Matt Drake is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University. Professor Drake primarily teaches quantitatively-focused courses in the Supply Chain Management program, including graduate and undergraduate-level courses in Forecasting, Production Planning, and Inventory Control and a Supply Chain Modeling course that covers optimization, simulation, and game theory. He also teaches Global Transportation and Logistics each semester, providing a detailed treatment of domestic transportation, international logistics, and warehousing operations. He has also led 10 undergraduate and graduate study abroad programs in China, India, Japan, South America, and Europe.

Professor Drake has developed four teaching cases that have either won or have been finalists for teaching case awards through the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) and the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI). These cases have been integrated into the Supply Chain Management curriculum at Duquesne.

Professor Drake has numerous research interests, many of which consider the incentives faced by decentralized decision makers in supply chains. His work has been published in a number of leading journals including Naval Research Logistics, the European Journal of Operational Research, Omega, the International Journal of Production Economic, OR Spectrum, International Transactions in Operational Research, the Journal of Business Ethics, and Science and Engineering Ethics. He is also the author of the book, Global Supply Chain Management, published by Business Expert Press in 2012. Several of his teaching materials have been published in INFORMS Transactions on Education and Spreadsheets in Education.

Prior to joining the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business as a faculty member, he was a student in the school, graduating in 2002 with a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Supply Chain Management and Finance. He had internship experience with Pitt Ohio Express and Penske Logistics during his time as a student at Duquesne. After graduation from Duquesne, Professor Drake entered the doctoral program in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. He earned a M.S. in Industrial Engineering in 2005 and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Economic Decision Analysis in 2006. He joined the faculty at Duquesne immediately afterward.

Drake, M, Schlachter, J (2007), "A Virtue-Ethics Analysis of Supply Chain Collaboration", Journal Of Business Ethics

Drake, M, Mawhinney, J (2007), "Inventory Control at Spiegel Grove", INFORMS Transactions on Education, 8, (1)

Pentico, D, Drake, M (2007), "The Deterministic EOQ With Partial Backordering: A New Approach", European Journal Of Operational Research

Pentico, D, Drake, M, (2007), "The Deterministic EPQ with Partial Backordering: A New Approach", Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Annual Meeting

Pentico, D, Drake, M, (2007), "On the EOQ with Partial Backordering and Time-Dependent Backorder Percentage", Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting

Pentico, D, Drake, M, (2007), "On the EOQ with Partial Backordering and Time-Dependent Backorder Percentage", Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting

Pentico, D, Drake, M, (2007), "The EPQ With Partial Backordering: A New Approach", Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Annual Meeting

Drake, M, Mawhinney, J, (2007), "Reverse Logistics Strategies in the United States", Circular Logistics International Workshop

Drake, M, J, (2007), "Reverse Logistics Strategies in the United States", School of Economics and Management of Beijing Jiaotong University

Drake, M, Duran, S, Griffin, P, Swann, J (2008), "Optimal Timing of Switches between Product Sales for Sports and Entertainment Tickets", Naval Research Logistics, 55, (1)

Pentico, D, Drake, M, Toews, C (2008), "The EPQ with Partial Backordering: A New Approach", Omega

Pentico, D, Drake, M, Toews, C (2008), "The Deterministic EPQ with Partial Backordering: A New Approach", Omega

Borenstein, J, Drake, M, Kirkman, R, Swann, J, (2008), "The Test of Ethical Sensitivity in Science and Engineering (TESSE): A Discipline-Specific Assessment Tool for Awareness of Ethical Issues", American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference

Drake, M, Griffin, P, Swann, J, (2008), "Keeping Logistics Under Wraps: A Case Study", Supply Chain Management Educators' Conference

Pentico, D, Drake, M, (2008), "The EPQ with Partial Backordering and a LIFO Policy on Filling Backorders", Northeast Decision Sciences Institute

Drake, M, Ferguson, M, (2008), "Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management for Global Sustainability", Global Sustainability Initiatives: New Models and New Approaches, In Press

Borenstein, J, Drake, M, Kirkman, R, Swann, J, (2008), "Two Instruments for Assessing Ethics Education in Science and Engineering", Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Annual Meeting

Borenstein, J, Drake, M, Kirkman, R, Swann, J, (2008), "The Test of Ethical Sensitivity in Science and Engineering (TESSE): A Discipline-Specific Assessment Tool for Awareness of Ethical Issues", American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference

Pentico, D, Drake, M, (2008), "The EPQ With Partial Backordering and a LIFO Policy on Filling Backorders", Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Annual Meeting

Drake, M, (2008), "A Framework for Ethical Collaboration in Supply Chains", Institute for Supply Management Pittsburgh Chapter

Drake, M. (2008). The Young (Professor) and the Restless (MBAs). Or/Ms Today, 35, 10.

Drake, M., & Ferguson, M. (2008). Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management for Global Sustainability. In C. W. a. J. Stoner (Ed.), Global Sustainability Initiatives: New Models and New Approaches (pp. 171-190). Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishers.

Drake, M., & Marley, K. (2008). The Evolution of Quick Response Programs. In T. C. E. C. a. T.-M. Choi (Ed.), Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics & Supply Chain Management: Springer.

Drake, M., Pentico, D., & Sroufe, R. (2008). Remanufacturing Newsvendor Problem. INFORMS Annual Meeting.

Drake, M., & Rojo, N. (2008). The Current State of Mexican Logistics Operations. Journal of International Management Studies, 3, 92-97.

Drake, M., & Schlachter, J. (2008). A Virtue-Ethics Analysis of Supply Chain Collaboration. Journal Of Business Ethics, 82, 851-864.

Drake, M., & Sroufe, R. (2008). Efforts in the Transportation and Logistics Industry. Decision Sciences Institute National Conference.

Pentico, D., & Drake, M. (2008). Price Discounts for Increased Profitability Under Partial Backordering. Decision Sciences Institute National Conference.

Sroufe, R., & Drake, M. (2008). Development and Integration of a 'Sustainable' MBA Program. Decision Sciences Institute National Conference.

Borenstein, J., Drake, M., Kirkman, R., & Swann, J. (2009). The Engineering and Science Issues Test (ESIT): A Discipline-Specific Tool for Assessing Moral Judgment. Science and Engineering Ethics.

Drake, M. (2009). The Clicker System. Or/Ms Today, 36, 10.

Drake, M., Gerde, V., & Wasieleski, D. (2009). Socially Responsible Modeling: A Stakeholder Approach to the Implementation of Ethical Modeling in Operations Research. OR Spectrum.

Drake, M., Hardin, J., & Ragsdale, C. (2009). Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium. Or/Ms Today, 36, 8.

Pentico, D., & Drake, M. (2009). The Deterministic EOQ With Partial Backordering: A New Approach. European Journal Of Operational Research, 194, 102-113.

Pentico, D., Drake, M., & Toews, C. (2009). The Deterministic EPQ with Partial Backordering: A New Approach. Omega, 37, 624-636.

Sroufe, R. & Drake, M. (2009). Evaluating the Social Performance of the Transportation Industry. International Conference on Sustainable Enterprises of the Future, Moon Township, Pennsylvania, 289-299.

Pentico, D. W., Drake, M. J. , & Toews, C. (2009).  Using the EPQ with Partial Backordering for Coordinated Planning of a Product and Its Components.   Decision Sciences Institute National Conference. 

Borenstein, J., Drake, M., Kirkman, R., & Swann, J. (2010). The Engineering and Science Issues Test (ESIT): A Discipline-Specific Tool for Assessing Moral Judgment. Science and Engineering Ethics, 16(2), 387-407.

Drake, M., & Marley, K. (2010). A Simulation to Illustrate Periodic-Review Inventory Control Policies. Spreadsheets in Education, 4(2).

Pentico, D., Drake, M., & Toews, C. (2010). Using the EPQ for Coordinated Planning of a Product with Partial Backordering and its Components. Mathematical And Computer Modelling, 53(2-Jan), 359-375.

Drake, M., Sroufe, R., & 2010. Measuring the Social Dimension of the Triple Bottom Line. Paper presented at the APICS International Conference and Expo.

Pentico, D., Drake, M., Toews, C., & 2010. The Deterministic EPQ with Partial Backordering at a Rate That Is Linearly Dependent on the Time to Delivery. Paper presented at the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting.

Drake, M., & Marley, K. (2010). The Evolution of Quick Response Programs. In T. C. E. C. a. T.-M. Choi (Ed.), Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (pp. 22-Mar). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.

Pentico, D., Drake, M., Toews, C., & 2010. Three Heuristics for Coordinated Planning of a Product Controlled by the EPQ with Partial Backordering and its Components. Paper presented at the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute.

Drake, M., & Swann, J. (2010). Facilitating Demand Risk-Sharing with the Percent Deviation Contract. In T.-M. C. a. T. C. E. Cheng (Ed.), Innovative Schemes for Supply Chain Coordination under Uncertainty: Springer.

Pentico, D., Drake, M., & Toews, C. (2010, March). Three Heuristics for Coordinated Planning of a Product Controlled by the EPQ with Partial Backordering and Its Components. Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Annual Meeting, Alexandria, Virginia

My research interests focus on many aspects of managing the supply chain. I like to consider the incentives that each party (such as a manufacturer and a retailer) has in making decisions and how these incentives can be realigned to achieve the best performance possible for the entire supply chain. To that end, I build economic models of supply chain decision environments using method such as constrained optimization and game theory. These models allow me to analyze the incentives that each supply chain party faces in the scenario and to devise mechanisms that realign the incentives to improve the performance of the overall system.

I am also interested in specific aspects of supply chain management that focus on ethical decision making and international issues. These topics have become even more important in recent years as global supply chains have become more interconnected and interdependent; thus, they pose a great risk to their constituents if they break down for any reason.