PhD Seminar: Empirical Research in Operations Management

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This is a doctoral course in operations management offered by the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. The course will provide students a rigorous introduction to empirical and data-driven research in Operations Management. It will include application areas, types of data sets and methodologies, and current research directions. Students will be expected to critically study published papers and work with data. Examples of application areas that we will study include supply chain management, services operations, retailing, e-commerce, and revenue management. The course is required for first and second year doctoral students in the OTIM area in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Doctoral students outside the college of business are welcome to enroll, but require instructor permission to assess suitability.