Erica Plambeck

The Charles A. Holloway Professor of Operations, Information & Technology
Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
Erica Plambeck

Bio

Erica Plambeck is The Charles A. Holloway Professor of Operations, Information & Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business and senior fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment. She teaches the MBA core course in operations management and an elective, Environmental Entrepreneurship, that draws together MBAs and graduate students from across the Stanford campus. Erica received the Presidential Early Career Award for research in supply chain management, and was recognized as a faculty pioneer in social and environmental stewardship by WRI and the Aspen Institute. Erica grew up in the Midwest, received a BS in mathematics and industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, developed decision-models for EU climate change policy as a Marshall scholar at Cambridge University, and received her PhD in engineering economic systems and operations research from Stanford University.

Stanford GSB Affiliations

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Engineering Economic Systems and Operations Research, Stanford University, 2000
  • Diploma, Economics, London School of Economics, 1996
  • M.Phil, Management Studies, University of Cambridge, 1995
  • BS, Industrial Engineering and Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, 1994

Academic Appointments

  • The Charles A. Holloway Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2015–16
  • Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2010–15
  • Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2005–10
  • Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2004–09
  • Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2000–04
  • Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for Environment, Stanford University, 2005–15

Awards and Honors

  • Srivani Faculty Fellow, 2023–24
  • Dhirubhai Ambani Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship, 2022–23
  • Dhirubhai Ambani Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship, 2021–22

Service to the Profession

Associate Editor

    • Area Editor, Operations Research 2019 – present
    • Associate Editor, Operations Research 2004 – 2019
    • Associate Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2006 – present
    • Associate Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2006 – present

    Reviewer

      • National Science Foundation (NSF)
      • Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
      • Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
      • Marketing Science
      • Decision Science
      • Operations Research
      • Management Science
      • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

      Other Services

        • Review & Editor Selection Committee, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2005
        • Founding Co-Chair and Conference Organizer, Sustainability Interest Group 2010-2012
        • INFORMS Finance Committee, 2007 - 2009
        • Judge, MSOM Student Paper Competition, 2002, 2003, 2005
        • Organizer of INFORMS Conference Sessions, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, Invited Supply Chain Track 2007, 2012

        Research Statement

        Erica Plambeck is an expert in manufacturing operations and supply chain management, and her current research focuses on environmental sustainability.

        Journal Articles

        Jenna E. Forsyth, Musa Baker, Syeda Nurunnahar, Shariful Islam, M. Saiful Islam, Tauhidul Islam, Erica Plambeck, Peter J. Winch, Dinsha Mistree, Stephen P. Luby, Mahbubur Rahman
        Environmental Research
        September 2023 Vol. 232
        Basak Kalkanci , Erica Plambeck
        Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
        November 2020 Vol. 22 Issue 6 Pages 1107–1286
        Basak Kalkanci, Erica Plambeck
        Management Science
        August 2020 Vol. 66 Issue 8 Pages 3295–3798
        Erica Plambeck, Kamalini Ramdas
        Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
        January 2020 Vol. 22 Issue 1 Pages 123-134
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Management Science
        April 2019 Vol. 65 Issue 4 Pages 1455-1947
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
        June 2016 Vol. 18 Issue 2 Pages 184-197
        Nur Sunar, Erica Plambeck
        Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
        February 10, 2016 Vol. 18 Issue 3 Pages 414-428
        Erjie Ang, Sara Kwasnick, Mohsen Bayati, Erica Plambeck, Michael Aratow
        Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM)
        November 6, 2015 Vol. 18 Issue 1 Pages 141-156
        Erica Plambeck, Qiong Wang
        Management Science
        2013 Vol. 59 Issue 8 Pages 1927-1946
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
        2013 Vol. 15 Issue 4 Pages 630-639
        Erica Plambeck
        Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
        2013 Vol. 15 Issue 4 Pages 527-536
        Erica Plambeck
        Energy Economics
        November 2012 Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pages S64-S74
        Hau L. Lee, Erica Plambeck, P. Yatsko
        The European Business Review
        May 2012
        H.L. Lee, Erica Plambeck, P. Yatsko
        Supply Chain Management Review
        March 2012 Vol. 16 Issue 2 Pages 38-45
        Enis Kayis, Feryal Erhun, Erica Plambeck
        Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
        2012 Vol. 15 Issue 1 Pages 45-56
        Erica Plambeck, Lyn Denend
        Supply Chain Management Review
        September 2011 Vol. 15 Issue 5 Pages 16-23
        Erica Plambeck, Qiong Wang
        Management Science
        March 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 3 Pages 333-347
        Erica Plambeck
        Operations Research
        September 2008 Vol. 56 Issue 5 Pages 1158-1171
        Li Chen, Erica Plambeck
        Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
        April 1, 2008 Vol. 10 Issue 2 Pages 236-256
        Armony Mor, Erica Plambeck, Sridhar Seshadri
        Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
        January 4, 2008 Vol. 11 Issue 1 Pages 19-32
        Erica Plambeck, Amy R. Ward
        Queueing Systems
        2008 Vol. 60 Issue 1-2 Pages 1-69
        Erica Plambeck, Lyn Denend
        Stanford Social Innovation Review
        2008 Vol. 6 Issue 2 Pages 53-59
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Management Science
        December 1, 2007 Vol. 53 Issue 12 Pages 1859-1871
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Management Science
        December 1, 2007 Vol. 53 Issue 12 Pages 1872-1886
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Management Science
        August 3, 2007 Vol. 53 Issue 10 Pages 1577-1593
        Erica Plambeck, Amy R. Ward
        Operations Research
        June 1, 2007 Vol. 55 Issue 3 Pages 603-609
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
        2007 Vol. 9 Issue 1 Pages 94-113
        Erica Plambeck, Lyn Denend
        Supply Chain Management Review
        2007 Vol. 11 Issue 5 Pages 18-25
        Erica Plambeck, Amy R. Ward
        Mathematics of Operations Research
        August 2006 Vol. 31 Issue 3 Pages 453-477
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Management Science
        2006 Vol. 52 Issue 10 Pages 1509-1527
        Mor Armony, Erica Plambeck
        Management Science
        October 2005 Vol. 51 Issue 10 Pages 1505-1518
        Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
        Management Science
        2005 Vol. 51 Issue 1 Pages 133-150
        Li Chen, Erica Plambeck
        Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
        2004 Vol. 6 Issue 1 Pages 103-106
        Erica Plambeck
        Operations Research
        2004 Vol. 52 Issue 2 Pages 213-228
        Erica Plambeck, Stefanos Zenios
        Operations Research
        2003 Vol. 51 Issue 3 Pages 3741-386
        Erica Plambeck, Sunil Kumar, J. Michael Harrison
        Queueing Systems
        2001 Vol. 39 Pages 23-54
        Erica Plambeck, Stefanos Zenios
        Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
        2000 Vol. 2 Issue 3 Pages 240-263
        Erica Plambeck, Chris Hope, John Anderson
        Energy Economics
        1997 Vol. 19 Pages 77-101
        Erica Plambeck, Bor-Ruey Fu, Stephen M. Robinson, Rajan Suri
        Mathematical Programming
        November 30, 1996 Vol. 75 Issue 2 Pages 137-179
        Erica Plambeck, Chris Hope
        Energy Policy
        1996 Vol. 24 Issue 9 Pages 783-793

        Working Papers

        Xavier Sebastian Warnes, Joann F. de Zegher, Dan A. Iancu, Erica Plambeck October 30, 2023
        Jae-Hyuck Park, Dan A. Iancu, Erica Plambeck 2022
        Mohsen Bayati, Michael Aratow, Danqi Luo, Erica Plambeck 2021
        Erica Plambeck November 2018

        Non-Degree Courses

        Programs and Non-Degree Courses

        Executive Education & Other Non-Degree Programs

        Learn how to grow and scale your company in this 10-month program ​for CEOs and founders of established businesses in Africa, Indonesia, and South Asia.

        Cases

        Michael Lepech, Erica Plambeck, Margot Sutherland
        2018
        Gretchen Daily, David Hoyt, Erica Plambeck
        2011
        Andrea Larson, Raymond Levitt, Erica Plambeck, Sara Rosenthal
        2011
        Andrea Larson, Raymond Levitt, Erica Plambeck, Sara Rosenthal
        2011
        Gretchen Daily, Sara Leslie, Erica Plambeck
        2010
        Lyn Denend, Erica Plambeck
        2010
        Hau Lee, Erica Plambeck, Maria Shao
        2009
        Lyn Denend, Erica Plambeck, Fraser Stark
        2008
        Erica Plambeck, Joshua Spitzer
        2007
        Lyn Denend, Erica Plambeck
        2007
        Erica Plambeck, Joshua Spitzer
        2006
        Magali Delmas, Erica Plambeck, Monifa Porter
        2004

        In the Media

        Insights by Stanford Business

        January 11, 2024
        A new model taps into the power of cooperation to promote sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
        November 06, 2020
        Should firms be required to disclose the negative social impacts of their suppliers? A new study investigates that question from the perspective of investors.
        August 13, 2020
        Stanford business professors share what they’re reading at home right now.
        March 19, 2018
        Once the government sets product standards, let competitors — not regulators — test each other’s claims.
        August 07, 2017
        Research shows how to improve a system that doesn’t work.
        October 01, 2009
        Research says some regulations can reduce the world's mountains of devices waiting to be recycled and slow the rate of new product introductions.
        December 01, 2004
        Top U.S. environmentalists note that most Americans are "pro-environment," but the lack of a unified approach hinders progress.
        June 01, 2003
        A series of new papers suggests that outsourcing manufacturing may stifle innovation, and that a different model might be better.

        School News

        May 31, 2023
        Bolstered by a partnership with Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford GSB increases support for resources catalyzing climate solutions.