Operations Management

Gabriel Bitran is a source for information on the design of service delivery and manufacturing systems. His work addresses topics that include matching the supply and demand in service systems, capacity planning, technology selection, pricing of perishable and seasonal products, and understanding consumer behavior in highly interactive services like the Internet … (read full bio)

• Office: E53-355
• Phone: 617-253-2652
• E-mail: gbitran@mit.edu
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Steven D. Eppinger is Professor of Management Science at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He also holds the General Motors Leaders for Global Operations Chair and has a joint appointment in MIT's Engineering Systems Division … (read full bio)

• Office: E53-343
• Phone: 617-253-0468
• E-mail: eppinger@mit.edu
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Vivek Farias is interested in the development of new methodologies for large scale dynamic optimization under uncertainty, and the application of these methodologies to the design of practical revenue management strategies across various industries ranging from airlines and retail to online advertising. Farias is a recipient of the 2006 INFORMS MSOM Student Paper prize for a research paper judged to be the best in the field of Operations Management. A consultant in the finance industry, Farias most recently contributed to GMO LLC.'s first successful high-frequency algorithmic trading strategy. Publications list

• Office: E53-317
• Phone: 617-253-7659
• E-mail: vivekf@mit.edu
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Professor Charles Fine teaches operations strategy and supply chain management at MIT's Sloan School of Management and directs the roadmapping activities in MIT's Communications Futures Program. His research focuses on supply chain strategy and value chain roadmapping, with a particular focus on fast-clockspeed manufacturing industries … (read full bio)

• Office: E53-393
• Phone: 617-253-3632
• E-mail: charley@mit.edu
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Jérémie Gallien's research focuses on pushing the frontier of supply-chain management practice, working in collaboration with industrial partners that include Dell, Zara and Amazon. It involves the development, implementation and evaluation in the field of mathematical optimization models for the real-time control of physical flows and trading interfaces … (read full bio)

• Office: E53-387
• Phone: 617-253-6697
• E-mail: jgallien@mit.edu
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Stephen Graves develops and applies operations research models and methods to solve problems in manufacturing and distribution systems and in service operations. Currently, he is focusing on supply chain optimization, strategic inventory positioning in a supply chain, and production and capacity planning for various contexts.

• Office: E53-347
• Phone: 617-253-6602
• E-mail: sgraves@mit.edu
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Retsef Levi's current research is focused on the design and the performance analysis of efficient algorithms for fundamental stochastic and deterministic optimization models, arising in the context of supply chains, revenue management, logistics and health care. These fundamental, multistage stochastic models are typically very hard to solve optimally, both theoretically and in practice … (read full bio)

• Office: E53-389
• Phone: 617 253 4155
• E-mail: retsef@mit.edu
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Don Kieffer was VP at Harley-Davidson where he spent 15 years in Product Development, Powertrain Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement. He also served as Sr … (read full bio)

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• E-mail: donkieffer@gmail.com
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Janice Klein currently teaches leadership in the Leaders For Manufacturing (LFM) and System and Design Management (SDM) Programs. Her recent research, summarized in True Change: How Outsiders on the Inside Get Things Done in Organizations (Jossey-Bass, 2004), explores knowledge transfer and the application of new ideas and concepts at the workplace … (read full bio)

• Office: E40-393
• Phone: 617-253-8587
• E-mail: jklein@mit.edu
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Donald Rosenfield focuses on operations management and strategy. His specific areas of interest include supply chain management, logistics planning and strategy, and globalization … (read full bio)

• Office: E40-319
• Phone: 617-253-1064
• E-mail: donrose@mit.edu
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