Rodney Thomas

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University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Texas Tech University (2014–2017); University of Arkansas System (2020); Georgia Southern University (2010–2018); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2008)

19 h-index 33 pubs 1,554 cited

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Rodney Thomas's research program investigates challenges and opportunities within global logistics and supply chain management. His work examines how external disruptions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, impact freight markets and international logistics operations. Thomas has explored the dynamic effects of the US import air freight market during the COVID-19 disruption and utilized synthetic control methods to assess the influence of major hurricane landfalls on the US long-haul dry van truckload spot market.

Further research by Thomas focuses on sustainable supply chains and last-mile delivery, exploring how information sharing can influence consumption patterns. He also investigates retail stockout costs from a value-in-use perspective and analyzes the development and differentiation of retail media networks. Thomas's scholarship includes a h-index of 20 and over 1,560 citations, with 35 publications to his name. He collaborates with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Matthew A. Waller, Molly Inhofe Rapert, Stéphanie Thomas, and Christian Hofer.

Metrics

h-index: 19
Publications: 33
Citations: 1,554

Selected Publications

The Three R's of Powerful Research: Rigor, Relevance… and Resonance! (2026)

Journal of Business Logistics DOI OpenAlex
A synthetic control approach to examining the effects of major hurricane landfalls on the US long-haul dry van truckload spot market (2026)

Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Flexible Responses to Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Empirical Evidence From International Logistics (2025)

Transportation Journal 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Path Forward for the Journal of Business Logistics (2025)

Journal of Business Logistics 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Towards a value-in-use view of retail stockout costs (2024)

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Investigating the dynamic and contingent effects of the US import air freight market throughout the phases of the COVID ‐19 disruption (2024)

Transportation Journal 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Leveraging sustainable supply chain information to alter last-mile delivery consumption: A social exchange perspective (2022)

Sustainable Production and Consumption 33 citations DOI OpenAlex
Notes and debate paper: Should merchandising and sourcing be worlds apart? The opportunity for more integrated strategic sourcing research (2020)

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Decomposing Social Sustainability: Signaling Theory Insights into Supplier Selection Decisions (2020)

Journal of Supply Chain Management 74 citations DOI OpenAlex
Exploring the differential roles of environmental and social sustainability in carrier selection decisions (2020)

International Journal of Production Economics 51 citations DOI OpenAlex
An experimental test of green management information system effects on carrier selection: weigh station and tollbooth bypass technology adoption (2019)

Journal of Transportation Management 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Integrating Behavioral Decision Theory and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Prioritizing Economic, Environmental, and Social Dimensions in Carrier Selection (2018)

Journal of Business Logistics 71 citations DOI OpenAlex