Dr. Warren Hausman

Biography

Professor Hausman researches operations planning and control, with specific interests in supply chain management. His contributions through quantitative modeling techniques emphasize real-world applicability. He has studied how RFID technology can revolutionize supply chain management and investigated the value of RFID applications in retail environments, logistics, and manufacturing operations. His research on supply flexibility in retail supply chains examines its impact on companies' financial performance and market capitalization. Actively consulting in the industry, he has been involved in numerous executive education programs at Stanford since 1994. He was the founding director of a two-day executive program on Integrated Supply Chain Management, held semi-annually in Palo Alto, California. His clients span various industries, including manufacturing, electronics, healthcare, and high technology. He co-founded Supply Chain Online, which offers web-based corporate training for supply chain management. Additionally, he serves on technical advisory boards for Silicon Valley startups and has acted as an expert witness in operations management litigation. Notably, he was elected President of the Operations Research Society of America in 1994 and has served on advisory panels for the National Science Foundation. He is a Fellow of INFORMS and has received multiple teaching awards, including the Eugene Grant Teaching Award from Stanford's School of Engineering in 1998.

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