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David Swanson
Ph.D. Student
Sam M. Walton College of Business
Office: WCOB 352
PH: (479) 575-4005
rswanson@walton.uark.edu

David entered the Logistics Ph.D. program at the Sam M. Walton College of Business in 2009. Prior to returning to graduate school, David designed and implemented logistics systems. He has done project work and consulting for many companies including Wal-mart, Pearle Vision, Sears, Ingram Micro, Shoe Carnival, Kodak, BMW, and Canon. His primary specialization has been with warehouse and transportation management systems.

David is interested in the logistics of disaster recovery and the associated network analysis when there are major disruptions in the supply chain. This will be one of his primary areas of study over the next few years.

Degrees

• BS, David Lipscomb University, Marketing, 1987
• MBA, University of Tennessee, Logistics and Transportation, 1990

Research Interests

• Disaster Recovery Logistics
• Logistics Network Design and Analysis