David Simchi-Levi
Distinguished Professor
Supply Chain and Operations Management
Simchi-Levi joined the faculty in January 2026 with a joint position in the Mitch Daniels School of Business and the College of Engineering’s Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering. Simchi-Levi is considered one of the premier thought leaders in supply chain management and business analytics. He is the founder and co-founder of several companies, including LogicTools, which became part of IBM in 2009; OPS Rules, which became part of Accenture in 2016; and Opalytics, which became part of Accenture Applied Intelligence in 2018. He has received the INFORMS Impact Prize, INFORMS Koopman Prize, Ford Motor Co. 2015 Engineering Excellence Award, INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice, and others. He has published more than 200 papers in top academic journals and five books.
Explore Purdue's new Data Science Center for Decision Making
Built on the foundation of MIT’s Data Science Lab, established by Professor David Simchi-Levi more than a decade ago, the new center partners with leading companies across industries. Its mission is ambitious: to tackle the most complex operational challenges through research that applies data science to improve business performance.
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- MIT professor joins Purdue, leads Data Science for Decision Making center
Purdue University announced their newest faculty member in the Mitch Daniel’s School of Business and the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering: David Simchi-Levi.