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Operations Management @ Georgia Tech
Newsletter - Issue 2 - April 2017

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US News MBA Concentration Rankings

Based on The US News Best Grad School Rankings, Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business is ranked

  • #8 in North America and #3 among Public Schools

for MBA concentrations in Production and Operations. Read more

OM Faculty Awards

  
  

Dr. Atalay Atasu (profile) received the Linda and Lloyd Byars Award for Faculty Research Excellence.

Dr. Ravi Subramanian (profile), along with co-author and Scheller PhD student Priyank Arora, received the first place in the 2016 INFORMS Public Sector OR Best Paper Competition. Read more

Dr. Beril Toktay (profile) received the 2016 Ernest Scheller Jr. Award for Service Excellence.

Dr. Manpreet Hora (profile) received the Undergraduate Elective Professor of the Year Award and Class of 1934 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award.

Dr. Morvarid Rahmani (profile) received Brady Family Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence.

Dr. Necati Tereyagoglu (profile) received the 2016 and 2017 MBA Elective Professor of the Year Award.

Research Rankings

Based on the UTD Top 100 Business Schools Research Rankings over the period 2013-2016, Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business is ranked

  • #10 in North America and #11 worldwide

for publications in Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Journal of Operations Management. Read more

Editorial News/Appointments

 

                

Dr. Cheryl Gaimon (profile), Department Editor for Management of Technology at Production and Operations Management, announces:

Special Issue on
MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
April 2017, Volume 26, Number 4.

This special issue occupies the intersection of operations management, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, and strategy and features eleven papers that advance the multidisciplinary perspective of Management of Technology. Read more
 

                

Dr. Atalay Atasu (profile) was appointed Associate Editor at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.

PhD Program

The Operations Management PhD program at the Scheller College of Business qualifies candidates to pursue an academic career as a researcher and educator in a wide variety of areas including supply chain management, operations strategy, technology management, new product development, revenue management and environmental operations. Read more

 

Recent Placements:
Ximin (Natalie) Huang (profile), University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management.

Recent PhD Student Awards:
Priyank Arora (profile) received the Scheller College of Business' Ashford Watson Stalnaker Memorial Award.
Priyank Arora (profile) received the first place in the 2016 INFORMS Public Sector OR Best Paper Competition (paper co-authored with Dr. Ravi Subramanian).

New Research

Atasu, A., L.B. Toktay, W.M. Yeo, and C. Zhang. 2017. Effective Medical Surplus Recovery. Production and Operations Management, Forthcoming. Link

Gaimon, C., M. Hora, and K. Ramachandran. 2017. Towards Building Multidisciplinary Knowledge on Management of Technology: An Introduction to the Special Issue. Production and Operations Management, 26(4), pp. 567-578. Link

Rahmani, M., G. Roels, and U.S. Karmarkar. 2017. Collaborative Work Dynamics in Projects with Co-Production. Production and Operations Management, 26(4), pp. 686-703. Link

Tereyagoglu, N., P.S. Fader, and S. Veeraraghavan. 2017. Multiattribute Loss Aversion and Reference Dependence: Evidence from the Performing Arts Industry. Management Science, Forthcoming. Link

Tereyagoglu, N., P.S. Fader, and S. Veeraraghavan. 2017. Pricing Theater Seats: The Value of Price Commitment and Monotone Discounting. Production and Operations Management, Forthcoming. Link

Agrawal, V., A. Atasu, and S. Ulku. 2016. Modularly Upgradable Electronics: Barriers for Adoption. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20(5), pp. 1018-1024. Link

Agrawal, V., S. Kavadias, and L.B. Toktay. 2016. The Limits of Planned Obsolescence for Conspicuous Durable Goods. M&SOM, 18(2), pp. 216 – 226. Link

Boyabatli, O., T. Leng, and L.B. Toktay. 2016. The Impact of Budget Constraints on Flexible vs. Dedicated Technology Choice. Management Science, 62(1), pp. 225-244. Link

Gui, L., A. Atasu, O. Ergun, and L.B. Toktay. 2016. Efficient Implementation of Collective Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation. Management Science, 62(4), pp. 1098-1123. Link

Pince, C., M. Ferguson, and L.B. Toktay. 2016. Extracting Maximum Value from Consumer Returns: Allocating Between Remarketing and Refurbishing for Warranty Claims. M&SOM, 18(4), pp. 475 – 492. Link

Xia, Y., V.R. Singhal, and P. Zhang. 2016. Product Design Awards and The Market Value of the Firm. Production and Operations Management, 25(6), pp. 1038-1055. Link

New Blog Posts

Atasu, A. and C.S. Tang. “Making the Case for OM Research on Sustainability and Social Responsibility,” Appeared as: MSOM Blog (9/6/2016). Link

Agrawal, A., A. Atasu, and  L.N. Van Wassenhove. “4 Obstacles on the Way to a Circular Economy,” Appeared as: ARCS Blog (7/12/2016), Huffington Post Article, (7/15/2016), and MSOM Blog, (7/19/2016). Link

Alev, I., A. Atasu, O. Ergun, X. Huang, and L.B. Toktay. “3 Ways to Fix E-Waste Regulations,” Appeared as: ARCS Blog (4/12/2016), and Huffington Post Article, (4/13/2016). Link

Newsletter Editors

Basak Kalkanci, OM Faculty @ Scheller CoB, GaTech
Morvarid Rahmani, OM Faculty @ Scheller CoB, GaTech

About the OM Department @ Scheller College of Business

The Operations Management area at Georgia Tech is a strong community of active researchers pursuing a wide variety of interests including supply chain management, operations strategy, technology management, new product development, revenue management and environmental operations. We have a strong tradition of problem driven research using both analytical and empirical methods.

Our group is consistently ranked among the top Operations Management programs. Please see the Operations Management Area page and individual faculty pages for more information about faculty research interests.

Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech, 800 West Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308

E-mail: operations@scheller.gatech.edu
Web: http://scheller.gatech.edu/academics/operations-management.html