Pam Manhart
Assistant Professor
Professional Summary
Pam Manhart spent decades managing global supply chains prior to earning her PhD in Supply Chain Management. She brings her experience to the classroom where she teaches SAP. The course focuses on problem solving and development of critical thinking skills. Manhart is a member of the Academy of Management, the Association for Supply Chain Management and the American SAP User Group.
Manhart has worked with organizations in manufacturing, healthcare, government, agriculture, energy and retail. She conducts research closing the gap between strategy and implementation specializing in the areas of supply chain risk management and decision making under conditions of uncertainty.
Education
- 2017 – PhD, Supply Chain Management, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- 2010 – MBA, International Business, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- 1987 – BS, Production and Operations Management, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Courses
- MGT 3345 – Introduction to Enterprise Systems Using SAP
Research Interests
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Ecological Resilience
- Supply Chain Innovation
- Decision Making Under Uncertainty
- Organizational Behavior and Change Management
Selected Publications
- P. Manhart, JK. Summers, & J. Blackhurst. (2020) "A Meta-Analytic Review of Supply Chain Risk Management: Assessing Buffering and Bridging Strategies And Firm Performance," Journal of Supply Chain Management, 56(3), 66-87.
