Centre for Excellence in Operations (CEO)

Tags: Operations

Statement of Purpose

The CEO aims to become the premier centre in Canada at facilitating excellence and innovation in operations. The Centre has two major areas of focus:Research – The Centre has engaged in several government and industry-sponsored projects including network design, capacity planning, and forecasting. For more information on current and past projects, see the Research Projects section. Student Development – The Centre partners with local organizations to provide projects with an Operations Management flavor. Business students bid on projects and complete them as part of their coursework. In addition, the Centre assists in organizing annual events such as the Industry Mixer and the Student Conference on Operations (SCOPE) to raise the profile of operations management among students and the industry. For more information, see information under Student Projects in the Research Projects section.

Institution:

University of Alberta School of Business

Research Center Director

Armann Ingolfsson

Research Center Director's Job Title

Professor

Some Research Centers in
Operations

In Research Centers

Darla Moore School of Business
Operations and Supply Chain Center
The Operations and Supply Chain Center at the Darla Moore School of Business helps its partner firms to optimize their supply chain networks, remove waste and process inefficiencies and implement new process strategies through faculty-led student consulting projects.

In Research Centers

Wisconsin School of Business
Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management
The Erdman Center introduces full-time MBA students in the technology strategy and product management specialization, as well as UW–Madison pharmacy students, and master’s students in business analytics to industry practices and prepares you for a wide range of cutting-edge careers. You will meet and exchange ideas with executives, managers, and consultants and you will benefit from a strong network of current and past students.

In Research Centers

Rutgers Business School
Rutgers Center for Operations Research
The Rutgers Center for Operations Research (RUTCOR) is focused on the development of Operations Research theory and applications through scientific study and collaboration with government and industry. We develop advanced analytical methods for the optimization of complex systems to guide decision making in a wide variety of disciplines.

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The Wharton School
The Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management
The Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management seeks to provide a solid research and teaching foundation that addresses the operations issues of firms in both the service and manufacturing sectors. We are particularly interested in facilitating interactions between industry and academics that can lead to identification of interesting research questions. We accomplish this goal through a portfolio of activities including direct grants to faculty, industry partnerships that bring together a group of companies around a particular issue, impact conferences that enable an exchange of information between faculty and practicing managers, and funded research projects with individual companies.

In Research Centers

Ross School of Business
Tauber Institute for Global Operations
The Tauber Institute for Global Operations provides University of Michigan students with multidisciplinary, action-oriented education and experiences they need to solve the operations challenges of top companies around the world.