Operations Management

When customers order a product online, they rarely think of the steps that package will have to take and the schedule that it has to remain on in order to arrive on their doorstep on time. From the food we eat, to the manufacturing processes of large companies, to the systems we rely on, the field of operations management has daily applications and uses across the globe.

Faculty in DeGroote’s operations management area use statistical analysis, computer simulation and mathematical modelling and optimization methods to analyze problems in operations, supply chains and other areas of business. The research conducted impacts the areas of supply chain management, purchasing, inventory management, consulting, production planning, scheduling, quality assurance and business process analysis.

This area gives students a rigorous, analytical understanding of business statistics, forecasting, inventory management, purchasing, manufacturing strategy, production planning and scheduling, supply chain design, distribution and management science. Students also use ERP system SAP in some of their course work.

Faculty

Elkafi Hassini

ELKAFI HASSINI

Professor / Associate Dean, Research

Kai Huang

KAI HUANG

Associate Professor / Area Chair, Operations Management

Mahmut Parlar

MAHMUT PARLAR

Professor / Distingushed University Professor / Distinguished Business Research Professor

Manish Verma

MANISH VERMA

Professor / Associate Dean, Graduate Studies

Manish Verma is Professor of Operations Management in the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. He has an MBA and a PhD in Business Administration with Operations Management/...

Publications

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

March 2023

Perils And Merits Of Cross-channel Returns

JOURNAL : IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTORS: Armagan Ozbilge, Elkafi Hassini, Mahmut Parlar
January 2023

Vaccine Allocation And Distribution: A Review With A Focus On Quantitative Methodologies And Application To Equity, Hesitancy, And Covid-19 Pandemic

JOURNAL : OPERATIONS RESEARCH FORUM
CONTRIBUTORS: Emanuele Blasioli, Bahareh Mansouri, Srinivas subramanya Tamvada, Elkafi Hassini
January 2023

Option Applications For Retailers In A Decentralized Inventory System

JOURNAL : COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
CONTRIBUTORS: Jiejian Feng, Kai Huang, Michael Zhang, Ignacio Castillo, Jinglei Yang
January 2023

A Robust Optimization Approach To Risk-averse Routing Of Marine Crude Oil Tankers

JOURNAL : COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
CONTRIBUTORS: Atiq w Siddiqui, Hassan Sarhadi, Manish Verma
December 2022

A Game-theoretic Approach For Pollution Control Initiatives

JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
CONTRIBUTORS: Alireza Tajbakhsh, Elkafi Hassini
October 2022

Optimal Pricing In The Presence Of Iot Investment And Quality-dependent Demand

JOURNAL : ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Mohamed Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini, Zied Bahroun, Hafsa Saeed
September 2022

The Impact Of Digital Transformation On Supply Chains Through E-commerce: Literature Review And A Conceptual Framework

JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
CONTRIBUTORS: Heider al Mashalah, Elkafi Hassini, Angappa Gunasekaran, Deepa Bhatt
May 2022

Tri-level Mixed-binary Linear Programming: Solution Approaches And Application In Defending Critical Infrastructure

JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Ramy Fakhry, Elkafi Hassini, , Wael El-dakhakhni
May 2022

Transportation Data Visualization With A Focus On Freight: A Literature Review

JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
CONTRIBUTORS: Yunfei Ma, Amir Amiri, Elkafi Hassini,
April 2022

A Review Of Bricks-and-clicks Dual-channels Literature: Trends And Opportunities

JOURNAL : INFOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Armagan Ozbilge, Elkafi Hassini, Mahmut Parlar
April 2022

A Conceptual Framework For Understanding The Impact Of Internet Of Things On Supply Chain Management

JOURNAL : OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
CONTRIBUTORS: Mohamed Ben-daya, Elkafi Hassini, Zied Bahroun
June 2022

Disclosing Delivery Performance Information When Consumers Are Sensitive To Promised Delivery Time, Delivery-time Conformance, And Prices

CONTRIBUTORS: Rafael Becerril arreola, Mark Ferguson, Mingming Leng, Mahmut Parlar
July 2022

A Subsidy Policy To Managing Hazmat Risk In Railroad Transportation Network

JOURNAL : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Nishit Bhavsar, Manish Verma
February 2022

Optimal Location Of Accident Relief Facilities In A Railway Network

JOURNAL : SAFETY SCIENCE
CONTRIBUTORS: Gyanesh Tripathi, Ajinkya n Tanksale, Manish Verma
January 2022

A Tri-level Mixed-integer Program For The Optimal Fortification Of A Rail Intermodal Terminal Network

JOURNAL : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTORS: Hassan Sarhadi, David m Tulett, Manish Verma
November 2022

Price Competition In The Presence Of Social Comparison And Demand Uncertainty

JOURNAL : ROTMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT WORKING PAPER
CONTRIBUTORS: Yun Zhou, Zhoupeng jack Zhang, Ming Hu, Haitao tony Cui
November 2022

Rack Retrieval And Repositioning Optimization Problem In Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems

JOURNAL : TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
CONTRIBUTORS: Yanling Zhuang, Yun Zhou, Elkafi Hassini, Yufei Yuan, Xiangpei Hu

OTHER PUBLICATIONS