Dr. Ying Liao
Assistant Professor of Business
With Meredith since 2006
Ph.D., University of Toledo
Office Location: Harris 235
Telephone Number: 919-760-8510
Fax Number: 919-760-8920
Email Address: liaoying@meredith.edu
Teaching Interests: Operations and Supply Chain Management, Data Analysis for Business Decisions, Project Management, Principles of Management
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Publications
Barnes, J. and Liao Ying (2012), The Effect of Individual, Network, and Collaborative Competencies on the Supply Chain Management System, International Journal of Production Economics, Forthcoming.
Liao, Y., Liao, K., Tu, Q., and Vonderembse, M. (2011). “A Mechanism for External Competence
Transfer to Improve Manufacturing System Capabilities and Market Performance,” International
Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 132, No. 1, pp. 68-78.
Liao, K., Marsillac, E., Johnson, E., and Liao, Y. (2011). "Global Supply Chain Adaptations to
Improve Financial Performance: Supply Base Establishment and Logistics Integration," Journal
of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 204-222.
Liao, Y., Hong, P., and Rao, S. (2010). "Supply Management, Supply Flexibility and Performance
Outcomes: An Empirical Investigation of Manufacturing Firms," Journal of Supply Chain Management,
46 (3), pp. 6-22.
Liao, Y., Liao, K., and Hutchinson, R. (2010). "A Conceptual Framework for Prototyping Outsourcing
in New Product Development," Journal of Manufacturing and Technology Management, 21 (1),
pp. 122-138.
Mantel, S.P., Tatikonda, M., and Liao, Y. (2006). "A Behavioral Study of Supply Manager
Decision-making: Factors Influencing Make vs. Buy Evaluation," Journal of Operations Management,
24 (6), 822–838(a full one third contribution to this paper is acknowledged).
Proceedings
Liao, Y. (2011). "The Moderate Effect of Organizational Awareness on Linkage between external capabilities and Product Innovation Flexibility." Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 19-22, 2011.
Barnes, J. and Liao, Y. (2010). "Successful Supply Chain Management Systems: The Role of Individual, Network and Collaborative Competencies," (accepted for presentation and publication in the proceedings of the Decision Science Institute Annual Meeting, November, San Diego).
Liao, K. Liao, Y., and Tu, Q. (2009). A Mechanism of Transferring Manufacturing Competences to Increase Market Performance (accepted for presentation and publication in the proceedings of Decision Science Institute Annual Meeting).
Liao, Y., Rao, S., and Hong, P. (2008). "Understanding Supply Chain Flexibility: Interactions within Supply Chain Flexibility Dimensions. Decision Science Institute Annual Meeting.
Liao, Y., Rao, S., and Hong, P. (2007) "Understanding Supply Flexibility and Its Impact on Supply Chain Performance" (accepted for presentation and publication in the proceedings of the Decision Science Institute) (DBS).
Mantel, S.P., Tatikonda, M., and Liao, Y. (2007) “A Behavioral Study of Supply Manager Decision-making: Factors Influencing Make vs. Buy Evaluation” (presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting) (DBS).
Liao, Y., Rao, S., and Hong, P. (2007) "Supply flexibility: the antecedents and impacts on Performance” (accepted for presentation and publication in the proceedings of the Decision Science Institute).
Liao, Y. "Product Development Outsourcing Strategy: A Contingency Perspective" (accepted for presentation and publication in the proceedings of the Annual MBAA International Conference, 2006).
Book Cases
"A Case in Supply Chain Adaptation in China: The Tanban Automobile Co.", Invited Case, Process Management: Creating Value along the Supply Chain. 2007.
Awards
Best Paper Award: 2010 Decision Sciences Annual Meeting Best Theoretical/Empirical Research Paper.
Presented at the 2010 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting.
MBA Professor of the Year, 2009
Best Paper Award: Best paper published in the Journal of Operations Management in 2006.
Presented at the 2007 Academy of Management Conference.
2006–2007 Meredith College Initiative Funding for Faculty Research and Publication.