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Kevin Dooley

Kevin Dooley

Chief Research Scientist, The Sustainability Consortium, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation

Kevin.Dooley@asu.edu

480-965-6833

Department of Supply Chain Management
Arizona State University
PO Box 874706
Tempe, AZ 85287-4706

Titles

  • Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
  • Chief Research Scientist, The Sustainability Consortium, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
  • Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business
  • Affiliated Faculty, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation

Biography

Kevin J. Dooley is a Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and a Senior Sustainability Scientist in the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation. As Chief Scientist of The Sustainability Consortium, Dooley leads a global research team that works with over 100 of the world’s largest retailers and manufacturers to develop tools that measure and track progress on critical product sustainability issues. He has published more than 100 research articles and co-authored an award-winning book Organizational Change and Innovation Processes. Dooley has provided training or consultation for over 200 companies in the areas of sustainability, supply chain management, quality, and technology and innovation. He obtained his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois.

Education

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1987
  • MS, Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, 1984
  • BS, Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, 1982

Expertise

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Journal Articles

2022

Dooley, K., V. Thakker, B. Bakshi, M. Scholz, F. Hafsa, G. Basile and R. Buch. 2022. A multi-disciplinary assessment of innovations to improve grocery bag circularity. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 49:625-630. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85159-6.50104-4. (link )

2017

Cheon, S., A. B. Maltz and K. J. Dooley. 2017. The link between economic and environmental performance of the top 10 U.S. ports. Maritime Policy & Management 44(2):227-247. DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2016.1275860. (link )

2016

Ugarte, G. M., J. S. Golden and K. J. Dooley. 2016. Lean versus green: The impact of lean logistics on greenhouse gas emissions in consumer goods supply chains. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 22(2):98-109. DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2015.09.002. (link )

2015

Dooley, K. J. and J. Johnson. 2015. Product category-level sustainability measurement: The Sustainability Consortium’s approach to materiality and indicators. Journal of Industrial Ecology 19(3):337-339. DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12293. (link )

2014

Dooley, K. J. 2014. The whole chain. Science 344(6188):1108. DOI: 10.1126/science.1256025. (link )

Tate, W. L., L. M. Ellram and K. J. Dooley. 2014. The impact of transaction costs and institutional pressure on supplier environmental practices. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 44(5):353-372. DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2012-0356. (link )

2012

Tate, W. L., L. M. Ellram and K. J. Dooley. 2012. Environmental purchasing and supplier management (EPSM): Theory and practice. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 18(3):173-188. DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2012.07.001. (link )

2011

Tate, W. L., K. J. Dooley and L. M. Ellram. 2011. Transaction cost and institutional drivers of supplier adoption of environmental practices. Journal of Business Logistics 32(1):6-16. DOI: 10.1111/j.2158-1592.2011.01001.x. (link )

2010

Golden, J. S., K. J. Dooley, J. M. Anderies, B. H. Thompson, G. Gereffi and L. Pratson. 2010. Sustainable product indexing: Navigating the challenge of ecolabeling. Ecology and Society 15(3):Art. 8. (link )