Erica Plambeck

Professor, Operations, Information & Technology

Erica Plambeck

The Charles A. Holloway Professor of Operations, Information & Technology

Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
Srivani Faculty Fellow for 2023-2024

Research Statement

Erica Plambeck is an expert in manufacturing operations and supply chain management, and her current research focuses on environmental sustainability.

Bio

Erica Plambeck is The Charles A. Holloway Professor of Operations, Information & Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business and senior fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment. She teaches the MBA core course in operations management and an elective, Environmental Entrepreneurship, that draws together MBAs and graduate students from across the Stanford campus. Erica received the Presidential Early Career Award for research in supply chain management, and was recognized as a faculty pioneer in social and environmental stewardship by WRI and the Aspen Institute. Erica grew up in the Midwest, received a BS in mathematics and industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, developed decision-models for EU climate change policy as a Marshall scholar at Cambridge University, and received her PhD in engineering economic systems and operations research from Stanford University.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Engineering Economic Systems and Operations Research, Stanford University, 2000
  • Diploma, Economics, London School of Economics, 1996
  • M.Phil, Management Studies, University of Cambridge, 1995
  • BS, Industrial Engineering and Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, 1994

Academic Appointments

  • The Charles A. Holloway Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2015–16
  • Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2010–15
  • Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2005–10
  • Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2004–09
  • Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford GSB, 2000–04
  • Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for Environment, Stanford University, 2005–15

Awards and Honors

  • Dhirubhai Ambani Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship, 2022–23
  • Dhirubhai Ambani Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship, 2021–22

Publications

Journal Articles

Jenna E. Forsyth, Musa Baker, Syeda Nurunnahar, Shariful Islam, M. Saiful Islam, Tauhidul Islam, Erica Plambeck, Peter J. Winch, Dinsha Mistree, Stephen P. Luby, Mahbubur Rahman
Environmental Research
September 2023 Vol. 232
Basak Kalkanci , Erica Plambeck
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
November 2020 Vol. 22 Issue 6 Pages 1107–1286
Basak Kalkanci, Erica Plambeck
Management Science
August 2020 Vol. 66 Issue 8 Pages 3295–3798
Erica Plambeck, Kamalini Ramdas
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
January 2020 Vol. 22 Issue 1 Pages 123-134
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Management Science
April 2019 Vol. 65 Issue 4 Pages 1455-1947
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
June 2016 Vol. 18 Issue 2 Pages 184-197
Nur Sunar, Erica Plambeck
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
February 10, 2016 Vol. 18 Issue 3 Pages 414-428
Erjie Ang, Sara Kwasnick, Mohsen Bayati, Erica Plambeck, Michael Aratow
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM)
November 6, 2015 Vol. 18 Issue 1 Pages 141-156
Erica Plambeck, Qiong Wang
Management Science
2013 Vol. 59 Issue 8 Pages 1927-1946
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
2013 Vol. 15 Issue 4 Pages 630-639
Erica Plambeck
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
2013 Vol. 15 Issue 4 Pages 527-536
Erica Plambeck
Energy Economics
November 2012 Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pages S64-S74
Hau L. Lee, Erica Plambeck, P. Yatsko
The European Business Review
May 2012
H.L. Lee, Erica Plambeck, P. Yatsko
Supply Chain Management Review
March 2012 Vol. 16 Issue 2 Pages 38-45
Enis Kayis, Feryal Erhun, Erica Plambeck
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
2012 Vol. 15 Issue 1 Pages 45-56
Erica Plambeck, Lyn Thayer Denend
Supply Chain Management Review
September 2011 Vol. 15 Issue 5 Pages 16-23
Erica Plambeck, Qiong Wang
Management Science
March 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 3 Pages 333-347
Erica Plambeck
Operations Research
September 2008 Vol. 56 Issue 5 Pages 1158-1171
Li Chen, Erica Plambeck
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
April 1, 2008 Vol. 10 Issue 2 Pages 236-256
Armony Mor, Erica Plambeck, Sridhar Seshadri
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
January 4, 2008 Vol. 11 Issue 1 Pages 19-32
Erica Plambeck, Amy R. Ward
Queueing Systems
2008 Vol. 60 Issue 1-2 Pages 1-69
Erica Plambeck, Lyn Thayer Denend
Stanford Social Innovation Review
2008 Vol. 6 Issue 2 Pages 53-59
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Management Science
December 1, 2007 Vol. 53 Issue 12 Pages 1859-1871
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Management Science
December 1, 2007 Vol. 53 Issue 12 Pages 1872-1886
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Management Science
August 3, 2007 Vol. 53 Issue 10 Pages 1577-1593
Erica Plambeck, Amy R. Ward
Operations Research
June 1, 2007 Vol. 55 Issue 3 Pages 603-609
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
2007 Vol. 9 Issue 1 Pages 94-113
Erica Plambeck, L. Denend
Supply Chain Management Review
2007 Vol. 11 Issue 5 Pages 18-25
Erica Plambeck, Amy R. Ward
Mathematics of Operations Research
August 2006 Vol. 31 Issue 3 Pages 453-477
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Management Science
2006 Vol. 52 Issue 10 Pages 1509-1527
Mor Armony, Erica Plambeck
Management Science
October 2005 Vol. 51 Issue 10 Pages 1505-1518
Erica Plambeck, Terry A. Taylor
Management Science
2005 Vol. 51 Issue 1 Pages 133-150
Li Chen, Erica Plambeck
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
2004 Vol. 6 Issue 1 Pages 103-106
Erica Plambeck
Operations Research
2004 Vol. 52 Issue 2 Pages 213-228
Erica Plambeck, Stefanos Zenios
Operations Research
2003 Vol. 51 Issue 3 Pages 3741-386
Erica Plambeck, Sunil Kumar, J. Michael Harrison
Queueing Systems
2001 Vol. 39 Pages 23-54
Erica Plambeck, Stefanos Zenios
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
2000 Vol. 2 Issue 3 Pages 240-263
Erica Plambeck, Chris Hope, John Anderson
Energy Economics
1997 Vol. 19 Pages 77-101
Erica Plambeck, Bor-Ruey Fu, Stephen M. Robinson, Rajan Suri
Mathematical Programming
November 30, 1996 Vol. 75 Issue 2 Pages 137-179
Erica Plambeck, Chris Hope
Energy Policy
1996 Vol. 24 Issue 9 Pages 783-793

Working Papers

Xavier Sebastian Warnes, Joann F. de Zegher, Dan A. Iancu, Erica Plambeck October 30, 2023
Jae-Hyuck Park, Dan A. Iancu, Erica Plambeck 2022
Mohsen Bayati, Michael Aratow, Danqi Luo, Erica Plambeck 2021
Erica Plambeck November 2018

Teaching

Executive Education & Other Non-Degree Programs

Learn how to grow and scale your company in this 10-month program ​for CEOs and founders of established businesses in Africa, Indonesia, and South Asia.

Other Teaching

Programs and Non-Degree Courses

Stanford Case Studies

Michael Lepech, Erica Plambeck, Margot Sutherland
2018
Gretchen Daily, David Hoyt, Erica Plambeck
2011
Andrea Larson, Raymond Levitt, Erica Plambeck, Sara Rosenthal
2011
Andrea Larson, Raymond Levitt, Erica Plambeck, Sara Rosenthal
2011
Gretchen Daily, Sara Leslie, Erica Plambeck
2010
Lyn Denend, Erica Plambeck
2010
Hau Lee, Erica Plambeck, Maria Shao
2009
Lyn Denend, Erica Plambeck, Fraser Stark
2008
Erica Plambeck, Joshua Spitzer
2007
Lyn Denend, Erica Plambeck
2007
Erica Plambeck, Joshua Spitzer
2006
Magali Delmas, Erica Plambeck, Monifa Porter
2004

Stanford GSB Affiliations

Service to the Profession

Associate Editor

  • Area Editor, Operations Research 2019 – present
  • Associate Editor, Operations Research 2004 – 2019
  • Associate Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2006 – present
  • Associate Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 2006 – present

Reviewer

  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
  • Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
  • Marketing Science
  • Decision Science
  • Operations Research
  • Management Science
  • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Other Services

  • Review & Editor Selection Committee, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2005
  • Founding Co-Chair and Conference Organizer, Sustainability Interest Group 2010-2012
  • INFORMS Finance Committee, 2007 - 2009
  • Judge, MSOM Student Paper Competition, 2002, 2003, 2005
  • Organizer of INFORMS Conference Sessions, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, Invited Supply Chain Track 2007, 2012

In the Media

Insights by Stanford Business

January 11, 2024
A new model taps into the power of cooperation to promote sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
November 06, 2020
Should firms be required to disclose the negative social impacts of their suppliers? A new study investigates that question from the perspective of investors.
August 13, 2020
Stanford business professors share what they’re reading at home right now.
March 19, 2018
Once the government sets product standards, let competitors — not regulators — test each other’s claims.
August 07, 2017
Research shows how to improve a system that doesn’t work.
October 01, 2009
Research says some regulations can reduce the world's mountains of devices waiting to be recycled and slow the rate of new product introductions.
December 01, 2004
Top U.S. environmentalists note that most Americans are "pro-environment," but the lack of a unified approach hinders progress.
June 01, 2003
A series of new papers suggests that outsourcing manufacturing may stifle innovation, and that a different model might be better.

School News

May 31, 2023
Bolstered by a partnership with Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford GSB increases support for resources catalyzing climate solutions.