Major Jacob D. Maywald

Assistant Professor

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Major Jacob D. Maywald earned his commissioned in 2011 from the Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, AL and is a career Logistics Readiness Officer. He earned a Master’s of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from AFIT in 2016 and holds a Doctorate in Logistics Systems from the University of North Texas, Denton. From 2006 to 2011, Maj Maywald served as an enlisted ground radio operator assigned to the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, deploying in support of several operations including Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, and Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE. In 2011, he received his commission through Officer Training School, subsequently serving as a logistics readiness officer with operational assignments as Material Management and Fuels Management flight commanders, chief of the 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing’s analytics division, and deputy director of Special Operations Command Central’s forward logistics division (in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE). Prior to his current position, he was the Director of Operations, 435th Supply Chain Operations Squadron, Scott AFB, IL.

Education

Ph.D., Logistics Systems, 2022, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

M.S., Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2016, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH

M.A., Political Science, 2016, American Military University, Charles Town, WV

B.S., Applied Science, 2010, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

1. Chaffin, C., Maywald, J., Reiman, A., & Glassburner, A. Systematic review of supply chain control tower critical success factors and resilience effects. Operations and Supply Chain Management. 17 (3), 247-262.

2. Maywald J, Reiman A., Overstreet R., & Johnson A. (2019). Aircraft selection modeling: a multi-step heuristic to enumerate airlift alternatives. Annals of Operations Research, 274, 425-445.

3. Maywald J, Reiman A., Johnson A., & Overstreet R. (2017). The myth of strategic and tactical airlift. Air & Space Power Journal, 31 (1), 61-71.

Conference Presentations

1. Hugos, M., & Maywald, J. (2024). Logistics wargaming for mission planning and decision support. MORS Symposium 2024. Presented in Monterey, CA, USA on May 26, 2024.
2. Loske, D., Maywald, J., Mangiaracina, R., & Klumpp, M. (2023). The warehouse orchestra: Picking zone experience impacting performance consistency in retail order picking. EurOMA 2023. Presented in Leuven, Belgium on July 5, 2023.
3. Vipul, G. & Maywald, J. (2021). Optimizing warehouse picking operations using autonomous mobile robots. Winter Simulation Conference 2021.
4. Maywald J, Gabaldon, J, Manuj, I. (2021). The human-technology collaboration frontier in logistics and supply chain management. Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) EDGE 2021.

Refereed Non-Academic Journal Articles

1. Maywald, J., Hazen, B., Salo, E., & Hugos, M. (2023). Logistics interdiction for Taiwan unification campaigns. War on the Rocks. 

Non-Refereed Non-Academic Journal Articles

1. Maywald, J. & Manuj, I. Revolutionizing warehouse automation: A blueprint to AMR deployment. Supply Chain Management Review, 29, 1, 40-47.
2. Howard, K. & Maywald, J. (2023). A bridge to innovation: A discussion of advanced academic degree opportunities in logistics. The Exceptional Release, Fall 2023, 162, 56-59.