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Description: Saif Benjaafar is an internationally renowned leader in the field of operations management and supply chains. He has published ground breaking research that investigates how complex and global supply chains should be designed and managed. His work on sustainable supply chains introduced innovative ideas for reducing the environmental footprint of supply chains. His recent work on collaborative……
Saif Benjaafar is a leading scholar in the field of operations management and supply chains, working at the intersection of operations research, economics, and public policy. He has published ground breaking research that investigates how complex and global supply chains should be designed and managed. His work on sustainable operations introduced innovative ideas for reducing the environmental footprint of supply chains. His work on collaborative consumption and on-demand service platforms is among the fir
A focus of his recent work is on sustainable operations and innovative business models, including online platforms and marketplaces, sharing economy and on-demand services, and smart city operations.
He is currently a University of Minnesota McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor (one of the highest recognitions for a faculty member at the University of Minnesota) and Distinguished McKnight University Professor. He is Head of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering . He is Director of the Initiative on the Sharing Economy, a university-wide initiative with participation from faculty in management, engineering, public policy, industrial ecology, and law. He is also Professor of Industrial a
Ming Hu
Xiaotang Yang's Personal Website