Southeastern logistics specialist receives national award
Monday, October 23, 2017
by: Rene Abadie
HAMMOND – A transportation and logistics specialist with Southeastern Louisiana University’s
College of Business has been recognized by the Council of Supply Chain Management
Professionals for his doctoral dissertation research.
Jeffrey J. Risher, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing and Supply
Chain Management, received the award at the council’s recent annual conference held
in Atlanta. Established in 1963, the council is the leading international association
dedicated to education, research and advancement of the supply chain management profession.
Risher’s study, “From Offshoring to Reshoring: A Conceptual Framework for Manufacturing
Location Decisions in a Slow-Stream World,” explores the outcomes of firms that are
reintroducing domestic manufacturing in the United States. The research was completed
as part of Risher’s studies at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga., where he
was awarded a doctorate in marketing.
After graduating in marketing from Mississippi State University, Risher worked
in several positions with Con-Way Freight before being promoted as linehaul coordinator
in Fort Worth, Tex. He worked as a logistics planner with Matheson Tri-Gas in Irving,
Tex., and later accepted a position as logistics planner with Transport Service Company
in Geismar. He also worked as terminal manager for Central Transport in Baton Rouge.
Risher received his master of business administration degree from Southeastern
and joined the faculty in 2016.
