Fisher researchers earn top honors for supply chain and logistics research

Six faculty members from Ohio State pose for a group photo at the 2026 CSCMP awards event, standing together in business attire in front of a conference stage.

Fisher College of Business researchers earned two top research honors at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) annual conference, showcasing the college’s impact in supply chain and logistics research.

Fisher faculty members Vince Castillo, Annibal Sodero and Walter Zinn, along with Marc Posner of Ohio State’s College of Engineering, earned the Outstanding Senior Editor Award for their paper, “Last Mile Delivery Capacity Planning with Two-Sided Uncertainty.” 

Rang Gong poses with her research award with a conference presenter.
Fisher doctoral student Rang Gong with the the E. Grosvenor Plowman Award at the 2026 CSCMP Annual Conference.

The research, published in the Journal of Business Logistics, explores how companies should plan last-mile delivery when both customer demand and the availability of delivery drivers are unpredictable. The researchers found that relying only on the cheapest delivery option can actually increase costs, and that companies can often save money and improve reliability by combining their own delivery capacity with flexible crowdsourced drivers.

Fisher doctoral student Rang Gong was honored with the E. Grosvenor Plowman Award, which recognizes the best research presented at CSCMP’s Academic Research Symposium. 

Gong’s paper, “ML On Time? The Value of Machine Learning Tools on Airline Operational Performance,” examines whether machine-learning tools can help airlines improve their operational performance, particularly their ability to get flights out on time.