Kenneth K. Boyer is Fisher Designated Professor of Operations and Business Analytics at Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University. He was the co–editor in chief of the Journal of Operations Management from 2006 to 2011. He has memberships in the Academy of Management, Production and Operations Management Society and the Decision Sciences Institute. Prof. Boyer has published over 50 academic articles, has been cited more than 11,000 times and has written two books: Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century (2009) and Extending the Supply Chain: How Cutting-Edge Companies Bridge the Critical Last Mile into Customers' Homes (2004).