Kim, Bowon

Bowon Kim is a Professor of Operations Strategy and Management Science at KAIST Business School in Seoul, Korea. His research interests include supply chain management, new product innovation, and value chain sustainability. He has published papers in academic journals such as Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Omega. His book 'Supply Chain Management' was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2005, and its third edition, titled 'Supply Chain Management: A Learning Perspective,' was published by Cambridge University Press in 2018. He is currently exploring how to integrate 'systems thinking' and 'design thinking' for effective problem solving in organizations and society.

Bowon Kim is a Professor of Operations Strategy at KAIST, specializing in Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management, and New Product Development. Their research explores the coordination of innovation in supply chain management, the impact of decision-making sharing on collaboration performance, and the economic and environmental implications of competition and integration. Kim's work also addresses pollution accumulation and abatement policies in supply chains, structural factors of NPD teams for manufacturability, and the role of inventory holding costs in profitability. Their studies emphasize strategic decision-making, supply network configuration, and the alignment of R&D performance metrics with organizational goals.