University of Pennsylvania

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S.- Operations Research;, PhD

Format: Campus

Program Description:

This academic program trains world-class scholars who are well grounded in the disciplines of operations andinformation management: decision processes, management information systems, operations management, andoperations research. Operations and information management places special emphasis on economic analysis and formal modeling of strategic and operational control problems to be found in the critical processes associated with the design, production and distribution of goods and services. Theory development as well as critical experimental and field studies suggest new solutions to organizational information and incentive problems in a wide range of problem contexts (e.g. the environment, individual and group decision making, supply chain management, business reengineering and more efficient and effective computer applications). Normative results can be tested empirically and integrated with the design of innovative decision support systems. Most applications rely on state-of-the-art information technology and computational methods: for example, computer graphics and communication networks, computer-integrated manufacturing, and genetic algorithms.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above