Larry Giunipero is the professor of supply chain management at Florida State University. He holds a BS from Purdue University, an MA from Ball State University, and a PhD from Michigan State University. He is a member of the Institute of Supply Management and the American Marketing Association. Larry has about 46 publications in the JOURNAL OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SERVICES TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS, DECISION SCIENCES, and JOURNAL OF PURCHASING & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT. He has presented refereed papers at numerous conferences, including:… International Supply Management Conference Proceedings, National Academy of Management, International Supply Chain Management Proceedings, and North American Research Symposium on Purchasing & Supply Management Proceedings. Larry is the author of seven books and has been a member or chair of about 21 doctoral dissertations.