Kellogg Operations Conference
10-Year PhD Program Celebration
Kellogg School of Management is pleased to host a research conference to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kellogg Operations Management PhD program on August 23-24, 2018.
The conference will kick-off with a welcome luncheon on Thursday at noon followed by research presentations and a celebratory dinner and will conclude on Friday at noon. The program consists of three keynote presentations by:
Professor Dimitris Bertsimas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Co-Director, Operations Research Center
Boeing Professor of Operations Research
Professor Gérard Cachon, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Fred R. Sullivan Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions Professor of Marketing
Professor Wallace Hopp, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
C.K. Prahalad Distinguished University Professor of Business and Engineering
Professor of Technology and Operations
Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering
It will also feature research presentations by six PhD alumni faculty. We hope you are able to join us to celebrate this milestone. More details to follow as the program and logistics of the conference are finalized. We are currently negotiating a group rate at a local hotel and will notify registrants once the room block is available.
Contact
Please contact Carly Loonan with questions about the conference.
Images from the Conference
Please see a selection of photographs that were taken at the Kellogg Operations Conference below. To access all photographs taken at the conference, please download those here.
Welcome to the Kellogg Operations Conference
Jan Van Mieghem, Professor of Operations, Kellogg School of Management
Welcome to the Kellogg Operations Conference
Jan Van Mieghem, Professor of Operations, Kellogg School of Management
Audience Participation at the Kellogg Operations Conference
"My Philosophy as a Research Advisor and my Research Journey in Interpretable Machine Learning and Personalized Medicine"
Keynote Speaker: Dimitris Bertsimas, Co-Director, Operations Research Center / Boeing Professor of Operations Research, Sloan School of Management / MIT
Audience Participation at the Kellogg Operations Conference
Audience Participation at the Kellogg Operations Conference
"The Effects of Menu Costs on Retail Performance: Evidence from Adoption of the Electronic Shelf Label Technology"
Ioannis Stamatopoulous, Assistant Professor of Information, Risk, and Operations Management / The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
Networking Break at the Kellogg Operations Conference
"Managing Logistics and Delivery on Retail Platforms"
Ruomeng Cui, Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management / Emory University - Goizueta Business School
"A Novel, Scalable Machine Learning Task:Applications to Goal AI, Prescriptive Analytics, and Game Theory"
Evan Barlow, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management / Weber State University
"A Research Framework for Business Models - What is Common Among Fast Fashion, E-Tailing, and Ride-Sharing?"
Keynote Speaker: Gerard Cachon, Fred R. Sullivan Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions / Professor of Marketing / The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania
Networking Break at the Kellogg Operations Conference
Featured Speakers
Speakers for the 2018 Kellogg Operations Conference will include seven celebrated Operations Management PhD alumni of Kellogg and three keynote speakers.
Dimitris Bertsimas
Co-Director, Operations Research Center / Boeing Professor of Operations Research, Sloan School of Management / MIT
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Gerard Cachon
Fred R. Sullivan Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions / Professor of Marketing / The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania
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Ruomeng Cui
Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management / Emory University - Goizueta Business School
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Wallace Hopp
C.K. Prahalad Distinguished University Professor of Business and Engineering / Professor of Technology and Operations / Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering / University of Michigan's Ross School of Business
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Kejia Hu
Assistant Professor of Operations Management / Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
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Ioannis Stamatopoulos
Assistant Professor of Information, Risk, and Operations Management / The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
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Dennis Zhang
Assistant Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management / Olin Business School - Washington University in St. Louis
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Agenda
Thursday August 23, 2018
| Time | Event | Location |
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Lunch and Registration
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5101
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Keynote Speaker: Dimitris Bertsimas
"My Philosophy as a Research Advisor and my Research Journey in Interpretable Machine Learning and Personalized Medicine" |
4101
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2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Break
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4101 and Faculty Summit
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2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
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Alumni Talk: Ioannis Stamatopoulos
"The Effects of Menu Costs on Retail Performance: Evidence from Adoption of the Electronic Shelf Label Technology" |
4101
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2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
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Alumni Talk: Ruomeng Cui
"Managing Logistics and Delivery on Retail Platforms" |
4101
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3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
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Alumni Talk: Evan Barlow
"A Novel, Scalable Machine Learning Task: Applications to Goal AI, Prescriptive Analytics, and Game Theory" |
4101
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3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
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Break
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4101 and Faculty Summit
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Keynote Speaker: Gerard Cachon
"A Research Framework for Business Models - What is Common Among Fast Fashion, E-Tailing, and Ride-Sharing?" |
4101
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Cocktail Hour
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Allen Center Atrium and Outdoor Patio (weather permitting)
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Dinner
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Allen Center Atrium
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Friday, August 24, 2018
| Time | Event | Location |
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8:30 am - 9:00 am
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Continental Breakfast
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4101 and Faculty Summit
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9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Keynote Speaker: Wallace Hopp
"The Big Data Revolution in Health Care" |
4101
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10:00 am - 10:15 am
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Break
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4101 and Faculty Summit
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10:15 am - 10:45 am
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Alumni Talk: Seyed Emadi
"A Structural Estimation Approach to Agent Attrition" |
4101
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10:45 am - 11:15 am
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Alumni Talk: Kejia Hu
"The Danger of Tightening Standards in Driving Carmakers' Non-compliance Behavior" |
4101
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11:15 am - 11:45 am
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Alumni Talk: Dennis Zhang
"Taking Assortment Optimization from Theory to Practice: Evidence from Large Field Experiments on Alibaba" |
4101
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11:45 am - 1:00 pm
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Lunch
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5101
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