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Professor of Practice and Director, Enterprise Informatics & Integration (EI2) Center
College of Information Sciences and Technology
Contact Information for Irene Petrick
ipetrick@ist.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University
102H Information Sciences and Technology Building
University Park, PA 16802-6823
(814) 863-7133
Biographical Information
Irene J. Petrick is a Professor of Practice and Director of Penn State's Enterprise Informatics & Integration (EI²) Center. Prior to joining the College of Information Sciences and Technology, she spent three years as an
assistant professor of Industrial Engineering. In addition to her
professorial activities, she has over 25 years of experience in
technology planning, management, and product development in both
academic and industrial settings. She is author or co-author on
more than 95 publications and presentations.
Dr. Petrick specializes in technology forecasting,
digital roadmapping, product and process development, and systems
management, with particular interest in collaborative supply chain
activities. Within the past five years she has had research funding
from a diverse group of industry and government sponsors, including
IBM, Lockheed-Martin, Metal Powders Industry Federation, U.S. Department
of Energy, U.S. National Institutes of Standards and Technology,
Marine Corps Research University, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Commerce, and the Pennsylvania
Industrial Modernization Center. She also advises private companies
and non-profit agencies on technology planning and strategic roadmapping,
including international work in public health and technology strategy
for twelve Fortune 500 companies. In summer 2005, Dr. Petrick was
a Boeing Welliver Fellow where she focused on technology strategy,
collaborative new product development and supply chain integration and in Summer 2008 Dr. Petrick studied global teams and innovation in Bangalore, India under sponsorship from Computer Science Corporation.
“Typically my research focuses on the
underlying ‘why or how’ of things. I am curious about
how supply chains are behaving in this global millennium, particularly
the way that collaboration and innovation occur across firms.
My work almost always involves one or more colleagues, and in
working together, I find an excitement in the exchange of ideas.
I also want to do research that has meaning in the real world.
For example, it’s not enough be believe that supply chains
are changing; I want to extend this to answer the question: how
can companies more effectively compete? This is typical of my
research interests for the past 20 years.
My approach is interdisciplinary, and I combine my love for technology,
with my training in organizational dynamics and information systems.
I have extensive contacts in industry through my many years of
participating in industry-university projects, and through my
active consulting practice. Thus my research is nearly always
informed by industry input and review.”
Research
Recently Funded Projects
Dr. Petrick has led several research teams and has
participated as a co-investigator on others. Her current research
highlights creativity and innovation and supply chain coordination practices. This
emphasis includes studying the changing dynamics of U.S. and global supply
chains as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) adopt a large scale
systems integrator role (LSSI), and as innovation is pushed into tier
2 and 3 levels of the supply chain. Traditional communication channels
and supplier roles are being called into question as companies compete in a global economy. In her research, Petrick
has received funding from both government and industrial sources,
creating a balance of theoretical and industrial issues. Since 2000,
Dr. Petrick has lead research teams with project funding in excess
of $1.5 million, and has participated in additional project teams
with project funding in excess of $3.5 million.
“I became a professor as
a second career after more than 18 years in industry-university
project development and management. The types of projects that
I undertake are almost always applied or developmental. Together
with colleagues, I want to find answers that help U.S. firms succeed
in this global world. This means bridging geographical boundaries
and challenging traditional ways of doing things. Strategic roadmapping
plays a role in helping companies ‘see’ the world
and to chart a path forward. In addition to conducting research
projects, I also work directly with companies in critical areas
of innovation, knowledge management, roadmapping, supply chain
enhancements, and in collaborative development. I’m pleased
to have garnered sponsorship by a diverse group of organizations.”
Principal Investigator
IBM, DNA of the Supply Chain, November 2007 - October 2009 (with Carleen Maitland, Information Sciences and Technology); part of a global project with Michigan State University, University College of Dublin and National University of Singapore.
Pennsylvania Plastics Initiative, Supply Chain Effectiveness, May
2006 – December 2007 (with Carleen Maitland, Information Sciences
and Technology).
National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Supply
Chain Network Effectiveness, September 2005 – December 2007.
(with Carleen Maitland, Information Sciences and Technology, Gerry
Susman, Department of Management & Organization, and Doug Thomas,
Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Penn State).
National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Impact of
Supply Chain Decisions on Small to Mid-Sized Manufacturers (Task
8), October 2003 – September 2004. (with Gerry Susman, Department
of Management & Organization and Susan Purdam, Supply Chain
Research Center, Penn State). See Final Report
National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Collaborative
New Product Development Across Companies, Exploring an ATP Project,
October 2003 – September 2005. (with Ann Echols, Department
of Management & Organization and Susan Mohammed, Department
of Psychology, Penn State).
Metal Powder Industries Federation, Digital Roadmapping Project,
April 2003 – May 2003.
Department of Energy, Translating Paper Based Roadmaps to Digital
Form, May 2001 - March 2002.
Supply Chain Research Center, Penn State University, Faculty Development
Award, 2002.
e-Business Research Center, Penn State University, Faculty Development
Award, 2002.
e-Business Research Center, Penn State University, Faculty Development
Award, 2001.
Co-investigator
Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Technology Roadmapping in Malaria Vaccine
Development, June 2004 - September 2005 (with Jack Eisenhauer and
Ross Brindle, Energetics, Inc., Washington, DC). (EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY, FINAL
ROADMAP REPORT)
SRI Rossettex, Innovative Framework for Understanding Integrated
Intelligence, August 2003 - February 2005 (with David Hall, Michael
McNeese, James Wang, School of Information Science and Technology,
Penn State)
Lockheed-Martin Corporation, Automating Information Search and Analysis,
January 2004 – December 2004,(with Lee Giles, John Yen and
Michael McNeese, School of Information Sciences and Technology,
Penn State).
U.S. Marine Corps, Enabling Logistics with Portable and Wireless
Technology, May 2003 – June 2004 (with David Hall, School
of Information Sciences and Technology, Soundar Kumara, Department
of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, and Zoltan Rado and
Robert Gray, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Penn State).
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Metalcasting
Best Practice (PEEC Grant), January 2003 – December 2004.
(with Robert Voigt, Department of Industrial & Manufacturing
Engineering, Penn State).
Center for Innovative Sintered Products, Penn State, Dimensional
Producibility of High Precision Sintered Components. July 2001 –
June 2002. (with Robert Voigt, Amine Lehtihet, Department of Industrial
& Manufacturing Engineering, Penn State).
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Center for Innovative Sintered Products
(CISP), June 2001 – May 2002, (with Randall German, Paul Cohen,
and Renata Engel, College of Engineering, Penn State).
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Center for Innovative Sintered Products
(CISP), June 2000 – May 2001, (with Randall German, Paul Cohen,
Renata Engel and Ronald Iacocca, College of Engineering, Penn State).
Inventions & Copyrights
CPS Budgeting Software. Licensed by Penn State to Rodman & Associates,
Gaithersburg, MD, 1991. Inventors: I.J. Petrick, J.R. McKee, W. Beatty
and G.V. Ciolkosz.
Publications
Referred Articles, Abstracts & Proceedings
Ayoub, P.J. and Petrick, I.J. (2008) From Industrial to Knowledge Work: Five Challenges in Strategic Fit for Supporting Creavity and Innovation at the fuzzy Front End , Human Factors in Organizational Design and management - IX, Sao Paulo Brazil. March 2008.
Ayoub, P.J., Petrick, I.J. and McNeese, M.D. (2007). Weather Systems: A New Metaphor for Intelligence Analysis, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 51st Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 4.
Petrick, I.J. (2007). Tipping the Balance of Power: The Case
of Large Scale Systems Integrators and Their Supply Chains, International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy, Special
Issue on the Future of Manufacturing, 3(3): 240-255.
Petrick, I.J. (2006) Situational
Awareness as a Dynamic Capability in Supply Networks, Proceedings,
The R&D Management Conference, The challenges and opportunities
of R&D management – new directions for research, Lake Windermere,
Cumbria England, July 2006, ISBN 0-954-0016-7-2
Petrick, I.J. and Provance, M. (2005) Roadmapping
as a Mitigator of Uncertainty in Strategic Technology Choice,
International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, 1(2):
171-184.
Petrick, I.J. and Echols, A. (2004) Technology
Roadmapping: A Tool for Making Sustainable New Product Development
Decisions, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 71(1-2):
81-100.
Petrick, I.J. and Echols, A. (2002) Technology
Choice and Pooled Investment Among Networks: Supply Chain Roadmapping,
IEEE International Engineering Management Conference Proceedings,
Cambridge, UK, August, 2002.
Petrick, I.J. (2002) The Growth Imperative: Transforming the PM2 Industry
to Compete for the Future, International Journal of Powder Metallurgy,
38(4): 49-59.
Petrick, I.J. (2002) Using Roadmapping to Coordinate R&D Investment
and New Product Development Across the Supply Chain, International
Journal of Agile Manufacturing Systems, 4(2): 55-67.
Frank, M., Petrick, I.J., Lehtihet, A. and Voigt, R. (2002). Impact
of Tooling Design and Set-up on Variability of Production P/M Components,
World Congress of Powder Metallurgy Proceedings. June 2002.
Petrick, I.J. and Tomlin, R. I. (1997) Proactive Knowledge Transfer:
Refocusing University Regional Economic Development Efforts to Maximize
Effectiveness, Technology Transfer Society Annual Meeting Proceedings,
July 1997.
Petrick, I.J. and Reischman, M.M. (1996) Strategic Development of
Patenting and Licensing Policies, SRA Journal, 27(3-4): 13-23.
Petrick, I.J. (1995) The Potential for Public Relations Techniques
to Increase the Growth and Financial Stability of Research Activities
at U.S. Universities, SRA Journal, 26(3-4): 7-16.
Petrick, I.J. (1995) Empirical Evidence of Divergent Goals and Perceptions
of Success in University-Industry Research Networks, Technology Transfer
Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, July 1995.
Petrick, I.J. and Reischman, M.M. (1995) Developing Effective Strategic
Partnerships Between Industry and Universities, Technology Transfer
Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, July 1995.
Petrick, I.J. (1994) Exploratory Research on Funding Information Dissemination
Activities at U.S. Colleges and Universities, Research Management
Review, 7(1): 14-31.
Selected Other Papers and Reports
Petrick, I.J. (forthcoming) Supply Chain Globalization: How can Surviving SME's Position Themsleves for the Future? Revitalizing the American Dream: Putting America Back on a Prosperous Footing, R. McCormack, editor.
Petrick, I.J. and Pogrebnyakov, N. (forthcoming) The Challenges in Communities of Creation for Distributed Innovation and Knowledge Sharing, Supply Chain Management and Knowledge Management - Integrating Critical Perspectives in Theory and Practice, A. Dwivedi and T. Butcher (eds), Palgrave.
Verti, M. and Petrick, I.J. (forthcoming) Technology Forcasting Methods, Methods and Effectiveness, The Handbook of Technology Management, H.Bidgoli (ed), John Wiley & Sons.
Petrick, I.J., Echols, A., Mohammed, S. and Hedge, J. (2006) Sustainable
Collaboration: A Study of the Dynamics of Consortia. Final report
to Office of Economic Assessment, National Institutes of Standards
and Technologies, April 2006. See the full report at http://www.atp.nist.gov/eao/gcr06-888/gcr06-888report.pdf
Petrick, I.J. and Maitland, C.M. (2005) Economies
of Speed: A Conceptual Framework to Describe Network Effectiveness,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Global Economy, G. Susman, editor, Edward Elgar Publishing., Chapter 5, pp. 61-78.
Petrick, I.J., Mohammed, S., Echols, A.E. and Hedge, J. (2005) Balancing
Structure, Partners, and Goals to Achieve Strategic Fit in Collaborative
Product and Process Development, American Institute for Chemical
Engineering Annual Conference, Proceedings, November 2005.
Kumara, S., Rado, Z, Hall, D.H., Petrick, I.J., Gautam, N., Gray,
R., and Grimes, B. (2004) Enabling Logistics with Portable and Wireless
Technology Study. Final report to U.S. Marine Corps, August 2004.
Selected Conference Presentations
Petrick, I.J. (2007) Supply by Design: Total Lifecycle Costs, Council of Supply Chain Management Professional Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 21-24.
Petrick, I.J. (2007) The Role of Entrepreneurship in the Diffusion of Information Technology-enabled Innovation, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 5 (Workshop session #391).
Petrick, I.J. (2007) Product & Technology Roadmapping for Competitive Advantage: Implementation, Strategies & Techniques, 2-day seminar sponsored by Management Roundtable, Chicago, IL, April 30-May 1; August 20-21.
Petrick, I.J. (2007) Building Effective Supply Chain Networks from the SME Perspective, Invited Presentation, 2007 MEP National Conference, Orlando, FL, April 22-25.
Petrick, I.J. (2007) Building Coordination Capabilities to Create Future Opportunities, Building the Supply Chain of the Future Now: An Academic Perspective (Breakout Session), Invited Presentation, Supply-Chain World North America, Philadelphia PA, March 19-21.
Petrick, I.J. (2007) Effective Information Use in RFID Supply Chains, VICS/AAFA Apparel & Footwear Footwear EPC Committee, Invited Presentation, 96th Annual National Retail Federation Convention, New York, New York, January 16.
Petrick, I.J. (2007) Sustainable Collaboration: A Study of the Dynamics of Consortia, Invited Presentation, Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Washington, DC, January 11.
Petrick, I.J. (2006) Challenging
the Status Quo of Powder Metals and Materials Supply Chains,
Invited presentation, Powder Metals Parts Association, Metal Powders
Industries Federation Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, June 19-20.
Petrick, I.J. (2006) Impact of Supply Chain Decisions on Small to
Medium Sized Enterprises, Invited presentation, National Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP) Conference, Orlando, FL, May 22-24.
Hear
an Interview with Dr. Petrick
Petrick, I.J. (2006) Product and Technology Roadmapping: Maximizing
Strategic and Organizational Effectiveness, 2-day seminar sponsored
by Management Roundtable, Savannah, GA, April, 3-4.
Petrick, I.J. (2005) Roadmapping
to Support Visioning and Collaborative Innovation in Public and
Private Sectors, Invited presentation, Planning the Next Wave
of ICT-Biotech Convergence, 2005 International Conference, Science
& Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI) of
the National Applied Research Laboratories, Taipei, Taiwan. December
2005.
Petrick, I.J. (2005) Manufacturing in the Global Economy, Roundtable
Discussion, New Global Production networks and the Future of Manufacturing,
SRI International, Washington, DC, October 2005.
Petrick, I.J. (2005) Roadmapping as a Tool to Enhance Portfolio
Management, Resource Allocation and Strategy Development, Invited
presentation, Institute of Validation Technology Portfolio Management
Conference, Philadelphia, PA. November 2005.
Petrick, I.J., Mohammed, S., Echols, A.E. and Hedge, J. (2005) Balancing Structure, Partners, and Goals toAchieve Strategic Fit in Collaborative Product and Process Development, American Institute for ChemicalEngineers Annual Conference, Proceedings, November 2005.
Oda, D. and Petrick, I.J. (2004) Supplier Integration with Roadmapping.
Invited workshop presentation, Getting 10x Value, Sponsored by Alignment
Software, Washington, DC. December 16-17, 2004.
Petrick, I.J. (2004) Strategic Roadmapping in the Context of Public
Health. Malaria Vaccine Initiative. Full day workshop, PATH, Washington,
DC, April 26, 2004.
Petrick, I.J. (2003) Linking Information Across Industry Sectors
to Jump Start Product and Process Innovation, Portland International
Conference of Management of Engineering & Technology (PICMET),
July 2003.
Petrick, I.J. (2003) XML-TR: Steps Toward Defining a Language for
Technology Roadmaps, workshop panel, Portland International Conference
of Management of Engineering & Technology (PICMET), July 2003.
Petrick, I.J. (2003) Software Enabled Roadmapping, Full-day workshop
sponsored by the Learning Trust and Motorola, Inc., Galvin Center,
Schaumburg, IL. April 14, 2003.
Petrick, I.J. (2003) Using Bayesian Networks and Options Reasoning
to Integrate Roadmaps and Information Across the Supply Chain, Invited
presentation at the SAP World Congress, Miami, FL, February 16-17,
2003.
Teaching
Dr. Petrick has taught at the undergraduate and graduate
levels in the Colleges of Information Sciences and Technology, Smeal
College of Business Administration and the College of Engineering.
She brings a diverse background to the classroom, combining both academic
and professional experience. Dr. Petrick uses a problem based learning
approach where she challenges students to solve practical problems
in the context of the classroom. Her classes typically include guest
lectures from industry experts, further heightening students’
access to real world problems.
“Bringing concepts to life in the classroom
is a challenge. It forces me to continuously think about what
I am trying to convey and why it is important. And I also have
to simplify it into easily understandable concepts. My students
are expected to actively engage with me and with one another in
this learning environment. Throughout the past decade of teaching,
the correct answer to many of my questions is ‘It depends.’
My goal is to help students recognize the critical issues upon
which the best alternative depends. Then I must help them develop
a logical problem-solving approach that emphasizes evidence gathering,
sense making, and alternative analysis. Ultimately, in IST we
are training leaders for tomorrow’s industry, government
and non-profit sectors. We cannot possibly know all of the varied
situations in which they will find themselves, and so it is our
job to prepare them to embrace uncertainty.”
Graduate:
Applied Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments
Corporate Innovation Strategies
Information Utilization & Communication Practices
Management of Advanced Technologies
Undergraduate:
Concurrent Engineering
Enterprise Integration
Human Factors Engineering
Information in Organizations
Information Technology Planning & Project Management
Market Pull Technology Commercialization
Process Quality Engineering
Awards
“Of the awards I’ve received,
none brings me more satisfaction than the teaching awards. It
is an honor to be in the classroom, to challenge students, and
to mentor them as they leave the classroom and join the ranks
of academia or industry. I love the interplay between student
and professor, and find that my classes nearly always include
discussion sessions and multiple opportunities to engage students
in non-traditional ways. We eat chocolate to explore the concept
of quality, and we build with tinker toys to experience the complexities
of information systems and the environment in which they must
function.
Two recent industry sponsored activities have given me the opportunity to expand my horizons. In Summer 2008 I spent 9 weeks in India studying global teams and innovation sponsored by a faculty internship with Computer Science Corporation. For this project I conducted over 87 interviews at fourteen multinational corporations. See my trip blog.
The Boeing Welliver Fellowship in the Summer of 2005 gave me the
wonderful opportunity to ‘peek behind the curtain’
of innovation, new product development and supply chain strategies
of one of the biggest companies in the U.S., and certainly its
biggest exporter. I spent the summer interviewing over 70 managers
and executives about technology strategy, new product development,
and supply chain management. This effort has enhanced both my
research and my teaching.”
George McMurtry Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Award, College of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State
University, 2005-2006
Pictured (l to r): Margaret McMurtry, Irene Petrick and George McMurtry,
co-founder of IST for whom the teaching award is named. April, 2006.
Boeing Welliver Fellowship, Summer 2005
Smeal College of Business Administration, MBA Class of 2000 Teacher
of the Year, Penn State University
The Jerry Fry Service Award, 1999, Penn State Ice Hockey Program.
Rod Rose Award, Society of Research Administrators, 1995. Best paper
published in SRA Journal 1994/95, for “The Potential for Public
Relations Techniques to Increase the Growth and Financial Stability
of Research Activities at U.S. Universities.”
Education
Ph.D., Engineering Science and Technology Management
Colleges of Engineering and Business Administration, Penn State
University, 1997. (Joint degree) Dissertation: “The Impact
of Risk on Team Decision-Making in New Product Development”
M.A. Economics, Penn State University, 1982.
B.S., Business, Economics Honors Degree, Penn State University,
1980.
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Contact Information for
Irene Petrick
ipetrick@ist.psu.edu
(814) 863-7133 |
