Seung-Kuk Paik

Seung-Kuk Paik is a Professor of Systems and Operations Management in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics at California State University, Northridge. He received his Ph.D. and M.B.A. from the George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He has published a number of scholarly papers in several leading international journals in operations and supply chain management, including European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Logistics Management, and International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management. He has also completed several research projects in logistics and supply chain management in developing countries funded by the World Bank and the USAID.

Education

  • Ph.D. 2003, The George Washington University
  • M.B.A. 1995, The George Washington University
  • B.A. 1991, Sogang University

Areas of Expertise/Research

  • Supply chain management (SCM) in small and medium-sized enterprises
  • The bullwhip effect and vendor-managed inventory in supply chains
  • Information technology in SCM
  • Pedagogical issues in business educations

Selected Publications

  • Lee, J.-Y., Cho, R. K., Paik, S.-K. (2025). Can vendor-managed inventory (VMI) reduce inventory and stockouts simultaneously? Information Systems and Operational Research. (Published online in December 2025)
  • Gharehgozli, A., Paik, S.-K., Gupta, A. (2024). Developing an undergraduate business analytics program for a public state-funded business school. Journal of Education for Business, 99(1), 11-19.
  • Paik, S.-K., Gharehgozli, A. (2022). Teaching Case: Electronic Data Interchange in Port Information Systems. Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, 24(3), 166- 183.
  • Gupta, A., Gharehgozli, A., Paik, S.-K. (2022). Optimising the number of course sections given an optimal course sequence to support student retention. International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining, 21(4), 484-509. 
  • Paik, S.-K. (2021). Positioning the State of Purchasing in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Management, 19(1), 34-51.

Honors and Awards

  • 2022-2023 DNCBE Distinguished Practitioner/Pedagogy Publication Award, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics. (May 2024)