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John Gray is seated in a modern glass-walled office, engaged in a conversation with a notepad visible in the foreground.
November 19, 2025
WJLA

Deadly consequences of U.S. reliance on Indian-made drugs

Research by John Gray, the Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Operations at Fisher, found a 54% higher likelihood of "severe adverse events," including hospitalization, disability and death, tied to generic drugs made in India versus in the U.S. He's advocating for more transparency on where medicines are manufactured and by whom.
A black and white photo of two senators next to a prescription pill bottle.
October 27, 2025
ProPublica

Senators propose sweeping changes to generic drug oversight

A study by John Gray, the Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Operations at Fisher, found that some Indian-made generic drugs are linked to more adverse events than U.S. versions. It prompted calls for increased FDA testing and alerts when foreign manufacturers with safety issues are allowed to ship to U.S. hospitals.
A world map made of pills on a blue background.
September 14, 2025
Radio Health Journal

Cheap drugs have a high cost: The safety issues of generic prescriptions

John Gray, the Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Operations at Fisher, discusses his research into regulatory differences between the production of pharmaceuticals domestically and internationally ― and the safety issues they raise for consumers.
Professor Terry Esper poses for portrait in a warehouse.
March 24, 2025
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Esper named a co-editor of Journal of Business Logistics

Terry Esper, professor of logistics, was recently named an editor-in-chief of the Journal of Business Logistics. He follows other noted Fisher faculty who have held the post, including the journal’s founding editor.
Generic drugs made in India found to be dangerous in some cases
February 25, 2025
WOSU

Generic drugs made in India found to be dangerous in some cases

A new study from Professor of Operations John Gray has found that manufacturing differences between the U.S. and other countries, mainly India, can lead to lower quality drugs.
Person pouring prescription drug into their hand
February 20, 2025
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Researchers working to improve pharmaceutical drug supply chain

As the principal investigator on a $1.5 million research grant, John Gray is leading a project that will explore the safety and availability of prescription drugs in the U.S.
Generic drugs from India linked to more severe adverse events
February 19, 2025
Becker's Hospital Review

Generic drugs from India linked to more severe adverse events

A new study by Fisher's John Gray has found that generic drugs manufactured in India are linked to significantly more severe adverse events — including hospitalization, disability and in some cases death — compared to equivalent drugs made in the U.S. 
All generic drugs are not equal, study finds
February 19, 2025
The Ohio State University

All generic drugs are not equal, study finds

In a first-of-its-kind study, Professor of Operations John Gray and co-authors Joon Noh (PhD '20) and current PhD student Zachary Wright demonstrate why all generic drugs are not equal, even though patients are often told they are.
W.C. Benton gestures to a whiteboard filled with lecture notes.
January 24, 2025
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Benton honored by Decision Sciences Institute

Supply chain and management scholar W.C. Benton joined a prestigious cohort in being named a 2024 Decision Sciences Institute Fellow. Benton becomes the 14th Ohio State researcher selected for the honor.
Mason Hall on a sunny day.
October 9, 2024
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Faculty and alumni earn Journal of Business Logistics honors

Learn more about the faculty thought leaders and talented young researchers with links to Fisher that were recently honored for their academic work by the Journal of Business Logistics.
Many white delivery vans lined up on both sides of the street.
July 30, 2024
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Ohio State research helping retailers close the gap in last mile delivery

Uncertainty in supply and demand presents retailers with a delivery pricing dilemma. A new interdisciplinary study from four Ohio State researchers seeks to help companies improve their last mile shipping performance.
Who’s driving the U.S. EV industry? The list may surprise you
July 19, 2024
Chief Executive

Who’s driving the U.S. EV industry? The list may surprise you

Elon Musk may still be out in front, but three other companies on the radar are seeking to make inroads on the U.S. market and, they hope, to eat Tesla's lunch, writes Fisher's Ken Boyer.
Elon Musk's Tesla survived its early years despite major glitches in its first electric vehicle — and a 'Tesla death watch'
July 19, 2024
Fortune

Elon Musk's Tesla survived its early years despite major glitches in its first electric vehicle — and a 'Tesla death watch'

Ken Boyer, professor of operations and business analytics, details the early rise, and struggles, of Tesla, a pioneer in the EV field.
Terry Esper in a gray shirt with his arms folded across his chest.
June 11, 2024
Bloomberg

Talking Transports podcast: Getting schooled on transports by Dr. Esper

In this Talking Transports podcast, Professor of Logistics Terry Esper discusses the trends facing the freight markets inside and out of the classroom. Esper also talks about artificial intelligence and other technology driven productivity tools, decarbonization and his love for bourbon, football and Detroit.
A retail store with shoppers.
April 25, 2024
The Wall Street Journal

The tricky logistics behind direct-to-consumer sales strategies

Suppliers that are stepping up efforts to reach shoppers are having to mount costly new supply chains built to the task. But those efforts, combined with investment in separate sales channels like social commerce, can lead to more growth and a entirely new future of retails, says Professor of Logistics Terry Esper.
Shipping port with large ship full of containers
April 17, 2024
Max M. Fisher College of Business

International supply chain’s double edge

Creating and maintaining global supply chains can provide valuable benefits for middle market companies. Those supply chains also yield unique challenges. New research from the National Center for the Middle Market and Fisher's Center for International Business Education and Research provides valuable insights for organizations interested in establishing or optimizing their global supply chains.
Innovating supply chain higher education with generative AI
February 21, 2024
Supply Chain Management Review

Innovating supply chain higher education with generative AI

Using artificial intelligence in the classroom is not without concerns. But Vince Castillo, assistant professor of logistics at Fisher, writes that the technology can also offer supply chain students access to and experience using an increasingly critical tool in the industry.
Retailers return to bringing in inventory ‘just in time’
January 24, 2024
The Wall Street Journal

Retailers return to bringing in inventory ‘just in time’

Inventory levels that surged during the pandemic are down and companies are reluctant to build new stockpiles. Terry Esper, a logistics professor at Fisher says companies are now better able to predict shopper demand and feel they can hold leaner inventories amid moderating spending growth and fewer supply-chain disruptions.
John Gray receiving his OSCM Distinguished Scholar Award
November 8, 2023
Operations and Supply Chain Management

Gray named an OSCM Distinguished Scholar

John Gray, the Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Operations and Business Analytics, has been named one of two Distinguished Scholars by Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM), a division of the Academy of Management. Learn more about Gray's journey into academia and how he became the fourth Fisher faculty member to earn the recognition since 2003.
Screenshot of Global Supply Chain Forum participants Katherine Tai and Annibal Sodero
October 30, 2023
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Building resilient global supply chains: An exploration

A collaboration among two of Fisher’s Centers of Excellence and Ohio State’s East Asian Studies Center put global trade dynamics and supply chain resiliency in the spotlight. The Global Supply Chain Forum connected the Ohio State community with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai and Harvard Professor William Kirby.
The secret world of supply chains
October 19, 2023
The Ohio State University

The secret world of supply chains

Supply chains are the backbone to our modern society, and when something goes wrong, there’s an enormous ripple effect. In the latest episode of the Now at Ohio State podcast, Terry Esper, professor of logistics at Fisher, and Katrina Cornish, professor in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, discuss the importance of supply chains, how COVID has changed things and what we can do to make sure things keep running smoothly.
Aerial photo of Fisher's campus
October 11, 2023
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Supply chain expertise garners national distinction

See how thought leadership — past and present — is continuing to add to Fisher’s legacy as a preeminent source for the very best in supply chain research and insights.
Tell Me Your Why Podcast: Terry Esper
August 24, 2023
The Ohio State University

Tell Me Your Why Podcast: Terry Esper

Terry Esper, professor of logistics in the Department of Marketing and Logistics at Fisher, discusses his educational and professional journey, and how his trajectory was enhanced when he stepped back to focus on why he's always been so curious about logistics and supply chain.
Terry Esper’s a pro at untangling the supply chain
June 14, 2023
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Terry Esper’s a pro at untangling the supply chain

Prices, shortages, war and COVID all affect the knotty web of logistics, Fisher College of Business supply chain expert Terry Esper says.
Eating out more expensive? See what Columbus restaurant menus saw a price jump
February 4, 2023
The Columbus Dispatch

Eating out more expensive? See what Columbus restaurant menus saw a price jump

From grocery prices and egg prices in particular to gas prices, everything costs more, but how does that impact Columbus restaurants. Joe Goodman, chair of the department of marketing and logistics at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business, said between the costs of food and labor, restaurants are feeling the same squeeze as customers.