Faculty Profile

JJ Kovach

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Logistics and Operations Management
College
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

              Click Here to View Faculty CV
            

          

        
                          

            
Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014. 
Major: Management
Degree Specialization: Operations Management
Dissertation Title: Operational Challenges of Strategy Execution
MS, University of Tennessee, 1999. 
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Degree Specialization: Thermal Science
BS, University of Tennessee, 1998. 
Major: Mechanical Engineering





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
OPSM 3830.001, Operations Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus
LSCM 6900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2024 
OPSM 5850.007, Supply Chain Operations Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    LSCM 5860.080, Advanced Supply Chain Management Problems, Fall 8W2 2023  SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 5850.080, Supply Chain Operations Management, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.004, Operations Management, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 5850.007, Supply Chain Operations Management, Spring 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    LSCM 5860.001, Advanced Supply Chain Management Problems, Fall 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 5850.001, Supply Chain Operations Management, Fall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
Kovach, J., Swink, M., Rodriguez, M.  (2023). A Novel Measure of Firm-Level Production Outsourcing. International Journal of Production Economics. 263, . 
Kovach, J.  (2023). How Much Failure Should Be Tolerated in Collaborative Innovation. IEEE Transactions On Engineering Management. 
Kovach, J., Swink, M., Rodriguez, M.  (2023). Delaying Supplier Payments to Increase Buyer Profits. Journal of Supply Chain Management. 59(1), 26-47. 
Roh, J., Swink, M., Kovach, J.  (2022). Linking organization design to supply chain responsiveness: The role of dynamic managerial capabilities. International Journal Of Operations And Production Management. 42(6), 826-851. 
Kovach, J., Atasu, A., Banerjee, S.  (2018). Salesforce Incentives and Remanufacturing. Production and Operations Management. 23(March), 516-530. 
Kovach, J., Hora, M., Manikas, A., Patel, P.  (2015). Firm Performance in Dynamic Environments: The Role of Operational Slack and Operational Scope. Journal of Operations Management. 37(July), 1-12. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

		,  
			
				

					
					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
					Response Rate
					
				

			
			
				

					
					
out of 5		
					
out of 7		
					%
 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
      • 
					
    • The course content was
      • 
					
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
      • 
					
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
      • 
				
    
			
    • 
			
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
      • 
					
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
      • 
					
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
      • 
					
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
      • 
					
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
      • 
				
    
			
    • 
		

		CLOSE