Matthew A Waller

Matthew A Waller is a Professor and William Dillard II Leadership Chair at the University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business, Department of Supply Chain Management. He has served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Business Logistics and holds a PhD in Business Logistics from Penn State University.

• PhD, Business Logistics, Pennsylvania State University
• MS, Management Science, Pennsylvania State University
• BS, Economics, University of Missouri, Columbia

His research focuses on retail supply chain dynamics, including inventory management, demand forecasting, and the impact of collaboration and technology (like RFID and blockchain). He has pioneered frameworks such as the Pack-and-a-Half Rule and explored framing effects in inventory decisions.

As a prolific scholar, he has co-authored seminal works on backroom logistics, bullwhip effects, and inventory replenishment. His 2024 research examines government customer concentration's impact on firm performance and information privacy concerns in supply chains.

• Distinguished Service Award, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (2020)
• Named Arkansas Business' 250 Most Influential Leaders (2020, 2022)

As Dean of Walton College (2015-2024), he drove $200M+ in philanthropy, founded the J.B. Hunt Department of Supply Chain Management, and expanded student enrollment from 5,800 to 9,800. He also established specialty master's programs generating $1.6M annually.