The Supply Chain and Operations Management area at the Mitch Daniels School of Business builds on the knowledge of experienced faculty to nurture graduates who are prepared to lead in the supply chain industry. The area offers undergraduate, master’s, and PhD level programs and robust outside-the-classroom experiences through research centers and faculty-directed experiential learning projects.
Faculty in the Supply Chain and Operations Management area focus their research on logistics, sourcing and procurement, ethical and sustainable supply chain management and more, and have been published in journals like Management Science, Production and Operations Management, the Journal of Supply Chain Management and Decision Sciences.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
How can a nonprofit best assess how many paid staff to hire in times of volunteer sufficiency and scarcity? Supply Chain and Operations Management researcher and professor William Haskell is working to help organizations approach optimal staffing.
Thursday, December 7, 2023
The longstanding nurse shortage has risen to the level of a global health crisis, with the U.S. projected to face a deficit of half a million nurses by 2025, according to Pengyi Shi, an associate professor at Purdue's Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business. Combined with spikes in demand, the accelerating shortage has prompted hospitals and health systems to explore innovative solutions.
Students involved with the Supply Chains and Operations Management area at the Daniels School of Business have the opportunity to go beyond traditional learning by working on projects and collaborating with industry experts. Opportunities for outside-the-classroom learning are offered through very active research centers and student organizations.
PhD Academic Director
Zhan Pang
zpang@purdue.edu
(746) 494-4489
Daniels School of Business Supply Chain and Operations Management Area, Management Department
Krannert Building, Room 416
403 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2076
(765) 494-4420
llwolf@purdue.edu
