Department of Operations and Business Analytics

Overview

The Department of Operations and Business Analytics (formerly the Department of Decision Sciences) is committed to excellence in teaching and research in the fields of statistics, production and operations management, and information systems.

At the undergraduate level the department oversees the operations and business analytics concentration (OBA), formerly known as ISOM. Our aim is to equip students with the decision-making, managerial, and technological skills necessary to succeed in a competitive business environment.

In the Oregon MBA program, courses in operations management are available through the sustainable business practices specialization.

For those interested in pursuing a doctorate, the department manages the PhD program's operations management concentration

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Faculty

Michael Pangburn
Michael Pangburn
Head, Department of Operations and Business Analytics | Ehrman V. Giustina Professor of Operations and Business Analytics
Lillis 479
541-346-3407
pangburn@uoregon.edu
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Eren Çil
Eren Çil
Associate Professor of Operations and Business Analytics | Robert J. and Leona M. DeArmond Research Scholar | Coordinator, Operations Management PhD Program
Lillis 483
541-346-8252
erencil@uoregon.edu
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Nagesh Murthy
Nagesh Murthy
Roger Engemann Professor of Operations and Business Analytics
Lillis 468

541-346-5137
nmurthy@uoregon.edu
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Zhibin (Ben) Yang
Zhibin (Ben) Yang
Associate Professor of Operations and Business Analytics | Edwin E. and June Woldt Cone Research Scholar
Lillis 481
541-346-3308
zyang@uoregon.edu
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Recent Research

Pradeep K. Pendem
Kesavan, Saravanan, Susan J. Lambert, Joan C. Williams and Pradeep K. Pendem. "Doing Well by Doing Good: Improving Retail Store Performance with Responsible Scheduling Practices at the Gap, Inc." Management Science, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.4291.
March 2022
Meysam Rabiee
Jabbari, Mona, Shaya Sheikh, Meysam Rabiee, and Asil Oztekin. "A Collaborative Decision Support System for Multi-Criteria Automatic Clustering." Decision Support Systems 153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2021.113671.
February 2022
Pradeep K. Pendem
Pendem, Pradeep K., Paul I. Green Jr, and Bradley R. Staats. "The Microstructure of Work: Understanding Productivity Benefits and Costs of Interruptions." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2021.1053
January 2022
Pradeep K. Pendem
Deshpande, Vinayak, and Pradeep K. Pendem. "Logistics Performance, Ratings, and Its Impact on Customer Purchasing Behavior and Sales in E-Commerce Platforms." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2021.1045.
January 2022
Michael Pangburn
Jalili, Monire, and Michael S. Pangburn. "Understanding the Value of Delayed Discounts in Retail Rewards Programs." Decision Sciences 52, no. 4: 952-985. https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12474.
August 2021

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