C. Zoe Schumm
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management
Department of Marketing and Management
Dr. Zoe Schumm's research focuses on tensions and paradoxes in buyer-supplier relationships and circular operations. Her research has been published in top operations and supply chain Journals including Journal of Operations Management and the International Journal of Operations & Production Management.
Before academia, Dr. Schumm worked in the apparel and hospitality industries in various roles, including product development, international sourcing, and sales and development.
Education
Ph.D., Iowa State University
M.S., Iowa State University
B.S., Kansas State University
Teaching Interests
Operations & Supply Chain Management
Hospitality Operations
Purchasing & Materials Management
Research Interests
Consumers as suppliers, developing base-of-the-chain suppliers, circular operations, secondary markets
Areas of Expertise
Circular operations/closed-loop supply chains
Secondary Markets
Social Enterprises
Product Development
Selected Publications
Denizel, M., & Schumm, C. Z. (2024). Closed loop supply chains in apparel: Current state and future directions. Journal of Operations Management, 70(2), 190-223.
Schumm, C. Z., & Niehm, L. S. (2024). Supplier selection at the base of the chain: navigating competing institutional logics for shared mutual value. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 44(10), 1780-1802.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.