Northwestern University Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences










  • Boray Huang Graduated 2004. Research Topic: Value of Information in Supply Chains. Position upon Graduation: Assistant professor, School of Business Administration, The University of Mississippi.

  • Viji Krishnamurthy Graduated 2005. Research Topic: Design and Control of Production Systems with Agile Repair Crew and Advence Order Information. Position upon Graduation: Supply Chain Integration, Lumileds Lighting.

  • Louis Luangkesorn Graduated 2004. Research Topic: Hybrid Produce-to-Order/Produce-to-Stock Systems. Joint supervision with David Simchi-Levi. Position upon Graduation: Associate Operations Researcher, Rand Corporation.

  • Biying Shou Graduated 2004. Reserach Topic: Workforce Agility in production systems with Automation. Joint supervision with Wallace Hopp. Position upon graduation: Supply Chain Analysts, 4R Systems.

  • Bora Kolfal Graduated in 2007. Research Topic: Flexibility in Manufacturing and Service Operations. Position upon graduation: Assistant Professor, School of Business, University of Alberta.

  • Fang Liu (Research Topic: Knowledge Flow Networks in Production and Service Operations Systems), Joint supervision with Wallace J. Hopp

  • Gigi Yuen (Research Topic: Principles of White Collar Workforce Management), Joint supervision with Wallace J. Hopp

  • Taylan Ilhan (Research Topic: Stochastic Orienteering Problem), Joint supervision with Mark Daskin

  • Robert Lien (Research Topic: Design Principles for Effective Transshipment Networks), Joint supervision with Karen Smilowitz

  • Gary Chao (Reserach Topic: Warranty contracts in supply chains), Joint supervision with Canan Savaskan at Kellogg

  • Zigeng Yin (Reserach Topic: Resilient Supply Chain Networks), Joint supervision with Wally Hopp

  • Bilal Gokpinar (Reserach Topic: Effectiveness of Engineering Design Teams), Joint supervision with Wally Hopp

  • Yao Cheng (Reserach Topic: Crisis Management), Joint supervision with Wally Hopp

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