Goh Puay Guan is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore Business School, where
he teaches Supply Chain Management, and Global Operations Strategy. Puay Guan is also Vice President at
Sembcorp Development Ltd and General Manager of its Joint Venture Company, Batamindo Shipping and
Warehousing Pte Ltd. In 2013, Batamindo Shipping and Warehousing was awarded the ASEAN Business Award in
the Growth (SME) category, by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council. Prior to that he held a number of different
management roles, including overseas postings in South Korea and China. His corporate experience includes
general management, strategic planning, business development, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger
integration, in the areas of supply chain, information technology, and infrastructure development.
Between 2007 and 2010, he was Adjunct Professor at Inha University in South Korea. He is an author of Supply
Chain Management: A Concise Guide, published by Pearson, as well as co-author (with Jay Heizer and Barry Render)
of Operations Management: An Asian Perspective, 11e, and Principles of Operations Management: An Asian
Perspective, 9e, both published by Pearson. He is a book chapter contributor to "Supply Chain Analysis" (edited by
Tang et al) and published by Springer. He has also spoken in industry seminars and industry panels.
In 2012, Puay Guan was a TOYP (Top Young Outstanding Persons) merit winner in the Business and
Entrepreneurship category, by Junior Chamber International. He has also been featured in the Stanford University
Career Development Center’s as a Profile of Success in 2004. He has been active in social organizations including
serving as Vice President of the Stanford Club of Singapore, and previously as Honorary Treasurer at Mensa
Singapore, and President of the Singapore Club in Seoul.
He obtained his MS in Management Science and Engineering, and BS in Electrical Engineering, from Stanford
University, as well as BSc in Economics from the University of London.