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Lee, Hyun Seok이현석

  • LSOM
  • Associate Professor
  • Business Analytics, Service (Retail, Healthcare) Operations, Operations Management
  • Room 604 in LG-POSCO bldg.
  • TEL : 02-3290-1915
  • Email : hyunseoklee@korea.ac.kr
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    Hyun Seok (“Huck”) Lee is a KUBS Research Fellow, Associate Professor of Logistics, Service and Operations Management, and Area Chair of LSOM at Korea University Business School. His research focuses on empirical operations and supply chain management, particularly healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains, retail and service operations, platform operations, people-centric operations, and causal inference. His work has appeared in Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his M.S. and B.B.A. from Korea University. For current information on research, publications, teaching, student advising, and his CV, please visit his personal website.

     

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Operations, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012-2017)
  • M.S. in Logistics, Service and Operations Management (LSOM), Korea University Business School (2010-2012)
  • BBA (Concentration: LSOM), Korea University Business School (2004-2010)

Career

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor in LSOM, Korea University Business School (2022.09-Present)
  • Area Chair in LSOM, Korea University Business School (2024.09-Present)
  • Visiting Associate Professor, University of California San Diego, Rady School of Management (2024.03-2024.08)
  • Area Chair in Business Analytics, Korea University Business School (2023.03-2024.02)
  • Assistant Professor in LSOM, Korea University Business School (2020.09-2022.08)
  • Assistant Professor in Supply Chain and Logistics Management, College of Business, Oregon State University (2017.06-2020.08)

 

Honors and Awards

  • KUBS Research Fellow, Korea University Business School, 2025.09-Present
  • KUBS Teaching Award (GMBA OM), Korea University Business School, 2024.06, 2026.06
  • Best Paper Award, Korea Corporation Management Association, 2026.06
  • M&SOM 2025 Meritorious Service Award, INFORMS, 2026.05
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (Business Statistics), Korea University, 2026.05
  • SK Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School, 2026.03
  • Seok-Top Award for Teaching Excellence ((i.e., top 5% at the university level) (Operations Management), Korea University, 2025.11
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (Business Statistics), Korea University, 2025.11
  • Seok-Top Award for Teaching Excellence ((i.e., top 5% at the university level) (Operations Management), Korea University, 2024.06
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (Operations Management), Korea University, 2023.11
  • Best Paper Award, Korean Academic Society of Business Administration, 2023.08
  • Young Scholar Prize, Korean Production and Operations Management Society, 2023.05 [link]
  • Seok-Top Award for Teaching Excellence (i.e., top 5% at the university level) (3 courses: Business Statistics, Operations Management, Service Operations Management), Korea University, 2022.11
  • MK Emerging Scholar Paper Award, Maeil Business Newspaper, 2022.08 [link]
  • UTD Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School, 2022.06
  • Seok-Top Award for Research Excellence (i.e., top 3% researcher at the university level), Korea University, 2022.05
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (Business Statistics), Korea University, 2022.04
  • UTD Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School, 2022.03
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (Service Operations Management), Korea University, 2021.11
  • SK Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School, 2021.09
  • SK Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School, 2021.03
  • Prominent Scholar Award, College of Business, Oregon State University, 2020.06
  • Betty and Forrest Simmons Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, College of Business, Oregon State University, 2019.06
  • Best Interdisciplinary Paper Award, DSI 2018 Annual Conference, Chicago, 2018.11
  • Rising OM Scholar Award, Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2016.08
  • M. Wayne DeLozier Award, Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2016.04
  • Kenan-Flagler Business School PhD Financial Award, 2012-2016
  • Full Scholarship from Korea Sanhak Foundation, 2010-2011
  • Full Scholarship from Korea University Business School; Alumni Association of Korea University; Cheonman Scholarship Association, 2004-2009

 

Service

  • Director, Korea Logistics Society (2024.01-Present)
  • Director, Korea Production and Operations Management Society (2022.01-Present)
  • Graduate Students Committee Chair, Korea Production and Operations Management Society (2023.01-2023.12)
  • Director, Korea Productivity Association (2023.01-Present)
  • Academic Committee Chair, Korea Productivity Association (2023.01-2023.12)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Operations Management (2023.01-Present)
  • Editorial Board Member, Decision Sciences (2023.01-Present)
  • Editorial Board Member, Korea Production and Operations Management Society (2023.01-Present)
  • Webmaster, MSOM Community in INFORMS (2016.08-2023.08)
  • Advisor, KULSOM (Korea University Logistics, Service and Operations Management: Operations Club in KUBS) (2020.09-Present)
  • Advisor, KUBScholar (KUBS Student Association to Prepare for Studying Abroad) (2022.07-2023.02)

 

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Publications

  • Lee, H., Kesavan, S., and Deshpande, V. (2021). Managing the Impact of Fitting-Room Traffic on Retail Sales: Using Labor to Reduce Phantom Stockouts. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (UTD & FT) [link: INFORMS], 23(6): 1580-1596.
  • Lee, J., Lee, H., Shin, H., and Krishnan, V. (2021) Alleviating Drug Shortages: The Role of Mandated Reporting-Induced Operational Transparency. Management Science (UTD & FT) [link: INFORMS], 67(4): 2326-2339.
    • The first two authors equally contributed to this paper.
  • Lu, G., Lee, H., and Son, J. (2021) Product Variety in Grocery Stores: Its Differential Effects on Stock-Keeping Unit level Sales. Journal of Operations Management (UTD & FT) [link: Wiley], 68(1): 33-54.
    • The first two authors equally contributed to this paper.
  • Lee, H., Kesavan, S., and Kuhnen, C. (2022) When Do Group Incentives for Retail Store Managers Work? Production and Operations Management (UTD & FT) [link: Wiley], 31(8): 3077-3095.
    • Best Interdisciplinary Paper Award at DSI 2018 Annual Conference, Chicago.
    • Lead article.
  •  Lee, H., Lee, J., Noh, I., and Staats, B. (2026) “Learning in Recovery from Disruption: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Drug ShortagesManagement Science (UTD & FT), Accepted

 

UTD: UT Dallas 24 top business journals

FT: Financial Times 50 top business journals

 

Publications in Korean

  • Oh, K., Lee, H., and Kim, D. (2021) Analysis of the Working Capital Management Strategies of Global Auto Parts and Vehicle Manufacturing Industries in Changing Economies. Journal of Korean Production and Operations Management Society [한국생산관리학회지] (KCI), 32(3): 299-315.
  • Lee, S., Lee, J., Lee, H., and Lee, H. (2022) Analysis of Consumer Purchasing Behavior Using Online Images of Fashion Products. Journal of Korean Production and Operations Management Society [한국생산관리학회지] (KCI), 33(1): 115-138.
  • Lee, N., and Lee, H. (2023) The Impact of Quantity and Variety of Product Image on Sales in Online Shopping. Journal of Korean Production and Operations Management Society [한국생산관리학회지] (KCI), 34(special): 1-14.
  • Lim, C., and Lee, H. (2025) Evaluating the Effectiveness of Uiseong County's Population Inflow Policy Using the Difference-in-Differences: Focusing on Neighbor Village Pilot Project. Journal of Korean Production and Operations Management Society [한국생산관리학회지] (KCI), 36(4): 433-449.
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Books

Book Chapter

  • Lee, H., and Kesavan, S. (2019) Determinants of Excess Inventory Announcement and Stock Market Reaction in the Retail Sector. in Operations in an Omnichannel World, Gallino S, Moreno A edt., Springer Series on Supply Chain Management, vol. 8 Springer, Cham.
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Research

Students interested in empirical operations management, healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains, retail and service operations, platform operations, and causal inference are welcome to get in touch. Please visit the People page on the personal website for current students, alumni placements, and research opportunities.

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