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JJ Kovach

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Supply Chain Management

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

OPSM 3830.001Operations ManagementSpring 2025
OPSM 5850.407Supply Chain Operations ManagementSpring 8W1 2025
OPSM 5850.480Supply Chain Operations ManagementFall 8W1 2024
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

OPSM 3830.001Operations ManagementSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
LSCM 6900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2024
OPSM 5850.007Supply Chain Operations ManagementSpring 8W1 2024 SPOT
LSCM 5860.080Advanced Supply Chain Management ProblemsFall 8W2 2023 SPOT
OPSM 5850.080Supply Chain Operations ManagementFall 8W1 2023 SPOT
OPSM 3830.004Operations ManagementSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
OPSM 5850.007Supply Chain Operations ManagementSpring 8W1 2023 SPOT
LSCM 5860.001Advanced Supply Chain Management ProblemsFall 8W2 2022 SPOT
OPSM 5850.001Supply Chain Operations ManagementFall 8W1 2022 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 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.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
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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
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