The PhD specialization in Operations Management is typically characterized by a blend of theoretical and applied research. In addition to the Management Science Research Center of 海角社区, the area members are affiliated with two main inter-University research centers, G脡RAD and CIRRELT.
These three Centers host activities in management science and operations management, promote research exchanges and seminars, and encourage research collaboration with business, industry, and government.
Current Area Research Topics
- Supply chain design and management
- Big Data Analytics
- Operations Strategy
- Mechanism Design and Game Theory
- Inventory Systems
- Transportation and logistics management
- Sustainable operations
- Behavioral operations management
- Capacity expansion and technology choice
- OR/OM in Healthcare Management
Typical Course Structure
First Year
Fall semester
MGSC 706 Management Research Statistics
Elective
Elective
Winter semester
EDPH 689 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Elective
Elective
Second Year
Fall semester
MGSC 702 Operations Management | Seminar: Stochastic Systems
Elective
Elective
Winter semester
Electives
MPHE 741 HEC80624A Quantitative Risk Management Using Robust Optimization
COMP 652 Machine Learning
MATH 782 Advanced Topics in Statistics 1 (Causal Inference)
ECON 662 Econometrics I
ECON 663 Econometrics II
COMP 767 Advanced Topics: Applications 2
MPHE 740 HEC8068004 Dynamic Optimization in Management
MPHE 741 HEC80816A Applied Econometrics & Machine Learning
MPHE 746 HEC80518A Supply Chain Management
ECON 763 Financial Econometrics
ORGB 708 Social Network Analysis for Social Science Research
MPHE 740 HEC80621A Survival & Longitudinal Data Analysis
Typical Support Fields
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Epidemiology
- Environment
