Operations Management

Faculty

Faculty in the MIT Sloan operations management group are working with student researchers to address questions raised by logistics challenges, managing supply chains, and exploring new technology in supply and demand. The study of information technology is inherently multidisciplinary, and faculty in operations management group have backgrounds in economics, management science, computer science, organizational behavior, and psychology.

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Ali Aouad

Ali Aouad

Assistant Professor, Operations Management

Ali Aouad's research interests are at the interface of operations, algorithms, and economics. His academic work focuses on data-driven decision processes with applications covering choice modeling in supply chains, market design, as well as public…

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Steven Eppinger

Steven Eppinger

General Motors Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management

Steven Eppinger is Professor of Management Science and Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management where he holds the General Motors Leaders for Global Operations Chair. Eppinger teaches interdisciplinary…

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Vivek F. Farias

Vivek F. Farias

Patrick J. McGovern (1959) Professor

Vivek is interested in the development of new methodologies and applications for large scale dynamic optimization. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 2007 and is the Patrick J. McGovern (1959) Professor at MIT…

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Charles Fine

Charles Fine

Chrysler Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management

Charles Fine is the Chrysler Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. SInce 2015 he has also served as CEO, President, and Dean of the Asia School of Business (in Kuala Lumpur), established in…

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Daniel Freund

Daniel Freund

Assistant Professor, Operations Management

Daniel Freund is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research applies techniques from optimization, stochastic modeling, and revenue management to problems in transportation, online platforms,…

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Negin (Nikki) Golrezaei

Negin (Nikki) Golrezaei

W. Maurice Young (1961) Career Development Associate Professor of Management

Negin Golrezaei is the W. Maurice Young (1961) Career Development Associate Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Her current research interests are in the area of machine…

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Stephen C. Graves

Stephen C. Graves

Abraham J. Siegel Professor Post Tenure of Management

Stephen Graves is the Abraham J. Siegel Professor Post Tenure of Management in the Operations Management group at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He has a joint appointment with the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering.Graves develops and…

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Jónas Oddur Jónasson

Jónas Oddur Jónasson

Robert G. James Career Development Associate Professor in Operations Management

Jónas Oddur Jónasson is the Robert G. James Career Development Associate Professor in Operations Management and Associate Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He serves as an associate editor for Management…

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Retsef Levi

Retsef Levi

J. Spencer Standish (1945) Professor of Management

Retsef Levi is the J. Spencer Standish (1945) Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a member of the Operations Management Group at MIT Sloan and affiliated with the MIT Operations Research Center. Levi also…

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Thodoris Lykouris

Thodoris Lykouris

Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor

Thodoris Lykouris is the Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor and an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on data-driven sequential decision-making and spans across the…

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Georgia Perakis

Georgia Perakis

John C Head III Dean (Interim), MIT Sloan School of Management

Georgia Perakis is the John C Head III Dean (Interim) of the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Professor of Operations Management, Operations Research & Statistics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She has been on the faculty at MIT Sloan…

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Nikos Trichakis

Nikos Trichakis

Associate Dean (Interim) of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and MIT Sloan

Nikolaos (Nikos) Trichakis is the J.C. Penney Professor of Management and a Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research interests include optimization under uncertainty, data-driven optimization and…

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Y. Karen Zheng

Y. Karen Zheng

George M. Bunker Associate Professor

Yanchong (Karen) Zheng is the George M. Bunker Professor and an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is also the faculty leader for the Sloan-Affilated LGO degree program. Her research studies…

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Mohammad Mehdi Fazel Zarandi

Mohammad Mehdi Fazel Zarandi

Senior Lecturer, Operations Management; Research Scientist

Mohammad Fazel‐Zarandi is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research interests are in the areas of data-driven decision-making and machine learning, with applications in public policy. His current research focuses on the…

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Thomas Roemer

Thomas Roemer

Director, Leaders for Global Operations Senior Lecturer, Operations Management

Thomas Roemer is a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management and has served as the Executive Director of the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) Program since July 2014.Roemer is interested in the intersection of engineering and management and, in…

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Zeynep Ton

Zeynep Ton

Professor of the Practice, Operations Management

Zeynep Ton is a Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management.Zeynep's research focuses on how organizations can design and manage their operations in a way that satisfies employees, customers, and investors simultaneously. Her…

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Research Centers

Research centers at MIT and MIT Sloan pursue solutions to the world’s most significant challenges. Through collaboration with other top researchers and business leaders, MIT Sloan faculty and students have a powerful impact on leading organizations and on everyday life.

Faculty in the Operations Management Group are affiliated with the following research centers at MIT: