Prof. F.J. (Fabian) Sting
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Member ERIM
Field: Logistics & Information Systems
Affiliated since 2010
Prof. Dr. Fabian Sting holds the Chair of Supply Chain Management – Strategy and Innovation at University of Cologne, Germany (see www.scm.uni-koeln.de/ ). He is also Associate Professor of Operations Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (part-time). His research and teaching interests are in the areas of Operations and Technology Strategy, Supply Chain Management, and Operations Management. His work revolves around the question of how operational and innovating systems can be designed to provide companies with a competitive advantage in complex and uncertain environments. Specific topics include:
- Innovation and flexibility in complex production systems
- Collaboration in operational and innovating systems
- Human behavior in operational and innovating processes
- Strategy deployment and manufacturing management
This research has been published or is forthcoming in leading academic journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management as well as in practitioner journals such as Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review.
He teaches courses on undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels. For his courses "Operations Management" and "Primaire Processen" Fabian Sting received multiple teaching awards.
Collaborating with the business schools IESE (Spain), INSEAD (France) and WHU (Germany), he serves as Academic Director of the Industrial Excellence Award in Europe (see www.industrial-excellence-award.eu ).
Before joining RSM Fabian Sting was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at INSEAD and visiting scholar at Northwestern University. He holds a Doctorate from WHU and graduate degrees in Management Science (KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt) and Applied Mathematics (FU Hagen).
Publications (24)
Key Publications (14)
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P. Crama, F.J. Sting & Y. Wu (2019). Encouraging Help across Projects. Management Science, 65 (3), 955-1453. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2017.2988
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F.J. Sting, M. Stevens & M. Tarakci (2019). Temporary deembedding buyer-supplier relationships: A Complexity Perspective. Journal of Operations Management, 65 (2), 114-135. doi: 10.1002/joom.1008
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C. Fuchs, F.J. Sting, M. Schlickel & O. Alexy (2019). The Ideator’s Bias: How Identity-induced Self-efficacy Drives Overestimation in Employee-driven Process Innovation. Academy of Management Journal, accepted (forthcoming). doi: 10.5465/amj.2017.0438 [go to publisher's site]
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A. Chandrasekaran, K. Linderman & F.J. Sting (2018). Avoiding epistemological silos and empirical elephants in OM: How to combine empirical and simulation methods? Journal of Operations Management, 63 (November), 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jom.2018.11.003
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A. Chandrasekaran, K. Linderman, F.J. Sting & M. Benner (2016). Managing R&D Project Shifts in High-Tech Organizations: A Multi-Method Study. Production and Operations Management, 25 (3), 390-416. doi: 10.1111/poms.12410
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F.J. Sting & C.H. Loch (2016). Implementing Operations Strategy: How Vertical and Horizontal Coordination Interact. Production and Operations Management, 25 (7), 1177-1193. doi: 10.1111/poms.12537
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F.J. Sting, C.H. Loch & D. Stempfhuber (2015). Accelerating Projects by Encouraging Help. MIT Sloan Management Review, 56 (3), 1-9.
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J. Mihm, F.J. Sting & T. Wang (2015). On the Effectiveness of Patenting Strategies in Innovation Races. Management Science, 61 (11), 2662-2684. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2014.2128
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Y. Kim, F.J. Sting & C.H. Loch (2014). Top-Down, Bottom-Up, or Both? Toward an Integrative Perspective on Operations Strategy Formation. Journal of Operations Management, 32 (7-8), 462-474. doi: 10.1016/j.jom.2014.09.005
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F.J. Sting & A. Huchzermeier (2014). Operational Hedging and Diversification under Correlated Supply and Demand Uncertainty. Production and Operations Management, 23 (7), 1212-1226. doi: 10.1111/poms.12196
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C.H. Loch, F.J. Sting, A. Huchzermeier & C. Decker (2012). Finding the Profit in Fairness. Harvard Business Review, 90 (10), 111-115. [go to publisher's site]
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F.J. Sting & A. Huchzermeier (2012). Dual Sourcing – Responsive Hedging Against Correlated Supply and Demand Uncertainty. Naval Research Logistics, 59 (1), 69-89. doi: 10.1002/nav.21473
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F.J. Sting & A. Huchzermeier (2010). Ensuring Responsive Capacity: How to Contract with Backup Suppliers. European Journal of Operational Research, 207 (2), 725-735. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.05.044
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C.H. Loch, F.J. Sting, N. Bauer & H. Mauermann (2010). How BMW Is Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb. Harvard Business Review, 88 (3), 99-102. [go to publisher's site]
Articles (19)
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F.J. Sting, C. Fuchs, M. Schlickel & O. Alexy (2019). How to Overcome the Bias We Have Toward Our Own Ideas. Harvard Business Review, hbr.org (online).
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P. Crama, F.J. Sting & Y. Wu (2019). Encouraging Help across Projects. Management Science, 65 (3), 955-1453. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2017.2988
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F.J. Sting, M. Stevens & M. Tarakci (2019). Temporary deembedding buyer-supplier relationships: A Complexity Perspective. Journal of Operations Management, 65 (2), 114-135. doi: 10.1002/joom.1008
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C. Fuchs, F.J. Sting, M. Schlickel & O. Alexy (2019). The Ideator’s Bias: How Identity-induced Self-efficacy Drives Overestimation in Employee-driven Process Innovation. Academy of Management Journal, accepted (forthcoming). doi: 10.5465/amj.2017.0438 [go to publisher's site]
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A. Chandrasekaran, K. Linderman & F.J. Sting (2018). Avoiding epistemological silos and empirical elephants in OM: How to combine empirical and simulation methods? Journal of Operations Management, 63 (November), 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jom.2018.11.003
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A. Chandrasekaran, K. Linderman, F.J. Sting & M. Benner (2016). Managing R&D Project Shifts in High-Tech Organizations: A Multi-Method Study. Production and Operations Management, 25 (3), 390-416. doi: 10.1111/poms.12410
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F.J. Sting & C.H. Loch (2016). Implementing Operations Strategy: How Vertical and Horizontal Coordination Interact. Production and Operations Management, 25 (7), 1177-1193. doi: 10.1111/poms.12537
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F.J. Sting, C.H. Loch & D. Stempfhuber (2015). Accelerating Projects by Encouraging Help. MIT Sloan Management Review, 56 (3), 1-9.
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J. Mihm, F.J. Sting & T. Wang (2015). On the Effectiveness of Patenting Strategies in Innovation Races. Management Science, 61 (11), 2662-2684. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2014.2128
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Y. Kim, F.J. Sting & C.H. Loch (2014). Top-Down, Bottom-Up, or Both? Toward an Integrative Perspective on Operations Strategy Formation. Journal of Operations Management, 32 (7-8), 462-474. doi: 10.1016/j.jom.2014.09.005
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F.J. Sting & A. Huchzermeier (2014). Operational Hedging and Diversification under Correlated Supply and Demand Uncertainty. Production and Operations Management, 23 (7), 1212-1226. doi: 10.1111/poms.12196
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C.H. Loch, F.J. Sting, A. Huchzermeier & C. Decker (2012). Finding the Profit in Fairness. Harvard Business Review, 90 (10), 111-115. [go to publisher's site]
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C.H. Loch, F.J. Sting, D. Stempfhuber & A. Huchzermeier (2012). Das Prinzip der Roten Karte. Harvard Business Manager, 2011 (January), 44-51.
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F.J. Sting & A. Huchzermeier (2012). Dual Sourcing – Responsive Hedging Against Correlated Supply and Demand Uncertainty. Naval Research Logistics, 59 (1), 69-89. doi: 10.1002/nav.21473
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C.H. Loch, F.J. Sting, A. Huchzermeier & C. Decker (2012). Fairness zahlt sich aus. Harvard Business Manager, October (Oktober), 1-8.
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F.J. Sting & A. Huchzermeier (2010). Ensuring Responsive Capacity: How to Contract with Backup Suppliers. European Journal of Operational Research, 207 (2), 725-735. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.05.044
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C.H. Loch, F.J. Sting, N. Bauer & H. Mauermann (2010). How BMW Is Defusing the Demographic Time Bomb. Harvard Business Review, 88 (3), 99-102. [go to publisher's site]
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C.H. Loch, F.J. Sting, N. Bauer & H. Mauermann (2010). Keine Angst vor der alternden Belegschaft. Harvard Business Manager, 2010 (April), 68-74.
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H. Kuhn & F.J. Sting (2005). Bestimmung von Losgrößen, Transportzyklen und Sicherheitsbeständen in mehrstufigen Wertschopfungsketten. In Operations Research Proceedings 2005 . Berlin: Springer
Book Contributions
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F.J. Sting, M. Braun & A. Huchzermeier (2010). Simulationsstudie: Exogene Risiken in der Beschaffung - Zusammenspiel von Diversifikation und Flexibilitat. In Supply Management Research: Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse 2009 (pp. 147-171). Wiesbaden: Gabler
Professional Publications (4)
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F.J. Sting (2016). Shift happens: how to manage changing projects. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 25 (1), 17-19.
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F.J. Sting (2015). Encouraging help speeds up product development projects. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 21 (1), 16-17.
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C.H. Loch & F.J. Sting (2009, januari 1). A Seismic Shift in the Car Industry: The Management Challenge and Responsibility. Automotive Industries , pp. 70.
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F.J. Sting (2009). Flexible Sourcing—Operational Hedging, Diversification and Contracting under Supply and Demand Uncertainty. In BVL 26. Deutscher Logistik-Kongress Berlin . Berlin: DVV Media Group
PhD Tracks (2)
- Role: Member Doctoral Committee
- PhD Candidate: Xishu Li
- Time frame: 2013 - 2019
- Role: Member Doctoral Committee
- PhD Candidate: Timo van Balen
- Time frame: 2014 - 2019
Recognitions (13)
Editorial positions (8)
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Decision Sciences
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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European Journal of Operational Research
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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International Journal of Production Research
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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Operations Research
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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Production and Operations Management
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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Production and Operations Management
Associate Editor
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International Journal of Production Economics
Ad Hoc Reviewer
Organization Memberships (4)
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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Member
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German Operations Research Society (GOR)
Member
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European Operations Management Association (EUROMA)
Member
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Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
Member
Side positions
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European Industrial Excellence Award (www.industrial-excellence-award.eu)
Academic Director and Jury Member
Events (6)
2012
February
24
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2012
February
21
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2012
February
08
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2012
January
31
2012
January
16
2010
January
19
Research Seminar
As: Speaker
Award (1)
- ERIM Top Article Junior Award (2016)
Address
Visiting address
Office: Mandeville Building T09-43
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
Postal address
Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands
