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Kevin Sweeney

Associate Professor

Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
Program Director, MS in Global Supply Chain Management
ksweeney@saunders.rit.edu
585-475-2103
Office Location
LOW-3317

Kevin Sweeney

Associate Professor

Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
Program Director, MS in Global Supply Chain Management
ksweeney@saunders.rit.edu
585-475-2103

Select Scholarship

Invited Article/Publication
Ellegood, W., Sweeney, K., Yang, L., & Riley, J. (2024). How consumers' attitude about ticketing companies mediates online purchasing process. International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management 14. 233-253.
Riley, J., & Sweeney, K. (2024). Teaching Location Planning with the Center-of-Gravity Method Using Real Cities and Distances. Decision Science Journal of Innovative Education 22. 106-116.
Pritchard, A., Sweeney, K., Celebi, H., & Evers, P. (2023). The effect of stockout-based switching on fill rate metrics. Journal of Business Logistics 44. 741-763.
Sweeney, K., Evers, P., Duan, Y., & Windle, R. (2023). Tradeoffs between Operational Performance and Sales in a Retail Environment: The Simultaneous Impact of Product Variety on Inventory Levels, Product Availability, and Sales. Journal of Business Logistics 44. 463-479.
Sweeney, K., Riley, J., & Duan, Y. (2022). Product variety in retail: The moderating influence of demand variability. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 52. 351-369.
Anderson, D., Sweeney, K., Pasquini, E., Hines, B., & Zapalac, R. (2021). An Exploration of Esports Consumer Consumption Patterns, Fandom, and Motives. International Journal of eSports Research 1. 1-18.
Sweeney, K., Tuttle, M., & Berg, D. (2021). Esports Gambling: Market Structure and Biases. Games and Culture 16. 65-91.
Sweeney, K., Sweeney, D., & Campbell, J. (2019). The performance of priority dispatching rules in a complex job shop: A study on the Upper Mississippi River. International Journal of Production Economics 216. 154-172.
Gerber, H., Sweeney, K., & Pasquini, E. (2019). Using API Data to Understand Learning in League of Legends: A Mixed Methods Study. Educational Media International 56. 93-115.
Eckerd, S., & Sweeney, K. (2018). The role of dependence and information sharing on governance decisions regarding conflict. International Journal of Logistics Management 29. 409-434.
Riley, J., Sweeney, K., Venkataraman, S., & Klein, R. (2018). How inventory management systems mistreat retail project quantity items and other bimodally distributed products. International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research 28. 277-293.
Sweeney, K., Campbell, J., & Sweeney, D. (2014). Impact of shipper's choice on congestion and system performance: integrating random utility with simulation. Transportation Journal 53. 143-179.
Full Length Book
(2024). The Literacies of the Esports Ecosystem. Sweeney, K., Tuttle, M., & Berg, D.
Book Chapter
(2024). Understanding Esports Gambling Markets. The Literacies of the Esports Ecosystem. Sweeney, K., Tuttle, M., & Berg, D.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Riley, J., & Sweeney, K. (2024). Teaching Facility Location Planning Using Real Cities and Distances. Decision Sciences Annual Conference.
Pritchard, A., Celebi, H., Sweeney, K., & Evers, P. (2023). Stockout Based Substitution and Fill Rates. Production and Operations Management Society Annual Conference.
Riley, J., & Sweeney, K. (2023). Teaching Facility Location Planning Using Real Cities and Distances. Decision Sciences Annual Conference.
Sweeney, K., Celebi, H., Pritchard, A., & Evers, P. (2021). The Effect of Stockout Based Substitution on Fill Rates. INFORMS Virtual Conference.
Solomon, S., Sweeney, K., Ellegood, W., & Millstein, M. (2021). Marginal Cost Pricing in Flow Shop Scheduling. INFORMS Annual Conference.
Sweeney, K., Celebi, H., Pritchard, A., & Evers, P. (2021). The Effect of Stockout Based Substitution on Fill Rates. INFORMS Annual Conference.
Sweeney, K., & Cassidy, C. (2019). Industry Note: Organizational Structure and Control Systems of the Esports Industry. North American Case Research Association Conference.
Sweeney, K., Tuttle, M., & Berg, D. (2018). Esports Gambling: Market Structure and Biases. University of California Irvine Esports Conference.
Sweeney, K., Evers, P., Windle, R., & Yao, O. (2018). The Tradeoff Between Costs and Revenue - The Simultaneous Impact of Product Variety on Inventory Levels, Product Availability, and Sales in a Retail Environment. Decision Sciences Annual Conference.
g, H., Sweeney, K., & Pasquini, E. (2018). Using API Data from League of Legends to Understand the Impact of Coaching on High Schoolers' Play Style. University of California Irvine Esports Conference.
Sweeney, K., Solomon, S., & Ellegood, W. (2017). Utility Based Priority Dispatching Rules in Complex Dynamic Job Shops: The Case of Customer Balking. INFORMS Annual Conference.
Sweeney, K., Sweeney, D., & Campbell, J. (2017). The performance of priority dispatching rules in a complex job shop: A study on the Upper Mississippi River Inland Transportation System. Decision Sciences Annual Conference.
Sweeney, K., Yao, O., Windle, R., Duan, Y., & Hao, J. (2016). When Less is More: Estimating the Effect of Product Variety on Retail Operational Performance. Decision Sciences Annual Conference.
Sweeney, K., & Sweeney, D. (2016). Simulating Dynamic Traffic Scheduling on the Upper Mississippi River. INFORMS International Conference.
Sweeney, K., Yao, O., Windle, R., Duan, Y., & Hao, J. (2015). The Impact of Product Variety on Retailer Operational Performance and Sales in China: The Mediating Role of Substitutability. Decision Sciences Annual Conference.
Sweeney, K., & Eckerd, S. (2012). Governance Decisions in the Supply Chain: The Moderating Influences of Communication, Uncertainty, and Time. CSCMP Educator's Conference.
Sweeney, K., Sweeney, D., & Campbell, J. (2012). Impact of shipper's choice on congestion and system performance: integrating random utility with simulation. Transportation Research Forum.

Currently Teaching

DECS-310
Operations Management
3 Credits
A survey of operations and supply chain management that relates to both service- and goods- producing organizations. Topics include operations and supply chain strategies; ethical behavior; forecasting; product and service design, including innovation and sustainability; capacity and inventory management; lean operations; managing projects; quality assurance; global supply chains; and the impacts of technology.
DECS-445
Managing Supplier Relations
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the subject of managing supplier relations and purchasing activities. Topics covered include supplier selection, vendor pricing, materials quality control, value analysis, make-or-buy, speculation and hedging, and international sourcing as well as the legal and ethical constraints faced by purchasing practitioners.
INTB-315
Exporting and Global Sourcing
3 Credits
The practice of international business is detailed-oriented and complex as cross-border trade and investment is subject to various market forces and government regulations. In this course students will study the issues of compliance, risk assessment, sources of international information, logistical complexities and intermediaries, and international payments and financing. The course will develop students with the necessary knowledge base and skills to become successful in the practice of cross border transactions.
INTB-755
Export, Import, and Global Sourcing
3 Credits
Exporting, importing, global sourcing and cross-border investing practice is detailed-oriented and complex. Market forces and government regulations create challenges and opportunities to move goods, services and capital between nations. Students will study issues of compliance, risk assessment and management, analyze international information, understand logistics and intermediaries, and management of international payments and financing. Students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills to the practice of cross border transactions.
MGMT-791
Graduate Project
3 - 6 Credits
This course is used to fulfill the graduate project requirement for the MS degree in management. The candidate must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member to supervise the paper before registering for this course. A corporate-oriented research project designed by the candidate and his or her advisor to explore a salient management-related issue.

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