against tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on...

West Bank Tensions Escalate as Palestinian Village Faces Settler Violence and Military Raids

Residents of the Palestinian village of Tal in the occupied West Bank say violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians has pushed the area close to a breaking point after a deadly confrontation last week left six...

US Drone Industry Still Trails Ukraine as Pentagon Pushes American-Made Supply Chain

The Pentagon says the United States is still in the early stages of building a competitive domestic drone industry, even as it tightens requirements for military drones to use American-made components. Defense officials...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

TeamViewer Shares Fall Despite Profit Growth as ARR and Customer Base Decline

TeamViewer AG (ETR: TMV) shares slipped more than 2% on Tuesday after the remote connectivity software provider reported mixed first-half 2026 results. While the company delivered a solid increase in profit, investors...

Exosens H1 Profit Beats Forecasts as Defense Demand Drives Growth

Exosens (EPA: EXENS) reported stronger-than-expected first-half fiscal 2026 profitability, supported by robust demand for its defense imaging technologies, although revenue came in slightly below market expectations....

ASML, Applied Materials Slide as China DUV Chip Equipment Breakthrough Sparks Market Jitters

Semiconductor capital equipment stocks tumbled Monday after reports that China has begun mass-producing domestically developed immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, raising concerns about the future...

Tech Stock Positioning Nears Neutral as Investor Rotation Enters Final Phase, Deutsche Bank Says

Investor positioning in large-cap technology stocks has fallen sharply from previously elevated levels and is now close to neutral, signaling that the ongoing rotation away from the sector is largely complete, according to...

Nvidia Invests $1 Billion in Naver as South Korea AI Data Center Expansion Gains Momentum

Shares of South Korean internet and cloud services company Naver surged more than 10% on Monday after the company announced that Nvidia will invest $1 billion by purchasing newly issued shares to support a major artificial...