Management, Marketing, & Logistics

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Joong-Kun (Jay) Cho
Assistant Professor of Logistics

Dr. Jay Cho is an assistant professor of logistics at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Cho received his Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Arkansas, MS from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, and BA from the Korea Military Academy in Seoul, Korea. Previously, Dr. Cho served in the Korean and U.S. Army as a professional officer over 20 years before join the academia. He served in the Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth, KS and Air Defense School in Ft. Bliss, TX. He also traveled over 20 countries for official military duty assignments.

He is active in presenting scholarly papers at academic and professional conferences in the U.S.A., Europe and Asia. He has published in journals such as International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Journal of Transportation Management, Journal of Contemporary Business Issues, and Services Marketing Quarterly.

His primary research interests are in the area of global supply chain management, third party logistics and outsourcing, seaport security and safety, performance measurement scale development, and e-based logistics.

Education:
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
MBA, University of Arkansas
MS, Naval Postgraduate School
BA, Korea Military Academy

Areas of Expertise:
• Third Party Logistics
• Global Logistics Management
• Supply Chain Performance Measurement

Course Instruction:
• LOGT 3232 Business Logistics
• LOGT 4231 Logistics and Intermodal Transportation Operation

Contact Information:
Office Number: COBA 2224
Telephone: 912-478-5310
Email: jkcho@georgiasouthern.edu