Amy David

Clinical Professor
Supply Chain and Operations Management

Education

B.S.: General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 2003.
M.B.A.: Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Lake Forest, IL, 2008.
Ph.D.: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2014

Amy David joined the Krannert School of Management as a Clinical Assistant Professor in August 2014, after completing her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She teaches experiential learning in operations management, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in production planning and control and supply chain management. She has been recognized as one of Poets & Quants Top 50 Undergraduate Professors (2020) and received the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Teaching Innovation Award (2022).

Previously, Dr. David worked as Logistics Planning and Process Development Manager at USG and a Logistics Analyst at Medline Industries. She holds an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and the APICS CPIM designation.

How Working Together Can Meet Challenges
Supply chain and operations management researcher Amy David shared her expertise with Subaru of Indiana Automotive as their supplier conference keynote speaker.
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From Textbook Models to Resilient Global Supply Chains
A new book from Amy David and Qi Feng, Architecting Global Supply Chains, explores how upper level business students and practitioners can move beyond textbook models to design resilient global networks.
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Live Theatre Can Supplement Business Ethics Education, Study Says
Research completed by Purdue Convocations in partnership with Krannert School of Management suggests live theatre could be used as a teaching tool in business ethics education. Students were asked to analyze the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy scenario both before and after attending a live theatre performance featuring related narrative themes. The study centered on a performance of “Frankenstein,” based on the critically-acclaimed book by Mary Shelley.
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Role of performing arts in business ethics education
Amy David discusses the role of performing arts in business ethics education

Experiential learning project takes online supply chain students to Germany
A group of online master’s students from Purdue’s Mitch Daniels School of Business recently stepped outside the virtual classroom for an experiential learning project with GMH Group (GMH), a major steel producer based in Germany.
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Exploring Global Supply Chains in Germany
Daniels School online students partner with major steel producer for experiential learning project in Germany.
The back story of America’s loss of dominance in steel production
China really needs steel, the Daniels School's Amy David tells public media's Marketplace.
Supply Chain Leaders Focus on Resilience
Supply chain expert Amy David says producing domestically, developing a local supplier base, and using alternate transportation routes can decrease the chances of a supply chain disruption.
New Container Port Provides Midwest Value
Burns Harbor will become the first container port on Lake Michigan and has the potential to transform supply chains throughout the Midwest.
Krannert Hosts Management Solutions Challenge for Purdue Undergraduates
On November 9th, the Krannert School of Management welcomed 52 undergraduate students from the College of Liberal Arts, Polytechnic, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Exploratory Studies to the second annual Management Solutions Challenge.