Professor Dr. Seyed Iravani

Biography

Seyed Iravani is a Professor in the Operations Management and Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. His research interests focus on applications of stochastic processes, game theory, social networks, and queueing theory. He has developed mathematical models to provide scientific principles that improve performance in manufacturing, service operations systems, health care, supply chains, and non-profit organizations, emphasizing the enhancement of flexibility, coordination, and responsiveness. Professor Iravani has collaborated with a diverse range of companies, including General Motors, Ford, Motorola, GE, and Facebook, to improve their operational performance. He has served as a Departmental Editor for journals such as Service Science and IIE Transactions, and as an Associate Editor for Management Science, Operations Research, and Naval Research Logistics. His curriculum includes courses on designing and managing business processes to support strategic objectives.

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