About Nicholas
Professor Petruzzi’s research explores the economic implications of uncertainty within the primary focus areas of operations and supply chain management, pricing, and stochastic inventory theory. His work appears in various academic field journals including Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Naval Research Logistics, IIE Transactions, Decision Sciences, European Journal of Operations Research, and International Journal of Production Economics.
Prior to joining the Wisconsin School of Business, Professor Petruzzi served as both a professor and the department chair in Supply Chain & Information Systems at Pennsylvania State University. Previously, he spent nineteen years as a member of the faculty in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Professor Petruzzi has developed and taught courses primarily at the MBA level in operations analysis, project management, manufacturing planning and control, and the design and management of service systems. Currently, he is serving as Associate Editor for Management Science, as Department Editor for Decision Sciences, and as a member of the Editorial Board for Production and Operations Management. Previously, he served as Associate Editor for Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
Professor Petruzzi earned his Ph.D. in Operations Management from Purdue University.
Selected Published Journal Articles
Shi, T. & Petruzzi, N. & Chhajed, D. (2022). The effects of patent extension and take-back regulation on green pharmacy Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Xu, L. & Zhao, H. & Petruzzi, N. (2021). Inducing compliance with post-market studies for drugs under FDA’s accelerated approval pathway Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Shi, H. & Liu, Y. & Petruzzi, N. (2019). Informative advertising in a distribution channel European Journal of Operational Research
Murali, K. & Lim, M. & Petruzzi, N. (2019). The effects of ecolabels and environmental regulation on green product development Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Liu, Y. & Shi, H. & Petruzzi, N. (2018). Optimal quality and quantity provisions for centralized vs. decentralized distribution: Market size uncertainty effects European Journal of Operational Research
Li, M. & Petruzzi, N. & Zhang, J. (2017). Overconfident competing newsvendors Management Science
Li, M. & Petruzzi, N. (2017). Technical note – Demand uncertainty reduction in decentralized supply chains Production and Operations Management
Shi, T. & Gu, W. & Chhajed, D. & Petruzzi, N. (2016). Effects of remanufacturable product design on market segmentation and the environment Decision Sciences
Murali, K. & Lim, M. & Petruzzi, N. (2015). Municipal groundwater management: Optimal allocation and control of a renewable natural resource Production and Operations Management
Gu, W. & Chhajed, D. & Petruzzi, N. & Yalabik, B. (2015). Quality design and environmental implications of green consumerism in remanufacturing International Journal of Production Economics
Yalabik, B. & Chhajed, D. & Petruzzi, N. (2014). Product and sales contract design in remanufacturing International Journal of Production Economics
Shi, H. & Liu, Y. & Petruzzi, N. (2013). Consumer heterogeneity, product quality, and distribution channels Management Science
Petruzzi, N. & Dada, M. (2011). Newsvendor models Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science
Petruzzi, N. & Wee, K. & Dada, M. (2009). The newsvendor model with consumer search costs Production and Operations Management
Liu, B. & Petruzzi, N. & Sudharshan, D. (2007). A service effort allocation model for assessing customer lifetime value in service marketing Journal of Services Marketing
Wu, C. & Petruzzi, N. & Chhajed, D. (2007). Vertical integration with price-setting competitive newsvendors Decision Sciences
Dada, M. & Petruzzi, N. & Schwarz, L. (2007). A newsvendor’s procurement problem when suppliers are unreliable Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Yalabik, B. & Petruzzi, N. & Chhajed, D. (2005). An integrated product returns model with logistics and marketing coordination European Journal of Operational Research
Monahan, G. & Petruzzi, N. & Zhao, W. (2004). The dynamic pricing problem from a newsvendor’s perspective Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Petruzzi, N. & Monahan, G. (2003). Managing fashion goods inventories: dynamic recourse for retailers with outlet stores IIE Transactions
Petruzzi, N. & Dada, M. (2002). Dynamic pricing and inventory control with learning Naval Research Logistics
Petruzzi, N. & Dada, M. (2001). Information and inventory recourse for a two-market, price-setting retailer Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Dana, Jr., J. & Petruzzi, N. (2001). Note: The newsvendor model with endogenous demand Management Science
Petruzzi, N. & Dada, M. (1999). Pricing and the newsvendor problem: A review with extensions Operations Research
Editorial and Reviewing Activities
Production and Operations Management – Since August 2023
Department Editor (Sustainable Operations)
Decision Sciences – January 2018 – December 2023
Department Editor
Production and Operations Management – January 2015 – December 2023
Editorial Board Member
Management Science – Since January 2009
Associate Editor
Decision Sciences – January 2007 – December 2017
Associate Editor
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management – January 2007 – December 2014
Associate Editor
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