Sridhar Tayur

I am in the Manufacturing and Operations Management Group at GSIA. We have close ties with engineering; for example we have a joint PhD program with Center for Integrated Manufacturing Decision Systems. At GSIA, we have a strong orientation towards Operations Management; for example, our MSIA (MBA equivalent) program in this area is ranked near the top.

Research Interests Developing Internet-based tools using models and techniques -- stochastic models, simulation, mathematical programming, stochastic programming, randomized algorithms, algebraic geometry -- to solve problems in Manufacturing and Operations Management, including Inventory Planning problems in Supply Chain Management, Lot-sizing and Bottleneck management within Plant Management and Managing Product Variety through Mass Customization. Research Topics Supply Chain Management; Capacitated production-inventory models (serial, assembly, distribution and re-entrant systems); Value of Information; Designing Responsive Supply Chains. Design, Analysis and Implementation of Kanban Systems; Just-in-Time manufacturing. Developing strategies and algorithms to manage product variety : Component Commonality, Vanilla Boxes and Task Design. Accurate Lead-time quotation. Developing effective methods of managing multi-product systems. International Operations. Logistics; Shipment Models; Scheduling Time-shared Jet Aircraft. Shop floor control; Workforce Management. Movies This Week at Pittsburgh Cinemas Movie Reviews