Research Areas
Analysis and design of manufacturing systems; optimization algorithms; probabilistic analysis of combinatorial problems; auction-based mechanisms for resource allocation

Recent Consulting
Improvement of manufacturing and service processes in various industries including automotive, food processing, and financial services

Current Projects
Impact of product variety on manufacturing.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1986-present (Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Graduate Division, 2000-present; Deputy Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Graduate Division, 1998-00; Director, Academic Affairs, Wharton Graduate Division, 1993-99; Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, 1987-94; Adjunct Associate Professor of Operations Management, 1994-2000).

Other Positions
Systems Analyst, Associated Cement Companies, India, 1980-81; Junior Fellow, Systems Research Institute, Pune, India, 1979-80

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Wharton Excellence in Teaching Award, 1992, 1994; Wharton Miller-Sherrerd Award for Teaching in the Core Curriculum: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999; Wharton Graduate Association MBA Core Curriculum Award: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000; Wharton Graduate Association "Whatever It Takes" Award, 1996; Howard E. Mitchell Award, 2000