Peer-Reviewed Publications

2026

Supplier Responses to Carbon Emissions Intensity Gaps: The Influence of Stakeholders on Environmental Sustainability

Cole, D., Fu, W., Su, H. C., & Schoenherr, T.

Journal of Business Logistics, 47(2), e70065.

2025

Budget Disclosure in Crowdfunding: Information Asymmetry and Cost Transparency

Fu, W., G. Shang, X. Tong

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 27(2), pp. 659–678

Love thy Neighbor, But Don't Pull Down Your Hedge: The Influence of Dependence Dynamics on Supplier Productivity

Kao, T.W., H.C. Su, Y. Ro, W. Fu

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 31(1), 100969

2024

Early Mover Advantages in Environmental Initiatives

Su, H.C., W. Fu, K. Linderman

Journal of Operations Management, 70(7), pp. 1155–1177

🏅 Honorable Mention — JOM Jack Meredith Best Paper Award, 2025
📊 Top 10 Most-Cited Papers of 2024 — Journal of Operations Management
2022

Warranty Length, Product Reliability, and Secondary Markets

Fu, W., A. Atasu, N. Tereyagoglu

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 24(4), pp. 2240–2255

Featured in UM-Dearborn Reporter · Invited presentation, Vehicle Service & Warranty Lifecycle Summit, 2022

Does Increased Water Efficiency Improve Financial Performance? The Important Role of Operational Efficiency

Fu, W., B. Jacobs

International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 42(3), pp. 304–330

2021

The Implications of Efficiency Differences in Sustainable Development: An Empirical Study in the Consumer Product Industry

Fu, W., C.P. Su

Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(5), pp. 2489–2504

2020

Take Actions or Outsource? An Empirical Examination of Strategic Environmental Options on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Fu, W., H.C. Su

International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 40(6), pp. 753–776

2019

Are Hazardous Substance Rankings Effective? An Empirical Investigation of Changing Assessments of the Relative Hazards of Chemicals and Voluntary Emissions Reductions

Fu, W., B. Kalkanci, R. Subramanian

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 21(3), pp. 602–619

🏅 Honorable Mention — M&SOM Society Award for Responsible Research in Operations Management, 2020
Featured in Science Daily, Phys.Org, M&SOM Review, Georgia Tech Research Horizons, UM-Dearborn Reporter

Selected Presentations

Research Seminars

Jun 2025

"On-Time by Design: Ride-pooling Subsidies for Workers"

National Taiwan University · Taipei, Taiwan

May 2024

"The Role of Information in Operations"

National Chengchi University · Taipei, Taiwan

Jul 2023

"The Role of Waste Management Hierarchy in Sustainable Operations"

University of Groningen · Groningen, Netherlands

May 2023

"Does Increased Water Efficiency Improve Financial Performance?"

National Sun Yat-Sen University · Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Academic Conferences

Nov 2025

"Supplier Responses to Environmental Performance Gaps"

DSI Annual Meeting · Orlando, FL

Nov 2024

"Striving for Mediocrity"

DSI Annual Meeting · Phoenix, AZ

Apr 2024

"The Impact of Target Types and Operational Efficiency on Greenhouse Gas Emission"

POMS Annual Meeting · Minneapolis, MN

Nov 2023

"Budget Disclosure in Crowdfunding: Information Asymmetry and Cost Transparency"

DSI Annual Meeting · Atlanta, GA

Jul 2023

"Green Intention and Behavior on Firm Performance and Business Risk"

EurOMA · Leuven, Belgium

Jul 2022

"The Strategic Benefits of Environmental Practices Adoption Speed"

EurOMA · Berlin, Germany

Industry Conferences

Oct 2023

"Whom to Blame? The Warranty Options and Product Failure Attribution"

Vehicle Service & Warranty Lifecycle Summit · Southfield, MI

Oct 2022

"Are Longer Warranties More Profitable?"

Vehicle Service & Warranty Lifecycle Summit · Southfield, MI

Media & Press

Video

Inside the MS Business Analytics Program · University of Michigan-Dearborn

Podcast

2024

Episode 8 — Interview with Hung-Chung Su, Wayne Fu, and Graeme Yardley

JOM Interview Series · Journal of Operations Management · Hosted by Dr. Rajinder Bhandal · Dec 17, 2024

Discussion of "When does it pay to be green? The strategic benefits of adoption speed" with co-authors Hung-Chung Su and Graeme Yardley.