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 through the sustainable business practices specialization.

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

Department News

Faculty

Michael Pangburn
Michael Pangburn
Head, Department of Operations and Business Analytics | Ehrman V. Giustina Professor of Operations and Business Analytics
479 Lillis

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
483 Lillis

541-346-8252
erencil@uoregon.edu
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Nagesh Murthy
Nagesh Murthy
Roger Engemann Professor of Operations and Business Analytics
468 Lillis

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
481 Lillis

541-346-3308
zyang@uoregon.edu
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Recent Research

Pradeep Pendem
Kesavan, Saravanan, Susan Lambert, Joan Williams, and Pradeep Pendem. "Doing Well by Doing Good: Improving Store Performance with Responsible Scheduling Practices at The Gap, Inc." Management Science, forthcoming. http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3731670.
September 2021
Pradeep Pendem
Pendem, Pradeep, Paul Green, and Bradley R. Staats. "The Microstructure of Work: Understanding Productivity Benefits and Costs of Interruptions." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, forthcoming. http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2888477.
September 2021
Pradeep Pendem
Deshpande, Vinayak, and Pradeep Pendem. "Logistics Performance, Ratings, and Its Impact on Customer Purchasing Behavior and Sales in E-commerce Platforms." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, forthcoming. http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3696999.
May 2021
Saeed Piri
Piri, Saeed. "Missing Care: A Framework to Address the Issue of Frequent Missing Values; The Case of a Clinical Decision Support System for Parkinson's Disease." Decision Support Systems 136: 113339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2020.113339.
September 2020
Michael Pangburn
Jalili, Monire, and Michael S. Pangburn. "Understanding the Value of Delayed Discounts in Retail Rewards Programs." Decision Sciences, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12474.
August 2020

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