FACULTY
Chairperson
Cachon, Gerard P.
Professors
Cachon, Gerard P.
Clemons, Eric K.
Cohen, Morris A.
Fisher, Marshall L.
Guignard-Spielberg, Monique
Hershey, John C.
Hitt, Lorin M.
Kimbrough, Steven O.
Kunreuther, Howard
Terwiesch, Christian
Ulrich, Karl T.
Zheng, Yu-Sheng
Associate Professor
Gans, Noah F.
Hosanagar, Kartik
Netessine, Serguei
Savin, Sergei
Schweitzer, Maurice E.
Assistant Professors
Hill, Shawndra
Lai, Richard
Lee, Chris P.
Milkman, Katherine
Pope, Devin
Simonsohn, Uri
Veeraraghavan, Senthil
Faculty With Secondary Appointments in the Department
Wharton Faculty
Eliashberg, Jehoshua (Marketing)
Gerrity, Thomas P. (Management)
Hamilton, Willam F. (Management)
Krieger, Abba M. (Statistics)
Steele, J. Michael (Statistics)
University Faculty
Asch, David A.
Baron, Jonathan
Kearns, Michael
Ungar, Lyle
Affiliated Faculty
Jain, Anjani
Carpenter, James
Haselhuhn, Michael
Katalan, Ziv
Kronzon, Shirit
Michel-Kerjan, Erwann
Oktem, Ulku
Padulo, Louis
Pearson, Kathryn
Reiders, Maria
Rick, Scott
Saunders, Adam
Xiao, Erte
Emeritus Faculty
Emery, James
Hurst, E. Gerald
Kleindorfer, Paul R.
Laing, James
Operations and Information Management
Achieving world-class quality and productivity in the production and delivery of goods and services, especially through the strategic use of information technology, has become a critical challenge faced by modern management.
Managers must deal with rapid changes in technology, tightening environmental standards, and fundamental changes in the global economy. Wharton's Operations and Information Management Department helps meet this challenge through research and educational programs, basing its approach on effective information management and the development of enhanced decision-making processes.
Academic Programs
The department offers concentrations in operations and information management at three levels:
The department administers two majors:
- Operations and Information Management — special emphasis on economic analysis and formal modeling of strategic and operational control problems found in the critical processes associated with the design, production, and distribution of goods and services.
- Information: Strategy, Systems, and Economics — emphasis on understanding the strategic aspects of information and information management. The easy availability of information has profoundly affected all aspects of management, and information management is now a critical aspect of the preparation of all executives.
The new undergraduate concentration in environmental policy and management also falls within the Operations and Information Management Department's sphere. It offers two master's degrees: an AM in decision sciences and an MS in operations research. The department has also helped develop an interdisciplinary MBA course in manufacturing and marketing.
