Operations and Business Analytics

Faculty

Eren Çil, Robert J. and Leona M. DeArmond Research Scholar; Professor of Operations and Business Analytics; Academic Director, Oregon MBA Program (game theory, queueing theory, service operations, strategic pricing and competition, supply chains). BS, 2004, Middle Eastern Technical; MS, 2006, Koç; PhD, 2010, Northwestern. (2010)

Yuanyuan Ding, Assistant Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (behavioral operations, consumer behavior, retail operations, operations/marketing interface); BS, 2016, Shanghai Maritime University; MS, 2018 Case Western; PhD, 2024, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. (2024)

Erik Ford, Associate Teaching Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (information technology). BS, 2013, MBA, 2015, Oregon. (2015)

Ming Jin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (operations management, business analytics, supply chain management). BE, 2001, Shanghai Jiao Ton University; MS, 2005 Brigham Young; MS, 2007, Columbia; PhD, 2016, Utah. (2017)

Nagesh Murthy, Roger Engemann Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (call center industry, health-care operations). BE, 1982, MMS, 1983, Birla Institute of Technology and Science; MS, 1988, MA, 1994, PhD, 1997, Ohio State. (2003)

Michael Pangburn, Ehrman V. Giustina Professor of Operations and Business Analytics; Head, Department of Operations and Business Analytics (retail operations, pricing models, product line design). BS, 1990, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. MS, 1993, PhD, 1997, Rochester. (2002)

Pradeep Pendem, Assistant Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (operational performance impact on financial outcomes, people operations, retail, healthcare, energy product delivery, customer contact services). BE, 2006, Andhra; MTech, 2008, Indian Statistical Institute; MS, 2015, PhD, 2018, North Carolina. (2018)

Behrooz Pourghannad, Assistant Professor of Operations and Business Analytics; Coordinator, Operations and Business Analytics PhD Program (health care, business model innovation, supply chain management).  BS, 2008, Azad University; MA, 2013, Sabanci University,Turkey; MA, 2015, Michigan; PhD, 2019, Minnesota. (2022)

Yasamin Vahdati, Associate Teaching Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (empirical strategy, CEO and CMO activism). BSc, 2009, Azad; MBA, 2013, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology; PhD, 2019, Oklahoma State. (2020) 

Xiaoyue Yan, Assistant Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (data-driven decision-making and analytics, machine learning, statistical learning, and algorithmic fairness). BA, BS, 2018, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics; PhD, 2024, Cornell. (2024)

Zhibin "Ben" Yang, Edwin E. and June Woldt Cone Research Scholar; Associate Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (applied machine learning and machine learning in business; operations research; supply chain contract design, management, risk management, and sustainability). BS, 1994, Southwest Jiaotong; MS, 2002, Arizona State; PhD, 2009, Michigan. (2009)

Fang Yin, Associate Teaching Professor of Operations and Business Analytics (business value of IT, electronic commerce, recommender systems). BA, 1992, Peking, Beijing; PhD, 2002, Texas, Austin. (2008)

Emeriti

Sergio Koreisha, Professor Emerit of Operations and Business Analytics. BA, 1974, ME, 1975, California; DBA, 1980. Harvard. (1980)

James Reinmuth, Professor Emerit . BA, 1963, Washington; MS, 1965, PhD, 1969, Oregon State. (1967)

Larry Richards, Associate Professor Emeritus. BA, 1962, MBA, 1963, Washington; PhD, 1969, California, Los Angeles. (1966)

The date in parentheses at the end of each entry is the first year on the University of Oregon faculty.