
Prof. Carri Chan addresses COVID-19 challenges
DRO professor Carri Chan discussed the looming capacity crisis facing US hospitals as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.
A world leader in research and instruction in quantitative, data-driven decision-making and all aspects of the operations and analytics functions in firms.
Awi Federgruen
Charles E. Exley Professor of Management;
Chair of Decision, Risk, and Operations Division
DRO professor Carri Chan discussed the looming capacity crisis facing US hospitals as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.
A hearty congratulations to DRO Professors Linda Green, Costis Maglaras, Assaf Zeevi, Carri Chan, Omar Besbes, Santiago Balseiro, and Jing Dong, as well as DRO PhD student Yue Hu and DRO PhD alum Yoni Gur for their awards at the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting this week in Seattle, WA.
DRO Professor Linda Green has been elected to receive the MSOM Distinguished Fellow Award in 2019. This honor recognizes outstanding research and scholarship in operations management.
Congratulations to our DRO PhD graduates of the class of 2019!
DRO PhD student Francisco Castro accepted a faculty position at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He will join the Decisions, Operations and Technology Management (DOTM) area. Francisco was advised by Professors Omar Besbes, Ilan Lobel and Gabriel Weintraub.
Professors Carri Chan, Assaf Zeevi, and Daniel Russo analyze how testing 300 people in New York City for COVID-19 antibodies could help stem a second wave of the pandemic.
In conversation with Dean Costis Maglaras, Hubert Joly, the Executive Chairman of Best Buy, explains why in times of great uncertainty, business leaders should guide their workers not only with purpose, but with humanity.
The Decision, Risk, and Operations Division is a world leader in research and instruction in quantitative, data-driven decision-making through the use modeling, optimization and the management of uncertainty, and all aspects of the operations and analytics functions in firms.
Application areas in which the division has strong expertise include revenue management; logistics, distribution and supply-chain management; resource networks and service systems; healthcare operations; market design; quantitative finance with emphasis on the valuation of derivative securities, modern market microstructure, and risk management; econometrics; and business analytics.
An important aspect of the mission of the division is to foster collaboration with industry and impact society by solving important practical problems such as helping hospitals care for their patients in a more efficient and cost effective manner; coordination and risk mitigation in global supply chains; design of dynamic and responsive pricing algorithms in a variety of industries; creation of innovative securities trading algorithms; design of frameworks to measure systemic risk; and optimization the operations of online marketplaces.
The division is actively involved in teaching in the MBA and PhD programs. In the MBA program, the division teaches the core courses on Managerial Statistics, Business Analytics, and Operations Management, and offers a suite of electives in various topics in Operations, Analytics, and Technology.
Current faculty openings:
Assistant / Associate Professor
Lecturer in Discipline / Senior Lecturer in Discipline
Candidates are encouraged to apply by November 1 to be considered during the INFORMS meeting in Nashville.