Rafael Escamilla

PhD Candidate

About

About Me

I am a PhD candidate in the School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University and in Kühne Logistics University. I investigate grocery retail operations in emerging markets, through field experiments and econometric techniques. I hold a Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Master of Science (Diplôme d'Ingénieur) from the Université de Technologie de Troyes and a Bachelor of Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey. I am also a lecturer of causal inference at the GCLOG program at MIT.

From August, 2023, I will start a position as Assistant Professor at the W.P. Carey School of Business, at Arizona State University.

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Publications

Published Work

Escamilla, R., Fransoo, J. C. & Tang, C. S. (2021). Improving agility, adaptability, alignment, accessibility, and affordability in nanostore supply chains. Production and Operations Management, 30(3), 676-688

Most downloaded POM paper published in 2021 and third most downloaded POM paper in 2021

Working Papers

Villa, S., Escamilla, R. & Fransoo, J. C. (2022). Supplying Cash-Constrained Retailers: Understanding Shopkeeper Behavior at the Bottom of the Pyramid, (in preparation for 2 round review (major revision) in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)

First place, INFORMS Behavioral Operations Management's 2022 Best Working Paper Competition

Escamilla, R., Fransoo, J. C. & Mogollon, M. (2022). Trade Credits and Visit Frequency: The Role of Order Financing on Logistics Efficiency in the Nanostore Setting, (proposal under 2 round review following major revision in the Journal of Operations Management’s “Pre-Approved Research Designs for Field Experiments” Special Issue)

Escamilla, R., Fransoo, J. C. & Gallino, S. (2022). Order-Based Trade Credit and Operational Performance in the Nanostore Retail Channel, (reject & resubmit in Management Science)

Escamilla, R., Brosi, P., Fransoo, J. C., Mora-Quiñones, C. A. & Mejia-Argueta, C. (2022). The Role of Tax Privacy Concerns and Cost in the Digitization of the Nanostore Retail Channel, (reject & resubmit in Decision Sciences)

Escamilla, R., Fransoo, J. C. & Rooderkerk, R. (2023). Enhancing Competitiveness of the Nanostore Retail Channel by Providing Value-Added Digital Services, (in preparation for submission to Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)

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Teaching

Graduate

Causal Inference in Supply Chain Management @ MIT GCLOG Executive Program
Supply Chain Management in the Nanostore Retail Channel @ MIT GCLOG Executive Program
Supply Chain Strategy @ Tilburg University
Project Management @ Tilburg University
Python Tutorials @ KLU

Undergraduate

Optimization Models @ Monterrey Tech

Representation

Location

Mail

Note

Warandelaan 2

5037 AB Tilburg

Netherlands

r.escamilla@tilburguniversity.edu

Rafael Escamilla

https://www.emergingmarketretailpodcast.com/