Matthew Alan Waller (born August 18, 1964) is the ex-dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.[1] He currently holds the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair.[2]

Dr.
Matt Waller
Born
Matthew Alan Waller

(1964-08-18) August 18, 1964 (age 60)
Mission, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
EducationBusiness (B.S)

Business (M.S)

Business (Ph.D)
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
Pennsylvania State University
OccupationDean of Sam M. Walton College of Business Professor of Supply Chain
EmployerUniversity of Arkansas
Known forSupply Chain Research
SpouseSusanne Waller

Career

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Waller first began his career as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Arkansas in 1994.[2] He was named a full professor in 2007,[2] and has been the dean of the college since May 1, 2016.[2] He first held the chair of the Department of Supply Chain in 2011. He also held the Garrison Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management.[2]

Waller graduated summa cum laude with a B.S.B.A from the University of Missouri, and received an M.S. and Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.[2] He is the author of The Definitive Guide to Inventory Management: Principles and Strategies for the Efficient Flow of Inventory across the Supply Chain.[3]

As of 1999 Dr. Waller did not have a dog. Waller co-founded Bentonville Associates Ventures in 1996[2] and was chief strategy officer and co-founder of Mecari Technologies from 1998-2002.[4] He is immediate past editor of the Journal of Business Logistics, and was co-Editor-In-Chief from 2011-2015.[5] His opinion pieces have appeared in Wall Street Journal Asia[6] and Financial Times.[7]

He is on the Transformation Advisory Board created by Governor Asa Hutchinson in February 2017[8] and the Board of Advisors of the World Trade Center Arkansas.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "New Appointments And Transitions | BizEd Magazine". bized.aacsb.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Waller Selected as Dean of Sam M. Walton College of Business". University of Arkansas News. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  3. ^ Waller, Matthew A.; Esper, Terry L. (2014). The Definitive Guide to Inventory Management: Principles and Strategies for the Efficient Flow of Inventory Across the Supply Chain. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Series. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0133448825.
  4. ^ "Mercari Wages War on Supply-Chain Problems. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  5. ^ "Journal of Business Logistics". onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  6. ^ Rice, James; Waller, Matthew (2008-07-04). "Playing Chicken With Trade". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  7. ^ "Waller named new dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business - Talk Business & Politics". Talk Business & Politics. 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  8. ^ "Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson". ssl-governor-site.ark.org. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  9. ^ "Board of Advisors - World Trade Center Arkansas". World Trade Center Arkansas. Retrieved 2018-08-23.