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A doctoral degree in Operations Management from the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business provides the unique experience and expertise needed to excel in an academic career. We are a top-ranked program with an exceptional record of research publications and an excellent history of Ph.D. student placement.

Our sizable and prominent faculty are dedicated to educating the next generation of researchers and educators on a broad set of topics. We conduct pioneering research in various areas such as empirical analysis of supply chain performance, innovation and technology management, sustainable operations, healthcare, and cultural operations. Beyond holding key editorial positions in leading operations management journals, our faculty work closely with industry, applying their research to impact practice.

Program Highlights

Our Ph.D. curriculum distinguishes us from other doctoral programs in operations management in several ways.

• First, we leverage the substantial size of our faculty to offer unparalleled breadth and depth in operations management Ph.D. seminars (two to four topics are covered each year).
• Second, we strongly endorse diverse research methods including modeling, empirical analysis, and behavioral experiments to address different managerial challenges in operations management. Rigorous training on a variety of operations research methods is obtained from ISyE (ranked No.1 industrial engineering program in the world).
• Additionally, we leverage the expertise of other Georgia Tech faculty offering courses on a wide spectrum of empirical, behavioral, and computational methods..

Facilitating Ph.D. Student Academic Growth

Ph.D. students are immersed in research starting in the first year of the doctoral program, accelerating their growth as scholars. Students are encouraged to develop their own research “voice”, leveraging their background, academic training, and past experiences.

Our culture embodies freedom and flexibility for students to select their research topics and advisors. To ensure focus and forward momentum, faculty engage with Ph.D. students on goal setting and provide clear direction for students to attain those goals.

In addition to one-to-one mentoring, we offer teaching effectiveness seminars. Ph.D. students are provided funding to attend conferences and workshops and funding is guaranteed for five years (subject to a student remaining in good standing).

Our Vibrant Community

The operations management Ph.D. program is a close-knit group that invests in community building and professional development. Ph.D. students thrive in the vibrant social and cultural communities at Georgia Tech and the Atlanta metropolitan area. Additionally, Georgia Tech has a large and diverse graduate student community. Atlanta has a very favorable cost of living compared to many other large metropolitan areas.

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Ph.d. placements.

We welcome Ph.D. students from diverse backgrounds and career stages. Recent Ph.D. students have benefited from their work experience in consulting, manufacturing, engineering, product development, and the military. Additionally, Ph.D. students who enter the program without prior work experience have leveraged the industry experience and connections provided by our faculty. Some of our Ph.D. graduates, their current academic positions, and interests include the following.

• Vishal Agrawal, Ph.D. '10, Associate Professor at Georgetown University, where his areas of expertise include managerial challenges at the interface of business and the environment, as well as the effect of consumer behavior on operations and new product development
• Jennifer Bailey, Ph.D. '13, Assistant Professor at Babson College, where her areas of expertise include how innovative and entrepreneurial firms manage risk and uncertainty
• Marcus Bellamy , Ph.D. '15, Assistant Professor at Boston University, where his areas of expertise include empirical examination of supply chain management and innovation as well as supply network risk, network analytics, and visualization
• Ioannis Bellos , Ph.D. '12, Assistant Professor at George Mason University, where his areas of expertise are sustainable operations, service design, and innovation in business models
• Janice Carrillo , Ph.D. '97, PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor at the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, where her areas of expertise include new product and process development, innovation, sustainability, and technology management.
• Raul Chao,  Ph.D. '07, Associate Professor at the Darden School, University of Virginia, where his areas of expertise include organization design and incentives in innovation, NPD and R&D.
• Sanjeev Erat , Ph.D. '06, Associate Professor at University of California - San Diego, where his areas of expertise are co-development and licensing in new product development and technology management.
• Wayne Fu , Ph.D. '17, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan - Dearborn, where his areas of expertise include supply chain management and sustainable operations.
• Jeremy Hutchison-Krupat , Ph.D. '11, Assistant Professor at the Darden School, University of Virginia, where his areas of expertise include the effective implementation of a firm's innovation strategy .
• Ximin (Natalie) Huang , Ph.D. '16, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, where her areas of expertise include supply chain management and sustainable operations.
• Brian Jacobs , Ph.D. '09, Associate Professor at Michigan State University, where his areas of expertise include sustainability and environmental operations, financial/market value of operations strategies, and process improvement strategies.
• JJ Kovach , Ph.D. '14, Assistant Professor at Texas Christian University, where his areas of expertise include innovation, environmental operations, and operations strategy.
• Jaeseok Lee , Ph.D. under completion, Assistant Professor at University of Auckland (New Zealand), where his area of expertise is knowledge outsourcing and knowledge competition.
• Nektarios Oraiopoulos , Ph.D. '09, University Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Judge Business School, Cambridge University, where his areas of expertise include group decision-making and collaboration in technology, and R&D management.
• Gulru Ozkan-Seely , Ph.D. '08, Assistant Professor at University of Washington-Bothell, where her area of expertise includes knowledge management, competition, and new product development.
• Carrie Queenan , Ph.D. '07, Assistant Professor at University of South Carolina, where her area of expertise is health care operations and the use of technical systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Narendra Singh , Ph.D. '15, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Indian School of Business, where his areas of expertise include new product development and sustainability.
• Wenli Xiao , Ph.D. '12, Assistant Professor at University of San Diego, where her areas of expertise include knowledge management, new product development, sustainability, and manufacturing outsourcing.

Research Areas of Excellence

Empirical Analysis of Supply Chain Performance

Specific topics include contracts and global outsourcing; managing risk and failure; alliances; revenue management. Faculty who most contribute to this area include Soumen Ghosh, Manpreet Hora, and Vinod Singhal.

Innovation and Technology Management

Specific topics include new product development; collaboration and teamwork; entrepreneurship. Faculty who most contribute to this area include Cheryl Gaimon, Karthik Ramachandran, and Morvarid Rahmani.

Sustainable Operations

Specific topics include closed-loop supply chain management, corporate sustainability, and environmental legislation. Faculty who most contribute to this area of research include Ravi Subramanian, Basak Kalkanci, and Beril Toktay.

Faculty Editorial Positions

Current department editorships.

• Beril Toktay (Environment, Energy and Sustainability Department)
• Cheryl Gaimon (Management of Technology Department)
• Vinod Singhal (Supply Chain Management Department)
• Ravi Subramanian (Sustainable Operations Department)

Current Associate (Senior) Editorships

Manpreet Hora

• Cheryl Gaimon (Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department)
• Vinod Singhal (Operations Management Department)

Vinod Singhal

Beril Toktay

• Soumen Ghosh (Empirical Research Department)
• Manpreet Hora (Management of Technology Department; Supply Chain Management Department)
• Karthik Ramachandran (Management of Technology Department)

Honors, Awards, and Professional Society Positions

• Scheller College of Business’ Ashford Watson Stalnaker Memorial Award for Ph.D. Student Excellence
• Best Paper Award, Product Development and Management Association Annual Conference
• Best Dissertation Award Finalist: “Synchronizing Exploration and Exploitation: Knowledge Creation Challenges in Innovation,” Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Section, Institute of Operations Research and Management Science
• Best Student Paper Award, Academy of Management Conference, Orlando, Florida
• Best Student Paper Award at International Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, Bali, Indonesia
• Young Researcher Prize, Runner Up (Second Place) for the "The Potential of Servicizing as a Green Business Model,'' Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment Section, Institute of Operations Research and Management Science

Janice Carrillo (Ph.D.)

• Intel Ph.D. Student Fellowship
• Best Student Paper Award, Portland International Conference on Management and Engineering Technology
• Brady Family Award for Faculty Research Excellence
• University Faculty Research Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor, Georgia Tech
• Distinguished Fellow, Production and Operations Management Society
• President, Production and Operations Management Society
• Distinguished Fellow, Decision Sciences Institute
• Brady Family Award for Faculty Teaching Effectiveness
• Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teaching Award
• Undergraduate Elective Professor of the Year Award and Class of 1934 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award
• Division Chair Elect, Academy of Management Operations and Supply Chain Management Division
• Ashford Watson Stalkner Memorial Prize, Georgia Tech
• Runner-up, Sustainable Operations Student Paper Competition, Production and Operations Management Society
• Georgia Power Professor of Excellence
• Treasurer, Behavioral Operations Section, Institute of Operations Research and Management Science
• Chan Hahn Best Paper Award, Operations Management Division, Academy of Management Conference, Orlando, Florida
• Finalist Best Student Paper Competition, “Sales Force Compensation for Remanufactured Products,” Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment Section, Institute of Operations Research and Management Science

Carrie Queenan (Ph.D.)

• POMS College of Service Operations Most Influential Paper Award
• Paul Kleindorfer Award in Sustainability
• Brady Family Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence
• James F. Frazier, Jr. Award for Teaching Excellence
• Outstanding MBA Core Professor of the Year Award
• Best Paper Competition Winner, Public Sector Operations Research Section, Institute of Operations Research and Management Science
• Ernest Scheller Jr. Award for Service Excellence
• Women of Distinction Award, Georgia Tech
• Management Science Best Paper in Operations Management
• Distinguished Fellow, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Institute of Operations Research and Management Science
• President, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society
• Treasurer, Production and Operations Management Society

Murat Unal   (Ph.D.)

• One of the two finalists, POMS College of Product Innovation and Technology Management 2017 Student Paper Competition, "Help or hindrance? The role of familiarity in collaborative product development"

Faculty Academic, Industry, and Media Recognition

Cheryl Gaimon

• Keynote Plenary, 4th International Conference of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China
• “ Brand Recovering Consumer Confidence "
• “ Shortening the Time Line for a Recall ” 
• “ Customer Service Gets the B-School Treatment ”

Basak Kalkanci

• " The Greening of the Supply Chain "
• "Supply Chain News: CSCMP 2012 Full Review and Comment " Dan Gilmore (10-5-12)
• Keynote Plenary, 30th National Congress on Operational Research and Industrial Engineering, Sabanci University, Turkey
• Keynote Plenary, Electronic News, Seoul, Korea
• Keynote Plenary, 3rd International Conference in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Wuhan, China
• Keynote Plenary, Symposium on Innovations and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
• Based on the Supply Chain Management Journal List ranking of journals that are primarily analytically-focused, Georgia Institute of Technology is ranked No. 6 worldwide.
• Based on the U.S. News & World Report MBA rankings , the Scheller College of Business has been ranked No. 6 in production/operations. 

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Curriculum & coursework.

Our programs are full-time degree programs which officially begin in August. Students are expected to complete their program in five years. Students typically spend their first two years on course work, at the end of which they take a field exam, and then another three years on dissertation research and writing.

The program requires a minimum of 13 semester long doctoral courses. Students in the Technology & Operations Management program complete courses in the areas of business management theory, economic theory, quantitative research methods, academic field seminars, and two MBA elective curriculum courses. In addition to HBS courses, students may take courses at other Harvard Schools and MIT.

Research & Dissertation

Students in TOM often begin research in the summer preceding their first year by working with a TOM faculty member. Over the first two years in the program, students are encouraged to explore their research interests as they complete relevant coursework. During their third year, students begin working on their dissertation research, typically developing three publishable papers by the end of the program.

Examples of doctoral thesis topics include: Examining how employee non-compete agreements affect entrepreneurship and job mobility; Improving retailers' sales forecasting using cost-of-sales, inventory levels, and gross margins; How familiarity among team members fosters organizational capabilities among teams; The implications of operations management for investors; and How firms influence service quality, and how service quality affects performance.

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• Thomas R. Eisenmann
• Chiara Farronato
• Kris Johnson Ferreira
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• Carolyn J. Fu
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• Janice H. Hammond
• Robert S. Huckman
• Marco Iansiti
• Rebecca A. Karp
• Michelle A. Kinch
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• Jacqueline Ng Lane
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• Michael Lingzhi Li
• Alan D. MacCormack
• Rory M. McDonald
• Edward McFowland III
• Antonio Moreno
• Kyle R. Myers
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• Gary P. Pisano
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• Maria P. Roche
• William A. Sahlman
• Willy C. Shih
• Ariel D. Stern
• Stefan H. Thomke
• Michael W. Toffel
• Sara M. Torti
• Peter Tufano

Current Technology & Operations Management Students

• Maya Balakrishnan
• Justine Boudou
• Bonnie Cao
• Matthew DosSantos DiSorbo
• Natalie Epstein
• Jeffrey Fossett
• Paul Hamilton
• 'Leke Jegede
• Caleb Kwon
• Omar Olivarez
• Paige Tsai
• Daniel Yue
• Miaomiao Zhang

Current HBS Faculty & Students by Interest

Recent placement, ryan allen, 2023, raha imanirad, 2020, karthik balasubramanian, 2018, tommy pan fang, 2022, michelle shell, 2020, maria ibanez, 2018, grace gu, 2020, ohchan kwon, 2019.

Department of Technology, Operations, and Statistics | Doctoral Program in Operations Management

Doctoral program in operations management.

Overview of the OM Doctoral Program

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Mission To educate and train scholars capable of producing high quality operations management research and to place our graduates as faculty members in top-tier universities. Admissions and performance We enroll an average of two students per year out of many highly qualified applicants. Students admitted typically have GRE scores over 310 with scores in the quantitative section of the GRE exam in the 90th percentile or higher. International students typically have TOEFL scores of 600 or higher. Our students are highly competitive with their peers globally and give talks and invited presentations at national and international conferences. Advising and evaluation The operations management doctoral program coordinator advises all first-year doctoral students. During their first year, students have many opportunities to learn the research interests of departmental faculty by taking classes, attending seminars and enrolling in research practica.  By the beginning of their second year, students will typically have selected an advisor who begins to introduce them to potential research topics. By the middle of their third year, students will have selected a thesis advisor. Each year, every student’s academic progress is reviewed and plans for the following year are considered.  This review includes a formal letter to the student assessing the previous year's work and offering guidance for the following year's work.  All students take a comprehensive written and oral exam during their second year in the program.  Students are expected to defend their thesis proposal by March of their fourth year and students typically defend their completed dissertation at the end of their fourth year or during their fifth year. Research and interaction with faculty Stern's operations management group has historically included faculty with strong operations management and operations research backgrounds. These two disciplines, along with statistics, data science, economics and computer science, continue to have a significant influence on the teaching and research directions of the operations management faculty. In today's business environment, there is a strong interest in using operations to provide a competitive advantage to organizations. Doctoral students in operations management take core courses in optimization theory, stochastic processes, and data science. A wide range of electives based on faculty expertise are offered including inventory theory, game theory, service operations, assortment optimization, supply chain finance and more. Students are also encouraged either to assist faculty members who are actively working with firms or to develop first-hand expertise through individual contacts with industrial organizations. The faculty members focus their research on current and emerging themes in managing operations in today's fast changing economy. They use a combination of analytical, empirical and theory building methodologies to understand: how to design operating systems, contracts and quality systems for the management of decentralized supply chains; best practices in retailing; vehicle routing; call center management; task and workforce scheduling; internet business models and strategies; and how to forecast new product sales. Faculty members hold editorial positions on numerous journals and are active in the major societies such as the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science. As a result of Stern's New York City location, the school and its operations management faculty have strong ties with the world's technology and financial organizations as well as chemical, computer, consumer goods and pharmaceutical companies in the tri-state area. Click on the links on the right to learn how to apply, to attend an information session, and to contact the Stern School Doctoral Office. Wenqiang Xiao Coordinator, Operations Management Doctoral Program TOPS Department

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Program Requirements Doctoral students in operations management are expected to achieve expertise in the areas of operations management and operations research. All students in the NYU Stern doctoral program must demonstrate competence in probability, statistics and microeconomics either through courses taken in a prior degree program or by taking a similar course offered at NYU. As part of the operations management doctoral curriculum, students must also take 3 methodological core courses in the areas of optimization, stochastic processes and data science.  After completing their course requirements, students may enroll in elective courses relevant to their chosen field of research. Recent PhD electives offered by the operations management group include

• Pricing in the Sharing Economy
• Stochastic Inventory Theory
• Supply Chain Finance
• Service Operations Management
• Game Theory
• Choice Models in Operations
• Applied Game Theory

In addition to required coursework, doctoral students must complete 5 research practica prior to graduation. Each research practicum is a 1 credit course graded Pass or Fail in which students work closely with a faculty member to conduct joint research. By working closely with faculty members, students are expected to develop their own independent research skills. After their core coursework is complete, students are required to take written and oral comprehensive exams before October 1st of their third year. Students must also complete a teaching practicum in their third year of studies during which they assist a faculty member in their class preparation. Students are expected to complete their thesis proposal by March of their 4th year and the doctoral program concludes with the proposal, writing and defense of a dissertation. All students are required to complete the doctoral program within six years, however most students graduate within 5 years. A sample 5-year schedule is given below.

Sample 5-year Schedule

Recent Doctoral Courses Offered OPMG-GB.3321.P1 Stochastic Processes OPMG-GB.3392.P1 Pricing in the Sharing Economy OPMG-GB.4317.01 Stochastic Inventory Theory OPMG-GB.4334.01 Convex Optimization OPMG-GB.4313.20 Supply Chain Finance OPMG-GB.4331.20 Service Operations Management OPMG-GB.4306.01 Dynamic Programming OPMG-GB.4321.20 Choice Models in Operations OPMG-GB.4330.01 Linear Programming OPMG-GB.4340.02 Applied Game Theory

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The Yale SOM Operations doctoral program is designed to prepare individuals for faculty positions in operations research or operations management at research-oriented business, engineering and policy schools. 

The program also prepares students for research-oriented operations careers in public, private, or not-for-profit organizations. Yale’s Operations doctoral program is unique in its focus on identifying and modeling operational processes wherever they are found with the goal of improving operations and making better decisions. Program participants apply the methods of operations research and management to model important problems, some easily recognized as operational in nature (e.g. supply chains and service systems), but others less so (e.g. improving public health, sustainability, and homeland security). Framing such problems requires sophistication in characterizing/recognizing operational settings wherever they may be, while modeling and solving these problems requires the mathematical methods of operations research and management. The Yale Operations doctoral program develops expertise in both. 

As customary in business schools, a Ph.D. student in our program will receive a 5-year fellowship (subject to satisfactory performance) and has the freedom to work on a wide range of topics with faculty in Operations and other parts of the campus. The program is small, ensuring that each student receives ample faculty attention, and is highly flexible, allowing the program to be tailored to each student’s interests. Even though young, this Operations Ph.D. program has already trained successful students who have received faculty position offers from top schools and succeeded at various student INFORMS competitions. For more details, see Course of Study  and  Recent Graduates and Students . 

See also the Yale Operations Seminar Series .

Primary faculty

Edward H. Kaplan ∙ Sang Kim ∙  Zhen Lian  ∙   Vahideh Manshadi ∙ Lesley Meng ∙  Faidra Monachou  ∙  Edieal Pinker ∙ Nils Rudi ∙ Tauhid Zaman  

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Peter Aronow ∙ Forrest Crawford ∙ A. David Paltiel ∙ Sekhar Tatikonda

Tepper School of Business

Ph.D. Program in Operations Research

The ph.d. program in operations research stresses optimization techniques leading to decision-making algorithms and the development of new models for management science applications..

The Tepper School's doctoral program in operations research (OR) is designed to encourage students to make contributions toward basic scientific knowledge in the area. This knowledge can take several forms including:

• The derivations of fundamental results of an analytical or mathematical nature that lead to the development of algorithms for aiding decision-making
• The development of new analytical models appropriate for management science applications in areas such as Marketing, Operations, and Finance
• Controlled experimentation that leads to empirical results that make efficiency comparisons possible among algorithms

A major goal of the program is to train students to recognize operations research problems in real-world situations, and to give them the opportunity to learn about the deployment of operations research models in one or more of these substantive areas. Towards this goal, the program provides the opportunity to develop knowledge of functional areas of business to which optimization can be applied such as Marketing, Operations and Finance. There is a rich tradition of graduates from the program going on to successful careers in these areas both in academia (in business schools, engineering schools in IE and OR departments as well as in Math and Computer Science departments) and industry. 

Course of Study

The basic operations research courses offered include: linear, nonlinear, integer and dynamic programming; graph theory and network optimization; convex optimization and convex analysis; and stochastic models. Each course is taught by a faculty member who is actively pursuing research in the subject area. Since classes are usually small, students frequently meet informally with their instructors. The third semester competence examination is based on the areas covered in these courses.

The research papers assigned for the first and second summers of graduate study are designed to give students an early introduction to research work. The paper may be done individually or jointly with other students or faculty members. Easy interaction in the Tepper School with researchers in the other areas of business and economics and in such related areas as computer science, machine learning, and statistics encourages the application of operations research in imaginative new directions.

In many cases, work on these papers leads to the work on the Ph.D. dissertation, which can begin as soon as the student has passed the third-semester qualifying examination.

Almost invariably, by the end of their second year, if not earlier, students have already worked on professional problems with some of the faculty. For this reason, student working papers written in collaboration with a faculty member are common.

Our History

Carnegie Mellon has pioneered several important developments in both theoretical and applied operations research. Geometric programming, chance constrained programming, and the applications of linear programming to capital budgeting and cost management were among the accomplishments of the '50s and early '60s. Since 1968, when the doctoral program in operations research was started, the Tepper School has initiated several new developments in integer and nonconvex programming, enumerative methods, cutting plane theory, disjunctive programming, constraint programming, network design, algorithm design, machine learning, data mining, and scheduling models.  

Recently, the group has pioneered advances in Approximation Algorithms for Network Design, as well as theory and applications of Modern Convex Optimization. Examples on the Selected Research Topics page illustrate the basic research currently in progress, and examples of new operations research applications can be found elsewhere on the Doctoral Program website.

Research Topics

• Mixed-Integer Programming
• Convex Optimization
• Benders Decomposition
• Branch and Price
• Approximation and Online Algorithms
• Network Design
• Analytical Models in Marketing and Operations
• Connections with Artificial Intelligence
• Interplay between Estimation and Optimization
• Bayesian Optimization
• Massively Distributed and Parallel Algorithm Design
• Machine Learning
• Cultural Factors
• Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Many of our students are very active in the Carnegie Mellon INFORMS Student Chapter . To learn about the joint PhD program in Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization, please visit the webpage http://aco.math.cmu.edu/

P lease visit our Ph.D. Student Profiles page t o view the profiles of our current doctoral candidates.

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New Research Interest – Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Ethics and AI is an emerging research interest among faculty members in Operations Research and Ethics. Research topics include algorithmic bias, models of equity and efficiency, machine ethics, and OR/AI for the common good. Given the importance and timeliness of this topic, Tepper faculty members have submitted a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation to support research in this domain.

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PhD in Operations Management

Operations, supply chain and data analytics.

UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Operations Area studies a complex range of business activities associated with the coordination of resources and effective delivery of value-added products and services to global customers. Our faculty is well known for conducting research in a variety of applied clusters, including supply chain management, inventory management, retail operations, health care, energy, information technology, e-business/e-commerce, sustainable enterprise, learning and knowledge-based innovation, outsourcing/offshoring, revenue management, global health, product safety in the supply chain and technology management.

Students in our Operations and Data Management program develop into top research scholars well-prepared to investigate critical problems in operations management.

You will work closely with faculty members on cutting-edge projects. The scope of their research interests and expertise is quite broad, addressing problems in supply chains and operations management in global manufacturing and service firms. The context for this research is broad and includes various industries — banking, information services, retail, healthcare, airline and automotive — and humanitarian, nonprofit organizations.

The Operations curriculum provides a background in the literature and techniques used in research. It is quantitative in nature and as such, incoming PhD students often have a background in economics, engineering, mathematics, or statistics.

Although some students have completed graduate work prior to entry into the PhD program, it is not required.

Typical Course Schedule by Year

During the first two years of the PhD program, you focus on courses to develop the tools necessary to produce high-quality research. A faculty member, who acts as your advisor, is assigned upon program entry.

• Introduction to Operations Management
• Economic Models in Operations Management
• Empirical Operations
• Linear Programming
• Stochastic Processes I
• Stochastic Processes II
• Introduction to Econometric Theory
• Econometrics
• Advanced Microeconomics I
• Advanced Microeconomics II
• A qualifier written examination covers all of the courses taken in the first year of the program
• An oral presentation of the summer paper proposal
• Research Models in Operations Management
• Special Topics in Operations Management
• Applied Research Methods
• Advanced Econometrics
• Advanced Machine Learning
• Microeconometrics
• Other elective courses based on a student’s research interest
• An open-ended research based PhD comprehensive written exam
• An original Research Paper written under the supervision of a faculty member
• Full-time research
• Students may take additional elective courses based on their research interest
• With consent of your advisor, you may attend/participate or present at external national or international conferences after your second year
• Dissertation and Oral Defense is expected prior to the end of your fifth year
• Preparing for the job market
• PhD students may take any elective course offered by UNC Kenan-Flagler or other UNC or Duke departments with guidance from your advisor.
• Your are invited to participate in all operations-related research seminars and guest speakers offered at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

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Our area of research focuses on the global economy concerning manufacturing, logistics, retailing, and the service industries. More specifically, we study the entire supply chains of global organizations, dealing with strategic procurement, outsourcing, inventory theory, distribution and logistics, forecasting, dynamic pricing, and bargaining.

Our research brings together relevant concepts, skills, and techniques from many disciplines to blend theory and research into the development of effective strategies for managers. The goal in each of these areas is to better manage business processes and organizations to achieve the greatest competitive advantage.

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A typical student in the Operations Management subarea would take the following core courses in Year 1: Micro Economics, Optimization Models, Dynamic Optimization, Statistical Methods I and II. In addition, students would be expected to take classes in Game Theory, Stochastic Processes, and other Operations Management courses in Supply Chain Management and Inventory Management. 

All students in the PhD in Business also complete a core curriculum. Follow the link below for details.

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Program description.

Stern's Operations Management (OM) group works on problems in managing operations in today’s economy. OM research at Stern uses a combination of analytical, empirical, and theory-building methodologies to understand how to design contracts and quality systems for the management of decentralized supply chains; best practices in retailing; revenue management applications; health care operations; call center management; task and workforce scheduling; Internet business models and strategies; and how to forecast new product sales. Research topics are drawn from several disciplines, including operations research, management and organizational behavior, economics and information systems, and banking and finance.

All applicants to the NYU Stern School of Business PhD program are required to submit a complete application for admission. A complete application includes the  online application ,  statement of purpose ,  optional essay ,  educational history and resume or CV ,  letters of recommendation ,  test scores ,  academic transcripts , and an  application fee .

See How to Apply for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.

Program Requirements

The program requires the completion of at least 36-54 credits, comprised of the following:

Curriculum Details

Although every doctoral student must satisfy general requirements, each student designs and completes an individual program of study.

Each new doctoral student begins a program of study, which requires approval from the Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office. Any unusual features or revisions of an approved program of study requires permission from both the department Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office. Unless specifically approved in advance by the Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office, MBA courses will not be eligible for tuition remission.

The general PhD degree requirement for students entering the program with a Master’s degree or equivalent is to successfully complete a minimum of 36 credits. The requirement for students entering the program with only a Bachelor’s degree is to successfully complete a minimum of 54 credits. If the Doctoral Office and the department Area Coordinator approve, a program of study may include previous graduate work at NYU or other universities. In all cases, students must complete at least 33 credits of coursework at NYU.

An approved program of study becomes part of the student’s permanent academic file and represents a formal commitment by both the student and the school. Any approved program can be modified as appropriate.

A complete program of study must include:

• Prerequisites: Every student must satisfy the prerequisites in calculus, linear algebra, basic probability and statistics, and economics before starting doctoral study. This can be accomplished by taking courses in these subjects for a grade.
• Basic Research Skills Methodology Courses: Every student must complete four research methodology courses, including three courses in probability and statistics, and one course in microeconomics.
• Major Specialization & Elective Courses: Every student must complete the prescribed program of courses in their major specialization, as well as elective courses.

Additional Program Requirements

Program of study.

Successfully complete a program of study, including completion of prerequisite coursework, basic research skills methodology courses, and major field of study and elective courses.

Comprehensive Examination

Successfully pass the comprehensive examination(s) required in the student’s area of study.

Teaching Workshop

Attend the Teaching Workshop and receive certification to teach an undergraduate course.

Teaching Preparations

Successful completion of the teaching practica as described in the PhD Handbook.

Teach an Undergraduate Course

Teach one undergraduate course or the equivalent during the 4th year of study.

Dissertation Proposal

Initiate a major piece of original research and present it for faculty approval.

Dissertation Defense

Complete a satisfactory dissertation and defend it successfully at the defense presentation. The research is the extension and completion of the research presented at the dissertation proposal.

Sample Plan of Study

Learning outcomes.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:

• Acquire a broad working knowledge of their field of study .
• Acquire advanced knowledge in a specific field of research.
• Conduct independent research.
• Be skilled presenters of academic research.
• Be skilled teachers.

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Stern policies.

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages .

Additional academic policies can be found on the Stern Graduate Academic Policies page . 

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Degree requirements.

Learn more about the program by visiting the Operations Management program

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Degree Types: PhD

The Operations Management doctoral program trains students to apply theoretical, data-driven or empirical analysis to advance our understanding of how work and processes are, or should be, organized and managed.

Thoughtful design and execution of operations is critical to the success of any enterprise. The Operations Management doctoral program equips students to evaluate both strategic issues of designing operations as well as tactical issues of executing processes. The faculty embraces a wide variety of research methods so students are capable of applying the tools that are most appropriate for the problem at hand.

The program aims to produce scholars who can be successful in both business and engineering schools. This is accomplished through both coursework and working closely with faculty on research projects. The program is intentionally small so that students can work using an apprenticeship model with at least one, and often several, of our faculty, whom are all active in research.

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Program Statistics

Visit PhD Program Statistics for statistics such as program admissions, enrollment, student demographics and more.

Program Contact

Contact Jo Ann Yablonka Program Administrator 847-491-7465

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in  The Graduate School Policy Guide .

Requirements can also be found in the Program Guidelines for Operations Management PhD students issued by the Kellogg School of Management. 

While the goal of our doctoral program is the awarding of a PhD degree, a Master of Science (MS) degree may be awarded to currently enrolled, qualified doctoral students. Students who are continuing for a PhD degree, or students who withdraw from the PhD program, may be considered for a MS degree if they are in good academic standing and they have completed a minimum of three quarters of coursework with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.

Total Units Required: 21

Students in the PhD program are required to take 21 courses. In year 1, a minimum of 4 courses in fall, winter, and spring quarters or 12 courses total. In year two, a minimum of 3 courses a quarter or 9 courses total. Registration for independent research study with a professor can count towards the coursework requirement. Required courses for the degree are listed below:

First-year Operations PhD students are required to take a Math course. MATH 300 Introduction to proof writing or MATH 320, MATH 321-1 or MATH 410-1 Rigorous proof Writing and Real analysis. Note: MATH 300 is a prerequisite for MATH 320, as well as linear algebra and multivariable calculus. Students need a permission number from MATH 321-1 to enroll. It is not advised to register for MATH 321-1 unless students have satisfied these prerequisites (perhaps at their prior institution).

Operations PhD students are also required to take one MBA course at the Kellogg School of Management: either  OPNS 430-0 , “ Operations Management ,” or  OPNS 440-0 ,  “ Designing and Management Business Processes .”

To fulfill the 21-course requirement for the PhD degree, students must also take approved electives, which may include independent study ( OPNS 499-0 ), in addition to the required courses listed above.

Other PhD Degree Requirements

• Examinations: Students take an oral exam in June of their first year. The exam is based on the student's review and presentation of one of a selection of classic, important published operations papers.
• Research/Projects: Oral presentation of a research paper to a faculty committee that demonstrates competency in operations research during the first week of the fall quarter of the third year. Upon successfully passing this summer paper and maintaining a 3.0  GPA in the coursework, students are admitted to candidacy.
• PhD Dissertation: Original and significant research. Topic and advisor or advisors should be selected in the third year; presentation of preliminary results (prospectus) to the faculty committee  no later than December 15 of the fourth year.
• Final Evaluations: Oral final examination on dissertation and submission of an approved dissertation.

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"As the faculty liaison for the Decisions, Operations & Technology Management area, I warmly welcome you. Our PhD program and faculty are internationally recognized as leaders in operations management, technology management, and decision sciences. Students receive rigorous training in business analytics and OM methodologies, with many graduates attaining faculty positions in top business schools. The DOTM faculty, students, and alumni form a strong network in both academia and industry. If you are interested in earning a doctoral degree in UCLA’s intellectually stimulating environment, within the diverse, thriving city of Los Angeles, please contact us about applying today."

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Milestone publications.

Jobshop-like Queueing Systems James R. Jackson Management Science

Results shown in the seminal 1963 paper “Jobshop-like Queueing Systems” led to the development of the eponymous “Jackson queuing networks”. Later, Leonid Kleinrock, widely recognized as an important pioneer of the Internet, once referred to Jackson as “the father of the Internet” for his work on queueing systems. In December 2004, Management Science republished his 1963 paper (with commentary) as one of the 10 most influential works in that journal’s first 50 years. Professor Jackson passed away on March 20, 2011.  

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Back to Bentham? Explorations of experienced utility D. Kahneman, P.P. Wakker and R. Sarin Quarterly Journal of Economics

In 1997, Ramsey-medal awarded Rakesh Sarin co-authored with Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman to make the distinction between total utility, which social planners should seek to maximize, and remembered utility, which people use to make future decisions.  

Advance Booking Discount Programs Under Retail Competition Kevin McCardle, Kumar Rajaram, and Christopher Tang Management Science

In “Advance Booking Discount Programs Under Retail Competition”, Kevin McCardle, Kumar Rajaram, and Christopher Tang modeled a situation in which two retailers considered launching an Advance Booking Discount (ABD) program, wherein customers are enticed to precommit their orders at a discount price prior to the regular selling season – but these precommitted orders are filled during the selling season. While the ABD program enables retailers to lock in a portion of the customer demand and use this information to develop more accurate forecasts and supply plans, the ABD price reduces profit margin. McCardle, Rajaram and Tang analyzed the four possible scenarios wherein each of the two firms offered an ABD program or not, and established conditions under which the unique equilibrium called for launching the ABD program at both retailers. McCardle, Rajaram and Tang’s research was featured in Management Science.  

Competition and Structure in Serial Supply Chains with Deterministic Demand Uday Karmarkar Management Science

In “Competition and Structure in Serial Supply Chains with Deterministic Demand,” Uday Karmarkar found that supply chains often consist of several tiers, each with different numbers of competing firms. Karmakar examined the impact of fixed and variable costs on the structure and competitiveness of supply chains with a serial structure and price-sensitive linear deterministic demand. Karmakar derived expressions for prices and production quantities as functions of the number of entrants at each tier of a multitier chain, and characterized viability and stability of supply-chain structures and show. Lastly, Karmakar examined the effects of vertical integration in the two-tier case. Karmakar’s findings were published in Management Science.  

Lagrangean Relaxation for Integer Programming A.M. Geoffrion Mathematical Programming Studies

Art Geoffrion, who received the prestigious 2013 INFORMS President’s award, gives a systematic development of a simple bounding construct as a means to exploit the special structure of an optimization problem over integers. This is a classic in the theory of integer programming and has received about 1500 citations (Google Scholar).  

Zara Uses Operations Research To Reengineer Its Global Distribution Process F. Caro, J. Gallien, M. Díaz, J. García, J. M. Corredoira, M. Montes, J. A. Ramos, and J. Correa Interfaces

This 2010 paper was a finalist for the prestigious Franz Edelman Award, which attests to the contributions of operations research and analytics in both the profit and non-profit sectors. The model proposed in this paper helped Zara, the leading fast-fashion apparel retailer, reengineer its distribution process, resulting in a 3-4% increase in sales and an additional $353 million profit in 2008.  

Alumni Success

Manel Baucells (’99)

Dissertation: Essays in Cooperative Game Theory First academic placement: University of Navarra, Spain

Manel Baucells was mentored at UCLA Anderson by 2012 Nobel Prize winner Lloyd Shapley, Steven Lippman and Rakesh Sarin. He co-authored the popular book Engineering Happiness with Professor Sarin. He has published widely in academic journals and has articles forthcoming in Management Science , Operations Research and Decision Analysis .

Soo-Haeng Cho (’08)

Dissertation: Asymmetric Optimal Policies in Multi-Dimensional Operational Decisions   First academic placement: Carnegie Mellon University

As the second prize winner for the 2007 MSOM Best Student Paper Competition, Soo-Haeng Cho researches supply chain management, global operations strategy, health care operations and innovation management. Among his most recent publications is " Contracting for On-Time Delivery in the U.S. Influenza Vaccine Supply Chain ," forthcoming in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management .

Morvarid Rahmani (’13)

Dissertation: The Dynamics of Collaboration in Knowledge-Based Work Processes

In addition to earning her Ph.D. at UCLA Anderson, Morvarid Rahmani also received three masters degrees: one for Industrial Engineering in 2008, another for Electrical Engineering in 2009, and the last in Economics in 2010. As an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the Scheller College of Business, Rahmani’s research focuses on the study of the dynamics of collaboration in knowledge-based work processes such as new product or service development, management and IT consulting, technical projects, and education. Her research was a finalist in the MSOM Best Student Paper Competition in 2011.

Sandeep Rath (’16)

Dissertation: Resource Planning Models for Healthcare Organizations

Sandeep Rath designs practical and implementable solutions that bring operational and clinical data together to aid hospital managers in their resource planning decisions. His research models are used by the Veterans Health Administration and the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and have led to efficiencies saving millions of dollars annually. Rath's article " Planning for HIV Screening, Testing, and Care at the Veterans Health Administration " was published in Operations Research .

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Phd in operations research.

MIT’s doctoral degree (PhD) program in operations research (OR) provides you with thorough understanding of the theory of OR while teaching you to how to develop and apply OR methods in practice.

We offer a general degree track as well as three optional degree tracks in operations management , networked systems , and analytics . All doctoral students must complete the general degree track requirements; those who choose an optional degree track will have additional, specialized requirements to fulfill. 

General Degree Track

In addition to the writing competency requirements, our rigorous curriculum includes challenging coursework, action learning, and innovative research.

You’ll take eight graduate-level classes that have been approved by the ORC co-directors, including at least two courses in optimization, at least three in applied probability and statistics, and at least one in OR modeling.

You’ll put OR theory into practice through valuable, hands-on learning experiences, completing one of the following:

• Option 1: Participate in a summer internship, during which you’ll create OR models that address a real-world problem.
• Option 2: Undertake a project with an ORC faculty member, either as part of a supervised research activity or as an extra part of a regular course offering.
• Option 3: Take part in a class, for which you’ll build and implement OR models that have practical applications.

And, you’ll conduct in-depth research on a topic that complements your academic interests and career goals. You’ll write a thesis based on the independent research you conduct under the guidance of our expert faculty.

Qualifying Process and General Examination

All students enrolled in an ORC doctoral program must complete the Qualifying Process and receive a passing score on the General Examination.

• Students must choose one approved course from the three different categories (Optimization, Probability, and Machine Learning/Statistics). 
• Students must satisfactorily complete these three courses with a minimum of 2 As and 1 B or a combined GPA of 4.6 or higher by the end of their third semester at MIT.
• Students are required to register and take for credit the software tools course 15.S60 offered during IAP (January) led by current ORC students.
• During the student’s first summer at MIT (month of August), doctoral students will engage in a Common Experience project where students will work in teams to address an important problem for an organization.   
• General Examination : Students are required to take the General Examination once they have passed the Qualifying Process.  The General Exam is comprised of a research-oriented (RO) paper and an oral presentation of the RO paper and a discussion on a research paper selected by the General Exam Committee.

Upon completion of our doctoral program, you’ll have the specialized knowledge and technical skills to have a positive impact in a variety of fields, including business, education, and research. Many of our graduates have gone on to careers in academia, in the U.S. and abroad, while others have found success in business and industry as researchers and consultants.

  Analytics Track

In addition to the general PhD degree requirements, you will also:

• complete a summer internship with an organization related to analytics for your hands-on learning experience.
• take two specialized courses in analytics; these classes may count toward your eight required graduate-level classes.
• serve as a teaching assistant in courses related to analytics, or an approved equivalent.
• write a thesis on a topic related to analytics; one member of your thesis committee should be among the ORC faculty who specialize in analytics.

Networked Systems Track

• complete a summer internship with an organization related to networked systems for your hands-on learning experience.
• take two specialized courses in networked systems; these classes may count toward your eight required graduate-level classes.
• serve as a teaching assistant in courses related to networked systems, or an approved equivalent.
• write a thesis on a topic related to networked systems; one member of your thesis committee should be among the ORC faculty who specialize in networked systems.

Operations Management Track

• complete a summer internship with an organization related to operations management for your hands-on learning experience.
• take two specialized courses in operations management; these classes may count toward your eight required graduate-level classes. 
• serve as a teaching assistant in two MBA courses related to operations management or assist in one and take another one for credit. At least one of the classes for which you’re a teaching assistant must include recitation.
• write a thesis on a topic related to operations management; one member of your thesis committee should be among the ORC faculty who specialize in operations management.

For more information about our PhD program, please see our General Exam Syllabus .

For more information about ORC course offerings, please go here .

What is Operations Research?

Operations research (OR) is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods—such as optimization, statistics, machine learning, and probability — to  make better decisions that impact society and the world positively.

The mission of the PhD program is intimately linked to the mission of the ORC.

Phone:  617-253-3601 Email:   [email protected]

Operations Management

Operations Management focuses on designing and managing value-added processes across various organizations involved in supplying goods or providing services to meet end consumer needs. Using methodologies from economics, statistics, machine learning, and more, you will focus on the production and distribution of goods, services, and information to understand how companies achieve competitive advantages.

• Microeconomics
• Econometrics
• Optimization
• Stochastic processes

Disciplinary courses in:

• Mathematics
• Industrial engineering
• Computer science
• Electrical engineering

Proseminars:

• IOSA Speaker Series featuring globally renowned researchers
• Teaching and professional development
• Youngsoo Kim, University of Alabama
• Karthik Murali, Oregon State University
• Anqi Wu, Florida International University
• Wenxin Xu, University of South Carolina
• Florida International University
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• University of Alabama

Areas of Faculty Research

• Continuous improvement
• Data analytics
• Data-driven decision-making
• Decision analysis
• Empirical supply chain management
• Healthcare operations
• Human interaction in operations decisions
• Industrial organization
• K-12 education operations
• Operations strategy
• Service operations
• Socially responsible supply chain
• Stochastic dynamic games
• Stochastic modeling and applications in queueing systems
• Supply chain analytics
• Supply chain management and revenue management

Highlights of Faculty-Student Collaboration

• Y. Kim, H.D. Kwon (2022) Investment in the Common Good: Free Rider Effect and the Stability of Mixed Strategy Equilibria . Operations Research , https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.2022.2371
• G. Georgiadis, Y. Kim, H.D. Kwon (2022) The Absence of Attrition in a War of Attrition under Complete Information . Games and Economic Behavior , 131, 171-185
• X. Song, M. Mehrotra, T. Rajapakshe (2022) An Analysis of Incentive Schemes for Participant Retention in Clinical Studies . Manufacturing and Service Operations Management , Forthcoming.

Recent Publication Outlets

• Journal of Operations Management
• Management Science
• Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
• Operations Research
• Production and Operations Management

Faculty Editorial Boards

• Naval Research Logistics
• Decision Analysis

Recent Faculty Awards & Leadership Positions

• M&SOM Award, 2022
• Finalist at INFORMS BOM Best Working Paper Competition, 2022
• 3rd Place, POMS CHOM Best Paper Competition, 2022

Gopesh Anand

• Best Paper Award, Illinois Strategic Organizations Initiative, 2021

Hear from PhD students and alumni

"I feel grateful for how all Gies faculty members work as one team supporting our career goals. I also enjoy the diversified, interdisciplinary culture in the doctoral program that inspires new discussions on what business defines."

Xueze Song, Current PhD Student

"My years as a PhD student at Gies College of Business have not only trained me into a researcher but also provided me the most rewarding academic journey. The program's academic excellence, its rigorous and systematic training, and the endless help, support, and trust from the faculty all made this journey profound and enjoyable. I have no longer thought of it as a PhD program. Rather, it has been part of my identity of who I am."

Anqi Wu, PhD ’20 Assistant Professor, Florida International University

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Ph.D. in Operations and Sourcing Management

Thrive in one of the most elite programs in the world..

Broad’s internationally renowned Ph.D. in Operations and Sourcing Management (OSM) prepares students for careers in supply chain and operations management as well as faculty positions at top-tier research universities around the world.

Our faculty, who are widely recognized for their research and reputation, expose students to a variety of empirical and analytical research methods. Students are able to specialize in either operations management or sourcing management, while pursuing research in their unique interests.

OSM Doctoral Student Manual

An Introduction to the MSU OSM Doctoral Program

Program Overview

The Ph.D. in Operations and Sourcing Management program focuses on training students for faculty positions at top-tier research universities around the world. Students can specialize in either operations management or sourcing management with research focusing on theory development and model building in areas such as operations strategy, technology management, new product development, outsourcing, supply management and broader supply chain issues ranging from strategic supply chain design to tactical and operational level planning and coordination.

Our OSM program is considered to be one of the elite Operations and Supply Chain Management Ph.D. programs in the world, with faculty widely recognized for their research and teaching reputation. Students are exposed to a variety of empirical and analytical research methods that provide them with the right set of skills to undertake rigorous research work in their areas of interest.

Adrian Choo

• OSM Doctoral Program Director

From the Director

Supply chains permeate every aspect of society. With new technologies like the internet of things, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence, and the application of advanced analytical techniques to big data, there are numerous research opportunities emerging in supply chains. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores operational and strategic importance of supply chain management. Furthermore, Supply Chain Management plays an essential role in improving the quality of life within a society and engendering equity, health, and the preservation of natural resources.

The Operations and Sourcing Management (OSM) Ph.D. program at Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business offers doctoral students a way of participating in these exciting opportunities through research and teaching. The program is broad in its competence. It prides itself in training future thought leaders who will inform managerial practice and build new theories to drive knowledge creation. The program has a rich history of graduating alumni who are placed in reputable universities in United States and globally. Several of our alumni hold editorial positions in respected supply chain management journals and their research has had an impact on both theory and practice of Supply Chain Management.

Admissions to our program are competitive. Students who join our program have a chance to work with outstanding faculty members who are leaders in their disciplines. Our faculty are well published and are recognized internationally for their ability to create and disseminate impactful research. The faculty hold editorial positions in the leading journals in the field. Collectively our faculty focus on research areas spanning new product development, product innovation, sustainability, healthcare, supply chain risk management, procurement, cybersecurity, and many others. Our commitment is to develop our students into leading scholars and to help them achieve sustained research success and to become excellent educators in top-tier research institutions.

These objectives are accomplished through rigorous training that involves both empirical and analytical methods, in addition to domain training on specific Supply Chain Management disciplines. Further, students are encouraged and mentored to come up with their own research projects in addition to having opportunities to participate in existing research projects with faculty within the department. Students are also trained to deliver superior classroom content with the aim of making them holistic academics.

In addition to being a part of a top-ranked Supply Chain Management department, our students also can experience the available resources of the one of the world’s top 100 global universities with a rich set of infrastructures. As THE pioneer land-grant university, Michigan State University occupies a special place in historical context among all the American Universities. It is also among the top 20 Green Campuses in addition to having an unrivaled support infrastructure to facilitate students’ professional and personal growth.

As you consider applying to the OSM Ph.D. program, we encourage you to explore the program information on the Supply Chain Management department website and to become familiar with all the faculty and their varied areas of interest. Please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] . Several of your questions on the program can be clarified by referring to the doctoral student handbook that is uploaded on our website. We also encourage you to browse informational material about the university and its rich culture of rigorous academics supported by an unparalleled research and teaching infrastructure that is designed to help graduate students succeed in their chosen fields.

This is an exciting time to be a doctoral student in the OSM Ph.D. program in the Supply Chain Management Department at Michigan State University. Michigan State University is one of the best places to do your doctorate and we are looking forward to receiving your application to our program.

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• How to Apply

Students are admitted to the supply chain and operations management doctoral program only for a fall semester start and on a full-time basis. Find out more about admission criteria and the application process.

Faculty-student collaboration is a significant part of the Broad experience. Doctoral students have the opportunity to work with some of the top researchers across multiple disciplines. Find out more about the research opportunities for OSM doctoral students at MSU.

The supply chain management faculty at the Michigan State University Broad College of Business are among the best in the world. Find out more about our faculty currently working with supply chain management Ph.D. students.

See a roster of current doctoral students in the program as well as a listing of our graduates’ placements at research institutions across the globe.

Tuition and Financial Aid

At the present time, all doctoral students receive financial support from the supply chain management department, the college and/or various external organizations.

Our goal is to provide every student admitted to the supply chain management Ph.D. program with a graduate assistantship and/or a fellowship. The assistantship is usually at a half-time level, although some students may be appointed quarter time. A half-time appointment requires that the student be a teaching assistant and/or research assistant for 20 hours a week.

Renewal of financial assistance is contingent on the student making satisfactory progress in the program. Assistantships include a nine-credit-hour tuition waiver for each of the fall and spring semesters, a waiver for the out-of-state portion of tuition for non-Michigan residents, and health insurance. The waiver does not include registration fees or other fees.

Financial support is assured for the first four years of the program. Further support is provided subject to the availability of financial resources and the candidate making satisfactory, significant progress in the doctoral program.

Fellowship aid is available from the university, the Supply Chain Management department and external sources.

For more information about funding sources, visit the MSU Graduate School .

Contact Information

• Department of Supply Chain Management
• Business College Complex
• 632 Bogue St Rm N370
• East Lansing, MI 48824
• Phone: (517) 355-2241

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The Supply Chain Management program is strictly a full-time program, and we are not able to accommodate part-time students. Aside from coursework, research and independent study require students to be on campus on a full-time basis.

No. A degree from a U.S. school should exempt you from the TOEFL requirements.

The Operations and Sourcing Management Ph.D. program is designed for students to complete in four years.

The deadline for applications is February 1st.

Please note that all applications are reviewed centrally. We encourage you to reach out to faculty specifically. However, that in itself does not ensure you get admitted to the program. At the end of the deadline, the faculty will collectively gather and review all applicants for that year. Typical factors that are considered are GRE/GMAT scores – both verbal and quantitative sores. Given the nature of Supply Chain Management research, there is a greater emphasis on quantitative talent. Please contact the doctoral Program coordinator for the Operations and Sourcing Management Program for further questions.

GRE and GMAT scores are mandatory. Unfortunately, we cannot grant any waiver or exceptions to these.

We do not have minimum cut-off scores on the GMAT or GRE. The GRE and GMAT scores are also seen along with program specific accomplishments of the students. However, admission to the Operations and Sourcing Management Ph.D. program is extremely competitive, and our current students have averaged in the 90th percentile on the verbal and 80th percentile on the quantitative portions of the GMAT and/or GRE. This can vary by year. We certainly expect a minimum of 85th percentile in quantitative; and 75th percentile in Verbal. An applicant with any score below the 70th percentile in quantitative scores or a cumulative score below the 75th percentile overall is unlikely to be admitted. However, regardless of test scores, each applicant is fully reviewed by the admissions committee.

International students are required to take the TOEFL. The Broad Graduate School of Management specifies a minimum total score of 600 for the paper version or 250 total for the computer version. Scores at or above this minimum will not guarantee admission.

Logistics: 1331.

Operations and Sourcing Management: 1350.

Use the following school codes for test givers to route your test scores online to Michigan State University:

GMAT Scores: QH0-5P-02. GRE and TOEFL: 1465.

Financial Aid

All admitted students are supported by teaching assistantships or research assistantships. Entering students are generally awarded a teaching assistantship, provided they meet basic language qualifications. There is no separate application for teaching assistantships. Research assistantships are generally awarded to advanced graduate students.

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Operations Management

Effective solutions for complex business problems..

The operations of a firm involve acquiring productive resources and the configuration of a productive system, then utilizing them to produce goods and services. The decisions at every level are complex. Operations Management helps to deliver solutions for even the most challenging business decision.

Making tough business decisions demands both realistic modeling of these decision problems and knowledge of the development of new theory and techniques. Our program stresses a balanced approach to the subject while familiarizing you with the latest methodologies. Students are expected to understand the real context within which operational decisions are made, and to develop skills in modeling these problems. The emphasis is on the study of complex, large- scale systems needing integrated solutions.

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Program outline: operations management, the first year.

The first year is designed to provide you with solid training in mathematical programming and probabilistic modeling. You’ll also build your analytic and research skills while exploring basic issues faced by operations mangers. Students are expected to achieve an A- or better in five required courses, and achieve a B+ in all other courses; this serves as the Preliminary Requirement. Students will begin pursuing research during the summer of their first year, choosing two research questions by the end of the spring term. By August 31, students should deliver initial drafts of the papers addressing these questions. The initial drafts will be evaluated and successful completion of the initial drafts requirement will constitute passing the First-Year Paper.

The Second Year

The second year is novel for doctoral programs in operations management. Students work on two individual research topics in conjunction with the faculty. These papers provide the bridge from class work to research. These papers are due by May 31 of the second year, successful completion of this paper constitutes passing the Second Year Papers in Operations Management. In addition, students will gain depth in the Operations Management courses and seminars. Students are also required to write a Qualifying Exam paper, due by November 30 of the third year. This paper is usually a more in-depth version of one of the papers used for the second-year papers.

The Third Year and Beyond

Students continue to take PhD seminars in OMG and should complete all the minor requirements. The students must work with faculty advisors to determine additional courses that might be beneficial to their training.

Required Courses.

The Course Catalog contains degree requirements and course descriptions. Please refer the Simon Registrar's website for the current Course Catalog. Classes occur in the Simon Business School and also in closely related areas including the University of Rochester Economics Department and the Computer Science Department.

Simon Registrar

Course Catalog

PhD Operations Management Courses

The course provides an introduction to stochastic processes. Topics include the Poisson process, renewal theory, Markov chains, semi-Markov and Markov renewal processes, and regenerative processes.

This course will study advanced topics in stochastic processes, with emphasis on problem modeling and computation. The following topics will be covered: models using discrete time Markov chains, optimal stopping and discrete time Markov chains, models using continuous time Markov chains, Markov decision processes for discrete time Markov chains, and if time permits, diffusion processes/martingales.

This course introduces students to research areas in Computers and Information Systems (CIS) and Operations Management (OM). Multiple lectures will be dedicated to each topic, covering the necessary mathematical background, primary analysis techniques, and important, seminal, or recent papers within each area. The course aims to attain the following objectives: learn about what constitutes research in CIS and OM, develop critical thinking about academic papers, familiarize students with new research areas, provide opportunity to think about new research problems, and practice constructing and delivering academic talks.

This course introduces unconstrained and constrained optimization in finite dimensional spaces. Topics include convex sets and functions, Kuhn-Tucker theory, Lagrangian duality, parametric continuity, dynamic programming, and parametric monotonicity.

Prerequisite: Some knowledge of linear algebra and functions of a real variable

Prerequisite: Linear Algebra and functions of a real variable

Operations Management PhD Specialization

General information.

The Department of Information Systems & Operations Management (ISOM) supports two areas for doctoral study: Information Systems (IS) and Operations Management (OM). Both areas are designed for persons seeking academic and research careers.

The Operations Management area deals with the functional parts of an organization that produce goods and services. The curriculum in Operations Management focuses on the many changes that have occurred in recent years in the way that managers think, plan, and operate supply chains involving manufacturing and service activities. These changes have been driven by dramatic improvements in information technology, the growth and increasing accessibility of global markets, and the necessity to adapt to more sophisticated and quality conscious consumers.

Department Web Site Operations Management Faculty

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree at an accredited university and should have a reasonable training in mathematics and economics. An admission committee of faculty members in the Information Systems and Operations Management Department reviews all completed applications. While the committee considers all relevant factors in its recommendations, important factors include past academic performance, GMAT scores (which are usually above 650 for successful applicants), and previous work experience. The GRE exam can be substituted for the GMAT but the GMAT is strongly preferred. In some cases we may request a personal interview.

Recommended Preparation Prior to Entry

It is assumed that students entering the operations management area are knowledgeable in advanced calculus, linear algebra, basic statistics, and a high level programming language. Any student who is deficient in these areas should consider taking appropriate courses prior to entering the program.

Operations Management Area Faculty Coordinator

Prof. Apurva Jain, Operations Management Area Faculty Coordinator, would be glad to answer your questions. Contact him by phone at 206-685-4970 or by email at [email protected] .

Student Advising

The Department’s Doctoral Review Committee will guide new students until they establish a supervisory committee. Students are required to establish a supervisory committee by the end of their first year. The supervisory committee assists the student in choosing appropriate courses, approves course of studies, and monitors the student’s progress.

Course Requirements for Operations Management Major

The following courses are required of all OM majors. The number of credits for each course is indicated in parentheses after the course number.

All OM students must enroll in the doctoral seminar (OPMGT 599) until all coursework is completed and the OM area examination is successfully completed; after completing this milestone, we strongly encourage all students to continue participating in the doctoral seminar.

Before the area exam, all students are also required to take at least two of the courses in the OM research course sequence, listed below. After the area exam, we strongly encourage all students to continue taking the rest of the courses in the sequence.

Research Methods Minor Area Requirements

All students majoring in Operations Management must select Research Methods as one of their minor areas. The Research Methods area is designed to insure that all students are knowledgeable with research tools needed to conduct high-level research in Operations Management. All students must obtain a minimum of 12 credits in a specialization field to satisfy for the minor requirement.

The requirements listed below are viewed as minimal preparation for conducting doctoral level research; we strongly recommend that students expand their research methods area beyond the courses listed below. Certain substitutions of courses, upon approval from the chair of the supervisory committee may be allowed.

Microeconomics

Optimization / Mathematical Programming

Probability Theory / Stochastic Processes / Queuing / Simulation

Statistical Analysis / Inference

Other Suggested Courses

Other Minor Area Requirements

In addition to Research Methods, OM students must select one additional minor area depending on his or her interest. Possible minor areas include:

Administrative Behavior and Organizational Theory Business Policy Economics Health Services Industrial Engineering Information Systems Statistics

Typical Course Schedule

Second Year

Course Requirements for Operations Management Minor

Doctoral students who select Operations Management as a minor area are required to take a minimum of three courses from the following list.

Other Operations Management Requirements

Written Area Examination In the summer of the second year, after completing all coursework in his or her major area, each student will take a written area examination consisting of questions contributed by a number of appropriate area faculty and administered by the chair of the student’s Supervisory Committee. The grade for the exam will be one of the following: pass for doctoral degree, fail for doctoral degree but pass for master’s degree, fail. If appropriate, the departmental faculty members in the Supervisory Committee may require additional work and/or classes as a condition of passing the examination. If the student fails the examination, he or she can take the examination one additional time after satisfying deficiencies.

Summer Research Paper In order to demonstrate competency and ability to conduct research in OM, each student is required to write a research paper in the summer of the first year or the second year. The work is to be supervised and graded by the chair of the student’s Supervisory Committee (if one has not been formed, then an appropriate departmental faculty member) in the student’s Supervisory Committee on a pass or fail basis. The departmental faculty members in the Supervisory Committee may require additional work as a condition for passing the paper.

General Examination After successfully completing the written area exam, each student takes a general (oral) examination. Members of the Supervisory Committee administer this examination. Typically, this examination involves a defense of the student’s dissertation proposal; however, the chair of the Supervisory Committee determines the precise format of the general examination.

Dissertation After successfully completing the general examination, the student is admitted to candidacy and continues work on his/her dissertation research. A Reading Committee guides the student in working with the dissertation. It is also expected that the student will present their research to the Information Systems and Operations Management Department at the doctoral seminar.

Final Examination When the dissertation is completed, the Supervisory Committee administers a final defense or final examination.

INFORMATION, RISK, AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

The Texas McCombs doctoral program in IROM focuses on training future researchers in decision science, information systems, operations management, and statistics.

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AREAS OF STUDY

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The application deadline for the IROM Doctoral Program is December 15th.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Faculty and students in one of the areas in IROM work closely with colleagues from other areas within IROM and from colleagues from other departments in the college and university, including computer engineering, computer science, economics, law, management, marketing, mathematics, operations research, psychology, sociology, statistics, and data science. 

Decision Science

Students in the Decision Science area focus on managing risk and developing "application-driven theory" to solve real-world problems. The faculty works on decision making under uncertainty, quantitative finance and numerical methods for solving financial models, risk management in the area of insurance, and on statistical models, machine learning, data analytics, and data mining.

Information Systems

Students in the Information Systems area focus on understanding the impact of information technology on individuals, organizations, and society. The faculty works in areas such as the economics of digital products, digital marketplaces, social media, strategic IT management, the business value of IT, virtual teams and collaboration technologies, healthcare IT, data mining and business analytics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things and design science using methods including econometric analysis, machine learning, experiments, qualitative research, and mathematical modeling.

Operations Management

Students in the Operations Management area learn how to develop and apply analytical and empirical models and methods to address strategic and operational issues in areas such as supply chains, manufacturing, services, healthcare, sustainability, not-for-profit operations, pricing, revenue management, project management, and product design. Students are trained in various methodologies to research these areas, including optimization, economics, stochastic models, statistics, econometrics, and simulation.

Students in the Statistics area focus on the theory and methods of statistics, emphasizing business applications. Students are exposed to both Bayesian and classical approaches to inference and modern computational statistical tools. Several of the courses students take in the area are shared with the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences. The main difference between the programs is the strong emphasis on business applications. 

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The primary goal of the Texas McCombs Ph.D. program is to prepare students for exceptional academic careers. Over the last five years, McCombs IROM Ph.D. alumni have excelled at top institutions globally.

Recent Graduate Placements

Zijian (Jacob) Zeng | 2022 | Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC Chapel Hill

Jingyao Huang | 2022 | Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Paola Martin | 2022 | Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business 

Vasundhara | 2022 | Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business

Haoyuan Liu  |  2022  |  Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University 

Alek Dimitriev   |  2022  |  Google, Software Engineer

Rohit Arora   |  2022  |  Qontigo, Quant Researcher 

Junjie "Henry" Qian  |  2021  |  ByteDance

Cenying "Tracy" Yang   |  2021  |  City University of Hong Kong

Tan Wang   |  2021  |  Expedia Group, Machine Learning Scientist

Subrahmanyam "Aditya" Karanam   |  2021  |  Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

Paul Cronin   |  2020  |  Senior Manager of Data Science, The Home Depot

Parshuram Hotkar  |  2020  |  Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business

Haris Krijestorac   |  2020  |  Assistant Professor, HEC Paris

Xiaofan Li  |  2020  |  Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

Yixuan Liu   |  2020  |  Assistant Professor, Purdue University

Quan Zhang  |  2020  |  Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

Yuxin Zhang  |  2020  |  Assistant Professor, Wayne State University

Jared Fisher   |  2019  |  Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley

Sebastian Souyris  |  2019  |  Postdoc, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Long Zhao   |  2019  |  Assistant Professor, Department of Analytics and Operations, National University of Singapore

Shi Ying Lim  |  2018  |  Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

Vishwakant Malladi   |  2018  |  Assistant Professor Indian School of Business Chinmoy Mohapatra | 2018 | Operations Research and Analytics, BNSF Railways

David Puelz | 2018 | Postdoc, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Abhishek Roy | 2018 | Assistant Professor, Temple University 

Changseung Yoo | 2018 | Assistant Professor, McGill University 

Emre Yucel | 2018 | Data Insights Analyst, HomeAway 

Samuel Blazek | 2017 | Two Six Technologies, Director of Research & Development 

Yanzhen Chen | 2017 | Assistant Professor, HKUST 

Gorkem Turgut "G.T." Ozer | 2017 | University of Maryland, College Park 

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The Texas McCombs Doctoral Program is seeking individuals who are interested in transforming the global marketplace. Are you one of these future thought leaders?

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The Doctoral Program in Operations Management (OM) at the Ivey Business School is designed to prepare students for an engaging and enriching career in conducting meaningful scholarly-based research and teaching in leading schools of business administration.

The Doctoral Program in OM at the Ivey Business School has a strong track-record of exceptional first job placements in Top business schools around the world, including Georgia Tech, IE Business School, HEC Montreal, and many others.

The faculty members comprising this group include Dave Barrett, Jury Gualandris, Fraser Johnson, Rob Klassen, Deishin Lee, Larry Menor, Jason Nguyen, and Gal Raz. Their work is published in the top journals in the Operations and Technology Management disciplines, including Journal of Operations Management , Journal of Supply Chain Management , International Journal of Operations and Production Management , Management Science , Production and Operations Management , Manufacturing and Service Operations Management , Operations Research , and Academy of Management Journal .

The OM group has strong, important research collaborations with top universities and researchers around the world, including MIT, Arizona State University (CASN-RA), University College Dublin, Indiana University, Strathclyde University and Erasmus RSM School of Business, among others.

OM deals with the planning, control and improvement/innovation of the operational system that transforms inputs into outputs and enables value realization for and from customers. OM also deals with the emergence and capable functioning of supply chains as complex adaptive systems that span industries and countries. As such, students will be exposed to, and critically examine, both foundational and recent scholarly developments spanning a wide array of tactical and strategic issues underlying how work gets done in the firm and across firms in order to develop their own theoretical and practical insights on relevant OM topics. While improved decision making and action based upon rigorous empirical science is the primary focus and interest of the OP discipline group's faculty, students will also be introduced to relevant analytical/axiomatic modeling approaches and interdisciplinary theorization that may be informative to the scrutiny of the OM topics.

Students take the full spectrum of Doctoral Program and OM special field offerings; on occasion, students may be encouraged to register and complete courses offered by other Ivey discipline groups and UWO faculties that may be salient to their specific program of study and individual scholarly development. For example, those courses related to advanced statistical and econometrical techniques, network analysis and any relevant other. Other aspects of the program are tailored to fit the student’s own research, teaching and professional interests and requirements.

Areas of Research Focus

• Sustainable supply chain management
• Operations strategy
• Managing production and service systems and technologies
• Systematic operational improvement and innovation approaches
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PhD Student Opportunities

The doctoral program in Operations Management welcomes applications from qualified candidates with the following research interests:

Sustainable Supply Chain Management:

• Developing ESG transparency and accountability in extended supply chains (Professor Jury Gualandris)
• Tackling waste through sustainable and circular operations (Professors Deishin Lee and Jury Gualandris)
• Tackling behavioral biases to improve individual and firms' sustainable practices (Professor Jason Nguyen)
• Remanufacturing and recycling strategies in competitive settings (Professor Jason Nguyen)
• Environmental regulation and its implications on supply chains’ environmental innovation decisions (Professor Jason Nguyen)

Operational Systems Design and Functioning:

• Big Data-enabled processing, coordinative and learning capabilities (Professor Larry Menor)

Interdisciplinary Reseach with  Strategy, Accounting, Information Systems and Sustainability

• To examine how multiple actors address collective action issues and promote systemic transformation in food supply chains, focusing on  on how farmers and actors of the food chain interact with each other and develop communities of practices to define rules of interaction, agree on common food production principles, and promote sustainable change (Professor Jury Gualandris).

PhD Graduates

The doctoral program in Operations Management is designed for those interested in pursuing academic careers in operations management at top business schools.

Dr. Kelsey Taylor (2021 PhD)

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba

Effectiveness of Social Enterprises: Aligning Strategies and Supply Chains for Impact

Social enterprises use market mechanisms to address social issues that are undesirable targets for intervention by conventional businesses. The pursuit of these goals comes with inherent operational constraints that must be mitigated for the organization to survive, but that are unavoidable without compromising the organization’s social mission. However, the assumption embedded in much of the SCM literature, that profit maximization is the ultimate goal, may lead to the implementation of practices... Read more about this thesis

Dr. Fernando Naranjo (2021 PhD)

Assistant Professor, Niagara University

Lean Supply Management in the Canadian Agri-food Sector

This thesis examines a novel conceptualization and operationalization of the lean supply management (LSM) construct and investigates its practical relevance for the Canadian agri-food sector. The thesis consists of three integrated essays, intended to advance the LSM scholarly theorization and managerial understanding. The first essay offers a systematic literature review to gain a better comprehension of the current state of research on LSM regarding its... Read more about this thesis

Dr. Asad Shafiq (2015 PhD)

Assistant Professor, California State University

Supplier social engagement, reciprocity of social practices and performance in supply chains

Over the last two decades, social and environmental issues in supply chains have attracted increased scrutiny and debate. Moreover, managers are realizing that irresponsible behavior by their supply chain partners is negatively projected to their firm, with the potential for causing adverse publicity, reputational damage, and costly legal obligations. In my dissertation, I focus on supplier engagement efforts of firms aimed at encouraging suppliers to behave in a socially responsible manner... Read more about this thesis

Dr. Sara Hajmohammad (2015 PhD)

Assistant Professor, Telfer School of Management

Three Essays on Sustainable Operations Management

This dissertation consists of three essays on sustainable operations management. The unifying theme in this work is the focus on sustainability-related risks originating from an organization’s internal operations or its supply chain, operational-level initiatives for managing such risks, and the determinants and subsequent outcomes of those initiatives. The first essay focuses on safety and environmental risks and looks into the role of a safety-oriented culture in effectively managing them.... Read more about this thesis

Discipline Coordinator

Jason Nguyen

Jason Nguyen is an Assistant Professor in the Operations Management and Sustainability groups at Ivey. Prior to joining Ivey, Jason was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the UNSW Business School, University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia and was a founding faculty at the College of Business and Management, VinUniversity Hanoi, Vietnam. He holds a Ph.D. in Supply Chain and Operations Management from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, US. M.Sc. in Operations Management from Singapore Management University and B.Eng in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University.

Jason’s research aspiration is to contribute academic insights for the movement toward a global circular and sustainable economy that minimizes the consumption of resources, energy, and emissions. In his research, Jason utilizes tools from game theory, optimization, behavioral experiments, econometrics, and big data analytics to rigorously conceptualize and analyze how firms’ sustainable choices (configurations and operational decisions), as well as the resulting performance and profitability, are influenced by organizational antecedents and external factors (regulations, policies, incentive mechanisms, supply chain relationship and other stakeholders’ behaviors and perceptions). The primary research objective is to provide managerial insights that guide and inform the development and implementation of more effective environmental policies and incentive schemes. His research papers have been published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including Management Science, Manufacturing and Services Operations Management and Environmental and Resource Economics.

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Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies

Master of Science, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

About the program.

Format : Online Credit Hours : 30 Entry Terms : Fall, Spring, Summer

Logistics and supply chain management activities included in the program comprise freight and logistics management, supply management and production and operations management. Taken together, the program’s graduate level educational value proposition is relevant to a vast portion of enterprises with business activities in these areas. The program’s specialization is especially important to organizational needs of multi-modal freight transportation, warehousing and distribution, strategic sourcing and management of manufacturing and service operations.

The program is designed for working professionals seeking graduate coursework in logistics and supply chain management to enhance their acumen in order to enhance career opportunities. The program will consist of a stackable curriculum wherein two stand-alone certificates can be earned along the way to degree completion. These certificate areas are: 1) Logistics and Transportation; and 2) Operations and Supply Management.

The program’s coursework will be offered such that students can complete a certificate in as little as one semester, and complete degree requirements in as little as one year. Each certificate will include 9 credit-hours of coursework and the entire degree will require 30 credit-hours to complete.

Ultimately, the objective of the program is to enhance and improve management of supply chains by growing the knowledge, skill and abilities of graduates from the program. These value-added capabilities will provide career advancement opportunities to graduates and support economic development especially in intermodal transportation logistics, warehousing, distribution and production and service operations management.

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Admission to the MS-LSCM program is competitive. Admissions criteria help gauge the applicant’s potential for successful completion of the program of study. To apply, applicants must have:

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution (Official transcripts from all credit-granting institutions attended must be submitted);
• TOEFL or IELTS scores (if applicant does not hold a degree from a program or university where English is the official language of instruction);
• Resume detailing both work experience and education;
• Essay describing applicant’s potential for success in the program; and
• Completed application form (including a $50 nonrefundable application fee paid online at time of application submission).

A preferred qualification for admittance is a minimum 2 years of relevant work experience following completion of a baccalaureate degree in business with a GPA of at least 3.0. *

*A GMAT or GRE score achieved within the last five years may be required if you do not meet the above criteria. Deficiencies in GPA or work experience can be potentially alleviated by demonstrating aptitude for the program via a strong score on the GMAT or GRE.

Georgia Southern is a military-friendly institution. Additional consideration is given to applicants with service in any military branch, reserve unit, or National Guard (active, retired, or prior service; Form DD 214 #4 required).

Admission decisions are made shortly after a complete application has been received. Submit the application online at the College of Graduate Studies website.

*Unofficial test scores and transcripts (one per institution attended) are permitted for the application process. Official documents must be submitted prior to matriculation if offered admission.

*International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES accredited evaluation service  and must be a course by course evaluation and include a GPA. ( naces.org )

November 15*

*The application and all ​​required documents listed on the “admissions requirements” tab​ for the program must be received by the deadline.  If all required documents are not received by the deadline your application will not be considered for admission.

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Last updated: 2/15/2024

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