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Dr. Otso Massala

decorativeAssociate Professor of Supply Chain Management with tenure, Finance / Supply Chain Management Department

Award of selected education

  • 2017 Sorbonne University, Paris, France
    Honorary Ph.D. in Management
  • 2016 INSEAD, France & Singapore
    Ph.D. in Management
  • 2012 INSEAD, France & Singapore
    Master’s in Management
  • 1996 Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
    M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management
  • 1995 Far-Eastern State University, Vladivostok
    Diploma in Probability, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics

Selected work experience

  • 2016–current Shippensburg University, PA, USA
    Associate Professor
  • 2009–2016 SCS Consulting, Singapore
    Partner
  • 2004–2009 Hempel Asia Pacific, Singapore
    Regional Managing Director
  • 2002–2004 Hempel Indonesia
    President Director
  • 1999–2002 Hempel Czech Republic
    Managing Director
  • 1996–1999 Hempel Russia
    General Manager

Examples of Teaching

  • Supply Chain Management, MBA core course, JL. Grove College of Business
  • Global Logistics Systems, UG elective course, JL. Grove College of Business
  • Supply Chain and Operations Management, UG core course, JL. Grove College of Business
  • Statistical Application in Business, UG core course, JL. Grove College of Business
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship, UG elective course, JL. Grove College of Business
  • Global Supply Chain Management, MBA course, JL. Grove College of Business

Academic Awards and Distinctions

  • 2019 IABE-2019 Membership Award
  • 2019 Award in recognition of Exceptional Academic Mentorship
  • 2019 Charles R. & Joletta Nebel, Jr. Service Award
  • 2019 Teaching Innovation and Pedagogy Spotlight Award (TIPS)
  • 2016 Decision Analysis Special Recognition Award, Runner-Up
  • 2010 – 2015 INSEAD Doctoral Fellowship
  • 1994 – 1995 Far Eastern State University Scholarship

Grants

2017 Three years, $90,000 grant for organizing a Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education wide business plan competition.

Research Papers

  • Massala, O., Tsetlin I. 2015. Search Before Trade-offs Are Known. Decision Analysis, 12(3), 105–121.
  • Massala, O., Neidigh, R., Langella I. 2020. Teaching operational flexibility for mitigating risk in global supply chains. Operations Management Education Review, 14(1), 87–112 .
  • Massala, O. 2017. Delegated Sequential Search. Working paper
  • Massala, O. 2019. Role of Evaluation Uncertainty in Innovation Contests. Working paper
  • Massala, O., Neidigh, R., Langella I. 2020. Optimal batch sizing in presence of organizational learning effects. Working paper
  • Massala, O., Langella I., Farajnezam A. 2020. Linear programming models for maritime logistics. Working paper

Other Publications

  • Massala, O. 1996. Conditions for Investing in Efficiency of Electricity Generation and Use in Primorsky Territory. M.Sc. thesis, Lappeenranta University of Technology.
  • Massala, O. 1997. “Technical Convention of District Heating in Russia” (chapter in book, Markkinana IVY). Helsinki: Rakennustuoteteollisuus.
  • Massala, O. 2016. Delegated Search. Ph.D. thesis, INSEAD Business School.
  • Massala, O. 2017 “Business model could lead to lawn care by subscription”, Crossroads Business Journal, 06/2017
  • Massala, O. 2017 “Best is yet to come for analytics”, Crossroads Business Journal, 08/2017
  • Massala, O. 2017 “New business opportunities may arrive with Electric Vehicles”, Crossroads Business Journal, 11/2017
  • Massala, O. 2018 “Finance industry’s important role in shifting entrepreneurship landscape”, Crossroads Business Journal, 4/2018
  • Massala, O. 2018 “Professional services benefit from advancement of Artificial Intelligence Technologies”, Crossroads Business Journal, 5/2018
  • Massala, O. 2018 “Applications of artificial intelligence move toward general applications”, Crossroads Business Journal, 11/2018
  • Massala, O. 2019 “How does the last mile delivery work for ecommerce in 2040 ?”, Crossroads Business Journal, 3/2019