Frederick J. Beier Professor Emeritus Marketing and Logistics Management Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota Academic Positions Held 2010-2012 Adjunct professor, Department of Supply Chain and Operations, Carlson School of Management, responsible for teaching course in Transportation and Logistics for undergraduate supply chain majors. 2005-2008 Academic Director, Carlson Consulting Enterprise, Carlson School of Management. Advising graduate students on practical consulting projects. 2002-present Professor Emeritus, Marketing and Logistics Management 2000-2002 Director, Carlson School of Management Supply Chain Initiative. Responsibilities included developing an interfunctional curriculum For Supply chain Management program for both graduate and undergraduates. 1998-1999 Acting Chair, Marketing and Logistics Management Department 1989-1991 Acting Associate Dean, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Responsibilities included faculty affairs and appointments, planning, and liaison with the University's central administration. 1987-1998 Director of the Logistics Management Research Center, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Responsibilities include teaching and establishing a new research center with both industrial and faculty support. 1983-1987 Associate Dean, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Responsibilities included budgeting, faculty affairs and appointments, personnel, planning, and liaison with the University's central administration. 1982-1983 Chairman, Department of Management Sciences, School of Management, University of Minnesota. Responsibilities included staffing, faculty development, curriculum development, and day-to-day operations of the School's largest department. 1978-2002 Professor of Transportation and Logistics, University of Minnesota.
1977-1978 Faculty Fellow, Transportation Systems Center, U. S. Department of Transportation, Cambridge, MA. (On Leave of Absence from the University.) Responsibilities included developing a research program and acting as a resource person for the existing staff. 1972-1978 Associate Professor of Transportation and Logistics, University of Minnesota. 1969-1972 Assistant Professor of Transportation and Logistics, University of Minnesota. 1967-1969 Instructor, Transportation and Logistics, University of Minnesota. Industrial Experience 1973-1975 Market Manager, Western Pacific Railroad, San Francisco, CA. (On Leave of Absence from the University.) Responsibilities included identifying and developing market strategies for the railroad. Educational Background Dates College/University Degree 1962 The Ohio State University B.S. 1964 The Ohio State University MBA 1969 The Ohio State University Ph.D. Major: Logistics Minors: Marketing, Economics, Quantitative Analysis Teaching Experience at Undergraduate and Graduate Levels (Syllabi available) Transportation and Logistics Management Supply Chain Management, Theory and Practice Marketing Channels of Distribution Basic Marketing My preference is to focus on undergraduate education. 2
Research Interests Partnerships and Other Forms of Logistics Integration between Carriers, Consignors, and Consignees Emergence of Shortline Railroads in the United States The Ability of Transportion Firms to Add Value to Supply Chains Strategic Inventory Deployment and Consolidation Strategies MAJOR PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Philip T. Evers and F. J. Beier, The Portfolio Effect and the Impact of Lead Time, Journal of Business Logistics, Volume 19, No. 1, 1998, pp. 173-190. F. J. Beier and Alexander Ardishvili, "Emerging Physical Supply Systems for Russian Retailers of Consumer Durables," International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1995, pp. 93-102. F. J. Beier, "The Management of the Supply Chain for Hospital Pharmacies: A Focus on Inventory Management Practices," Journal of Business Logistics, Volume 15, No. 1, 1995. F. J. Beier and James Cross, "Shortline-Client Relationships: Can Local Railroads Be More Than Small Railroads?", Transportation Journal, Vol 33, No 2, Winter 1993, pp. 5-14. Philip T. Evers and F. J. Beier, "The Portfolio Effect and Multiple Consolidation Points: A Critical Assessment of the Square Root Law," Journal of Business Logistics, Vol 14, No. 2, 1993, pp. 109-125. F. J. Beier, "Transportation Contracts and the Experience Effect: A Framework for Future Research," Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1989, pp. 73-89. J. Cross and F. J. Beier, "Market Planning: Status and Need in Small and Medium Class I Motor Carriers," Transportation Journal, Spring 1986, pp. 12-19. F. J. Beier, "Electric Utilities and the Movement of Coal," Transportation Journal, Summer 1982, pp. 15-24. F. J. Beier, "The Viability of Consolidated TOFC Terminals," Transportation Quarterly, April 1982, pp. 317-329. 3
F. J. Stephenson and F. J. Beier, "The Effects of Airline Deregulation on Air Service to Small Communities," Transportation Journal, Summer 1981, pp. 54-67. F. J. Beier and Steve Frick, "The Limits of Piggyback," Transportation Journal, Winter 1979 F. J. Beier, "Railroads and Seasonal Peak Prices," ICC Practitioners Journal, (July-August 1979), pp. 684-698. F. J. Beier, "Off-Peak Freight Rates: Effect on Shippers and Carriers," Traffic Quarterly, January 1979, pp. 117-137. F. J. Beier, Jerry L. Edwards, and James P. Rakowski, "Intermodal Energy Efficiency--Perspectives of the Distribution Manager and Public Policy Maker," International Journal of Physical Distribution Management, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1979, pp. 117-137. F. J. Beier, "Costs of Locating on Rail: Perceptions of Shippers and Practices of Carriers," Transportation Journal, Fall 1977, pp. 22-32. A. Stenger and F. J. Beier, "Effective Carrier Marketing Strategies: The Case of the Railroads," Transportation Journal, Summer 1976, pp. 63-78. F. J. Beier, "Information Systems and the Life Cycle of Logistics Departments," International Journal of Physical Distribution Management, Summer, 1973, pp 312-321. B. Tripp, N. L. Chervany, and F. J. Beier, "An Economic Analysis of the Multi- Modal Transportation Firm--A Simulation Approach," Logistics and Transportation Review, Spring 1973. F. J. Beier, "Marketing Programs for Mass Transit," Traffic Quarterly, October 1972, pp 533-545. F. J. Beier, "The Educational Challenge Facing Logistics and Physical Distribution," Transportation Journal, Summer 1972. F. J. Beier, "The Role of the Common Carrier in the Channel of Distribution," Transportation Journal, Winter 1969, pp. 12-21. 4
Proceedings Chapters in Books Books Reports Based on Grants F. J. Beier, "Impact of Information Systems on the Formation and Life Cycle of the Logistics Department," Proceedings: National Council of Physical Distribution Management, Philadelphia, PA, 1971. J. L. Heskett, L. W. Stern, and F. J. Beier, "Sources and Uses of Power in the Channel of Distribution," in L. Bucklin (ed.) Vertical Marketing Systems, (Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman and Co., 1970.) F. J. Beier, L. W. Stern, "Power in the Channel of Distribution," in Louis Stern (ed.) Marketing Channels: Behavioral Dimensions, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969). Chapter 16 "Physical Distribution and Logistics Management," in Berkowitz, Kerin, Hartley, and Rudelius, Marketing, (Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1994), 4th edition. Chapter 15, Decision Making in Transportation Companies, in Donald V. Harper, Transportation in America, (Engelwood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1982) Chapter 16 "Logistics and Marketing" and Chapter 17 "Channels of Distribution" in R. Holloway and R. Hancock, Marketing in a Changing Environment (New York: J. Wiley and Sons, 1973). F. J. Beier and Krzysztof Rutkowski, Logistyka, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland, 1995. "Aspects of Urban Goods Movement in CBD Areas of Minneapolis-St.Paul," for the Urban Mass Transit Administration, 1974. "Costs of Locating on Rail" submitted to the American Association of Railroads, Washington, D.C., 1977. "Seasonal Rail Rates and the Movement of Grain" U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Center, National Transportation Research Division, Cambridge, MA, 1978. 5
"Institutional Barriers to the Adoption of Electronic Data Collection and Interchange as it Relates to Commercial Vehicles," Minnesota Department of Transportation, Truck and Economic Studies, St. Paul, MN December 1993. Measuring the Market for Logistics Education, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota and Council of Logistics Management, November 1997. Determining the Value of Real-Time Congestion Information for Commercial Vehicle Operators, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Research Services, April, 1999. Contact Information Fred Beier Marketing and Logistics Management Department Carlson School of Management 321 19 th Ave. So Minneapolis, MN 55455 fbeier@csom.umn.edu 6