Transportation and Logistics Management
James A. Rappold
Program Director of Supply Chain Management and Transportation and Logistics Management
Jim Rappold is an assistant professor in the School of Business, and Executive Education program director of the Supply Chain Management and Transportation and Logistics Management programs. Prior to joining Executive Education, Dr. Rappold taught operations and supply chain management courses in UW-Madison’s MBA and Ph.D. programs for nine years. Professor Rappold is also a faculty member in the College of Engineering.
Dr. Rappold’s interests are in the design, operation and management of complex manufacturing and distribution networks. His specialty is production planning, inventory optimization and information systems design. He has served as a supply chain consultant in the analysis, improvement and management of manufacturing, distribution and information systems for dozens of organizations, including BASF, Briggs & Stratton, Corning Glass Works, General Mills, IBM, Merck KGaA (Germany), Philip Morris, Procter & Gamble, Rockwell Automation, Sunoco Oil, The U .S. Air Force, Sango Ceramics in Semarang, Indonesia, and Polioles in Mexico City.
He is a recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the UW-Madison School of Business Professor of the Year and the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award at UW-Madison. He has published research articles in publications such as Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Industrial Engineer, Naval Research Logistics and Information Systems Frontiers.
Professor Rappold holds a B.S. in Industrial Management and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS and Ph.D. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.
Contact Information:
James Rappold: 608-441-7355 or jrappold@exed.wisc.edu
Fluno Center, 601 University Ave., Madison, WI 53715-1035