Ph.D. Operations and Supply Chain Management

The Ph.D. in Business Administration – Operations and Supply Chain Management offers students a rigorous course of work and the chance to conduct cutting-edge research under the guidance of Mays’ faculty, including some of the world’s leading scholars in their respective fields. The program prepares students for successful careers as academics, industry researchers and/or business consultants.

Academic Overview

Our Ph.D. Operations and Supply Chain Management program provides rigorous coursework and research activities for an in-depth understanding of the theoretical, conceptual, and applied management.

Degree Details

Duration: 5 years

Class Type: In-Person

Location: College Station

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Admissions

Below is a list of application requirements and information for pre-requisites for each applicant.

  • Completed Online Application in BusinesCAS
  • Completed Essay Questions
  • Transcript
  • Resume
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • GMAT/GRE scores
  • TOEFL or IELTS (International Candidates)

Research

Over the course of the program, candidates will aim to develop an extensive repertoire of research, coursework, and publications. We offer a number of resources to aid students in their work such as the workshop program.

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Areas of Expertise

Healthcare Operations

Healthcare is now the dominant force in our economy both by GDP metrics and necessity of an aging population. This is not a problem unique to the United States as the research of our faculty demonstrate. Our faculty are on the cutting edge of examining how to adapt scheduling, operational, and even fiscal decisions in healthcare operations.

Humanitarian Logistics

Multiple faculty in the INFO group are in the lead on understanding how and when to respond, even before disaster strikes, for humanitarian disasters. Scholars in the group seek to have students who desire to find ways to mitigate disaster. The experts in the group study natural disaster preparation as well as man-made disasters, such was war-time operational mitigation strategies. 

Behavioral Operations and Economics

The INFO group has many world-renowned experts in behavioral operations and partners with groups around the globe to understand multicultural issues surrounding behavioral supply chain issues. On-going research using cutting-edge technologies is showing how decision structures are not as simple as thought in the past. Students will learn and find means to be at the forefront of emerging technologies and understanding behind the causes, not just outcomes, of human behavior. 

Sustainable Supply Chains including Closed-Loop and Circular Economies

Multiple faculty members are at the forefront of Circular Economies and Closed-Loop Supply Chains in the area of operations and information systems. With the hundreds of billions of dollars of consumer returns, approaching over a trillion per year, as well as the omnipresent need to improve energy consumption and optimize distribution of energy resources, the faculty of the Information and Operations Management department are at the forefront of international faculty on tackling these world challenges. 

Department

The Department of Information and Operations Management

The Department of Information and Operations Management oversees Mays Business School’s Management Information Systems (MISY) and Supply Chain Management (SCMT) programs. Our mission is to advance the field of information sciences through quality education, active partnerships, and research initiatives. Our department ranks among the top in the world in terms of research productivity, impact, and visibility.