Karen Donohue
Associate Professor, Carlson School of Management
Office: 3-237 Carlson School of Management
Phone: 612-625-6320
E-mail: donoh008@umn.edu
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Karen Donohue's research focuses on methods for coordinating inventory and distribution decisions across supply chains, particularly in fast clock speed industries. Recently, she has investigated the impact of competition in outsourcing decisions, and behavioral issues in supply chain management.
Donohue received B.A. degrees in Mathematics and Economics from St. Olaf College, followed by an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management Science and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, both from Northwestern University. Donohue has been teaching and researching in the area of supply chain management for over ten years, including six years on the faculty of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Her articles have appeared in such journals as Management Science, Operations Research, Interfaces, and Production and Operations Management (POMS). She currently serves as an Associate Editor for Management Science and POMS. Donohue is the recipient of an NSF Career Award and the Operations Research Meritorious Service Award.