Dr. Anjani Jain

Biography

Dean Jain's research interests include analysis design manufacturing systems, optimization algorithms, probabilistic analysis combinatorial problems. He has published in professional literature regarding telecommunications network design, and his recent work has investigated the impact of growing product variety on the manufacture design of families of products, especially in the automobile industry. He joined the faculty of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1986, serving for 26 years before joining Yale School of Management. During his time at Wharton, he taught courses in operations management and management science at the MBA, PhD, and undergraduate levels. He became the director of Wharton’s MBA Program in 1993 and was instrumental in curricular initiatives. Between 2000 and 2010, he served as vice dean and director of Wharton’s Graduate Division and later as vice dean for Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives. Dean Jain has received numerous teaching awards and has taught courses at several prestigious institutions including Hebrew University Jerusalem and the Indian School of Business.

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