Baris Ata
BarisAta,ProfessorofOperationsManagement,takesaproblem-drivenapproachtobridgethetheoryandpracticeofoperationsmanagement.Hehasusedstochasticmodelstostudydeliveryofhealthcareservices,sustainableoperations,managementofmanufacturingandserviceoperations,andrevenuemanagement.Hiscurrentresearchinterestsalsoincludeoperationalissuesinthecriminaljusticesystemandthelogisticalchallengesinthelast-miledeliveryproblemsinAfricaHisresearchhasbeenrecognizedbytheBestPaperinServiceScienceAward,INFORMS(2009)andWilliamPierskallaBestPaperAward,INFORMS(2015).HeisarecipientofManufacturingandServiceOperationsManagementYoungScholarPrize,INFORMS(2015).PriortojoiningBooth,AtawasafacultymemberatKelloggSchoolofManagementatNorthwesternUniversityfortenyears,wherehetaughtOperationsManagement,OperationsStrategy,andAnalyticalDecisionModelingwithSpreadsheets.AtareceivedhisPh.D.degreeinOperations,Information,andTechnologyfromtheGraduateSchoolofBusinessatStanfordUniversityin2003.Priortohisacademiccareer,heworkedforMcKinsey&