Awi Federgruen
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Awi Federgruen is Charles E. Exley Professor of Management at the Columbia University
Graduate School of Business and affiliate professor at the university's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. He was Senior Vice Dean from 1997-2002.
BA, University of Amsterdam, 1972; MS, 1975; DSc, 1978
Professor Federgruen is known for his work in the development and implementation of planning models for supply chain management and logistical systems. His work on scenario planning is widely cited, the field has gained prominence as computers now allow the processing of large masses of complex data. His work on supply chain models has wide applications in , for example, flu vaccine and the risks of relying too heavily on a single vaccine supplier.
He is also an expert on applied probability models and dynamic programming.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina
, Federgruen was quoted on the subject of applying predictive models to minimize risk in disaster situations.
He serves as a principal consultant for the Israel Air Force, in the area of logistics and procurement policies. Professor Federgruen has supervised many PhD students; recent graduates include Fernando Bernstein, Joern Meissner
, Gad Allon and Nan Yang.
Distinguished Fellow, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society
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Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Graduate School of Business and affiliate professor at the university's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. He was Senior Vice Dean from 1997-2002.
BA, University of Amsterdam, 1972; MS, 1975; DSc, 1978
Professor Federgruen is known for his work in the development and implementation of planning models for supply chain management and logistical systems. His work on scenario planning is widely cited, the field has gained prominence as computers now allow the processing of large masses of complex data. His work on supply chain models has wide applications in , for example, flu vaccine and the risks of relying too heavily on a single vaccine supplier.
He is also an expert on applied probability models and dynamic programming.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, Federgruen was quoted on the subject of applying predictive models to minimize risk in disaster situations.
He serves as a principal consultant for the Israel Air Force, in the area of logistics and procurement policies. Professor Federgruen has supervised many PhD students; recent graduates include Fernando Bernstein, Joern Meissner
Joern Meissner
Joern Meissner is an academic, business consultant, and entrepreneur. He the founder of Manhattan Review, a multi-national test prep, MBA admissions consulting, and career training company. He received his Ph.D. in Management Science from the Columbia Business School under the supervision of...
, Gad Allon and Nan Yang.
Prizes and Awards
2004 Distinguished Fellowship Award by the Manufacturing, Service and Operations Management society for Outstanding Research and Scholarship in Operations ManagementDistinguished Fellow, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society
Sources
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