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Contact Info

Email: tmiller [at] rider.edu

Phone Number: 609-895-5517

Department: Department of Information Systems, Analytics and Supply Chain Management

Office Location: Sweigart Hall

Additional Info:

Academic Focus: Supply Chain Management

Background Information

Tan Miller is a supply chain professor and the former director of the Global Supply Chain Management Program in the Norm Brodsky College of Business at Rider University. Prior to joining Rider, he worked in private industry for over 20 years where his experiences included heading the operations of Johnson & Johnson’s US Consumer Distribution Network, and the operations of the U.S. Consumer Healthcare Logistics Network of Pfizer Inc. He also previously held production and distribution management, as well as consulting positions, with Mercer Management Consulting, Unisys, Warner-Lambert, and American Olean Tile Company. Tan has published eight books and over seventy articles, and has made over one hundred thirty conference presentations on supply chain and logistics operations and planning. Tan has also served on the editorial and advisory boards of several trade journals and councils.

Education

  • Ph.D. The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Regional Science
  • M.B.A. The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA
  • M.A. The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Regional Science
  • B.A. Haverford College, Haverford, PA

Recent Books

  • Supply Chain Planning: Practical Frameworks for Superior Performance 2nd Edition, (with M. Liberatore), Business Expert Press, New York, 2021.
  • Logistics Management: An Analytics-Based Approach, (with M. Liberatore), Business Expert Press, New York, 2020.

Refereed Articles

  • A Medical Device Distribution Network Design Strategic Planning Process and Optimization Model, (with R. De Matta and E. Peters). Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2024. 
  • Using Humor to Fight MEGO (My Eyes Glaze Over). Teach SCM With a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective SCM Teacher and Laugh All the Way to Your Classroom. (with C. Golinski).  Kishor Vaidya (editor), 2022.
  • Profit Maximizing Network Modeling with Inventory and Capacity Considerations, (with R. De Matta).  Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Business Operations Management. Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (editor), IGI Global, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7362-3, 2019.
  • A Strategic Manufacturing Capacity and Supply Chain Network Design Contingency Planning Approach, (with R. De Matta). Proceedings of the International Conference of the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, June, 2018.
  • Profit Maximizing Network Modeling with Inventory and Capacity Considerations, (with R. De Matta). Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 4th Edition. Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (editor), IGI Global, 2018.
  • Why Consider Supply Chain Management as a Field of Study and as a Career. In Vaidya (Ed.), Supply Chain Management for the Curious: Why Study Supply Chain Management. Seattle University, 2017.
  • High Level Inventory Network Modeling Approaches, (with De Matta, R., and M. Xu).  Handbook of Research on Global Supply Chain Management. GSCM, 2016.
  • Outbound Logistics Performance and Profitability: A Taxonomy of Manufacturing and Service Organizations, (with M. Liberatore).  Business and Economics Journal, 7 (2), 2016.
  • Supply Chain Frameworks: A Constant in the midst of Change. Supply Chain Management and Logistics: Innovative Strategies and Practical Solutions. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2016.
  • Formation of a Strategic Manufacturing and Distribution Network with Transfer Prices, (with R. De Matta).  European Journal of Operational Research, 241, 2015.
  • Profit Maximization Modeling for Supply Chain Planning, (with R. De Matta). In Wang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization. IGI Global, 2014.
  • Optimize Short to Long Run Supply Chain Planning. In Wang, J. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization. IGI Global, 2014.
  • A Logistics Deployment Decision Support System At Pfizer, (with Peters, E., Bode, O., and V. Gupta).  Annals of Operations Research, 2013.

Invited Articles/Reviews

Presentations

  • Hierarchical Planning for the Digital Supply Chain, The Petroleum Trade Network’s Supply Chain Digitization Conference, October, 2022.
  • Incorporating Risk Management into the “Lowest Landed Cost” Decision – Making Process. The Petroleum Trade Network’s Container Shipping Conference (virtual), May, 2022.
  • A Practical Strategic Medical Device Network Design Model, (with De Matta, R., and E. Peters). INFORMS Annual Conference, Anaheim, Oct, 2021.
  • How Covid-19 Super-Charged Transformative Changes in Supply Chain Management That Were Already Underway. UPB-Rider Summer Program on Contemporary Challenges in Global Business (virtual), Jun, 2021.
  • Planning and Analytics - Decision Support in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. APICS Princeton South Jersey Chapter Meeting, Jun, 2020.
  • Medical Device Supply Chain Network Problem, (with R. De Matta, and E. Peters). INFORMS Annual Conference, Seattle, Oct, 2019.
  • A Strategic Manufacturing Capacity and Supply Chain Network Design Contingency Planning Approach, (with R. De Matta).  Presented and Published in Proceedings of the International Conference of the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, Evanston, Illinois, Jun, 2018.
  • Use Frameworks to make Supply Chain Analytics Work for your Entire Planning Horizon. Dematic Inc. Materials Handling & Logistics Conference, Park City, Utah, Sept, 2016.
  • SQRTN and Portfolio Effect Inventory Models: Notes on Practical Use and Accuracy for Practitioners, (with R. De Matta, and M. Xu). INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct, 2015.
  • Tips and Techniques for Managing a Global Supply Chain to Ensure Cost Efficiencies as a COO”, webcast for ExecSense of the Financial Times, Jun, 2014.

Professional Activities with Impact: Presentation/Speech to Business Professionals

[Interviews, Panels and Podcasts]

  • “Supply chain issues could be bugging NJ consumers for years”, Interview with Dino Flammia aired on NJ 101.5 Radio Station, August 19, 2022.
  • “Supply chain issues could be bugging NJ consumers for years”, Interviewed for and quoted in this article on web site of NJ 101.5 Radio Station, August 17, 2022
  • “Risk Management: Investment in tech takes off”, Interviewed for and quoted in this article in Logistics Magazine, April 2022 Issue.
  • “Reshaping Global Supply Chains”, Interviewed for this article in Supply Chain Management Review, March/April 2022 Issue.
  • “Supply Chain Frameworks: Practical Frameworks for Superior Performance”.  App available from Praxie in collaboration with Business Expert Press, October, 2021.
  • "COVID-19 & Supply Chain Graduates”, Panel Session Member, New Jersey Material Handling & Logistics Society, April, 2020.
  • "Fintechs Drive Supply Chain Transformations”, Interview in NJBIZ, April 27, 2020.
  • "Working On The Supply Chain Gang”, Interview in NJBIZ, September 20, 2019.
  • "Material Handling & Logistics Annual Editorial Board Issue”, Panel Session Member, September, 2019.
  • "Material Handling & Logistics Annual Editorial Board Issue”, Panel Session Member, September, 2018.
  • "Material Handling & Logistics Annual Editorial Board Issue”, Panel Session Member, September, 2017.
  • "Material Handling & Logistics Annual Editorial Board Issue”, Panel Session Member, September, 2016.
  • "Material Handling & Logistics Annual Editorial Board Issue”, Panel Session Member, September, 2015.
  • "Material Handling & Logistics Annual Editorial Board Issue”, Panel Session Member, September, 2014.
  • "Material Handling & Logistics Annual Editorial Board Issue”, Panel Session Member, September, 2013.

Other Intellectual Activities

Teaching and Learning Scholarship

  • National Supply Chain Curriculum for Vocational High Schools.  2013-2016 devoted several days each year to help the Southern Regional Educational Board to help develop this program.