Online Articles and Quotes by Tim McLaren:

-Ryerson's 2009 Survey on eProcurement
[PurchasingB2B magazine]

-Tips for a Small-Medium Business to Improve their Supply Chain Management
[National Post newspaper]

-ERP Challenges for Small-Medium Business
[Microsoft Website]

-Why ERP Adoption at SMEs Lags Large Firms
[Ryerson Website]

-Supply Chain Collaboration FAQ
[MeRC Website]

-Supply Chain Mgmt Stream in MBA/MMSc [Ryerson Website]

TIM MCLAREN, B.Sc.Eng., MBA, PhD.

Room: TRS 3-084
Phone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 7942
E-Mail: tmclaren@ryerson.ca
Ryerson University Web site: http://www.ryerson.ca/~tmclaren
Dr. McLaren's Supply Chain Collaboration FAQ Web site:
http://merc.mcmaster.ca/mclaren/sccfaq.html
Consulting Profile on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/timmclaren

Tim McLaren, B.Sc.Eng. (Queen’s), MBA (McMaster), PhD. (McMaster), is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology Management with the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University. As a Principal Consultant with Korva Consulting Ltd., he has over 15 years of experience working with large organizations in the manufacturing, retail, government, and financial services sectors in technology-enabled process improvement, supply-chain management, and enterprise systems implementation projects. His research appears in leading journals such as: MIS Quarterly, Supply Chain Forum, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, and AIS Transactions on Enterprise Systems. Dr. McLaren’s teaching experience includes courses on performance measurement, process improvement, change management, managing information systems, IT project management, and Six Sigma for undergraduate and MBA students as well as professional clients.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Papers in Referred Journals

McLaren, T. S., Head, M. M., Yuan, Y., and Chan, Y. "A Multilevel Model for Measuring Fit Between a Firm's Competitive Strategies and Information Systems Capabilities", MIS Quarterly, Vol. 35 (4), pp. 909-929, December 2011.

McLaren, T. S., and Manatsa, P. R. "Distinguishing the Indistinguishable: Exploring Differences in Supply Chain Software Packages Using Centering Resonance Text Analysis", International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, Vol. 8 (2), pp. 167-182, 2011.

McLaren, T. S., Middleton, C., and Fan, X. "My How You've Grown! e-Procurement in the Post-dot-bomb Era", Lectures Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 52, pp. 298-309, 2010.

Mohammed, S. and McLaren, T. S. “Probing the Gaps between ERP Education and ERP Implementation Success Factors, AIS Transactions on Enterprise Systems Vol. 1(1), pp. 8-14, 2009.

McLaren, T. S., and Vuong, D.C.H. “A 'Genomic' Classification Scheme for Supply Chain Management Information Systems,” Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 21, No. 4., pp. 409-423, 2008.

Manatsa, P. R. and McLaren, T. S., “Information Sharing in a Supply Chain: Using Agency Theory to Guide the Design of Incentives”, Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal Vol. 9, No. 1, June/July 2008.

McLaren, T.S., Vuong, D.C.H., and Grant, K. “Do You Know What You Don’t Know?: Critical Reflection and Concept Mapping in an Information Systems Strategy Course,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems Vol. 20, pp. 892- 908, December 2007.

Ngwenyama, O., Guergachi, A., McLaren, T. S. (2006). “Using the Learning Curve to Maximize IT Productivity: A Decision Analysis Model for Timing Software Upgrades”, International Journal of Production Economics Vol. 105, No. 2, pp. 524-535.

McLaren, T. S., Head, M. M., and Yuan, Y. (2004). “Supply Chain Management Information Systems Capabilities: An Exploratory Study of Electronics Manufacturers”, Information Systems and e-Business Management Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 207-222.

McLaren, T. S., Head, M. M., and Yuan, Y. (2004). “Using Competitive Strategy Patterns to Determine Ideal Supply Chain Management Information Systems Capabilities”, International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 45-61.

McLaren, T. S., Head, M. M., and Yuan, Y. (2002). “Supply Chain Collaboration Alternatives: Understanding the Expected Costs and Benefits”, Internet Research Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 348-364.

Selected Refereed Conference Proceedings

McLaren, T. S., Manatsa, P. R., and Babin, R. "An Inductive Classification Scheme for Green IT Initiatives", in Proceedings of the 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Lima, Peru, August 12-15, 2010.

Blackman, M.-J. and McLaren, T. S. "Round Peg in a Square Caisson? Understanding the Readiness for Adopting ERP in the Construction Industry", in Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC2008), Halifax, Canada, Mar. 24-27, 2008.

Grant, K. A. and McLaren, T. S. "Creating a Real-World Capstone Experience for I.T. Management Students: Putting Theory into Practice", in Proceedings of the Information Systems Educators Conference (ISECON2007), Pittsburg, PA, USA, Nov. 1-4, 2007.

McLaren, T.S. (2006). “A Measurement Model for Web-enabled Supply Chain Integration”, in Proceedings of the 19th Bled eCommerce Conference, Bled, Slovenia, June 5-7, 2006.

McLaren, T. S., Head, M. M., and Yuan, Y. (2004). “Strategic Fit of Supply Chain Management Information Systems - A Measurement Model”, in Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2004), Washington, DC, USA, Dec. 12-15, 2004.

McLaren, T. S. (2002). “Strategic Fit of Supply Chain Coordination Systems: A Multiple Methods Investigation”, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2002) Doctoral Consortium, Barcelona, Spain, December 12-15, 2002.

Books

McLaren, T. S. and Myers, S. (1996). MCSE Study Guide: TCP/IP and Systems Management Server, Macmillan Computer Publishing, Indianapolis, USA, 1138 pages (authored the 480 page TCP/IP section).

Chisholm, L. A., Heywood, D., and McLaren, T. S. (1996). MCSE Study Guide: Windows 95 and Networking Essentials, Macmillan Computer Publishing, Indianapolis, USA, 905 pages (authored 280 pages of Windows 95 section).

OUTREACH

Board of Directors

Director, Canadian Purchasing Research Foundation, 2008-2011.

Examples of Invited Presentations (excluding Consulting)

Invited presenter International Supply Chain Management Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 2010.

Invited presenter Supply Chain & Logistics Canada National Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2007.

Invited presenter Institute for Supply Management North American Research Symposium, Tempe, Arizona, USA, 2007.

Invited presenter Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management, Toronto, Canada, 2007.

“Issues in Supply Chain Management Software”, Invited Panel Discussant, Fourth Annual International Symposium on Supply Chain Management, Toronto, Canada, October 2006, 2007.

“Improving Survey Response Rates using Online Interactivity”, Invited Presentation, Ryerson Research Series, Faculty of Business, Ryerson University, November 2005.

“Strategic Alignment of Supply Chain Management Information Systems”, 2005 Ontario Institute of Purchasing Management Association of Canada Supply Chain Management Conference, London, Ontario, October 2005.

“The Technical Stuff is the Easy Part: Relationships and Trust in Supply Chain Collaboration”, Invited Guest Lectures for MBA Supply Chain Management and PhD Interorganizational eBusiness Courses, McMaster University, March 2004.

Conference Organizing Committee Positions

Track Chair, Strategic IT Management and Governance, 2011 International Conference on Information Resource Management (Conf-IRM), Seoul, Korea

Local Arrangements Chair, 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2008), Toronto, Canada, 2006-2008.

Track Chair, B2B Commerce, 8th World Congress on Management of E-Business, Toronto, 2007.

Associate Editor and Session Chair, Organizations and Supply Chains Track, 24th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2003), Seattle, USA, 2003.