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Terry L. Esper

Business, Management and Accounting · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2002

Publications

60

Citations

3,933

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

24

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Terry L. Esper studies how supply chains and logistics operate from the perspective of customers and technology, including topics like crowdsourced last-mile delivery, e-commerce logistics service quality, and the adoption of artificial intelligence in supply chain decision-making. Much of the work blends behavioral and consumer-focused questions with operational supply chain management concerns, often published in top logistics and operations journals. This research area would suit students interested in how technology, service design, and human behavior intersect with supply chain and logistics management.

Crowdsourced and last-mile deliveryConsumer-centric supply chain managementE-logistics service qualityTechnology adoption in supply chains (AI, RFID, IT investment)Supply chain management theory and scholarship

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, fluctuating between one and four papers per year without a clear upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 4 publications4182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Business Logistics×12
  • Journal of Operations Management×2
  • Production and Operations Management×2
  • Journal of Supply Chain Management×2
  • International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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