Launch your career in academia, producing research that impacts global operations and applied technology now and in the future. Throughout the program, you’ll collaborate with Michigan Ross faculty and real-world industries to explore a wide range of business challenges using a practical, problem-driven focus.
First-year courses focus on fundamental mathematical modeling and analysis tools, including dynamic programming, stochastic processes, game theory, and inventory theory. Courses in the second year allow you to apply these tools to technology and operations topics, develop areas of specialization, and round out your business education.
You will complete research papers at the end of each of the first two years of the program.
You must complete two preliminary exams, one at the end of each of the two years of coursework. The remainder of the program is devoted to the dissertation.
Michigan Ross faculty members are renowned experts in how to create value for society through operations management, global supply chains, and information technology.
Learn more about the faculty and research contributions of the technology and operations area at Michigan Ross.
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NYU Stern
Fan Zhou, 2025
Chinese University Hong Kong
Alys Liang, 2024
McGill University
Xinyu (Shirley) Liang, 2024
INSEAD
Samer Charbaji, 2023
New York Institute of Technology
Jiawei Li, 2022
Amazon
Manqi (Maggie) Li, 2021
Renmin University
Feng Tian, 2021
University of Hong Kong
Mengzhenyu Zhang, 2021
University College of London
Zhaohui Jiang, 2020
Carnegie Mellon University
Aravind Govindarajan, 2019
Target Corporation
Lai Wei, 2019
Boston College
Guihua Wang, 2019
University of Texas at Dallas
Jacob Chestnut, 2018
Cornell University
Evgeny Kagan, 2018
Johns Hopkins
Murray Lei, 2018
Queens University
Iris Wang, 2018
UIUC
Qi (George) Chen, 2017
University of Texas - Dallas
Hakjin Chung, 2016
KAIST
Liang Ding, 2016
Bain Consulting
Ana Ruth Beer, 2015
Indiana University
Yao Cui, 2015
Cornell University
Daniel Rush, 2015
University of Northern Colorado
Ajit Sharma, 2015
Carnegie Mellon University (visiting)
Join the next generation of scholars preparing to solve the complex issues facing the strategy field.
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Yunnan He
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Renjun Hu
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Yuwen Hu
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Bogyeom Lee
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Yanwen Liu
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Adrian (Yuan) Ma
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Yimin Tang
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Landi Wang
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Hanqi Wen
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Fenghua Yang
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Rana Yoner
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Qiao Zhou
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Xinyi Zhang
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Fangyu Zong
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