Dr. Noah Gans

Professor

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Biography

Noah Gans is the Anheuser-Busch Professor of Management Science at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research primarily focuses on service operations, particularly within the domain of management of telephone call centers. He has contributed significantly to areas such as stochastic processes, queueing systems, and operational decision-making in various contexts. Gans has published numerous papers exploring topics like value-based pricing for new health technologies, the dynamics of overbooking strategies in service management, and the optimization of hiring and retention policies for heterogeneous workers. Additionally, he has served as the president of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society and has been actively involved in enhancing the doctoral program within the Operations, Information and Decisions Department at Wharton. His teaching includes a core MBA course on Business Analytics and elective courses in analytics services and revenue management, sharing insights into analytical methods applicable across diverse industries. Gans's academic contributions have earned him several awards, recognizing his excellence in teaching and research.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2005-01-01 — Present

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Teaching courses in operations and management science, doing research in service operations, stochastic processes, and queueing systems.

Awards

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William Peirskalla Paper Award

2018-01-01
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Wharton MBA Core Curriculum Excellence Teaching Award

2010-01-01
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NSF Service Enterprise Engineering Award

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Miller-Scherrerd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Wharton MBA Core

2004-01-01
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NSF Engineering Service Sector Award

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Co-Principal Investigator, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant

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Mitchner Award for Quality Sciences Quality Management

2003-01-01
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Meritorious Service Award

2001-01-01
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NSF CAREER Award

1998-01-01
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Wharton MBA Core Curriculum Cluster Teaching Award

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Prize, INFORMS George E. Nicholson Student Paper Competition

1995-01-01

Courses

OIDD9100 - Linear Optimization OIDD9340 - Dynamic Programming ESE8990 - PhD Independent Study OIDD6120 - Business Analytics OIDD6420 - Analytics Services OIDD6430 - Revenue Management OIDD9010 - OID Faculty Research OIDD9890 - Topics OIDD

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Letters of Recommendation (2-3)
  • Resume/CV
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Essays
Specialization Notes

Wharton Doctoral programs cover fields like Finance, Marketing, Management, and Operations, Information and Decisions.