Corrine Chen

Biography

Corrine Chen is an Instructor in Supply Chain Management at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her research focuses on Lean management, sustainable procurement, organizational change, and operations and supply chain management education. She brings more than a decade of industry experience in procurement and strategic sourcing and integrates this experience into her teaching through case analysis, industry-based projects, and applied learning. Her work examines how organizations and individuals develop and adapt capabilities in response to operational challenges.

Teaching Interests

Her teaching interests include operations management, supply chain management, procurement and strategic sourcing, logistics, Lean management, and global sourcing. I emphasize experiential learning, case-based analysis, industry projects, and evidence-based decision-making to connect academic concepts with real-world operational and supply chain challenges.

Research Interests

Lean management and operational improvement; sustainable procurement and supply chain capability; organizational change and adaptation; decision-making under resource constraints; management and supply chain education.

Service Summary

She serves on the University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT) and the University Committee on Research and Creative Activity (UCRCA) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Through these university-level service roles, she contributes to initiatives that support teaching excellence, pedagogical innovation, faculty research, and creative activity.

Awards and Honors

2026 Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award - Workforce Innovator, Teaching - 2026

Selected Publications

Chen, Corrine. 2026. Lean strategy implementation in SME manufacturing in developing countries: A systematic literature review, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 17(4), 1323–1346.

Chen, Corrine. 2026. Green Procurement as a Catalyst for Sustainable Capability: A Case of Change in Small Auto Parts Firms., Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 554.

Chen, Corrine. 2026. Sustainable procurement under resource and institutional constraints: A systematic review of capability development in SMEs, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Netherlands.

Chen, Corrine. 2026. Justice and the legitimacy of student evaluation systems in higher education: a systematic review, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-18.

Externally Funded Research

Heartland USDA Regional Food Business Center, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, State Agencies, 07/01/2023 - 05/31/2027

SCC-IRG: Connecting Local Producers to Institutional Buyers: A Digital Platform for Sustainable Food Systems, UNL-Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, Universities - present

Department, College, and University

University Committee on the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT), Committee Member, Participate in monthly meetings to review teaching innovation proposals, provide feedback on faculty development initiatives, and support university-wide efforts to enhance instructional quality and student learning outcomes across disciplines., 08/23/2025 - present

University Committee on Research and Creative Activity (UCRCA), Committee Member, Contribute to university-wide initiatives supporting faculty research and creative activity, including reviewing research-related matters, providing faculty perspectives, and promoting opportunities for scholarly development., 09/01/2026 - 09/30/2026

Professional

ASCM Academic Committee, Committee Member, Serve on the academic committee to support curriculum development, research dissemination, and alignment between supply chain scholarship and professional practice. Review academic initiatives, advise on educational standards, and contribute subject-matter expertise to advance evidence-based supply chain management education and research., 01/01/2026 - present