Edmund Lee Prater

VITA

Contents

Education

Business Experience

Academic Experience

Publications

Academic Research

  1. Prater, Edmund, Patricia Swafford and Srikanth Yellepeddi. "Emerging Economies: Operational Issues in China and India." Upcoming in the Journal of Marketing Channels, 2009.
  2. Prater, Edmund and Marion Sobol.  "Computer Usage by U.S. Group Medical Practices 1994 vs 2003 and Type of Usage Comparison to IT Practices in Taiwan."  Chapter 12 of Healthcare Information Systems & Informatics: Research and Practices.  Joseph Tan, Ed. IGI Global, publishers, June, 2008.
  3. Cannon, Alan, Greg Frazier, Pedro Reyes and Edmund Prater.  "RFID in the Contemporary Supply Chain: Multiple Perspectives on the Benefits and Risks." The International Journal of Operations & Production Management. Vol. 28, No. 5, 2008. 
  4. Prater, Edmund and Bin Jiang. "The Drivers of R&D Investment in China and the New R&D Models." Journal of Marketing Channels, Vol. 15, No. 2/3, 2008.
  5. Reyes, Pedro, Greg Frazier, Edmund Prater and Alan Cannon. "RFID: The State of the Union between Promise and Practice.”   International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2007
  6. Biehl, Markus, Edmund Prater and Matt Realff, “Assessing Performance and Uncertainty in Developing Carpet Reverse Logistics Systems.” Computers and Operations Research. Vol. 34, 2007
  7. Prater, Edmund and Soumen Ghosh, "A Comparative Model of Firm Size and the Global Operations of U.S. Firms in Europe" The Journal of Operations Management.  Vol. 24, 2006.
  8. Jiang, Bin, Greg Frazier and Edmund Prater.  "Outsourcing Impacts on Firms' Performance: An Empirical Study."  The International Journal of Operations & Production Management.  Vol. 26, No. 12, 2006.
  9. Sobol, Marion and Edmund Prater, “Differences in Computer Usage for U.S. Group Medical Practices:1994 vs. 2003” International Journal of Health Information Systems and Informatics. Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006.
  10. Anil Gurung and Edmund Prater, "A Research Framework for the Impact of Cultural Differences on IT Outsourcing" The Journal for Global Information Technology Management. Vol. 9, No.1, 2006.
  11. Prater, Edmund "Understanding the Interaction of Uncertainty and Information Systems on Supply Chains", The International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. Vol. 35, No. 7, 2005.
  12. Prater, Edmund, Pedro Reyes and Greg Frazier, "Future Impacts of RFID on E-Supply Chains in Grocery Retailing,"  Supply Chain Management: an International Journal.  Vol. 10, No. 2, 2005.
  13. Prater, Edmund and Soumen Ghosh. "Current Operational Practices of U.S. Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Europe."  Journal of Small Business Management.  Vol. 43, No. 5, April 2005.
  14. Biehl, Markus, Edmund Prater and John McIntyre, “Remote Repair, Diagnostics and Maintenance: An Overview and Comparison of the U.S. and Japanese Machine Tool Industry.” Communications of the ACM. Vol. 47, No. 11, November 2004.
  15. Prater, Edmund and Sue Rhee. "The Impact of Coordination Methods on the Enhancement of Business Writing."  Decisions Sciences: Journal of Innovative Education. Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2003.
  16. Prater, Edmund  and Wendy Roth.  "Telemedicine: What's Happening Now?"  Medical Group Management  Vol. 3, No. 1. January 2003.
  17. Jiang, Bin and Edmund Prater. "Perception versus Reality in China's B2C Market".  The International Journal of E-Business Strategy Management, Vol. 4, No. 1, August/September 2002.
  18. Jiang, Bin and Edmund Prater. "Distribution & Logistics Development in China: The Revolution Has Begun".  The International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. Vol. 32 No. 9, 2002.
  19. Prater, Edmund and Wendy Roth.  ""Medicine and the Internet: Opportunities in Cyberspace"  Medical Group Management  Vol. 2, No. 7, August 2002.
  20. Prater, Edmund and Michael Long.  "The Efficiencies and Savings of Call-Taker Training".  The Journal of Public Safety Communications. Vol. 68, No. 9, September 2002.
  21. Prater, Edmund and Michael Long.  "Unified 911 Communications: A Phased-in Methodology".  The Journal of Public Safety Communications. Vol. 68, No. 1,  January 2002.
  22. Prater, Edmund, Markus Biehl, and Michael Smith.  “International Supply Chain Agility: Tradeoffs between Flexibility and Uncertainty” The International Journal of Operations & Production Management.  Vol. 21, No. 5,6, Summer 2001
  23. Smith, Michael and Edmund Prater, "Debatable Points & Hard-Won Dollops of Wisdom on being a Teaching T.A.," Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1997.
  24. Prater, Edmund and Michael Smith, "Becoming a Pathfinder on the Information Superhighway," The Journal of Staff, Program & Organizational Development. Vol. 13, No. 4, 1996.
  25. Interviewed in "European Logistics: Europe by Code," Export Today, Vol. 12, No 12, December 1996, Kendall Slee, editor.
  26. Prater, Edmund and John McIntyre, "U.S. Software Exports to Japan--Issues and Concerns," Journal of Global Competitiveness. Vol. 3, 1995.
     

Published Proceedings:

  1. Mangalaraj, George, Anand Jeyaraj and Edmund Prater, “Technology Adoption in Supply Chain Management: A Meta-Analysis of Empirical Findings.” AMCIS, Acapulco, 2006.
  2. Biehl, Markus, Edmund Prater, and Matthew Realff, "Managing Uncertainties in Carpet Reverse Logistics," DSI, Boston, 2004
  3. Reyes, Pedro, Greg Frazier and Edmund Prater, "RFID-Based Operational Improvement for Grocery E-Supply Chains." POMS, Cancun, 2004
  4. Biehl, Markus, Edmund Prater, and Matthew Realff, "Reverse Supply Chain Management in an Uncertain Environment," POMS, Savannah, 2003
  5. Biehl, Markus, and Edmund Prater, “Outsourcing Components of the Value Chain: Analytical Results”, Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Information Sciences, San Diego, 2002
  6. Biehl, Markus, Michael Smith, Edmund Prater, "Outsourcing Components of the Value Chain: An Empirical Investigation," Eleventh Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), 2000.
  7. Prater, Edmund, Markus Biehl, Michael Smith, Soumen Ghosh, "Globalization of Small and Medium Sized U.S. Firms", Proceedings of the National Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute, Orlando, 1996.
  8. Prater, Edmund and Milind Shrikande, "Foreign Exchange Decision Analysis in Global Operations--A Fuzzy Logic Decision Support System", Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Information Sciences, 1995.

 

Grants and Corporate Support

Grant Submissions:

  1. Chen, Victoria, J. Rosenberger, B. Beamon, E. Prater, "Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization and Statistics (COSMOS)".  Submitted to the James. S. McDonnell Foundation.

  2. Chen, Victoria, B. Beamon, E. Prater and J. Kolko, "Collaborative Research: Management of Chaotic Dynamics in Information-Distribution Systems.  Submitted to the National Science Foundation.

  3. Chen, Victoria, B. Boardman, E. Prater.  "Exploratory Research on Engineering the Service Sector: A Decision Support System for Cancer Pain Management.  Submitted to the National Institutes of Health.

Grants Received:

  1. UTA Quality Enhancement Plan Grant: "Experiential Learning Methods to teach Undergraduate Operations Management." with Patty Swafford.  $6,100 grant. 2006

  2. Baylor University Research Grant: "Use of RFID in Current Operational Environments" with Pedro Reyes, Greg Frazier and Alan Cannon.  $15,000 grant.  2005

  3. UTA Research Enhancement Grant on the Globalization Process of French Firms, $8,000 grant.  2003

  4. Lorraine Development Corporation (APEILOR): $10,000 grant.  1998

  5. Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Fellowship: $2,500 grant 1997.
  6. FIPSE Travel Award: $2000 grant  1996.

 

Invited Talks & Executive Lectures

  1. Prater, Edmund and Marion Sobol, "A Comparison of IT Adoption and Attitudes Toward IT in Taiwan and the United States," Invited Paper to Decision Sciences Institute Fellows, DSI San Antonio, 2006. 

  2. Prater, Edmund, "“What Hope does RFID bring to Managing the Uncertainty Triangle within International Supply Chains?” RFID Seminar Series, Baylor University, 2006. 

  3. Sobol, Marion and Edmund Prater, "A Ten Year Longitudinal Study of IT Usage in Medical Practices," Invited Paper to Decision Sciences Institute Fellows, DSI San Francisco, 2005.

  4. Biehl, Markus, Edmund Prater and Matthew Realff, "Designing a Reverse Supply Chain for Bulk Recycling," Annual Conference of the Canadian OR Society (CORS), Banff, 2004.

  5. Biehl, Markus, Edmund Prater and Matthew Realff, "Assessing Performance and Uncertainty in Developing Reverse Logistics Systems," National Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, 2004.

  6. Biehl, Markus, Edmund Prater and Matthew Realff, "Modeling and Simulation of a Reverse Supply Chain in an Uncertain Environment," 13th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), Savannah, 2003.

  7. Biehl, Markus, Edmund Prater and Matt Realff, "Modeling and Simulation of a Reverse Supply Chain in an Uncertain Environment".  Invited talk in Reverse Production Systems, INFORMS National Conference, San Jose, 2002

  8. Financial Executives International Organization, Mountain City Club, Chattanooga, TN: “Internet Security and the future of Information Systems,“ December 2000.

  9. Prater, Edmund, Markus Biehl, Michael Smith, Soumen Ghosh, "US Firms and the Logistics of European Expansion", INFORMS National
    Conference, Atlanta, 1996.

  10. Georgia Institute of Technology, Executive MBA Program: Lecturer on Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Telecommunications Industry,1994-1996.

  11. Georgia Institute of Technology, Executive MBA Program: Computer Support for Industry Simulation Games, 1995-1997.

  12. China Exchange, Inc.: Lecturer on Strategic Issues for the Globalization of Small and Medium Sized Businesses, 1996.

  13. Georgia Institute of Technology, Management of Technology Executive Program: Instructor on use of Microsoft Project for Project Management, 1996-1997.

  14. Third International Fuzzy Logic Conference, Duke University: "Industrial Applications of Fuzzy Logic", February 1993.

  15. Georgia Institute of Technology, Continuing Education Department: "Fuzzy Logic Control, Theory and Applications", March 1993.

  16. Scientific Atlanta Corporation: "Developing Control Systems using Fuzzy Logic", January 1992.

  17. Atlanta Artificial Intelligence Users Group: "Advanced Technologies in the Business Environment", September 1991.

  18. Tennessee Academy of Sciences: "The Synthesis of Dihydrophenanthrene for use in Oil Exploration", November 1983.

Awards and Honors

  1. University of Texas at Arlington College of Business Administration Summer Research Award, 2006.

  2. Distinguished Teaching Innovation Award, University of Texas at Arlington College of Business Administration, 2005-2006.

  3. University of Texas at Arlington Research Travel Award, 2006.

  4. Who's Who in Business Higher Education, 2005, 2006.

  5. Included in the Academic Keys Who's Who in Business Education.

  6. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, University of Texas at Arlington College of Business Administration, 2003-2004.

  7. Website was selected as a featured site in Lightspan's StudyWeb® as one of the best educational resources on the Web. 
    Specific award was for Technology: Computer Science: Networking: Local and Wide Area Networks (LANs and WANs), 2000.

  8. Outstanding International Thesis Award Finalist: the European International Business Academy (EIBA), Stuttgart, 1997

  9. Dupree College of Management Outstanding Teaching Award, 1996.

  10. U.S. Air Force Commendation for Outstanding Teaching, 1995.

  11. BellSouth Corporate ACE Award, 1991.

  12. BellSouth Department Incentive Awards, 1988, 1991.

  13. Hughes Aircraft Masters Fellow, 1987-1988.

  14. Outstanding Young Men of America, 1987.

  15. Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities, 1987.

  16. Tennessee Technological University Full Academic Scholarship, 1982-1986.

  17. Kappa Mu Epsilon Math Scholarship, 1984.

  18. Century III Leadership Scholarship and State Winner, 1982.

Community Development

  1. Ad-hoc Consultant to DFW area 911 Centers on Demand Forecasting (free of charge).
  2. Associate Director of UTA's Health Education and Research Center (HERC).
  3. Director of the Medical Mini MBA Program in conjunction with Texas Health Resources and University of Texas-Arlington.
  4. Developed Medical Mini MBA program in conjunction with Erlanger Medical Systems and University of Tennessee Medical School.
  5. Presented plan for Chattanooga City and County Government to develop a high-speed fiber backbone system to attract Information Technology jobs. As a result, 100 miles of dark fiber was buried in the county.
  6. Member of the Information Technology cluster team for the Michael Porter study of Chattanooga Regional Industries (2000-2001)
  7. Member of the Mayor of Chattanooga's Technology Council (1999-2001).
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