Joe B. Hanna, PhD.
Auburn University

Supply Chain Management Program

Joe B. Hanna (PhD. New Mexico State) currently serves as Department Chair and Professor of Supply Chain Management at Auburn University.  Dr. Hanna is active in the undergraduate and graduate programs and also participates in Auburn’s executive and customized MBA programs.  In addition, he is active in executive education, having performed supply chain education and consulting tasks with several firms including Pratt Whitney, Hyundai, Menlo Logistics, W.C. Bradley, Fortna Supply Chain Consulting and others.  In addition, Dr. Hanna has served as an expert advisor and witness in hearings involving the acquisition process and the use of 3PL’s to conduct supply chain services for a large client.  

Dr. Hanna’s accounting and logistics background, coupled with his practical business experience with Phillips Petroleum (now ConocoPhillips), Phillips 66 Chemical Company (now ChevronPhillips Chemical Company), and Coopers and Lybrand (now Pricewaterhouse Coppers) have helped to produce the following areas of research interest and expertise: performing transportation supplier selection and evaluation, cost and price analysis and supplier negotiation, third-party logistics provider metrics and evaluation, and supplier contract relationships.  Joe has collaborated with many colleagues to participate in several publicly or privately funded grant projects including one project funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to provide an in-depth study of passenger rail transportation provided by Amtrak in the state of Illinois. 

Dr. Hanna has been fortunate enough to have been recognized for excellence in research, teaching, and outreach by Auburn University and has received a distinguished educator award from an international organization focusing on transportation related issues.  He is also an active member of several professional organizations and currently serves on the Council of Supply Chain Management’s Research Strategies Committee and also as an educational advisor to the Transportation Intermediaries Association.  Joe can be reached at the following address: Department of Aviation and Supply Chain Management, Lowder Business Building– Suite 403, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849.  His phone number is (334) 844-4908 and he can be reached via e-mail at hannajb@auburn.edu.

 

 

 

Contact Information
College of Business ~ 415 W. Magnolia Avenue ~ Auburn, AL 36849-5266
Telephone:  334-844-2468 ~ Fax:  334-844-4927
email:  hannajb@auburn.edu